The Lost Challenges discussion

The general rules of Scattergories are you are given a list of categories and a time limit. Then the letter dice is rolled and you have to come up with something that matches your letter and the category.

This “Challenge” works in conjunction with the other challenges you may participate in this month. You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you don't have to read 12 books this month...don't worry!) While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items (they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book):

The Challenge: I will post a list of 12 categories, 6 general relating to any book, and 6 specific to that month. On the last day of the month before, I will post the letter of the month. You can start reading on the 1st. The goal is to get as many points as possible by the end of the month.

Duration: May 1st to May 31st

Rules:
1.Any genre of books will work
2.Ebooks and audio count
3.You can read in any order
4.Rereads are ok but if you really reread the book

Points: You get one point for each category you can tie to a book, where the first letter begins with the letter of the month. You get double points for each time the letter of the month is used to begin a word (ex. for author if the letter was C, Cassandra Claire would be 2 points). We will not be deducting points for duplicate answers like the original game version does.

…..Note….. if you have already earned 1 point for an item and come across another item worth more points you can replace it. Please only list the one book that you are currently using for points.

Special categories are open for interpretation. As long as it is mentioned in the book and you can justify how it fits, it will work.

When you find one of the items list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, and specify where the item is found within the book. (i.e. page number, e-reader location, audio chapter)

Just like the regular game we will not use the letters Q, U, V, X, Y and Z.

Let me know if you have any questions.


General
1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:

May Specials

May 1st is also known as May Day and often involves dancing, around a May. The first Saturday in May is the date of the annual Kentucky Derby, the most famous horse race in the United States. The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day to celebrate our maternal relatives. The last Monday of May is Memorial Day in the United States, which honors our fallen soldiers of the United States Armed Forces. May 25 is Towel Day, in tribute to Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, so in tribute we will search for other multi-purpose items. May's birthstone is the emerald, a green stone.

7. Dancing
8. Related to Horses
9. Maternal Attribute
10. Related to the Armed Forces
11. Multi-purpose item
12. Green

The letter for the month of May is the letter

Hi Jennifer!! Great letter - I hope!!

Duration: 5/1/14 - 5/31/14

Letter: M

Points:


General
1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:

May Specials
7. Dancing
8. Related to Horses
9. Maternal Attribute
10. Related to the Armed Forces
11. Multi-purpose item
12. Green

Hey Leslie *waves*

May Scattergories
Letter: M --- 18/12 items claimed
(5/2 - 3.5) -- cover:M Is for Malice (5/1 - 4.25 Stars)
1. Title: M Is for Malice by Sue Grafton(1 pt)
2. Author: Sleeping With the Wolf by Maddy Barone(1 pt)
3. Main Character: Kinsey Millhone -- M Is for Malice(1 pt)
4. Secondary Character: Guy Malek (target of Kinsey's case) M Is for Malice(1 pt)
5. Place: Mill (biggest employer in town) Sleeping With the Wolf(1 pt)
6. Cover: Mouth Sleeping With the Wolf(1 pt)
MAY SPECIALS:
7. Dancing-- - Sleeping With the Wolf (pg 139): Carla recognized Jay and Des but not the third man, who was dressed like an extra in the movie Dancing With Wolves, with a breechcloth and hair in two braids past his waist. (2 pts)
8. Related to Horses-- Sleeping With the Wolf (pg 28): Mostly pack horses, to carry trade goods, for traveling, we mostly run when we want to go somewhere.(2 pts)
9. Maternal Attribute-- M Is for Malice (pg 319): In May of that year-this was two months after Guy left-Patty turned up four months pregnant.(3 pts)
10. Related to the Armed Forces-- M Is for Malice (pg 147): Dietz mostly slept like a soldier under combat conditions. (1 pt)
11. Multi-purpose item-- Sleeping With the Wolf(pg 72): Do you mind if I pull my chair in front of the stove?” (1 pt)
12. Green -- Sleeping With the Wolf pg 32: Carla sawed off all the mostly done edges of her steak, and Taye gave her his too, and she ate those and the mashed potatoes and mushy green beans. (3 pts)

It's good to see you Pat!

