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February Scattergories - Letter BDuration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024
Completed: 11/12
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton
2. Author: Sandy Barker - Shout out to my Ex
3. Main Character: Anita Blake - Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton
4. Secondary Character: Anita Blake - Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
5. Place/Setting: Bookshop - The Dubrovnik Book Club by Eva Glyn
6. Item on cover:Book - The Dubrovnik Book Club by Eva Glyn
And the Specials for February are:
7. Something you eat: I was ready for some bread.
Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton (Loc 28%)
8. A day everyone celebrates each year: able to mark her eighty third birthday Escape to Polkerran Point: A fun and heartwarming cosy romance by {author: Cass Grafton] (Loc Pg 34)
9. Item on a list: they just were, and bread never ran out - Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
10. Street Name:
11. Item in your carry-on:The Nikes gave way to a pair of short boots.
Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton(Loc 46%)
12. Children ride in/on: getting on the nearest plane, train, or bus to answer that call.”
Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton (Loc 71%)
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Finished 10/01/24 :)January Scattergories - Letter L
Read: 12/12
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan
2. Author: Laurell K. Hamilton - Incubus Dreams
3. Main Character: Laird Dunn - Highlander's Untamed Bride
4. Secondary Character: Larry - Incubus Dreams
5. Place/Setting: Loch - Highlander's Untamed Bride
6. Item on cover: Lace - Incubus Dreams
And the Specials for January are:
7. Something you take to work: Highlander’s Fated Bride: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance
-to hold ye off till lunch - Pg 104
8. A noise people make: Highlander's Untamed Bride
- she laughed to herself - Pg 32
9. Something you don't like doing: Highlander's Untamed Bride
- Kirsteen would have been lying - Pg 134
10. A body part:Highlander's Untamed Bride
- reaching a leg up- Pg 26
11. Something in almost every room: Highlander's Untamed Bride
- warmth and light was what she needed - Pg 135
12. Ends with - r: Highlander's Untamed Bride
- Two ales and whiskey later - Pg 33
Highlander's Untamed Bride: A Historical Scottish Romance Novel - Read: 03/01/24
Incubus Dreams - Read: 09/01/24
Highlander’s Fated Bride: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance - Read: 03/01/24
The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan - Read: 10/01/24
January Scattergories - Letter LRead: 12/12
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan
2. Author: Laurell K. Hamilton - Incubus Dreams
3. Main Character: Laird Dunn - Highlander's Untamed Bride
4. Secondary Character: Larry - Incubus Dreams
5. Place/Setting: Loch - Highlander's Untamed Bride
6. Item on cover: Lace - Incubus Dreams
And the Specials for January are:
7. Something you take to work: Highlander’s Fated Bride: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance
-to hold ye off till lunch - Pg 104
8. A noise people make: Highlander's Untamed Bride
- she laughed to herself - Pg 32
9. Something you don't like doing: Highlander's Untamed Bride
- Kirsteen would have been lying - Pg 134
10. A body part:Highlander's Untamed Bride
- reaching a leg up- Pg 26
11. Something in almost every room: Highlander's Untamed Bride
- warmth and light was what she needed - Pg 135
12. Ends with - r: Highlander's Untamed Bride
- Two ales and whiskey later - Pg 33
Highlander's Untamed Bride: A Historical Scottish Romance Novel - Read: 03/01/24
Incubus Dreams - Read: 09/01/24
Highlander’s Fated Bride: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance - Read: 03/01/24
The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan - Read: 10/01/24
Retro Movie: GhostDuration: Three months from your start date.
Level 1: 1 - 10 tasks
Level 2: 11 or more tasks.
Each task can be done as many times as you would like.
Completed:
TASKS
1. Ghost
👻 Read a book that is either tagged as romance, fantasy or thriller.
2. Ghost
👻 Read a book published in July of any year or read a book that is third in a series.
3. Sam Wheat
👻 Read a book with a character called Patrick, Sam, Demi or Molly, or read a book set in New York.
