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Puzzle Master
Puzzle Master | Heather Spiva
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Twelve-year-old Marshall Thompson's favorite place in the world is Luke's Junk Store. With one more trip in before school begins, he's intent on finding the perfect thing to take with him on his first day back. But his "great find" ends up being a girl -- and a friendship begins that will change him forever. Together, they share a love of puzzles and something else: sickness. With his asthma, and her in cancer recovery, they're linked as kindred spirits. But when a life-changing incident threatens their friendship, Marshall has to learn to pick up the pieces to his broken puzzle of life and put them back together. The Puzzle Master is a story of friendship, love, forgiveness and hope; issues that surround us at the youngest of age. Through Marshall's tragedies and triumphs, he learns to accept change and overcome his trials even when they seem insurmountable.
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SheReadsAndWrites
Puzzle Master | Heather Spiva
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Got to work on helping my critique partner today. @Joy4Lit I think it would be so tough to write middle grade fiction but she is gifted! Read her stuff, people. It's good reading... 🤓

Joy4Lit 😭😘😘😘🙏 5y
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Debiw781
Puzzle Master | Heather Spiva
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Love that the classroom has a #puzzle going! Any other puzzle fans here?

HeatherBookNerd My oldest and I do a puzzle every Christmas. And here and there when the mood hits. 6y
OrangeMooseReads I love puzzles 6y
DGRachel @dsfisher and I have one taking up our dining table right now. 😊 6y
shadowspeak17 I love puzzles, but I rarely do them anymore because my cats lose the pieces. 😒 6y
ghosthost Yes! I used to work on them with my father when I was a child. I still love them. 6y
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Sisasuku
Puzzle Master | Heather Spiva
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Got some free time which I could spend reading. Instead, this is happening :)

DrexEdit Wow! 😲 fantastic! 😊 6y
PurpleyPumpkin Wow, this is amazing! My hubby got me a Harry Potter puzzle for Christmas and I plan on starting it on New Year‘s Day. Glad to see another puzzle lover on Litsy!👍🏽 6y
Sisasuku @DrexEdit @PurpleyPumpkin Thanks! I love puzzles, even if they take a lot of time. The harder, the better. Might have to look for that Harry Potter puzzle (because Harry Potter + puzzles = NEED!) 6y
Laura317 Great job! We are struggling with a Marvel puzzle. It‘s a miss-mash of comic book covers. We always do puzzles in the winter. 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa That is gorgeous!! 6y
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PolaroidPoet
Puzzle Master | Heather Spiva
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I think I love puzzles as much as I love books! We are officially on winter break, so I‘m taking a break from reading to start our Christmas puzzle. I have always loved ravensburger puzzles which I used to buy at Barnes and noble, but it‘s a German brand so Italy sells them everywhere and for 1/2 the cost of the states. I‘m stocking up! #jigsawpuzzles

Mollyanna I love their puzzles too. I may have to try and find this one. It's so very festive 6y
PolaroidPoet @Mollyanna this one I actually got at Barnes and noble before we moved, so you might be able to find it there. We should be swap pals.. I send you puzzles and you send me books in English :) 6y
Mollyanna I would totally be up for that! 6y
Hollie So, I‘m half asleep, waiting on the coffee to brew and only ready part of your puzzle. I‘m currently reading Lilac Girls so my groggy brain read it as Ravensbruck. I thought, what?! Who makes concentration camp puzzles. Time to hit the coffee cup for me. 6y
PolaroidPoet @Hollie I‘m dying laughing over here. But to be fair, ravensburger IS a town in Germany. 6y
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SkeletonKey
Puzzle Master | Heather Spiva
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The subject of PUZZLES came up recently with @Alicia and @Kaye so I felt compelled to share the last puzzle my sister and I did. With Ava the Cat's help of course. When you fly all the way to Germany to see a sibling and still spend most of the time puzzling, you know you both have the same priorities 😂

#puzzles #hermit #quiettime #introverts #catsoflitsy

Kaye Wow, that looks huge ! How big is it? And are you worried that your kitty will knock parts of it on the floor? Thank you for sharing the photo. 🙂 6y
Kaye Take a look at this. I just looked on Amazon to see how big their puzzles were .. https://www.amazon.com/Ravensburger-York-Jigsaw-Puzzle-32000-Piece/dp/B00IVOPK52... 6y
SkeletonKey @Kaye - She was a good kitty, and we were too close to done for her to hurt much! I zoomed in and it was 2000 pieces. I thought it was more for some reason, lol. 98x68 cm finished 😄 6y
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SkeletonKey @Kaye - omg, that puzzle looks insane. 6y
Kaye How long do you think those 2000 piece ones take to complete ? It‘d probably be hard to guess since you wouldn‘t be sitting there nonstop working on it. Now you are tempting me to go get one tomorrow to try it. I‘d honestly have to start with a 300 piece and try to get better at them. I think anything bigger would be too hard to start. 6y
SkeletonKey @Kaye - Gosh, yeah I couldn't guess since we were in and out so much over the course of two weeks or so... I should time it one day. They do get frustrating but we are really good at persevering. Also easier with 2+ people since they will see things you missed! 6y
SkeletonKey @Kaye - You should though, I find them really satisfying! 6y
Kaye Yea I used to try them a long time ago. I could sit and stare for an hour. My husband would just be walking past, reach down and put a piece in. He is really good at them. Maybe I‘ll go get a small one tomorrow to start. I cannot imagine how much space you‘d need for that whopper at Amazon. 6y
SkeletonKey @Kaye - I swiped through the photos and they had to do it outside 😂😂 6y
Kaye Did you see it took them 7 months? Now that would take some dedication! 6y
SkeletonKey @Kaye - Whoa 😮 6y
Alicia Looks amazing!!!! I️ don‘t think I️ could do such a big puzzle! 😱☺️ have you ever preserved a puzzle? I️ have this awesome author one and I want to hang it up! @SkeletonKey 6y
SkeletonKey @Alicia - I haven't! It seems like it would be hard to do. Sounds awesome though. 6y
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SheReadsAndWrites
Puzzle Master | Heather Spiva
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It‘s so cool to have friends who read. And write. The Puzzle Master is amazing. And I get to call the author my friend. #readit #greatbook

Joy4Lit 😭😭Oh my word. I love you!! 6y
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Nerdfins
Puzzle Master | Heather Spiva
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Finished! It was fun listening to my coworkers talk about which books they liked and didn't like.

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Nerdfins
Puzzle Master | Heather Spiva
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Work in progress. Some people have walked by and started naming which books they have read.

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Nerdfins
Puzzle Master | Heather Spiva
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This is what the puzzle is going to look like in full. I plan on framing it and putting in my future library when we finally get a house. Then I can point and be like "I've read this one, and this one..."

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Nerdfins
Puzzle Master | Heather Spiva
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Thought the Littens would enjoy this puzzle I bought from Barnes and Noble. 📖

Books_Wine_Repeat This is awesome! 7y
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SheReadsAndWrites
Puzzle Master | Heather Spiva
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I absolutely love my critique partner. Her book The Puzzle Master is fantastic. I'm beyond excited I get to read her WIP - so excited, even, that I was reading while scoring at my boys' Trap Shooting practice. 🤓📖 @Joy4Lit

Joy4Lit Ahhh!!!😍😍😃😃😃😃 7y
Joy4Lit Btw, love your WIP. 😍 oh and I already have 1 new chapter that needs adding to the copy you have. 🙄Oh well. That's what SFD's are for. Lol. 7y
SheReadsAndWrites 👍🏼👍🏼 @Joy4Lit 7y
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