and good to be seen Jennifer. thanks for doing this - I've missed playing

It's my pleasure :D

1. Book Title: Black Moon
2. Author: Dana Marie Bell
3. Main Character: Mira (Nightwalker)
4. Secondary Character: Marik (Black Magic)
5. Place: Malibu (Hunted, Raphael's Malibu estate,p. 582))
6. Cover: moon (Black Moon, JD Tyler)
7. Dancing: She could only move her eyes, and she noted that the battle had stopped in the middle of some macabre, deadly dance (p. 63, Savage Awakening)
8. Related to Horses: The horses are used to it, and the trails are well marked. (p. 634, Hunted)
9. Maternal Attribute: My mother was still married to my father at that time, and tried to intervene, but we'd learned by then that she didn't have any real power. (p. 38, Bear Naked)
10. Related to the Armed Forces: "The Alpha Pack emerged exactly as the little government group had hoped, top secret military fighters who were shape shifters with the special psy ability, battling the paranormal bad guys. (p.171, Cole's Redemption)
11. Multi-purpose item: Why would two huge containers of bleach be sitting in the middle of the floor like this? (p.162, Cole's Redemption)
12. Green: His green eyes were black marbles as he held her gaze for a long moment, then turned and slammed out (p. 174, Black Moon)

"O" was a lost cause but I have much more hope for this one.

Letter: M

Points:


General
1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:

May Specials
7. Dancing
8. Related to Horses
9. Maternal Attribute
10. Related to the Armed Forces
11. Multi-purpose item
12. Green

Welcome Missyb and Julianne!

I'm in :)

May Scattergories
05/01/14 - 05/31/14
5/12 Points

General: Letter is M
1. Book Title: Natural Magick 1 point
2. Author: Mark Morris - The Deluge 1 point
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character: Sara MacManus (Loc 158) - Natural Magick 1 point
5. Place:
6. Cover:

May Specials
7. Dancing
8. Related to Horses
9. Maternal Attribute
10. Related to the Armed Forces
11. Multi-purpose item - Weekend Surrender (Loc 370) The only main room that wasn't cluttered was the kitchen, which was relatively spotless. 1 point
12. Green - The Deluge (2324) ...we could end up with something like sweetcorn and mushy green beans... 1 point

by Lori King 05/03/14 by Kathi S. Barton 05/10/14 by Mark Morris 05/12/14

First time playing. I have one question, I use the letter "M" for the first 6 items, correct?

Welcome Diane!

You use the letter "M" for all 12 categories. For the last 6 items you use them like this...

Willy rode the male horse.

or

The massive stallion ran.

Also, if you use more than 1 "M" you get extra points.

Many horses marched side by side.

I hope this helps. If you have any more questions don't hesitate to ask :)

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Welcome Diane!

You use the letter "M" for all 12 categories. For the last 6 items you use them like this...

Now I understand it better. I'm sure I will have more questions later but I "THINK" I understand. Thanks!

I'm going to go for it.


May Scattergories
05/01/14 - 05/31/14

General: Letter is M
1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:

May Specials
7. Dancing
8. Related to Horses
9. Maternal Attribute
10. Related to the Armed Forces
11. Multi-purpose item
12. Green

Glad to have you join the Challenge, Sunshine!

Timeframe: May 2014
Letter: M
Points: 12

1. Book Title: Magic Strikes (#5)
2. Author: Maya Banks (#2)
3. Main Character: Mason Brown (#7)
4. Secondary Character: Mazur Rackham (#6)
5. Place: Mythos Academy (#4)
6. Cover: man (#2)

7. Dancing "...while the band played a bunch of low-key dance music." pg 181(#3)
8. Related to Horses "The mare sighs and switches her wet tail." pg 181(#1)
9. Maternal Attribute "Rachel and his Mom had painstakingly planned..." pg 3(#2)
10. Related to the Armed Forces "Nothing in his years in the military had prepared him..." pg 11(#2)
11. Multi-purpose item "As far as Toby could see they were using metal pipes." pg 21(#8)
12. Green "His eyes would have been a merry green..." pg 85(#9)

Books:
1. Little Century by Anna Keesey 5/4/14 3♥
2. The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks 5/4/14 4♥
3. Death Masks by Jim Butcher 5/5/14 3.5♥
4. Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep 5/6/14 4♥
5. Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews 5/8/14 4♥
6. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 5/8/14 3♥
7. Sleep With the Lights On by Maggie Shayne 5/11/14 3.5♥
8. The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood 5/18/14 2.5♥
9. Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep 5/13/14 3.5♥

