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Aesop Fable Word Search -September 2021
Dates: 09/01/21 - 09/30/21


I have always loved Aesop. For these monthly challenges, we are going to hunt for both the creatures of the fable, as well as the morals of the story, leaving out all the wee words like the, and, you, of, for, etc. We will start with the most well-known, and then dive into those less familiar, including those that maybe are too dark for children’s reading!

The Hare & the Tortoise
The race is not always to the swift.
Slow and steady wins the race.

The Fox & the Grapes
The grapes of disappointment are always sour.
There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach.

The Lion & the Mouse
A kindness is never wasted.
Small causes may produce great results.

The Dog & His Reflection
It is very foolish to be greedy.
If you covet all, you may lose all.

******************************************************************
The Challenge: Below is a list of 35 words to find within the text of a book. For each word found, you will need to provide the book title, the page or location number, the sentence containing the word, and the date you finished reading your book.

- There is no limit to the number of words found per book. (No, you don’t have to read 35 books this month, although I know there are many of you who could!)
- No page minimum.
- Words must match exactly. No substitutions, please.

all
always
belittle
beyond
causes
covet
despise
disappointment
dog
foolish
fox
grapes
great
greedy
hare
kindness
lion
lose
mouse
never
pretend
produce
race
reach
reflection
results
slow
small
sour
steady
swift
tortoise
very
wasted
wins

BONUS: Read a book that you feel illustrates one of these morals. Tell us why!

For the spell-out fans, watch out for spell-out versions coming in the Spell-Out Folder!

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Aesop Fable Word Search -September 2021
Dates: 09/01/21 - 09/30/21


I have always loved Aesop. For these monthly challenges, we are going to hunt for both the creatures of the fable, as well as the morals of the story, leaving out all the wee words like the, and, you, of, for, etc. We will start with the most well-known, and then dive into those less familiar, including those that maybe are too dark for children’s reading!

The Hare & the Tortoise
The race is not always to the swift.
Slow and steady wins the race.

The Fox & the Grapes
The grapes of disappointment are always sour.
There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach.

The Lion & the Mouse
A kindness is never wasted.
Small causes may produce great results.

The Dog & His Reflection
It is very foolish to be greedy.
If you covet all, you may lose all.

******************************************************************
The Challenge: Below is a list of 35 words to find within the text of a book. For each word found, you will need to provide the book title, the page or location number, the sentence containing the word, and the date you finished reading your book.

- There is no limit to the number of words found per book. (No, you don’t have to read 35 books this month, although I know there are many of you who could!)
- No page minimum.
- Words must match exactly. No substitutions, please.

29/35
7 books read

🍎all - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit - Krista Davis 09/02/21 pg. 155 “ALL I could think of was to do something happy,”
🍎always - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit - Krista Davis 09/02/21 pg. 224 “Mom was ALWAYS the thoughtful hostess,”

belittle

🍎beyond - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 203 “in our dark cavernous garage, BEYOND listening ears.”
🍎causes - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 09/11/21 pg. 26 “All of natural CAUSES, or so the autopsies said.”

covet
despise

🍎disappointment - The Cider Shop Rules - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/09/21 pg. 73 “I ignored the punch of DISAPPOINTMENT in my chest.”
🍎dog - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit - Krista Davis 09/02/21 pg. 138 “None of us have a DOG.”
🍎foolish Topped Chef Lucy Burdette 09/22/21 pg. 37 “I felt awkward and FOOLISH about eating solo”

fox

🍎grapes - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 09/11/21 pg. 5 “ been my friend since she shared her purple GRAPES with me in kindergarten.”
🍎great - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 192 “And a GREAT way to support your fabulous best friend.”
🍎greedy - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit - Krista Davis 09/02/21 pg. 291 “he was a cold, calculating, GREEDY swine.”

