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Maureen’s comments from the The Lost Challenges group.

November Scavenger Hunt - Fall Day
Duration: November 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022

Choose your level:
One: 10-20 words
Two: 21-40 words
Three: 41-50 words

1. Fairy Tale - Stephen King

1. apple - “disposer and ate Apple Jacks. Dad was still” - p12
4. barn - “I’d call Feral Barncat Gray. There was an ancient” - p17
5. basket - “was a wicker basket piled high with dog toys,” - p35
6. bench - “on a park bench in a dirty little plaza featuring” - p93
10. coat - “to a winter coat with a pair of old-fashioned” - p59
11. Coke/cola - “diner, got a Coke, and sipped it sitting on” - p93
15. dad - “around to do that. Dad said he was brought” - p10
18. farm - “of Pepperidge Farm Milanos, happy as a clam.” - p20
19. fresh - “the newer, fresher meds seemed to be helping,” - p111
20. gas - “motels and, gas stations. I must have picked up” - p16
24. houses - “go to other houses on the street?’ Feeling that” - p153
25. kids - “that high school kids - no matter how big the” - p16
26. leaves - “plugged with leaves. The unmowed lawn. The” - p35
27. man - “avoiding the man who was sprawled on them.” - p22
28. mom - “Once I asked my mom why we didn’t go” - p10
29. old - “from being old enough to vote myself. I also” - p16
30. open - “who can open the gate?’ ‘Let me keep the key,’” - p26
31. orange - “a glass of orange juice and asked him how he” - p134
36. proprietor - “homeless. The proprietor of the Stantonville” - p132
39. stand - “me if I don’t stand.’ Dad shook with him. ‘No” - p114
40. star - “another gold star for my college applications” p20
43. Thanksgiving - “show between Thanksgiving and Christmas” - p16
44. tires - “A horn blared, tires screeched, and someone hollered” - p141
45. trees - “You climb trees?’ On many Overland retreats” - p172
47. turkey - “Prep in the Turkey Bowl last November?’ ‘That” - p50
49. window - “enough, but the windows were still open” - p12

List:
2. apricot
3. bakery
7. bun
8. bushel
9. cleanser
12. corn
13. couple
14. crates
16. Debbie
17. Dutch
21. general
22. grapes
23. hat
32. peach
33. pear
34. pies
35. produce
37. pumpkin
38. squash
41. store
42. sweater
46. truck
48. wagon
50. woman

Finished.
Found: 32/50 words

1. Odessa Sea - Clive Cussler - 03. Oct. 2022

1. amber - “cast a dull amber glow. It gave off just enough light” - p306
3. bad luck - “believe their bad luck. It wasn’t a great surprise that” - p346
7. blow - “their explosives to blow up the ship’s superstructure” - p267
10. coin - “carrying Ukrainian coins in his pocket, so we suspect” - p136
11. crack - “stop sent a crack through the damaged mast. The” - p448
14. drop - “The submersible then dropped down a level and” - p175
17. foot - “discreetly moved his foot to the side and slipped” - p239
21. good luck - “to support you. Good luck.’ ‘Thanks, Commander.’” - p200
23. knock - “up only when a knock rattled against his office” - p143
24. ladder - “fireman climbed the ladder and nervously collected” - p124
26. lives - “said. ‘And the lives of many others.’ ‘We were” - p125
28. nine - “at five after nine. The airport provided its tail number” - p367
29. odd - “located on an oddly named street. Lime Kiln Steps.’” - p420
30. old - “furnishings were old and tattered. Boxes of canned” - p161
36. robin - “Pitt pitched the Robinson’s nose down, to force more” - p439
39. seven - “to the Fifty-seventh Bomber Division and based near” - p390
40. ship - “Thankful to board the ship, they cleaned up for” - p124
41. sidewalk - “crowding the sidewalks were already searching for” - p471
44. tale - “a very interesting tale.’ Mansfield sat up in his chair.” - p148
46. walk - “once we obtain our walking papers from Balchik.”’ - p127
47. wish - “window once more, wishing he could trade positions” - p150
50. wood - “had been a teakwood deck. A row of four cabins” - p177