4. That night,
👻 Read a book where someone is mugged or an item is stolen, or with a ghost as a character.
5. Molly
👻 Read a book where a house is broken into or with a cat on the cover.
6. Sam
👻 Read a book with a character who is a psychic or with a character who is in danger.
7. Molly
👻 Read a book with a drug dealer in it or read a book where a character needs a password for something or read a book where a character is devastated.
8. Determined
👻 Read a book where a character withdraws money or a character who types something,
9. Carl
👻 Read a book where a character panics or a character gets killed or has a character who is a demon.
10. Oda Mae
👻 Read a book with a character who owns a gun or where someone breaks into a house or where a character goes dancing.
11. Sam
👻 Read a book with an object that is glass on the cover or read a book with a hellish character (Your interpretation).
12. Sam
👻 Read a book with a light on the cover or where a character cries.
Duration February 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022Level 1: 4- 12 tasks
Each task can be done as often as you like.
Completed: 00/12
TASKS
1. February was added to the Roman calendar in 713 BC. The length of the month changed over time and, at one time, it had as few as 23 days. When Julius Caesar remade the Roman calendar, the month was assigned 28 days during normal years and 29 days during leap years which occurred every four years.
🗓️ Read a book with two of the following numbers in the year published, 1, 2, 3, and 7. Tell us the year.
🗓️ Read a book where the MC initials can be found in FEBRUARY.
🗓️ Read a book which is fourth in a series.
2. The Welsh call February "y mis bach" which means "little month". The month is named for the Latin word februum which means purification. The Saxon term for the month, Sol-monath, means "cake month". This is because they offered cakes to the gods during this month.
🗓️ Read a book which is less than 150 pages.
🗓️ Read a book set in Wales or by a Welsh author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
🗓️ Read a book with either a cake on the cover, or set in a bakery.
3. The largest American sporting event of the year, the Super Bowl, is held in February. It is also the third month of winter. In the Southern Hemisphere February is a summer month the equivalent of August.
🗓️ Read a book about football or where a character watches football. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🗓️ Read a book that is third in a series.
🗓️ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. (All words count)
4. The name March comes from the Roman god of war, Mars. Some special days in March are Pi Day, and St Patrick's day. March also is national nutrition month, American Red Cross month, and fire prevention month
🗓️ Read a book about a war, or where two characters have a long standing feud.
🗓️ Read a book with a pie on the cover.
🗓️ Read a book with either a green or a red cover.
5. March is the first month of Spring which begins between March 19-21. For many years much of Europe used March as the start of the New Year and Britain used March 25th as the beginning of the New Year until 1752.
🗓️ Read a book set in Spring.
🗓️ Read a book set in England.
🗓️ Read a book that is published in March of any year.
6. In the Southern Hemisphere, March is the same as September in the Northern Hemisphere. Each year March and June end on the same day of the week. March Madness is a basketball tournament played by the NCAA.
🗓️ Read a book about basketball or where a character attends a basketball game.
🗓️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in MARCH MADNESS.
🗓️ Read a book where MARCH is found in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
7. In the initial Roman calendar April was the second month of the year until January and February were added in 700 BC. It is thought that the name April comes from the Latin word "to open" and describes the trees opening at springtime. It could also be that the name comes from the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
🗓️ Read a book which has an item on the cover that is open. (Examples could be a door, box, or arms)
🗓️ Read a book with a tree on the cover.
🗓️ Read a book about a Greek God.
8. April is the second month of spring and is a time of planting and spring cleaning. In the Southern Hemisphere, April is the same as October in the Northern Hemisphere. The diamond of April symbolizes innocence.
🗓️ Read a book with a garden on the cover or is about gardening.
🗓️ Read a book where a character cleans house (Who is it?)
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is innocent. (Your interpretation).
9. In Ancient Rome the month of April was sacred to the goddess Venus. The Japanese fiscal year for most businesses starts on April 1st. In England there are many cuckoo festivals. The arrival of the cuckoo bird in April is a signal that spring has arrived. April is the month when the professional baseball season begins in the United States and when the Boston Marathon is run.