hare

🍎kindness - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey loc. 1765 “I blushed nonsensically under her KINDNESS and praise.”
🍎lion - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit - Krista Davis 09/02/21 pg. 308 “Greer fought like a LION.”
🍎lose - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 608 “You aren’t going to LOSE your Man Card, or wind up in a committed relationship,”
🍎mouse - Natural Thorn Killer - Kate E. Dyer-Seeley 09/05/21 pg. 265 “Little Miss MOUSE.”
🍎never - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 141 “I NEVER knew how long I’d be gone,”
🍎pretend - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 2527 “Try to be still and PRETEND you’re just an adorable wallet in a really big purse.”
🍎produce - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 2784 “I recognized a few of the farmers with PRODUCE stands”
🍎race - Cinder Marissa Meyer 09/25/21 pg. 43 “Their unnatural power had made them a greedy and violent RACE,”
🍎reach - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc.579 “You should REACH out to Theodore Runsford about the plants,”
🍎reflection - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 107 “a lot like a direct REFLECTION on both parties,”
🍎results - The Cider Shop Rules - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/09/21 pg. 96 “I was eager to taste-test the RESULTS.”
🍎slow - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit - Krista Davis 09/02/21 pg. 176 “It was like watching a car accident in SLOW motion.”
🍎small - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 85 “I pointed to the SMALL table I’d arranged beside the register.”
🍎sour - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 420 “And how could a man who was so pleasing to the eye be such a SOUR pill?”
🍎steady - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 380 “I pressed a hand to the table to STEADY it,”
🍎swift - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 09/11/21 pg. My stomach twisted, nausea coming sudden and SWIFT.”

tortoise

🍎very - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 259 “I’ll call you tomorrow. ‘VERY good.”
🍎wasted - The Cider Shop Rules - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/09/21 pg. 149 “Nothing was WASTED, and everyone worked.”
🍎wins - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 2319 “the X beside that number WINS that pie or cake.”
A Hoe Lot of Trouble

➡️BONUS: Read a book that you feel illustrates one of these morals. Tell us why!

For the spell-out fans, watch out for spell-out versions coming in the Spell-Out Folder!

I'm done. I didn't find BELITTLE and COVET

Aesop Fable Word Search -September 2021
Dates: 09/01/21 - 09/30/21

*Words must match exactly. No substitutions, please.

all .. about all of the people in his life .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 3

always .. will always take you into .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 11

belittle

beyond .. I adore beyond measure .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 46

causes .. medical histories, causes of death .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 84

covet

despise .. whom he did so despise .. The Rose Garden pg 363

disappointment .. talk about the disappointment .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 56

dog .. you know, a dog nanny .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 54

foolish .. don't be foolish and waste your time .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 103

fox .. a fox or a coyote .. Alice's Tulips/Sandra Dallas loc 765

grapes .. popping some grapes in her mouth .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 123

great .. have gone to great lengths .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 85

greedy .. and he was greedy .. Loyalty in Death pg 14

hare .. fable with the hare and the tortoise .. The Wig in the Window pg 134

kindness .. relax into the kindness .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 112

lion .. the head of a lion .. The Fever Tree pg 78

lose .. you lose a leg or kidney .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 70

mouse .. like cat and mouse .. The Rose Garden pg 130

never .. he never makes statements .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 3

pretend .. you'll pretend not to notice .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 12

produce .. to either produce a book or .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 130

race .. member of the human race .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 7

reach .. cabinet you can't reach .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 12

reflection .. a capacity for self-reflection .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 37

results .. their results are thought to be skewed .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 19

slow .. to help John slow down .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 4

small .. big, small, old, new, quiet, loud .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 9

sour .. with a sour expression on your face .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 58

steady .. the steady stream of blood dripping .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 71

swift .. the swift familiar blur .. The Rose Garden pg 11

tortoise .. fable with the hare and the tortoise .. The Wig in the Window pg 134

very .. very angry people weren't very approachable .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 16

wasted .. Boyfriend wasted two years of my life .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 49

wins .. love wins, I say .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 311


9/1/21 2☆ 9/2/21 3☆ 9/7/21 3.25☆
9/8/21 3.75☆ 9/10/21 3☆ 9/12/21 2☆

*****COMPLETED 7/16/23***** Last Word= "Belittle"

Aesop Fable Word Search -September 2021
Dates: 09/01/21 - 09/30/21


I have always loved Aesop. For these monthly challenges, we are going to hunt for both the creatures of the fable, as well as the morals of the story, leaving out all the wee words like the, and, you, of, for, etc. We will start with the most well-known, and then dive into those less familiar, including those that maybe are too dark for children’s reading!

The Hare & the Tortoise
The race is not always to the swift.
Slow and steady wins the race.

The Fox & the Grapes
The grapes of disappointment are always sour.
There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach.

The Lion & the Mouse
A kindness is never wasted.
Small causes may produce great results.

The Dog & His Reflection
It is very foolish to be greedy.
If you covet all, you may lose all.

******************************************************************
The Challenge: Below is a list of 35 words to find within the text of a book. For each word found, you will need to provide the book title, the page or location number, the sentence containing the word, and the date you finished reading your book.

- There is no limit to the number of words found per book. (No, you don’t have to read 35 books this month, although I know there are many of you who could!)
- No page minimum.
- Words must match exactly. No substitutions, please.

✔all-p.742-A Suitable Boy-"All superstition, all superstition!" 9/1/21
✔always-p.1023-A Suitable Boy-"...that this might not always be possible in practice." 9/10/21
✔ belittle-p.95-Of Mortgages and Things-"You're trying to belittle your fine deed..." 7/16/23
✔beyond- p.876- A Suitable Boy-"...yearnings that did not stretch beyond their reach." 9/5/2`
✔causes-p.129-Harp of Burma-"Many innocent people were sacrificed to a senseless cause." 3/12/22
✔covet-p.60-Fire in the Blood-"...when they covet their neighbor's possessions." 5/19/22
✔despise-p.134- The Spy Who Loved Me-"Those two pro gangsters he was too quick to despise?" 1/27/22
✔disappointment-p.786-"....would be easier to bear than the look of disappointment in her eyes." 9/3/21
✔dog-p.930-A Suitable Boy-"Cuddles was fond of dogs." 9/7/21
✔foolish-p.740-A Suitable Boy-"...she should not be so foolish as to hold herself responsible..." 9/1/21
✔fox-p.887-A Suitable Boy-"...cafe on Nabiganj. And the Red Fox." 9/6/21
✔grapes-p.1187-A Suitable Boy-"...and even some unseasonal, wrinkled grapes." 9/14/21
✔great-p. 747-A Suitable Boy-"...perhaps of great concepts and great gods." 9/1/21
✔greedy-p.386-Martin Chuzzlewit-"It made his own child a greedy expectant..." 11/6/21
✔hare-p. 480- Martin Chuzzlewit-"...through dewy fern from which the startled hares leaped up..." 11/10/21
✔kindness-p.785- A Suitable Boy-"...mistaking Pran's kindness for weakness..."
✔lion-p.852-A Suitable Boy-"I feel as if I'm a lion." 9/5/21
✔lose-p.788-A Suitable Boy-"...he was to lose a year." 9/4/21
✔mouse-p.983-A Suitable Boy-"...which included a small mouse nibbling at a laddu..." 9/8/21
✔never-p.802-A Suitable Boy-"...Saeeda Bai would never forgive me..." 9/4/21
✔pretend-p.1052-A Suitable Boy-"...he could not pretend to any lavish fondness for..." 9/11/21
✔produce-p.345-Martin Chuzzlewit-"...'we know the cost of our own produce." 11/4/21
✔race-p.854-A Suitable Boy-"The committee of the Race Club marvelled..." 9/5/21
✔reach-p.876- A Suitable Boy-"...yearnings that did not stretch beyond their reach." 9/5/2`
✔reflection-p.883- The Last Chronicle of Barset-"...thereby seeming to cast a reflection upon that gentleman." 10/27/21
✔results-p.883-The Last Chronicle of Barset-"...I postponed the elaborated result of my own memory..." 10/27/21
✔slow-p.815-A Suitable Boy-"...by its slow slide into complacency..." 9/4/21
✔small-p.892-A Suitable Boy-"...in Mrs. Mehra's small and careful hand." 9/6/21
✔sour-p.183-Martin Chuzzlewit-"...I am a sour grape, am I..." 10/29/21
✔steady-p.692-Martin Chuzzlewit-"...took them out with a face expressive of a steady purpose..." 11/18/21
✔swift-p.1008-A Suitable Boy-"...news of the swift transfer of the arrogant English-speaking SDO..." 9/9/21
✔tortoise-p.405-Arabian Nights: More Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights, Volume II of II-"...the wily tortoise drew near him and began blessing him..." 10/14/21
✔very-p.768- A Suitable Boy-"She nodded at Savita and the very visible bulge." 8/2/21
✔wasted-p.815- A Suitable Boy-"...should be waster merely because of the change in dispensation in Delhi..." 9/4/21
✔wins-p.413-The Godfather-"...he's figuring I can't win." 2/28/22