2. Love You Dead - Peter James - 18. Oct. 2022

2. apple - “She took an apple from the bowl of fruit on the table” - p53
13. dreams - “homeland. ‘In yer dreams!’ ‘So in that case,’ said” - p198
18. fork - “handle of a bent fork, them carried the coffee through” - p355
19. garlic - “for escargots in garlic butter and then what he had” - p340
20. God - “ not belong there. God, Jodie wanted to slide under” - p99
27. myth - “There are a lot of myths about snakes - in particular” - p174
31. omen - “invariably is a bad omen, causing chaos to reign! - p537
33. penny - “blown almost every penny of her childhood savings” - p167
38. salt - “view through a salt-caked window of upturned fishing” - p103
42. spoon - “absently noted the spoon in the saucer - and doubted” - p277

List:
4. birthday cake
5. black cat
6. blarney
8. charms
9. clover
12. dolphin
15. eyelash
16. fable
22. horseshoe
25. ladybug
32. opal
34. rabbit
35. red sky
37. rooster
43. taboo
45. thirteen
48. wishbone
49. wives

1. Odessa Sea - Clive Cussler - 03. Oct. 2022

1. amber - “cast a dull amber glow. It gave off just enough light” - p306
3. bad luck - “believe their bad luck. It wasn’t a great surprise that” - p346
7. blow - “their explosives to blow up the ship’s superstructure” - p267
10. coin - “carrying Ukrainian coins in his pocket, so we suspect” - p136
11. crack - “stop sent a crack through the damaged mast. The” - p448
14. drop - “The submersible then dropped down a level and” - p175
17. foot - “discreetly moved his foot to the side and slipped” - p239
21. good luck - “to support you. Good luck.’ ‘Thanks, Commander.’” - p200
23. knock - “up only when a knock rattled against his office” - p143
24. ladder - “fireman climbed the ladder and nervously collected” - p124
26. lives - “said. ‘And the lives of many others.’ ‘We were” - p125
28. nine - “at five after nine. The airport provided its tail number” - p367
29. odd - “located on an oddly named street. Lime Kiln Steps.’” - p420
30. old - “furnishings were old and tattered. Boxes of canned” - p161
36. robin - “Pitt pitched the Robinson’s nose down, to force more” - p439
39. seven - “to the Fifty-seventh Bomber Division and based near” - p390
40. ship - “Thankful to board the ship, they cleaned up for” - p124
41. sidewalk - “crowding the sidewalks were already searching for” - p471
44. tale - “a very interesting tale.’ Mansfield sat up in his chair.” - p148
46. walk - “once we obtain our walking papers from Balchik.”’ - p127
47. wish - “window once more, wishing he could trade positions” - p150
50. wood - “had been a teakwood deck. A row of four cabins” - p177

2. Love You Dead - Peter James - 18. Oct. 2022

2. apple - “She took an apple from the bowl of fruit on the table” - p53
13. dreams - “homeland. ‘In yer dreams!’ ‘So in that case,’ said” - p198
18. fork - “handle of a bent fork, them carried the coffee through” - p355
19. garlic - “for escargots in garlic butter and then what he had” - p340
20. God - “ not belong there. God, Jodie wanted to slide under” - p99
27. myth - “There are a lot of myths about snakes - in particular” - p174
31. omen - “invariably is a bad omen, causing chaos to reign! - p537
33. penny - “blown almost every penny of her childhood savings” - p167
38. salt - “view through a salt-caked window of upturned fishing” - p103
42. spoon - “absently noted the spoon in the saucer - and doubted” - p277

List:
4. birthday cake
5. black cat
6. blarney
8. charms
9. clover
12. dolphin
15. eyelash
16. fable
22. horseshoe
25. ladybug
32. opal
34. rabbit
35. red sky
37. rooster
43. taboo
45. thirteen
48. wishbone
49. wives

Choose your level:
One: 10-20 words
Two: 21-40 words
Three: 41-50 words

1. The Poe Shadow - Matthew Pearl

6. book - “dropped my memorandum book, and it opened” - p18.
9. bus - “run down by an omnibus than-‘ You can see what” - p15.
20. hand - “have grasped my hand with pride; that is, if this” - p18.
26. loud - “in a sympathetic loud whisper. ‘ That’s John” - p19.
32. paint - “his efforts by painting himas a sot, an unworthy” - p14.
42. story - “transformed by a story of a class peculiar to Poe.” - p10.
43. summer - “to me the last summer before his death that” - p14.

2. Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less - Jeffrey Archer - Sept. 8. 2022

5. blue - “with a Rugby Blue and an upper-second-class degree.” - p39.
10. chair - “facing the electric chair, rather than his last breakfast” - p17.
11. change - “at the Stock Exchange at 8 am and went through” - p17.
14. curtains - “finds out, it’s curtains for me unless I become the” - p77
18. grass - “how green the grass was, how narrow the roads, how” - p33.
19. green - “England before: how green the grass was, how narrow” - p33.
25. little - “always been a little easier. Keeping a million when” - p13.
27. lunch - “nearly time for lunch. In Harley Street, Bond” - p12.
28. Miss, Mrs., Mr. - “made out to Mrs. Rose Rennick. He left” - p17.
29. most - “man who makes most of patients look as if they had” - p41.
30. noisy - “students were a noisy, enthousiastic bunch - Stephen” - p37.
34. red - “grey carpet and red faded wallpaper. As David was” - p44.
36. room - “1909, in a small room that already slept four” - p13.
38. school - “pupil at his high school. His natural gifts lay” - p13.
41. south - “beat it off to South America. After the Ronald Biggs” - p62.
44. table - “to be Henryk’s table, she was rather taken aback” - p18.

List:
1. bears
2. big
3. birds
4. blocks
7. brother
8. build
12. colors
13. cool
15. ends
16. friendly
17. friends
21. handy
22. kindergarten
23. learn
24. leaves
31. orange
33. purple
35. roof
37. scary
39. sing
40. sister
45. teacher
46. turns
47. voice
48. walk
49. weather
50. yellow

I’m in :)

Choose your level:
One: 10-20 words
Two: 21-40 words
Three: 41-50 words

The Early Asimov: Book Two - Isaac Asimov

18. Little - “catch up the little bundle of flying arms and legs” - p36.
19. Lower - “descended into the lower levels where solid” - p45.
33. Point - “free once more. Pointing through a break in the” - p39.
46. Tiny - “she-Phib clasped its tiny armful closer to its breast.” - p44.

List:
1. Ant
2. Atom
3. Bitty
4. Brief
5. Condensed
6. Dainty
7. Diminutive
8. Dwarfed
9. Elfin
10. Fine
11. Germ
12. Humble
13. Inferior
14. Insufficient
15. Iota
16. Jot
17. Limited
20. Measly
21. Mere
22. Mini
23. Minute
24. Mite
25. Molecule
26. Narrow
27. Paltry
28. Particle
29. Peewee
30. Petite
31. Pint sized
32. Plain
34. Reduced
35. Runt
36. Scant
37. Short
38. Shrimp
39. Skimpy
40. Slight
41. Small
42. Stunted
43. Teeny
44. Terse
45. Thin
47. Trivial
48. Urchin
49. Weak
50. Wee

Finished: 41/50 words found :)

Badge collection thread: Maureen wants all the Badges!

1. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - 16 July 2022.

1. air - “subjects vanished into air. Among the broken fragments” - p19.
2. alert - “as if he were alert for something more. ‘I’d be a God” - p14.
3. Army - “in the American army during the war.’ As our credulity” - p41.
6. breakfast - “when we finished breakfast and went out on the” - p128.
7. Christmas - “lights to make a Christmas tree of Gatsby’s enormous” - p37.
13. dance - “hands like Frisco, dances out alone on the canvas” - p38.
14. December - “six o’clock of a December evening, with a few” - p146.
16. father - “vulnerable years my father gave me some advice” - p7.
18. flight - “in after a short flight around the house. I must” - p11.
19. garage - “front of wayside garages, where new red petrol-pump” - p23.
23. house - “we take a house together, in a commuting town” - p9.
27. neighbor - “freedom of the neighborhood. And so with” - p9.
29. passion - “and a bright passionate mouth, but there was” - p14.
32. plane - “just bought a hydroplane, and was going to try it out” - p44.
34. red - “on my shelf in red and gold like new money from” - p9.
37. Saturday - “lawn early that Saturday morning with a surprisingly” - p39.
38. secretary - “mate, skipper, secretary, and even jailor, for Dan” - p85.
41. shore - “along the north shore.’ ‘How gorgeous! Let’s go” - p14.
42. spot - “forgotten on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between” - p38.
44. swallow - “long, greedy swallows. ‘I read somewhere that the” - p99.
45. swim - “drums. The last swimmers have come in from the” - p38.
48. unknown - “griefs of wild, unknown men. Most of the” - p7.
49. wife - “at the scene - his wife and Catherine scolding and” - p35.
50. woman - “‘Tom’s got some woman in New York.’ ‘Got some” - p18.

2. Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson - 31 July. 2022

5. bomb - “drops like a five-hundred pound bomb. It is physically” - p11.
8. club - “an Army NCOs’ Club to save his life. But an NCOs’ Club” - p611.
11. crash - “so that the crash investigation team doesn’t have to” - p652.
12. crew - “a few hundred crew members. But while their attention” - p277.
15. enemy - “invisible to the enemy’s observation planes.’ Lieutenanr” - p588.
17. field - “plow across the field. The diving blades of the plow” - p287.
24. knock - “their language, knock off the threats. Shaftoe knows, from” - p612.
25. lost - “will lose?’ ‘You lost me there, padre,’ says Shaftoe.” - p277.
28. ocean - “the sand. The ocean is a Turing machine, the sand is” - p445.
30. patrol - “enough the highway patrol is out there ticketing speeders.” - p646.
31. pier - “with the Navy’s piers, depots, hospitals, and prisons.” - p610.
33. prisoner - “camp - for special prisoners. Its existence may be” - p588.
35. report - “go into your report?’ Waterhouse asked brightly.” - p600.
40. shoot - “course, is to shoot down Zeroes, which tend to attack” - p611.
43. submarine - “states that the submarine is to proceed to an” - p595.
46. theater - “Southwest Pacific theater of operations, from Burma” - p593.
47. truck - “of Amy’s U-Haul truck took him from behind, and the” - p580.

List:
4. battery
9. compass
10. contest
20. garbage
21. Hollywood
22. hostess
26. lumberjack
36. rescue
39. seduce

This one seems fun :)

Start date: 4 July 2022
End date: 3 July 2023
Authors completed: 0/25

Choose your level:

10 author chain
15 author chain
25 author chain

1. Frank Tallis - Vienna Blood - Jul 12, 2022
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I want to try this :)

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from 3 July 2022

States:
1. Delaware
2. Pennsylvania
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3. New Jersey
4. Georgia
5. Connecticut
6. Massachusetts
7. Maryland
8. South Carolina
9. New Hampshire
10. Virginia
11. New York
12. North Carolina
13. Rhode Island
14. Vermont
15. Kentucky
16. Tennessee
17. Ohio
18. Louisiana
19. Indiana
20. Mississippi
21. Illinois
22. Alabama
23. Maine
24. Missouri
25. Arkansas

I’m in :)

July Scavenger Hunt - 1941 The Movie
Duration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022

Choose your level:
One: 10-20 words
Two: 21-40 words
Three: 41-50 words

1. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - 16 July 2022.

1. air - “subjects vanished into air. Among the broken fragments” - p19.
2. alert - “as if he were alert for something more. ‘I’d be a God” - p14.
3. Army - “in the American army during the war.’ As our credulity” - p41.
6. breakfast - “when we finished breakfast and went out on the” - p128.
7. Christmas - “lights to make a Christmas tree of Gatsby’s enormous” - p37.
13. dance - “hands like Frisco, dances out alone on the canvas” - p38.
14. December - “six o’clock of a December evening, with a few” - p146.
16. father - “vulnerable years my father gave me some advice” - p7.
18. flight - “in after a short flight around the house. I must” - p11.
19. garage - “front of wayside garages, where new red petrol-pump” - p23.
23. house - “we take a house together, in a commuting town” - p9.
27. neighbor - “freedom of the neighborhood. And so with” - p9.
29. passion - “and a bright passionate mouth, but there was” - p14.
32. plane - “just bought a hydroplane, and was going to try it out” - p44.
34. red - “on my shelf in red and gold like new money from” - p9.
37. Saturday - “lawn early that Saturday morning with a surprisingly” - p39.
38. secretary - “mate, skipper, secretary, and even jailor, for Dan” - p85.
41. shore - “along the north shore.’ ‘How gorgeous! Let’s go” - p14.
42. spot - “forgotten on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between” - p38.
44. swallow - “long, greedy swallows. ‘I read somewhere that the” - p99.
45. swim - “drums. The last swimmers have come in from the” - p38.
48. unknown - “griefs of wild, unknown men. Most of the” - p7.
49. wife - “at the scene - his wife and Catherine scolding and” - p35.
50. woman - “‘Tom’s got some woman in New York.’ ‘Got some” - p18.

2. Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson - 31 July. 2022

5. bomb - “drops like a five-hundred pound bomb. It is physically” - p11.
8. club - “an Army NCOs’ Club to save his life. But an NCOs’ Club” - p611.
11. crash - “so that the crash investigation team doesn’t have to” - p652.
12. crew - “a few hundred crew members. But while their attention” - p277.
15. enemy - “invisible to the enemy’s observation planes.’ Lieutenanr” - p588.
17. field - “plow across the field. The diving blades of the plow” - p287.
24. knock - “their language, knock off the threats. Shaftoe knows, from” - p612.
25. lost - “will lose?’ ‘You lost me there, padre,’ says Shaftoe.” - p277.
28. ocean - “the sand. The ocean is a Turing machine, the sand is” - p445.
30. patrol - “enough the highway patrol is out there ticketing speeders.” - p646.
31. pier - “with the Navy’s piers, depots, hospitals, and prisons.” - p610.
33. prisoner - “camp - for special prisoners. Its existence may be” - p588.
35. report - “go into your report?’ Waterhouse asked brightly.” - p600.
40. shoot - “course, is to shoot down Zeroes, which tend to attack” - p611.
43. submarine - “states that the submarine is to proceed to an” - p595.
46. theater - “Southwest Pacific theater of operations, from Burma” - p593.
47. truck - “of Amy’s U-Haul truck took him from behind, and the” - p580.

List:
4. battery
9. compass
10. contest
20. garbage
21. Hollywood
22. hostess
26. lumberjack
36. rescue
39. seduce

Finished (as much as I could :) ).

Found: 32/50

I have a new badge collecting page:
Maureen wants all the badges

Found 32/50

1. March Upcountry - David Weber. 10.06.2022

2. August - “Saturday night in August dressed in thousand” - p42.
4. barbecue/BBQ - “one of the barbecued vegetables. The squashlike” - p317.
8. bugs - “The local bugs also used an aramid polymer, similar to” - p192.
9. camp - “to this first camp had nearly completed the task” - p175.
10. comfort - “trenches were uncomfortable, but they were also” - p177.
12. easy - “Lead it, easy squeeze. Pahner’s jaw dropped as the” - p157.
13. family - “of the Imperial Family?’ ‘Yes, Your Highness,’” - p41.
14. flag - “had planted its flag. ‘It’s one of ours,’ he stated” - p35.
15. fire - “impregnable to small-arms fire. Yet any material” - p17.
16. garden - “of Mother at a garden party), he’d settled down” - p120.
17. heat - “around. There were heat traces everywhere, but” - p26.
20. humid - “and a median humidity of ninety-seven percent,’” - p66.
24. jump - “a safe person to jump upon, without warning” - p26.
26. mosquitoes - “so much like mosquitoes that the Marines simply” - p192.
27. ocean - “a relatively small ocean, and move inland to take” - p69.
28. picnic - “the fuck is this, a picnic?’ Sergeant Major Kosutic” - p188.
29. pool - “She stood in a pool of the Marine’s blood.” - p18.
31. rest - “now, take your rest. I will have food and servants send” - p236.
33. sand - “don’t need any sand in the gears. Do you understand” - p82.
41. sweat - “The sweat that instantly popped out on his skin” - p144.
46. travel - “regrets…honor. Travel…way…pass…’ Cord laughed.” - p168.
47. trip - “rations for the trip, and we can’t forage and carry” - p77.
48. tropical - “archipelagoes and tropical seas which had” - p52.
49. waves - “hammered the uncaring waves. Their speed dropped” - p142.
50. vacation - “encounter on a vacation, but the bodyguard” - p33.

2. The Road - Cormac McCarthy. 11.06.2022

5. barefoot - “down the rows barefoot. By the time he got to the” - p128.
7. beach - “up onto the beach and set out the anchor at the end” - p12.
32. sail - “lolling rags of sail. Or life in the deep. Great squid propelling” - p234.
42. swimming - “‘Can I go swimming?’ ‘ Swimming?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘You’ll” - p232.
45. tennis - “An army in tennis shoes, tramping. Carrying three-foot” - p96.

3. Animal Farm - George Orwell. 11.06.2022

25. June - “were underfed. June came and the hay was almost” - p16.
38. summer - “of the sweet summer grass, they kicked up clods” - p19.

List:
1. afford
3. backyard
6. baseball
11. cousins
18. hotel
19. hot dog
21. ice cream
22. iced tea
23. July
30. rental
34. shorts
35. souvenirs
36. sprinkler
37. strawberry
39. sundress
40. sunscreen
43. swimsuit
44. taffy

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