In the board game Candyland, who remembers getting stuck in the Molasses Swamp for ages and ages until you finally drew a double color? It's very possible that my family or friends or even I had made up some kind of masochistic house rule in order to make the game more difficult. But it seems so clear in my mind: if you were stuck in the Molasses Swamp, you were stuck-stuck.

I would love to hear from you if you have any recollection of this game.

More importantly, I would love to hear from if you feel *stuck-*stuck on your book.

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