BONUS: Read a book that you feel illustrates one of these morals. Tell us why!

Aesop Fable Word Search -September 2021
Dates: 09/01/21 - 09/30/21

The Challenge: Below is a list of 35 words to find within the text of a book. For each word found, you will need to provide the book title, the page or location number, the sentence containing the word, and the date you finished reading your book.

- There is no limit to the number of words found per book. (No, you don’t have to read 35 books this month, although I know there are many of you who could!)
- No page minimum.
- Words must match exactly. No substitutions, please.

all
always
belittle
beyond
causes
covet
despise
disappointment
dog
foolish
fox
grapes
great
greedy
hare
kindness
lion
lose
mouse
never
pretend
produce
race
reach
reflection
results
slow
small
sour
steady
swift
tortoise
very
wasted
wins

BONUS: Read a book that you feel illustrates one of these morals. Tell us why!

FINISHED


Aesop Fable Word Search -September 2021
Dates: 09/01/21 - 09/30/21

all - “He of all people…location 27 I Even Hate My name by Jody M. Mabry 9.1.21

always “I’m always irritated..”location 33. I Even Hate My name by Jody Mabry 9.1.21

belittle “he belittled her concerns…” p. 226 The Reckoning 9.25.21

beyond “squirrels on campus were beyond domestic” p. 6 Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 9.3.21

causes “and indeed, he would have good cause” p. 6 A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov 9.9.21

covet I covet my neighbor’s studio…” p. 14 The Listening Eye by Patricia Wentworth 9.14.21

despise “Lucius always pretends he despises make-up” p. 182 The Listening Eye by Patricia Wentworth 9.14.21

disappointment “knowing the disappointment…” location 88 I Even Hate My name by Jody Marby 9.1.21

dog “I still wish you’d get a dog” p. 27Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 9.3.21

foolish “don’t do anything foolish, indeed!” p. 52 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

fox“in the corner tuned to Fox News” p. 232 Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 9.3.21

grapes “apples and grapes and roses in a basket” p. 444 A Suitable Boy v 2 by Vikram Seth 9.30.21

great“but it meant a great deal” location 111 I Even Hate My name by Jody Marby 9.1.21

greedy - if this greedy physician has not eaten them all p. 152 A Plague on Both Your Houses by Susannah Gregory 9.18.21

hare “the stained glass hare in the cathedral” p. 52 Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 9.3.21

kindness “she had met with kindness” p. 79 The Listening Eye by Patricia Wentworth 9.14.21

lion “She’s “pure of heart, lion of dawn”” p. 43Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 9.3.21

lose “I’ll try not to lose our novel” p. 77Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 9.3.21

mouse “a mouse is playing at my feet… p. 811A Suitable Boy v, 2 by Vikram Seth 9.30.21

never “would never understand” location 27 I Even Hate My name by Jody Marbry 9.1.21

pretend “Oh don’t pretend to be naive” p. 84 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

produce “with whom the sister mated to produce a race of giants” p. 66 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

race “with whom the sister mated to produce a race of giants” p. 66 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

reach The rest of the women, mad with fury, struggled to reach me.” p. 192 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

reflection “ A few moments reflection…” p. 22 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

results “As a result,,…” p. 56 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

slow “Death by slow torture?” p. 87 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

