The string woman explained that she was wrapping a string around the world. Would you like some string?” She promptly cut a bit of string for the little queen and the little queen tucked it into her pocket with brush and leaf. “Oh, I did not know we had a little queen,” the string woman said. “I am the little queen,” the little queen said. “Hello, I am the string woman,” the woman responded. “Hello,” the little queen said, though not too loudly to distract. In fact, she was slipping and sliding in place with delight. The little queen noticed this woman because she had string wrapped all around her body. She joined the crowd in cheering, making loud, encouraging sounds because no one was allowed to say words, which could distract participants.Ī woman standing beside the little queen cheered with particular gusto. A vague scent of text and sweat infused her body. The little queen stood at the side of The Long Book Race feeling the whoosh of paper as a page flew by. They would turn the pages as they read and ran by grabbing hold of the handle at each page's end. Long Book III had long letters so participants could read and run simultaneously.

This race was the first in the world to combine a test of physical prowess with that of reading comprehension. And so the maker of long books decided to put on a race for the release of Long Book III, which would complete the series. People loved Long Book II as much as they loved Long Book I. She never thought anyone would bother reading Long Book I, but people loved this book so much that she decided to write Long Book II as part of a Long Book series. The Long Book Race began because a woman known as the maker of long books once made a book half a mile long, a book she called Long Book I. Home // October.2.2017 // Meia Geddes Meeting the string woman an excerpt from The Little QueenĮveryone in the little queen's kingdom knew the story of The Long Book Race.

The Little Queen by Meia Geddes