🗓️ Read a book set in Massachusetts.
🗓️ Read a book with a bird on the cover.
🗓️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in BASEBALL.
February ScattergoriesDuration: February 1, 2022 - February 28, 2022
Letter: J
Completed: 07/10
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title:
2. Author: Josie Silver - One Night on the Island
3. Main Character: Julian Blackwell - Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell
4. Secondary Character: Json Stackhouse - Dead Ever After
5. Place/Setting: Joyland Lane - Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell
6. Item on cover:
And the Specials for February are:
7. Articles of Clothing: Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell - in my skinny black jeans
8. Something Physical That A Person Does: Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell - I jumped to my feet! (Loc 39%)
9. A Glass Item: Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell - passing a jug of homemade apple pie moonshine (Loc 48%)
10. An Everyday Word: Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell - “Where’d you go just a moment ago?” (Loc 54%)
11. Something You Drink:
12. A Word That Also Means Happy:
06/02 ****
10/02 ***
11/02 ***
Completed - 17/01/22January Scattergories
Duration: January 1, 2022 - January 31, 2022
Letter A
Found: 10/10
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: As Greek as It Gets
2. Author: Anita Frank - The Return
3. Main Character: Annie - As Greek as It Gets
4. Secondary Character: Alcide - Dead Reckoning
5. Place/Setting: Arkansas - Dead Reckoning
6. Item on cover: Arm - Dead Reckoning
And the Specials for January are:
7. Has Two Syllables: As Greek as It Gets - who I assume to be her grandson (Pg 37)
8. Something You Can See Through A Hidden Camera: As Greek as It Gets - I'd like to go on an animal safari (Pg 65)
9. Something You Put in Your Mouth: As Greek As It Gets - oh and she made apple crumble (Pg 122)
10. Starts With A - Then Followed By 2 Double Letters - EX: Approve: As Greek as It Gets - wondering if some of the appeal for Max (Pg 146)
11. Thing That Can Get You Fired:As Greek as It Gets - having an argument with her boyfriend (Pg 57)
12. Cookie Flavors: As Greek as It Gets - all washed down with apple juice (Pg 134)
17/01 ****
10/01***
15/01 ***
JoAnne wrote: "Welcome back Jade!! :)"Thank you lovely :)
January ScattergoriesDuration: January 1, 2022 - January 31, 2022
Letter A
Found: 10/10
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: As Greek as It Gets
2. Author: Anita Frank - The Return
3. Main Character: Annie - As Greek as It Gets
4. Secondary Character: Alcide - Dead Reckoning
5. Place/Setting: Arkansas - Dead Reckoning
6. Item on cover: Arm - Dead Reckoning
And the Specials for January are:
7. Has Two Syllables: As Greek as It Gets - who I assume to be her grandson (Pg 37)
8. Something You Can See Through A Hidden Camera: As Greek as It Gets - I'd like to go on an animal safari (Pg 65)
9. Something You Put in Your Mouth: As Greek As It Gets - oh and she made apple crumble (Pg 122)
10. Starts With A - Then Followed By 2 Double Letters - EX: Approve: As Greek as It Gets - wondering if some of the appeal for Max (Pg 146)
11. Thing That Can Get You Fired:As Greek as It Gets - having an argument with her boyfriend (Pg 57)
12. Cookie Flavors: As Greek as It Gets - all washed down with apple juice (Pg 134)
17/01 ****
10/01***
15/01 ***
I am going to join in on this one, been a while since I have had time to do it.
JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Poppet and Jade! Hi Jade!! :)"
Hey!! happy New Year :)
January Scattergories - LFound: 11/12
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: Love Almost
2. Author: Lisa Hobman - Dreaming Under An Island Skye
3. Main Character: Laurie - Dreaming Under An Island Skye
4. Secondary Character: Lydia - The Promise
5. Place/Setting: Lake District - The Dog Sitter
6. Item on cover: Lead - The Dog Sitter
And the Specials for January are:
7. Things You See at the Zoo: The Promise ~ Dan picked up something called a lion of Soho (Loc 3156)
8. Things in a Swamp: The Promise ~ their leaves miserably brown in places (Loc 183)
9. Vehicles Cars:
10. College Mascots: The Promise ~ the exact same Zara leopard print pumps (Loc 4441)
11. Something You Find Outdoors: The Promise ~ with the lamp post casting their cones of orange light through the darkness (Loc 127)
12. Things That Touch Your Skin: The Promise ~ Clare started down at her star-printed leggings (Loc 4316)
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July 2020 ScattergoriesDuration: July 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020
Letter: A
Found: 11/12
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title:
2. Author: Andrew Ridgley
3. Main Character: Andrew - What! George and Me
4. Secondary Character: Alma Trent - The Sun Down Motel
5. Place/Setting: Arena - What! George and Me
6. Item on cover: Arrow - The Sun Down Motel
And the Specials for July are:
7. 4-Letter Word: Wham! George & Me ~She also has a look in her eye that makes me think she’d prefer to leave (Loc 29%)
8. Things in the Sky: Wham! George & Me ~ I shot my hand into the air (Loc 8%)
9. Fruit: Wham! George & Me ~ When we finally landed in the Big Apple (Loc 40)
10. Items in a Catalog: Wham! George & Me ~ She crashes into anarmchair as if the bliss of it all has completely worn (Loc 31%)
11. Things Inside a Refrigerator: Wham! George & Me ~ and fuelled by alcohol and the memories of her (Loc 5%)
12. Foods You Eat Raw: Wham! George & Me ~When a gust of wind blows over the garden, apple blossom scatters over Lizzie (Loc 21%)
3/7 *****
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June ScattergoriesCompleted: 12/12
Letter: S
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: The Senator's Wife
2. Author: Sarah Morgan
3. Main Character: Stephanie Plum
4. Secondary Character: President Snow - Mockingjay
5. Place/Setting: South Beach ~ In Need of Therapy
6. Item on cover: Suitcase ~ Family For Beginners
And the Specials for June are:
7. Birds: Twin Piques - I shrug while I swallow the mouthful of bread (Loc 12%)
8. Things That Have Buttons: In Need of Therapy ~ Is there somewhere I can put this sweater? (Loc 38%)
9. Menu Item From a Chinese Restaurant: In Need of Therapy ~ “Maybe I’ll try one of those warm stone massages, or a seaweed body wrap?” (Loc 37%)
10. Words Associated With Exercise: In Need of Therapy ~ “It took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to reach the level of success I have. (Loc 53%)
11. Types of Weather: In Need of Therapy ~ Victor turned to me, his face darkening as if a storm cloud (Loc 40%)
12. Reason to Call 911: In Need of Therapy ~ You need to chill, or you’re going to stroke out,” (Loc 60%)
05/06 *****
12/06 ***
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30/06 ****
May Scavenger Hunt - Cinco De Mayo Duration: May 1st, 2020 - May 31st, 2020
Margarita: 41-50 words
Found: 00/50
List:
1. Army
2. Atmosphere
3. Balls
4. Band
5. Banquet
6. Barbacoa/Barbecue
7. Battle
8. Beans
9. Cantina
10. Carnitas
11. Celebration
12. Chilis
13. Community
14. Crowds
15. Dancing
16. Decorations
17. Dress
18. Drink
19. Fancy
20. Festival/Fiesta
21. Food
22. Grand
23. Heritage
24. Holiday
25. Honor
26. Joyful
27. Kinship
28. Laughter
29. Mexican
30. Mob
31. Music
32. Nationalism
33. Parade
34. Party
35. Patriotism
36. Popular
37. Queso