10 points

General

1. Book Title:
2. Author: Catou Martine 1 point
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character: Marsha Heartless 1 point
5. Place: Manhattan, NY Tangled 1 point
6. Cover: Man Heartless 1 point

May Specials

7. Dancing : Tangled page 216 / And since I most likely only have a few weeks to live-I hold my hand out to Kate-May I have this dance? 1 point
8. Related to Horses : Greed page 107 / Everyone mounted their horses and I followed suit, a little bit nervous, and very unaware of what I was supposed to do. 1 point
9. Maternal Attribute : Fixed on You page 200 / No, my mother thinks I got Celia pregnant. 2 points
10. Related to the Armed Forces : Greed page 193 / He talked about how he lost that first son in Vietnam, but that's all he mentioned of that. 1 point
11. Multi-purpose item :
12. Green : Heartless page 99 / A man, with a small beer belly and clear green eyes that seemed to smile with or without his mouth joining in, came up behind Geena. 1 point

Books Read
5/1/14 5/2/14 5/8/14 5/26/14

I'm in.


Letter = M

16 POINTS

General
1. Title:
2. Author: Mary Jo Putney - Loving A Lost Lord 5/11 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Chrissy McMullen - Not One Clue - Lois Greiman 5/10 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Will Masterton - Loving A Lost Lord 5/11 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Manhattan - Black Magic Woman - Christine Warren 5/8 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: mockingjay (bird) - Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 5/4 (1 POINT)

April Specials
7. Dancing - Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 5/4
(the musics slow and dreamlike so Peeta pulls me into his arms and we move in a circle) p 80
(3 POINTS)

8. Related to Horses - Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 5/4
(he pops a sugar cube into his mouth and leans against my horse) p288 (1 POINT)

9. Maternal Attribute - Not One Clue - Lois Greiman 5/10
(some people can see through a thousand miles of telephone wire. It's called mother-vision) p26 (2 POINTS)

10. Related to the Armed Forces - Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 5/4
(the man has only just crumbled to the ground when a wall of white Peacekeepers uniforms blocked are view) p63 (1 POINT)

11. Multi-purpose item - The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley 5/12
(which was one of those great multipurpose words that meant thank you) p254 (2 POINTS)

12. Green - Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 5/4
(sits in the middle of a green meadow) p198 (2 POINTS)

Welcome Turtlefrog & Barbara!

I think I am going to try this.

Glad to have you join us, Hina!

I didnt' do wel with O so lets see how M goes

Welcome, Lindy!

General
Letter: M
Points: 13
COMPLETED 28.05.14

1. Book Title:Maybe Someday~Colleen Hoover
2. Author: Mary Wine~The Trouble With Highlanders
3. Main Character: Maggie~Maybe Someday
4. Secondary Character: Daphne MacLeod ~The Touble With Highlanders
5. Place: Maryland~Hard As You Can
6. Cover: Music Sheets~Maybe Someday

May Specials
7. Dancing:
Maybe Baby~ it's more than likely Ridge causes my heart to betray me by dancing rapidly in my chest Loc 3221 (2 points)
8. Related to Horses:
The Trouble With Highlanders~Horses tossed their heads and snorted as the men began to saddle them. Loc 208 (1 point)
9. Maternal Attribute:
The Trouble With Highlanders~His tone was tender and his motions too slow. (Loc 868) 1 point
10. Related to the Armed Forces:
The Trouble With Highlanders Daphne battled to maintain her stony expression. Loc 1119 (1 point)
11. Multi-purpose item:
Maybe Someday~I say as I put my fork down. Loc 998 (1 point)
12. Green:
The Trouble With Highlanders~Hunger glittered in his green eyes, making them glow. Loc 527 (1 point)

25.05.14 4*
26.05.14 4*
23.05.14 4*

Welcome, Jade!

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Welcome, Jade!"

Thank you Jennifer, by far my favorite monthly challenge ;)

So excited to see some new people try this challenge!

done!

Wow! That was quick! Congratulations, Pat!

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Wow! That was quick! Congratulations, Pat!"

I live to read, you know that Jennifer & thx

me to and I make sure I read a book a day

Lindy wrote: "me to and I make sure I read a book a day"
at least

Duration: 5/1/14 - 5/31/14

Letter: M

Points: 4


General
1. Book Title:Murder In the North End
2. Author:Karen Marie MoningIced
3. Main Character: Graeme Montgomery Never Seduce a Scot
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place: County MayoShadow Spell 5/1/14 4.5 ★ 1 POINT
6. Cover: MountainsBreathe5/3/14 4★1 POINT


May Specials
7. Dancing
8. Related to Horses
9. Maternal Attribute"My Mom is also awesome." p. 93 BreatheSEE ABOVE 2 POINTS
10. Related to the Armed Forces
11. Multi-purpose item
12. Green

Welcome, Sharon!

