Blanko!

[Frybabe]

N?

[pedln]

There is one N in this award-winning biographical novel.


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Letters guessed: T E N

[PatH]

M?

[pedln]

There is one M
This is one piece of historical fiction that I want to reread.


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Letters guessed: T E N M

[JoanK]

Y?

[Frybabe]

O?

[pedln]

Did I forget yesterday?  I don't know where it went.  Sorry about that, but you all made some good guesses.


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O  N                 M  ___ 


 ___  O  ___  ___  I  T  ___  ___

Letters guessed: T E N M O Y

I think you've got it now.

[JoanP]

At least one R?  (I lost yesterday too, Pedln!)

[pedln]

Not one, but three Rs.  Surely you will sail on to the answer.


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O  N                 M R


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Letters guessed: T E N M O Y R

[JoanK]

A?

[PatH]

It's Carry on Mr somebody or other, but I'm not coming up with a name.

[pedln]

Unless you're a kid, this probably isn't a household title, but are there any math majors here?


___  A  R R  Y


O  N                 M R


 ___  O  ___  ___  I  T  ___  ___


Letters guessed: T E N M O Y R A

[PatH]

Well, JoanK?

[JoanK]

I'm like you -- got "Carry on Mr. but not the name.

C?

[Frybabe]

D?

[jane]

B?

[pedln]

Those last three letters should help you navigate this.

__  A  R R  Y


O  N                 M R


 B  O  ___  D  I  T  C  ___


Letters guessed: T E N M O Y R A B C D

[PatH]

Carry On, Mr Bowditch

I didn't know there was a children's book about him.  Do you remember Marni, on the old SeniorNet?  Nathaniel Bowditch was her hero as a child, and a very good one to have too.  His navigational tables are still in use.

I decided that Marni had me beat for offbeat childhood heroes.  Mine was Raymond Lee ditmars, the herpetologist.

[PatH]

Puns before lunchtime indeed!

[pedln]

WINNER!!   WINNER!!   WINNER!!

 Good for you, PatH.  I read it in one of my Children's Lit classes and it's always been a favorite.  Won the Newbery Award in 1956.  Good Middle School material.

If you want some more obscure childhood heroes, how about Snowflake Bentley,about Wilson Bentley, one of the first to photograph snowflakes.

[JoanK]

I just saw on TV: they have improved technology for photographing snowflakes now -- can photo them while they are falling, so don't get the partial melting that Bentley had to get when he caught them. They think having a more accurate idea of there shape will help them understand blizzards better. They didn't explain how.

[PatH]

New quiz:

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O  ___

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[Frybabe]

Good morning. For some odd reason my brain is whispering W. I'd be surprised if you have one.

[PatH]

You don't get to be surprised.  No W.

[JoanK]

Lets have those Es (I'm in a rut).

[PatH]

No Es either.

[Frybabe]

Y?

[PatH]

None.

Letters guessed: E, W, Y.

[JoanK]

O?

[PatH]

Now that's going to be a BIG help.


O  ___  ___

___  O  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___

___  O  O  ___

O  ___

___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___

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Letters guessed: E, O, W, Y

[JoanK]

N

[PatH]

No Ns.

Letters guessed:  E, N, O, W, Y.

[Frybabe]

L then?

[jane]

Old Possum's book of practical cats?

[JoanP]

CATS!  Good for you, Jane!

[PatH]

WINNER WINNER WINNER

Good job, Jane!  It's pretty rare for someone to get it with only one successfully guessed letter.

[Frybabe]

Super catch, Jane.

[jane]

FICTION


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[PatH]

E?

[Frybabe]

T?