https://i.imgur.com/61pdOT0.png Rules: Connect each pair of dice showing the same number with a single path. The dice/numbers must mark the ends of the path. The paths can only pass horizontally and vertically between squares, not diagonally. All squares must be used. Paths cannot pass through the ...

Without you, I doubt Percy could find his way out of a paper bag.

The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

Completed quote:
Faris uttered a small sigh, "Without you, I doubt Percy could find his way out of a paper bag."

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Romans screamed and scattered as a full-sized dragon charged through the forum---a beast even scarier than the bronze dragon figurehead on the Argo II . The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan Completed quote: As she rode up to take a look, Romans screamed and scattered as a full-sized dragon charged th...

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Thank you Amy, Sky, and Tarma for putting together Book Bout! The fun tasks and interesting prompts made summer reading fly by.

Title of the book: The Son of Neptune Author: Rick Riordan Series: The Heroes of Olympus Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology, Adventure Short summary of the story: Link to above post Percy is alone and fighting off monsters until he makes his way into Camp Jupiter, where he meets Frank Zhang and...

Thanks for all the time and effort you put into HOL all these years. I'll really miss collaborating with you, but I'm so excited about your new RL project. Keep in touch and take care of yourself!

https://i.imgur.com/HM3aD8w.jpg Joan Moriarity and Jonathan Kay, the co-authors of Your Move: What Board Games Teach Us About Life , are both from Toronto, Canada. They are represented by the red and yellow meeples. Eric Nierstedt is based in central New Jersey. I chose a pantheon building to repre...

Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) is used to shelve non-fiction books in many libraries all over the world. There are ten main classes . Since the books are grouped by similar topic, browsing through the library shelves often leads to discovering even more interesting books to read. I typically fin...

There was some extra deliberating at the end, but the last purchases are now finalized! Flavius Jigger, the owner of Slug & Jiggers Apothecary The Dapper Dealmakers: 1 sale The Suave Sellers: 1 sale Madam Malkin, the owner of Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions The Dapper Dealmakers: 1 sale The S...

The next SerpenTimes deadline is now two months away - October 15th ! The theme is Snake Eyes . Interpret as you wish! We're looking forward to seeing your perspectives . If you are interested in writing a column this upcoming school year, send in an application ! Enjoy the rest of your summer break!

For pure relaxation purposes, I'd go to Reverie from Under the Never Sky trilogy by Veronica Rossi. It is a universe that is far in the future. Everyone in Reverie wears a device called a Smarteye. This piece of technology allows the wearers to enter virtual worlds and do just about anything they wa...

Title of the book: The Lost Hero Author: Rick Riordan Series: The Heroes of Olympus Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology, Adventure Short summary of the story: Link to above post Jason, Piper, and Leo are on a field trip to the Grand Canyon for Wilderness Camp when a storm hits. They are rescued ...

I would love to see and attempt to use the alethiometer from the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. An alethiometer resembles a golden compass or pocket watch with 36 symbols around the edge. There are six known alethiometers in existence, so it is a rare artifact. Only a handful of peopl...

For those who haven't seen Word Cubes before, here is an example: https://i.imgur.com/2dbPC99.png Each cube contains 9 letters. Starting from any letter, you can move horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to any adjacent letter to make a word or phrase. Letters may be used more than once or not at...

As an expert in ice cream, Florean Fortescue likes to sample all different varieties of ice cream from all over the world. The labels on his most recent shipment was hit by the mixing charm used to make his famous sundaes. See if you can help him figure out what each carton contains. https://i.imgur...

Florean Fortescue recently renovated the outdoor seating area of the parlour. He is looking for a variety of cheerful and fun umbrellas to spruce it up even more. You may use the following umbrella template or create your own graphic. The maximum size for images is 600x600 pixels. Please include a b...

42 beans to Prof. Tarma Amelia Black because she is the first person who comes to mind with the number 42. Thanks for all that you do and also for keeping an eye on my pets!