small “to this small podunk school” location 33 I Even Hate My name by Jody Marby 9..1.21

sour ‘looked a little sour…” p. 228 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

steady “just this feeling that nothing was steady” p. 15The Listening Eye by Patricia Wentworth 9.14.21

swift “A swift glance over my shoulder…” p. 102 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

tortoise “an old, wise, bald tortoise.” p. 794 A Suitable Boy v 2 by Vikram Seth 9.30.21

very “both very worried about her.” p. 230 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

wasted “but the gesture was wasted.” p. 99 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

wins “game she knew she couldn’t win” p. 155 The Midsummer Crown by Kate Sedley 9.4.21

BONUS: Read a book that you feel illustrates one of these morals. Tell us why!

WELCOME ALL!

I'm done. I didn't find BELITTLE and COVET

Aesop Fable Word Search -September 2021
Dates: 09/01/21 - 09/30/21

*Words must match exactly. No substitutions, please.

all .. about all of the people in his life .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 3

always .. will always take you into .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 11

belittle

beyond .. I adore beyond measure .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 46

causes .. medical histories, causes of death .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 84

covet

despise .. whom he did so despise .. The Rose Garden pg 363

disappointment .. talk about the disappointment .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 56

dog .. you know, a dog nanny .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 54

foolish .. don't be foolish and waste your time .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 103

fox .. a fox or a coyote .. Alice's Tulips/Sandra Dallas loc 765

grapes .. popping some grapes in her mouth .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 123

great .. have gone to great lengths .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 85

greedy .. and he was greedy .. Loyalty in Death pg 14

hare .. fable with the hare and the tortoise .. The Wig in the Window pg 134

kindness .. relax into the kindness .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 112

lion .. the head of a lion .. The Fever Tree pg 78

lose .. you lose a leg or kidney .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 70

mouse .. like cat and mouse .. The Rose Garden pg 130

never .. he never makes statements .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 3

pretend .. you'll pretend not to notice .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 12

produce .. to either produce a book or .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 130

race .. member of the human race .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 7

reach .. cabinet you can't reach .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 12

reflection .. a capacity for self-reflection .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 37

results .. their results are thought to be skewed .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 19

slow .. to help John slow down .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 4

small .. big, small, old, new, quiet, loud .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 9

sour .. with a sour expression on your face .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 58

steady .. the steady stream of blood dripping .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 71

swift .. the swift familiar blur .. The Rose Garden pg 11

tortoise .. fable with the hare and the tortoise .. The Wig in the Window pg 134

very .. very angry people weren't very approachable .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 16

wasted .. Boyfriend wasted two years of my life .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 49

wins .. love wins, I say .. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed pg 311


9/1/21 2☆ 9/2/21 3☆ 9/7/21 3.25☆
9/8/21 3.75☆ 9/10/21 3☆ 9/12/21 2☆

TIMED OUT

Aesop Fable Word Search -September 2021
Dates: 09/01/21 - 09/30/21


I have always loved Aesop. For these monthly challenges, we are going to hunt for both the creatures of the fable, as well as the morals of the story, leaving out all the wee words like the, and, you, of, for, etc. We will start with the most well-known, and then dive into those less familiar, including those that maybe are too dark for children’s reading!

The Hare & the Tortoise
The race is not always to the swift.
Slow and steady wins the race.

The Fox & the Grapes
The grapes of disappointment are always sour.
There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach.

The Lion & the Mouse
A kindness is never wasted.
Small causes may produce great results.

The Dog & His Reflection
It is very foolish to be greedy.
If you covet all, you may lose all.

******************************************************************
The Challenge: Below is a list of 35 words to find within the text of a book. For each word found, you will need to provide the book title, the page or location number, the sentence containing the word, and the date you finished reading your book.

- There is no limit to the number of words found per book. (No, you don’t have to read 35 books this month, although I know there are many of you who could!)
- No page minimum.
- Words must match exactly. No substitutions, please.

