The Lost Challenges discussion

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Items found: 12 / 12 Points: 23

Items:
General
1. Book Title: The Book of Letters I Didn't Know Where to Send [1 pt]
2. Author: Blackwell Give Up the Ghost [1 pt]
3. Main Character: Ben A Robot in the Garden [1 pt]
4. Secondary Character: Bevis The Skull Beneath the Skin [1 pt]
5. Place: Britain Everyone Brave is Forgiven [1 pt]
6. Cover: Baking The Travelling Tea Shop

November Specials:

7. METEOR (space type word – star, asteroid) The Book of Letters I Didn't Know Where to Send p.176 "But the presence of METEOR in your job title brings to attention the glaring absence of METEORS in your forecasts." [4 pts]

8. SWEET (either a sweet item or a sweet word) Everyone Brave is Forgiven p.23 “the blackberries were in season, bursting with the bright sweetness they gave only in the best years. [5 pts]

9. WRITING (a word associated with writing – pen, calligraphy, dictionary) Everyone Brave is Forgiven p.24 “She wrote her name on the BLACKBOARD.” [2 pt]

10. DINNER (a meal item or tableware – plate, spoon, etc) Everyone Brave is Forgiven p.63 BOWL [2 pt]

11. DAYLIGHT (a word that means or implies light) Everyone Brave is Forgiven p.31 ‘The bright morning…” [2 pt]

12. THANKSGIVING (item for this holiday meal, deco, grace, etc) Give Up the Ghost p. 56 BLESSING [2 pt]

Trying this again!

November Scattergories
Duration: Nov 1st/16-Nov 30th/16
Completed: 0/12
Points:

Letter: B

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

November Specials:

7. METEOR (space type word – star, asteroid)
8. SWEET (either a sweet item or a sweet word)
9. WRITING (a word associated with writing – pen, calligraphy, dictionary)
10. DINNER (a meal item or tableware – plate, spoon, etc)
11. DAYLIGHT (a word that means or implies light)
12. THANKSGIVING (item for this holiday meal, deco, grace, etc)

Duration: 1st - 30th November 2016

Letter: B

Items Found: 12/12

Points: 28


1. Title - Blacklands - Belinda Bauer (14/11/16) = 1 point
2. Author - Blacklands - