1. Video Camera: Anna wants to study Cinematography and finds out that Paris is rich in films. Every time they are discussed you can pick up the camera and pretend to film the moment.
2. Beret: Anna describes St. Clair as doing a shrug that turned him instantly from vaguely English to French. Every time he does this you should put the beret on.
3. Chocolate Kiss: there are many romantic moments, and some with gratuitous kissing. For example, two of Anna's new friends Rashmi and Josh are dating and make out frequently. Whenever there are kisses you can celebrate, or distract yourself with a chocolate.
4. Champagne/sparkling cider: there is a scene where Anna and her friends go out to a club and get tipsy. Raise a glass and toast with them.
5. Canadian Flag Pin: When Anna first arrives she is afraid Parisians will not like her because she is American. To ease her fears St. Clair gives her a Canadian pin to put on her back pack. You can pin yours on your shirt in commemoration.
6. Apple Pie Candle: Anna begins to notice how America differs from her new home when she returns for the winter holidays. When this happens or anything else that seems "American as apple pie" happens, light the candle.
7. Hand Sanitizer: Anna admits to being a germaphobe. Everytime she is, pull out your sanitizer and join her.
8. The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks: Anna describes her dad as a cheesy author whose tragic romances are becoming hit movies, much like Nicholas Sparks. Every time Anna's father is mentioned you can hold up a copy of The Best of Me (or any other cheesy Sparks book of your choosing) and sigh in sympathy.
9. Pink Cancer Ribbon: In the book St. Clair's mom gets diagnosed with cancer, so when she is mentioned, in solidarity we can all pin on the ribbon.
10. Wishing Star: there is a star near Notre Dame cathedral called point Zero where people stand to make wishes. It features in 2 scenes in the book. During these find your own star, and make a wish.
Page 24 After trying on multiple options, I’d gone with jeans and my favorite shirt, a white button down with a pattern of tiny purple toadstools.
Happy first day of school! Pick out an awesome outfit since you finally don’t have to wear a uniform anymore.
Page 26 After school meant pizza…
Dig in to that tasty Seaside Pizza. This will be your first of many slices.
Page 34 Don’t forget the YumYum
Page 47 PIZZA TIME
Page 64 Write a letter to your brother, Peyton. Tell him how much he screwed up.
Pg 81 Become a French fry connoisseur with Layla. Eat a helping of your favorite fries. Don't forget Layla's 3 ketchup recipes on Pg 83
Page 94 Eat another slice
Page 111 Ready for pizza? I am
Eat more PIZZA and more yum yums
Pg 136 Drink up! It's time for Margret's special Pina Coladas
Pg 153 But Jenn was safe , so was I, and at least there was pizza
Special delivery! It's Mac to save the day! Eat a slice and think about how you and Mac touched the same $5 bill.
Pg 175 Pizza with Mom. Eat a slice.
Page 191 Drink a beer while you take in the majestic old metal carousel
Pg 270 Long day? Order a pizza from Seaside. Eat another slice
Pg 293 I stood on my tiptoes and finally, finally kissed him
Reminisce about the most romantic first kiss when you were in high school.
Pg 321 Take a swig of Spence's vodka bottle. Timing is everything! Make sure to get caught by your Mom.
Pg 333 Punishment time. Crack open a SAT study book and completed a few practice questions. Thanks, Mom.
Pg 392 Crank some old school Top 40 and pretend you’re listening to Mac's band rock out,
Pg 415 One final pizza delivery. Celebrate by eating another slice!
Are you excited about the upcoming release of the third Jackaby book, Ghostly Echoes, later this month? Good. Me too. Then how about an interactive reread for all the supernatural or odd creatures and characters in the book? You’ll just need a cup of tea, a blanket, music, and your voice. When you get to the following pages respond appropriately. (Beware, this may contain slight spoilers if you have not read the book). Okay, here we go…
Page 20: The Frog - shout “DO NOT STARE AT THE FROG” and then leave the room because naturally, you disobeyed this instruction just like Abigail. Repeat any time the frog is mentioned.
Page 26: Klabautermann - remove any and all lint from your shirt/coat. It could be of suspect origin.
Page 61: Banshee - turn on music. Something upbeat to drown out the keening. Repeat any time the banshee is mentioned.
Page 105: Troll - shout “BUT HE’S A SMALL ONE.” Repeat any time the troll is mentioned.
Page 107: Hatun - shout “YOU CAN’T SEE ME” then cover yourself with the blanket. Repeat any time Hatun is mentioned.
Page 118: Jenny - take a sip from your tea cup (bonus points if it’s fancy and has a saucer with it) and then make an uncomfortable and surprised noise to commemorate how Abigail first meets the ghost who inhabits Auger Lane. Repeat any time Jenny is mentioned.
Page 131: Douglas - shout “DUCK” and then duck down in a crouch in honor of how Jackaby’s former assistant became water fowl. Repeat any time Douglas is mentioned.
Page 233: Werewolf - Howl at the moon as the werewolf transforms. Repeat any time the werewolf is mentioned.
Page 242: The Culprit - shout “I KNEW IT!” as the creature they have been looking for is revealed.
There you go! It will totally change the way you read Jackaby. You can even follow these when you read Beastly Bones and Ghostly Echoes. Just try not to.
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Play on your own or with a group of your favorite misfits.
Ready? Let’s go! But before we begin
You’re joining The Dregs, so draw a crow and cup tattoo on your arm. Oh, and Dime Lions, get out of here! We’ve got our eye on you!
(The rest is under a cut because this gets long.)
Gamemaker Bonus:
+6 FD
General Callbacks
Every time someone says:
“The wraith,” moan like a ghost (“oooooo”)
“Pekka Rollins,” shake fist and shout “Rollliiiinnnns!”
“Reward,” or otherwise mentions the reward money, shake bag of money and shout “30 million Kruge!”
“No mourners; no funerals,” drink a toast
“Dirty hands,” pretend to scrub your hands like Lady Macbeth and shout, “Out damned spot!”
“Ice Court,” sing “ice, ice baby”
A reference to The Grisha Trilogy shout, “Sankta Alina!”
“The Deal is the Deal,” shake someone’s hand. If you’re reading alone, shake the clapper hands like you’re giving them a handshake.
A reference to demolitions shout, “BOOM!”
A reference to slight of hand or misdirection, make noise w/clapper hands.
A Suli proverb, shout, “Thse are wiise words; enterprising men quote ‘em.”
“Jurda Parem,” or takes the drug, eat a pixie stick.
A reference or craving for something sweet, eat a toffee (like Nina!).
When the POV Switches To
Kaz: Put on pair of gloves.
Inej: Stand up & throw arms up like you’re sticking a landing.
Nina: Yell, “witch!”
Matthias: Howl like a wolf.
Jesper: Throw a pair of dice.
Whenever the odds are not in your favor
Shout, “We are outgunned! Outmanned!” For example on:
Pg 25 when Geels says “there are two guards with city-issue rifles pointed at you”
Pg 141 “The schooner exploded, knocking Inej off her feet and showering the docks in flame.”
Pg 244 “We’re under attack.”
Pg 293 “I think they ran the incinerator this afternoon.”
Pg 300 “a sound of alarm.”
Pg 367 “The bells of the Black Protocal began to sound.”
Pg 395 “From the shadows of the colonnade a row of men and boys emerged.”
Pg 418 “A Column of tanks had crested the hill and was crashing down the moonlit road.”
Pg 451 “Kill everyone but Brekker!”
For every betrayal
Shout, “Et tu, Brute?” For example on:
Pg 30 when Jesper says “Oh, Big Bol, you idiot”
Pg 212 “She’d closed the door in his face.”
Pg 243 when Matthias says “They should know how you treat your friends.”
Pg 254 “Bo Yul-Bayur will not leave the Ice Court alive.”
Pg 378 “Now our debt is paid.”
Pg 425 when Brum says, “Traitor”
Pg 445 “They were never involved”
Pg 453 “You were the one who sold us out to Pekka Rollins”
Whenever the sexual tension is JUST. TOO. MUCH.
Shout, “Kiss already!” For example on:
Pg 66 “She asked, darting a glance at him through the open doorway. He was corded muscle, scars, but only two tattoos”
Pg 99 “‘Nina,’ he growled. Then his hands closed over her throat”
Pg 153 “You came back for me.”
Pg 174 “Do you think of me at all, Nina? Did I trouble your sleep?”
Pg 194 “But aren’t you curious?”
Pg 205 “You, Inej. You.”
Pg 215 “She leaned in, the waves of her brown hair brushing against his cheeks.”
Pg 229 “I’m not afraid of you,” he said irritably.
Pg 265 “Nina is evrything you say. It’s too much.”
Pg 289 “you’re cuter when you’re smart”
Pg. 291 “Besides, I have other skills that bring me more pleasure and profit than this. Lots of other skills.”
Pg. 294 “If I didn’t think these might be crawling with disease, I would kiss them and then you.”
Pg 333 “If we don’t make it out, I want you to know…”
Pg 362 “Just girls?”
Pg 403 “He needed to tell her… what?”
Pg 434 “And how will you have me, Kaz?”
Pg 436 “Little red bird, please don’t go.”
Pg 453 “Maybe I liked your stupid face.”
Whenever Matthias or Wylan pretend they’re too good for this crowd
Shout, “You know you love us!” For example on:
Pg 126 “You’re all horrible!”
Pg 181 “My ghost won’t associate with your ghost.”
Pg 193 when Wylan says, “I don’t belong here.”
Pg 263 “Duping innocent people isn’t something to be proud of.”
Pg 332 “The world deserves a few more moments with this face.”
Whenever things get really bloody
Toss some red confetti! For example on:
Pg 14: Thumb cut off
Pg 93: Matthias vs. the wolf
Pg 97: Nina giving Muzzen Mattias’ wounds
Pg 150: Inej’s fight was Oomen
Pg 158: Kaz takes out eyeball
Pg 249: Grisha death
Pg 284: “felt a satisfying pop as the Kaelish’s arm dislocated from his shoulder”
Pg 387: The Tidemakers
Pg 426: Nina
Got it? Now we’re ready for the one-offs
Pg 126: Pantomime the various methods of murder during the “What’s the easiest way to steal a man’s wallet” exchange. Please don’t kill anyone.
Pg 135: “The heart is an arrow. It demands aim to land true.” Gently toss one of the unopened pixie sticks like it’s an arrow at someone you love (or a picture of someone you love).
Pg 136: During Inej’s father’s flower speech, sing or play on itunes “My Love is All I Have to Give” by the Backstreet Boys.
Pg 154: When Kaz boards the ship, break the tension a bit and shout, “We’re on a boat!”
Pg 179–middle of 181 While: Kaz works out the plan, play or sing the Mission Impossible theme song
Pg 181: “I’m going to get Wylan’s ghost to teach my ghost how to play the flute just so that I can annoy the hell out of your ghost.” play kazoo (if you’re feeling musical, bring it out again whenever there’s mention of Wylan playing the flute).
Pg 189: “Drinking song. Something rowdy, please.” Sing “What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor” (preferably as off-key as Nina.)
Pg 219–222: While Kaz outlines the plan, sing or play the Mission Impossible theme song
Pg 274: put on a plague mask or sick mask for the plague ship scene
Throughout Part Five, The Ice Does Not Forgive, use a bell to ring out the chime count at the beginning of each chapter.
Pg 311: Use a fan to cool yourself down while Inej makes her climb. Shoot water guns when rain begins. Cheer for her at the top and dry the ugly, ugly tears you’re crying for how proud you are of her.
Pg 355: “Six people, but a thousand ways this insane plan could go wrong.” shout out a silly way it could. (eg ghosts, dwarves, sentient cheese graters, existential crisis)
Gasp at the ending and shout out a final, “No Mourners! No Funerals!” to wish the Crows luck in Crooked Kingdom. Finish your drink too—you probably need it.
Red Hots, blue chocolates such as M&Ms, loose change, a black skin-safe marker, a notebook, a pencil, a bottle of Fireball, incense, something to play music on, a mask (preferably feathered) and body glitter.
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CALLBACKS
-Every time Kaz appears, yell, “Rodent Loaf!”
-Every time Zuzana says something sassy, yell, “Rabid Fairy!”
- Every time Karou knocks on the door to Brimstone’s shop, yell “Who’s there?”
- Every time you get stomach butterflies from the *swoon* yell “Papilo Stomachus!”
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THE WISH PILE
Keep a pile of change nearby. Every time Karou uses a wish, throw the corresponding coin into a pile. When the book is over, use your coin pile to buy yourself whatever you’ve been wishing for.
Scuppies – pennies
Shings – nickels
Lucknow – dimes
Gavriels – quarters
Bruxis – silver dollar (or dollar bill)
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ACTIVITIES
- Keep a pile of Red Hots and a pile of blue chocolate candies nearby. Every time Akiva or one of the angels uses their fire magic, sparks, flames, smolders or burns something, eat a red hot. Every time Karou uses her chimera magic, eat a chocolate.
- Every time someone dies, draw a black line on the back of your hand.
- Every time Karou’s sketchbook is mentioned, or she draws in it, take out your notepad and sketch a quick chimera.
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AND BEGIN!
Prologue: “Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well.”
Eat a red hot and blue chocolate at the same time and yell, “Ew!”
Page 14: “She held up her hands in front of her face, palms out. In the center of each was an eye inked in deepest indigo, in effect turning her hands into hamsas, those ancient symbols of warding against the evil eye.”
Draw a pair of hamsas on your palms.
Page 26: “Her Czech was freshly acquired (by wish, not study; Karou collected languages and that’s what Brimstone always gave her for her birthday) and it had still tasted strange on her tongue, like a new spice.”
From now on, every time Karou speaks in a new language, yell hello in a different tongue. Here’s a list for reference.
Page 49: “His eyes were like fire,” said an old man who caught sight of one of the strangers from his rooftop pigeon coop.”
Moving forward, every time Akiva’s eyes are compared to fire in anyway, take a shot of Fireball (but a small shot, please don’t die).
Page 53: “Sweet girl.” Yasri bustled out of the kitchen with a tea tray. Beside the teapot was a plate of the custard-filled pastries in the shape of horns that were her specialty.”
Snack break! Make these custard-filled pastries or load up on pre-made ones from your local bakery.
Page 111: “We will need more incense soon.” Twiga.”
Light some incense.
Page 136: “He died in her hands.”
Pour out a shot of fireball. You’ll know why.
Page 146: “Bitch,” he muttered.
“Well that’s brave,” she said, conversational. “I mean, to say that to the girl with the gun against your eyeball.”
When Karou visits Bain, blast and sing Beyonce’s “Sorry” and DO THE HAND MOTIONS!
Middle fingers up
Put them hands high
Wave it in his face
Tell him boy bye
Tell him boy bye
Page 153: “Zuzana had actually screen-printed her a t-shirt on the press at school that read: I MET AN ANGEL IN MOROCCO AND ALL I GOT WERE THESE LOUSY SCARS. She’d made another one, to: I SAW AN ANGEL AND YOU DIDN’T. SUCK IT, RAPTURE-MONKEYS!”
Repeat, “Suck it Rapture-Monkeys!”
Page 238: “Yes, I did,” piped Zuzana, and like a child who has gotten a reaction for naughty antics, she merrily repeated, “Mating! Seed!”
Repeat, “Mating! Seed!”
Page 298: “His arms went around her and drew her in, and Karou and Akiva were like two matches struck against each other to flare starlight.”
Blast and sing Sarah McClaughlan at the top of your lungs:
In the arms of the angel
Fly away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here
Page 306: “Such a little thing, and brittle, and the sound it made: a sharp, clean snap.”
If you don’t have an actual wishbone (because why would you?) snap a pencil in two.
Page 340: “Here.” She came forward with a mask. “We will permit you to cover your face.”
Time to get ready for the masked ball. Put on a mask and dust your neck and shoulders with “sugar” (body glitter).
Page 372: “Her heart and body were in revolt. She couldn’t do it. Her limbs were light, ready to flee.”
When Madrigal ditches Thiago at the ball, BEYONCE REFRAIN!
Middle fingers up
Put them hands high
Wave it in his face
Tell him boy bye
Tell him boy bye
Page 416: “Black handprints, blue infernos.”
Eat all the rest of your blue candies, all the rest of your red hots, and wash it down with a chug of Fireball. You’re going to need it.
Now go spend your Wish Pile money on something that will make you feel better about that ending.
Page 1: It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die
Make a giant Bloody Mary and then pour one out for all the dead to come.
Page 20: I make an apple cake and feel rather virtuous about it
Eat dessert for dinner because you’re a goddamn adult who can have cake whenever you want.
Page 41: Threes. Sevens. Iron across my palm
Grab your iron to keep you safe.
Page 45: I’m going to lose my nerve if I don’t get onto the beach right now.
Take a giant hand of sand and run it against your skin so you are as uncomfortable as Puck is being on the beach.
Page 46: I stare down at my feet, and it takes me a second too long to realize there was a circle draw in the sand, and my boots have scuffed a line through it.
Make a circle of salt around yourself for protection because shit is getting real up in here.
Page 98: I’ve tied bells around their pasterns, reminding me every moment that I cannot let down my guard.
Ring a bell every time you get scared.
Page 102: I’ve killed one of the beautiful, deadly capaill uisce that I love.
Have another drink of Bloody Mary and pour one out for the capaill uisce
Page 107: Butter, milk, and salt please.
Make some of Malvern’s tea.
Page 176: Finn finds my left hand, opens my fingers, and puts a November cake in my palm. It oozes honey and butter, rivulets of the creamy frosting joining the honey in the pit of my hand. It begs to be licked.
Take a 5 hour break to make a batch of November Cakes. They take forever, but they’re so worth it. Eat every one of them.
Page: 179: By tradition, she’ll drop a single shell in the course of the night, and whoever gets the mare goddess’s shell will have a wish.
Hide a shell in your house and make a family member search for it.
Page 197: I’m not following something unwritten.
Find a large group of white men stuck in tradition and yell at them that they can’t hold you back.