29/35
7 books read

🍎all - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit - Krista Davis 09/02/21 pg. 155 “ALL I could think of was to do something happy,”
🍎always - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit - Krista Davis 09/02/21 pg. 224 “Mom was ALWAYS the thoughtful hostess,”

belittle

🍎beyond - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 203 “in our dark cavernous garage, BEYOND listening ears.”
🍎causes - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 09/11/21 pg. 26 “All of natural CAUSES, or so the autopsies said.”

covet
despise

🍎disappointment - The Cider Shop Rules - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/09/21 pg. 73 “I ignored the punch of DISAPPOINTMENT in my chest.”
🍎dog - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit - Krista Davis 09/02/21 pg. 138 “None of us have a DOG.”
🍎foolish Topped Chef Lucy Burdette 09/22/21 pg. 37 “I felt awkward and FOOLISH about eating solo”

fox

🍎grapes - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 09/11/21 pg. 5 “ been my friend since she shared her purple GRAPES with me in kindergarten.”
🍎great - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 192 “And a GREAT way to support your fabulous best friend.”
🍎greedy - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit - Krista Davis 09/02/21 pg. 291 “he was a cold, calculating, GREEDY swine.”

hare

🍎kindness - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey loc. 1765 “I blushed nonsensically under her KINDNESS and praise.”
🍎lion - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit - Krista Davis 09/02/21 pg. 308 “Greer fought like a LION.”
🍎lose - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 608 “You aren’t going to LOSE your Man Card, or wind up in a committed relationship,”
🍎mouse - Natural Thorn Killer - Kate E. Dyer-Seeley 09/05/21 pg. 265 “Little Miss MOUSE.”
🍎never - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 141 “I NEVER knew how long I’d be gone,”
🍎pretend - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 2527 “Try to be still and PRETEND you’re just an adorable wallet in a really big purse.”
🍎produce - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 2784 “I recognized a few of the farmers with PRODUCE stands”
🍎race - Cinder Marissa Meyer 09/25/21 pg. 43 “Their unnatural power had made them a greedy and violent RACE,”
🍎reach - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc.579 “You should REACH out to Theodore Runsford about the plants,”
🍎reflection - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 107 “a lot like a direct REFLECTION on both parties,”
🍎results - The Cider Shop Rules - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/09/21 pg. 96 “I was eager to taste-test the RESULTS.”
🍎slow - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit - Krista Davis 09/02/21 pg. 176 “It was like watching a car accident in SLOW motion.”
🍎small - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 85 “I pointed to the SMALL table I’d arranged beside the register.”
🍎sour - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 420 “And how could a man who was so pleasing to the eye be such a SOUR pill?”
🍎steady - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 380 “I pressed a hand to the table to STEADY it,”
🍎swift - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 09/11/21 pg. My stomach twisted, nausea coming sudden and SWIFT.”

tortoise

🍎very - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 259 “I’ll call you tomorrow. ‘VERY good.”
🍎wasted - The Cider Shop Rules - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/09/21 pg. 149 “Nothing was WASTED, and everyone worked.”
🍎wins - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 2319 “the X beside that number WINS that pie or cake.”
A Hoe Lot of Trouble

➡️BONUS: Read a book that you feel illustrates one of these morals. Tell us why!

*****COMPLETED 7/16/23***** Last Word= "Belittle"

Aesop Fable Word Search -September 2021
Dates: 09/01/21 - 09/30/21


I have always loved Aesop. For these monthly challenges, we are going to hunt for both the creatures of the fable, as well as the morals of the story, leaving out all the wee words like the, and, you, of, for, etc. We will start with the most well-known, and then dive into those less familiar, including those that maybe are too dark for children’s reading!

The Hare & the Tortoise
The race is not always to the swift.
Slow and steady wins the race.

The Fox & the Grapes
The grapes of disappointment are always sour.
There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach.

The Lion & the Mouse
A kindness is never wasted.
Small causes may produce great results.

The Dog & His Reflection
It is very foolish to be greedy.
If you covet all, you may lose all.

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The Challenge: Below is a list of 35 words to find within the text of a book. For each word found, you will need to provide the book title, the page or location number, the sentence containing the word, and the date you finished reading your book.

