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A Getaway in Pencil, 80 original puzzles, hidden-object scenes, and small adventures for women, by The Unbroken Smile

Next chapter puzzles and small adventures

A Getaway in Pencil

Some days, you just need somewhere interesting for your attention to go. A Getaway in Pencil brings together 80 original puzzles, eight full-color hidden-object scenes, and small adventures inspired by bookstores, markets, galleries, garden centers, waterfronts, classes, music, and quiet corners. Choose a word search, compact crossword, scenic maze, observation puzzle, logic challenge, pattern, or small detour. Every puzzle ends with one short Apparently I prompt and room to write, so the pages gradually reveal what keeps catching your attention.

adult puzzle and activity book · 80 original puzzlesPaperback166-page, 8 x 10 inch paperback with 80 original puzzles

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A gentle fit check

This may be for you if...

  1. 01

    You want somewhere interesting for your attention to go without opening another screen

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    You enjoy word searches, compact crosswords, observation puzzles, mazes, patterns, and small logic challenges

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    You like an activity book that can quietly show you what keeps catching your attention

Real pages from the book

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These are selected pages from the actual interior, chosen to show how the book feels and works.

Actual Coffee, Pages, and Blossoms observation puzzle from A Getaway in Pencil with a short Apparently I reflection prompt
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Actual International Aisle word-search puzzle from A Getaway in Pencil
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What is inside

Made to support
real life.

0180 original puzzles across nine puzzle families

02Eight full-color hidden-object scenes with optional hints and complete solutions

03A short Apparently I prompt after every puzzle, plus eight section reflections

04166-page, 8 x 10 inch paperback with 80 original puzzles

A free place to beginTake the gentle wayfinder

Real pages. Real women.

Proof that grows with permission.

The community wall is being built slowly and honestly from pages women colored, things they made, and words they chose to leave for someone else. No borrowed praise and no invented testimonials.

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