Page 199: Kate Connolly. Dove. By my blood.
Take a blood oath (just kidding, don’t really do that, it’s really unhygienic).
Page 231: Looking in the side of the lean—to is a long black face. It is the devil. It takes everything in me not to whimper.
Lock all the doors and take a November Cake shot for courage (honey whiskey, cointreau, topped with honey infused whipped cream and orange zest – a kcmofya special).
Page 337: I say, ‘I will not be your weakness, Sean Kendrick.‘Now he looks at me. He says, very softly, 'It’s late for that, Puck.’
Swoon a little and then pause to check IMDB for a casting update to see who is playing Sean in the movie.
Page 360: Puck unfolds her arms just enough to keep her balance as she leans to me, and when we kiss, she closes her eyes. She draws back and looks into my face. I have not moved, and she barely has, but the world feels strange beneath me.
Take a minute to photoshop you and your choice for Sean together on a beach.
Page 370: They’re counting down. The ocean says shhhhhhhh, shhhhhhhh. They lift the poles.
Chug your Bloody Mary and then whisper shh shh to yourself because this is about to get tense.
Page 404: He is slow, and the sea sings to us both, but he returns to me.
Hug your pet when Corr returns to Sean, to absorb your tears and muffle your sobs.
For the full Ready Player One experience, you’ll need to level up with the following props and line participation. Please dress in your punny-est 8 bit referenced tshirt.
Audience Participation Lines and Prop Execution
-First timers are N00Bz
Ongoing Participation
-Every time Wade complains about how much his life sucks, audience says, “Totally!”
-Any time there’s a GAME OVER, make a descending beep melody.
-When “Ready Player One” is mentioned, make it rain with your plastic coins and yell, PRESS START.
-Toss plastic eggs any time the “egg” at the end of the game is mentioned
Chapter 1
-Hold up your pet rock when Wade says, “People who live in glass houses should shut the fuck up”
-Put on the mask when Wade says he was named Wade Watts because it sounded like a superhero.
Chapter 3
-Toss the paper airplane to the front when the “Shirley”/Airplane joke is made
Chapter 4
-Any mention of Firefly or Serenity, say, “Let’s go be bad guys!”
Chapter 6
-When Wade says, “I watched a lot of YouTube videos of cute geeky girls playing '80s cover tunes on ukuleles” yell, LIVIN ON A PRAYER
-First mention of the Simpsons, take a bite out of your donut and yell DOH.
Chapter 8
-When challenged to a game of Joust, throw the feathers in the air.
Chapter 9
-When Wade says, “Overall, she seemed to be going for a sort of mid-’80s postapocalyptic cyberpunk girl-next-door look. And it was working for me, in a big way” say, “but is she hot?” (he answers, “In one word: hot”)
Chapter 17
-When Wade talks about cereal box toys, throw your toys at the front.
Chapter 27
-When Wade says “Going outside is highly overrated” put on your shades and say, “The future’s so bright I gotta wear shades.”
Chapter 30
-When Wade says, “Lights”, turn on your flashlight and point it at the ceiling.
Props & Quotes
-Sunglasses (”Going outside is highly overrated.”)
-Pet Rock (”People who live in glass houses should shut the fuck up.”)
-Small plastic toy (”I was watching a collection of vintage '80s cereal commercials when I paused to wonder why cereal manufacturers no longer included toy prizes inside every box. It was a tragedy, in my opinion. Another sign that civilization was going straight down the tubes.”)
-Feathers (“Very well!” he said. “You shall prove your worth by facing me in a joust!” I’d never heard of an undead lich king challenging someone to a joust. Especially not in a subterranean burial chamber. “All right,” I said uncertainly. “But won’t we be needing horses for that?” “Not horses,” he replied, stepping away from his throne. “Birds.”)
-Flashlight (“Lights," I said softly. This had become my favorite word over the past week. In my mind, it had become synonymous with freedom.”)
-Plastic Easter Eggs (”The Hunt for Halliday's egg pretty much has the same cultural impact that John F. Kennedy's assassination did in the 1960s.”)
-Plastic coins (“These three words were always the last thing an OASIS user saw before leaving the real world and entering the virtual one: READY PLAYER ONE”)
-A donut (“What about The Simpsons, you ask? I knew more about Springfield than I knew about my own city.”)
-Paper Airplane (“Surely, you must be joking,” Aech said. “No, I am not joking. And don’t call me Shirley.”)
-Mask (“My mom once told me that my dad had given me an alliterative name, Wade Watts, because he thought it sounded like the secret identity of a superhero. Like Peter Parker or Clark Kent.”)
