The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

                                ~BONUS Easter Mini Challenge~

This is an optional and BONUS mini challenge for our UNO players for Easter! Books with a read date from Friday 25 March until 31 March count.

Easter Scavenger Hunt
Find these words... they are all products used to naturally dye eggs for Easter
For each book your team reads that contains one of these words in the text or title (plurals are acceptable), you can claim DOUBLE points for one of your cards.

Your TEAM can claim EACH WORD only once and you can only claim ONE word per book. This means your team has the ability to claim up to 20 cards as double points. Wow!!

♔ Blueberry
♔ Grape
♔ Walnut
♔ Dill
♔ Chilli
♔ Turmeric
♔ Spinach
♔ Chlorophyll
♔ Onion
♔ Carrot
♔ Paprika
♔ Cranberry
♔ Raspberry
♔ Hibiscus
♔ Orange
♔ Lemon
♔ Chamomile (or Camomile)
♔ Celery
♔ Cumin
♔ Saffron

◈ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books for what you are claiming for your UNO hands or for your memories mini challenge.
◈ Books read between March 25 and 31 count for this mini challenge
◈ The usual book length rules apply, Books must be more than 100 pages in length and Children's books and Graphic Novels can not be used unless by word count they can be verified as more than 25,000 words using arbookfind.com
◈ Captains - to claim your double points, please change the points in the appropriate cell and your spreadsheets will be updated to enable you to track the words.

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Can they be books we are currently reading as long as we finish them before the 1st?

Sure can. They need to be books started after March 1 (the start of the challenge) and read between the 25th and 31st March
:)

What site does everyone use find their words? I typically use the "look inside" and "search" feature on Amazon, but it isn't available for all books.

I just tried it for a book I'm starting today and it wasn't available. Since, I will be listening to this one while driving, I can't write it down if I happen to hear it and I won't easily be able to go back and find it either.

There is also books.google.com
Other than that, I'm not sure if there's another option. Amazon and Google are my go-to sites for this kind of scavenger hunt.

You mentioned that the books used for this challenge don't need to be separate from the ones used for UNO cards - but can they be separate? What I'm asking is, for those of us almost finished the challenge, can we use books that won't be claimed for a card? And if so, how do we determine which bonus points that book will get? Thanks!

Thanks, Eldarwen. :) I'll look into that one.

Andrea wrote: "You mentioned that the books used for this challenge don't need to be separate from the ones used for UNO cards - but can they be separate? What I'm asking is, for those of us almost finished the c..."

Yes you can use books not used for the regular uno cards. You will choose which card to double for points (though each uno card can only be doubled once) - it doesn't need to be for the books read for this mini-challenge.

UNO Pixie - Am I reading that right? You can double any card you choose? So, if your book fits in your challenge, you can still double a different card?

Kristie wrote: "UNO Pixie - Am I reading that right? You can double any card you choose? So, if your book fits in your challenge, you can still double a different card?"

Correct :)

Great! Thanks. :)

Kristie wrote: "What site does everyone use find their words? I typically use the "look inside" and "search" feature on Amazon, but it isn't available for all books.

I just tried it for a book I'm starting today..."

try using it on print book not kindle

Eldarwen wrote: "There is also books.google.com
Other than that, I'm not sure if there's another option. Amazon and Google are my go-to sites for this kind of scavenger hunt."

You have to look on Print book not Kindle book they changed it!

if the word is orange, does it have to be the fruit or can it be the color?

AvidReader1987 wrote: "if the word is orange, does it have to be the fruit or can it be the color?"

You just need the word, not the meaning, so the color is fine :)

AvidReader1987 wrote: "Kristie wrote: "What site does everyone use find their words? I typically use the "look inside" and "search" feature on Amazon, but it isn't available for all books.

I just tried it for a book I'..."

There was no look inside feature for the print book and no search for the kindle. It is available on google books though.

Kristie, if you can't find a preview you can always do a shout out here and maybe someone will have a searchable ebook copy? (you never know!)

Thanks, Karen.

Are we only doubling cards in this month's hands, or can we save them for future months, like we did last year?

Just for March cards :)

Can lemonade or lemongrass be for the word lemon?

Just making sure I'm doing this correctly... we can claim double points on wild or wild draw 4 cards, right? Or does it have to be just a normal 20 point card?

Divya wrote: "Can lemonade or lemongrass be for the word lemon?"

No, it has to be the word or a plural is ok

Alexa wrote: "Just making sure I'm doing this correctly... we can claim double points on wild or wild draw 4 cards, right? Or does it have to be just a normal 20 point card?"

any card you like, but you'd sure be best to use the higher point cards :)

Karen wrote: "Divya wrote: "Can lemonade or lemongrass be for the word lemon?"

No, it has to be the word or a plural is ok"

Thanks:)

Can the word chili with one L be used instead of chilli with 2 L's? I have seen it both ways.

Can the word be in a recipe at the back of the book or does it need to be within the text of the story?

Bebe20018 wrote: "Can the word chili with one L be used instead of chilli with 2 L's? I have seen it both ways."

yet another word that is a different spelling in the US then? sigh. I need to find a way to keep track of all of these ;)
Yes, that is fine

Amanda A wrote: "Can the word be in a recipe at the back of the book or does it need to be within the text of the story?"

that's ok as it is in the text of the book

Karen wrote: "Bebe20018 wrote: "Can the word chili with one L be used instead of chilli with 2 L's? I have seen it both ways."

yet another word that is a different spelling in the US then? sigh. I need to find ..."


Yes in the US it's spelled chili

Karen wrote: "Bebe20018 wrote: "Can the word chili with one L be used instead of chilli with 2 L's? I have seen it both ways."

yet another word that is a different spelling in the US then? sigh. I need to find ..."

Oh, Is that what it is! I wondered about it last year. So I just thought I would ask this year.

Funny it wasn't asked last year, unless I had forgotten!! Only Chamomile we discovered was also Camomile.... and remember ye good ole beets / beetroot ? ;)

Karen wrote: "Funny it wasn't asked last year, unless I had forgotten!! Only Chamomile we discovered was also Camomile.... and remember ye good ole beets / beetroot ? ;)"

well in the Midwestern US we use Chamomile

See how you Americans make these challenges hard for me? haha

Karen wrote: "See how you Americans make these challenges hard for me? haha"

haha, should we compromise and use British English?

Sounds like a plan ;)

Karen wrote: "Sounds like a plan ;)"

Oh, bloody 'ell! ;)

bahaha

Karen wrote: "bahaha"

bugger all!

AvidReader1987 wrote: "Karen wrote: "bahaha"

bugger all!"

Too much BtvS and Spike!

S'truth!

I'm a bit confused about the points, what points can we get for this round?

Rachael wrote: "I'm a bit confused about the points, what points can we get for this round?"

I'm not extacly sure what you mean.

Just for the easter mini challenge? You can double up to 20 of your existing cards so it depends on the makeup of your hands as to what 20 cards you chose to double.
Maybe have a look at some of the other team spreadsheets to give you an idea?

I have a couple of questions for this challenge.

First, I have an audio book that has a word in it. I used the time where the word was, instead of the page, and wanted to make sure that was ok.

Second, one of my teammates found a word in her book, but ran into a bit of trouble with the location. Amazon doesn't have the look inside feature for her book and Google books provides the following quote, "pretty girlie sandwichs , seasonal fruit ,celery," but no page number. Her book was Happy Ever After. Is there some way to find out the page # or can we use it without the page? Anyone own the book??

Thank you!

That's ok for both Kristie. Just use the quote for the second book

Thanks.