- There is no limit to the number of words found per book. (No, you don’t have to read 35 books this month, although I know there are many of you who could!)
- No page minimum.
- Words must match exactly. No substitutions, please.

✔all-p.742-A Suitable Boy-"All superstition, all superstition!" 9/1/21
✔always-p.1023-A Suitable Boy-"...that this might not always be possible in practice." 9/10/21
✔ belittle-p.95-Of Mortgages and Things-"You're trying to belittle your fine deed..." 7/16/23
✔beyond- p.876- A Suitable Boy-"...yearnings that did not stretch beyond their reach." 9/5/2`
✔causes-p.129-Harp of Burma-"Many innocent people were sacrificed to a senseless cause." 3/12/22
✔covet-p.60-Fire in the Blood-"...when they covet their neighbor's possessions." 5/19/22
✔despise-p.134- The Spy Who Loved Me-"Those two pro gangsters he was too quick to despise?" 1/27/22
✔disappointment-p.786-"....would be easier to bear than the look of disappointment in her eyes." 9/3/21
✔dog-p.930-A Suitable Boy-"Cuddles was fond of dogs." 9/7/21
✔foolish-p.740-A Suitable Boy-"...she should not be so foolish as to hold herself responsible..." 9/1/21
✔fox-p.887-A Suitable Boy-"...cafe on Nabiganj. And the Red Fox." 9/6/21
✔grapes-p.1187-A Suitable Boy-"...and even some unseasonal, wrinkled grapes." 9/14/21
✔great-p. 747-A Suitable Boy-"...perhaps of great concepts and great gods." 9/1/21
✔greedy-p.386-Martin Chuzzlewit-"It made his own child a greedy expectant..." 11/6/21
✔hare-p. 480- Martin Chuzzlewit-"...through dewy fern from which the startled hares leaped up..." 11/10/21
✔kindness-p.785- A Suitable Boy-"...mistaking Pran's kindness for weakness..."
✔lion-p.852-A Suitable Boy-"I feel as if I'm a lion." 9/5/21
✔lose-p.788-A Suitable Boy-"...he was to lose a year." 9/4/21
✔mouse-p.983-A Suitable Boy-"...which included a small mouse nibbling at a laddu..." 9/8/21
✔never-p.802-A Suitable Boy-"...Saeeda Bai would never forgive me..." 9/4/21
✔pretend-p.1052-A Suitable Boy-"...he could not pretend to any lavish fondness for..." 9/11/21
✔produce-p.345-Martin Chuzzlewit-"...'we know the cost of our own produce." 11/4/21
✔race-p.854-A Suitable Boy-"The committee of the Race Club marvelled..." 9/5/21
✔reach-p.876- A Suitable Boy-"...yearnings that did not stretch beyond their reach." 9/5/2`
✔reflection-p.883- The Last Chronicle of Barset-"...thereby seeming to cast a reflection upon that gentleman." 10/27/21
✔results-p.883-The Last Chronicle of Barset-"...I postponed the elaborated result of my own memory..." 10/27/21
✔slow-p.815-A Suitable Boy-"...by its slow slide into complacency..." 9/4/21
✔small-p.892-A Suitable Boy-"...in Mrs. Mehra's small and careful hand." 9/6/21
✔sour-p.183-Martin Chuzzlewit-"...I am a sour grape, am I..." 10/29/21
✔steady-p.692-Martin Chuzzlewit-"...took them out with a face expressive of a steady purpose..." 11/18/21
✔swift-p.1008-A Suitable Boy-"...news of the swift transfer of the arrogant English-speaking SDO..." 9/9/21
✔tortoise-p.405-Arabian Nights: More Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights, Volume II of II-"...the wily tortoise drew near him and began blessing him..." 10/14/21
✔very-p.768- A Suitable Boy-"She nodded at Savita and the very visible bulge." 8/2/21
✔wasted-p.815- A Suitable Boy-"...should be waster merely because of the change in dispensation in Delhi..." 9/4/21
✔wins-p.413-The Godfather-"...he's figuring I can't win." 2/28/22

BONUS: Read a book that you feel illustrates one of these morals. Tell us why!