Jennifer, would a room count as a multi-purpose item?

Diane wrote: "Jennifer, would a room count as a multi-purpose item?"

I would say yes

Did I post this right?

Weekend Surrender (Loc 370) The only main room that wasn't cluttered was the kitchen, which was relatively spotless.

Diane wrote: "Did I post this right?

Weekend Surrender (Loc 370) The only
main

room
that wasn't cluttered was the kitchen, which was relatively spotless."

Yes you did

I'm In

Timeframe: May 2014
Letter: M
Points:

1. Book Title: Midnight in Death
2. Author: Michelle Fox - Burlesque! Le Cirque D'Amour
3. Main Character: - Zach McBride - Breaking Point
4. Secondary Character: Tall, Tatted and Tempting - Matt
5. Place: - Monterrey, CA - Lick
6. Cover: - man - Lick

7. Dancing
8. Related to Horses
9. Maternal Attribute
10. Related to the Armed Forces
11. Multi-purpose item
12. Green

I'm In

Timeframe: May 2014
Letter: M
Points:

1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:

7. Dancing
8. Related to Horses
9. Maternal Attribute
10. Related to the Armed Forces
11. Multi-purpose item
12. Green

Welcome, Penni!

The Lost Challenges
May Scattergories
Duration: 5/1/2014 - 5/31/2014

Progress: 10 out of 12

LETTER M

General

1. Book Title: The Maze Runner by James Dashner - *** - 5/6/2014
2. Author: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/7/2014
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character: Minho: The Maze Runner by James Dashner - *** - 5/6/2014
5. Place: Montana: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/7/2014
6. Cover: Man: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - ***** - 5/22/2014

May Specials

May 1st is also known as May Day and often involves dancing, around a May. The first Saturday in May is the date of the annual Kentucky Derby, the most famous horse race in the United States. The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day to celebrate our maternal relatives. The last Monday of May is Memorial Day in the United States, which honors our fallen soldiers of the United States Armed Forces. May 25 is Towel Day, in tribute to Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, so in tribute we will search for other multi-purpose items. May's birthstone is the emerald, a green stone.

7. Dancing: "No more dancing for now, Bea," he murmured close to her ear. Page 135
Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 5/14/2014
8. Related to Horses: "The Knight of Rods was what it sounded like, a man on horseback with a long wooden spear." Loc 2809
Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/7/2014
9. Maternal Attribute: "It means 'mother' in Malay."
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley - ***** - 5/14/2014
10. Related to the Armed Forces: "I had peeked at it often enough in its case to remember that the tag identified it as an 1898 Rast & Gasser service revolver, made in Vienna for the Austro-Hungarian Army."
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley - ***** - 5/14/2014

11. Multi-purpose item

12. Green: "Beneath our wings, Buckshaw lay spread out in the sune, a dreamy mirage of green lands, a fairy-tale kingdom in miniature."
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley - ***** - 5/14/2014

Welcome, Suzanne!

Duration: 5/1/14 - 5/31/14

Letter: M

Points: 8


General
1. Book Title:Murder In the North End
2. Author:Karen Marie MoningIced
3. Main Character: Graeme Montgomery Never Seduce a Scot5/7/14 3.5 ★1 POINT
4. Secondary Character:Tor MacLeod The Raider5/10/14 5★1 Point
5. Place: County MayoShadow Spell 5/1/14 4.5 ★ 1 POINT
6. Cover: MountainsBreathe5/3/14 4★1 POINT


May Specials
7. Dancing " ... I liked to go out, mostly because I liked music, but I loved dancing." p. 38Knight5/16/14 3.5★2 POINTS
8. Related to Horses
9. Maternal Attribute"My Mom is also awesome." p. 93 BreatheSEE ABOVE 2 POINTS
10. Related to the Armed Forces
11. Multi-purpose item
12. Green

Done. 13 points. Not a lot of points, but I finished. Can't wait till next month for the next letter & categories.

Congratulations, Missyb!

I'm done ;D until June!

Well done, Jade!