38. Resourceful
39. Salsa
40. Sombrero
41. Spirit
42. Surprise
43. Teamwork
44. Tourists
45. Tradition
46. United
47. Valiant
48. Waving
49. Worthy
50. Young
May ScattergoriesFound: 06/12
Letter: P
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: Practically Perfect
2. Author: Paige Toon
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character: Peter - Practically perfect
5. Place/Setting: Post Office - Practically Perfect
6. Item on cover: People - The Best Laid Plans
And the Specials for May
7. Things That Grow: Spring at Lavender Bay - the heavily scented plants on the breeze. (Loc 475)
8. Words Ending in -N: Spring at Lavender Bay - half the huge open plan office (Loc 69)
9. Household Chores: Spring at Lavender Bay - began to notice the peeling paint (Loc 538)
10. Bad Guys/Ladies:
11. Items in a Vending Machine: Spring at Lavender Bay - she grabbed a handful of peanuts (Loc 2247)
12. Flowers:
04/05 ***
04/05 ***
07/05 ***
08/05 ***
Completion PostApril Scattergories "C"
Duration: April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020
Letter: C
Found: 12/12
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April Scattergories "C"Duration: April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020
Letter: C
Found: 12/12
Recurring Items:
1. Book: The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay
2. Author: Celia Ahern - Postscript
3. Main Character: Claire - Family For Beginners
4. Secondary Character: Caterpillar - Curiouser and Curiouser
5. Place/Setting: Cumbria, UK - Family For Beginners
6. Item on cover: Case - Family For Beginners
And the Specials for April are:
7. Canned Food: Family For Beginners - a potato salad, sweet corn, its edges darkened from the grill (Loc 214)
8. Movie Genre: Family For Beginners - if you ever witness a crime (Loc 258)
9. Decorative Item: Family For Beginners - A large vase of calla lillies (Loc 62)
10. Camping Equipment: Curiouser and Curiouser - oversized leather chairs (Loc 139)
11. An Advertised Item: Curiouser and Curiouser - a massive clock chimed (Loc 1096)
12. Item Found in a Garage: Family For Beginners - Jack was busy packing up the car (Loc 12)
10/4 **** 3/4 ***** 
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27/04 ***
March Scavenger Hunt - Green Things Duration: March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
Choose your level:
Forest: 41-50 words
Found: 24/41+
02/03 ****3. Envy - and I don’t envy the couple (Loc 52)
11. Bird - Bird in the sky? (Loc 86)
15. Frog - I’m flailing like Kermit the Frog (Loc 10)
30. Lime - a cloudy concoction with lime (Loc 20)
32. Mint - and mint in it (Loc 20)
35. Nature - especially given the nature of my business. (Loc 12)
36. Olive - in garlic and olive oil (Loc 21)
37. Onion - A bowl of tomatoes and onion (Loc 21)
39. Parrot - his junk almost resembles a parrot (Loc 80)
44. Snake - somehow managed to snake his way (Loc 86)
5th Mar ****1. Apple - his Adam's apple as he swelled (Pg 215)
4. Bottle - like a bottle rocket (Pg60)
5. Bug - where the travelling bug came from (Pg66)
7. Clothes - hunting down her clothes (Pg 13)
13. Eyes - she closed her eyes (Pg 18)
09/03 ***9. Dress - looking down at the pile of dress (Loc 36)
14. Forest - side of the Osceola National Forest (Loc 10)
17. Glasses - Emma poured beers into glasses (Loc 15)
19. Grass - I pulled on marsh grass (Loc 62)
33. Money - “There is enough money?” (Loc 25)
42. Pepper - there would be some serious pepper-spraying (Loc 53)
46. Trees - The tops of trees (Loc 28)
47. Turtle - “I was meeting the boys at the Turtle (Loc 64)
49. Woods - but when we entered woods (Loc 48)
List:
2. Avocado
6. Cactus
8. Cucumber
10. Emerald
12. Evergreen trees
16. Gem
18. Grapes
20. Insects
21. Ireland
22. Ivy
23. Jade
24. Jealousy
25. Jelly bean
26. Kelly
27. Kiwi
28. Leaf
29. Lettuce
31. Markers
34. Moss
38. Paint
40. Pea
41. Pear
43. Shamrock
45. Tennis ball
48. Watermelon
50. Yarn
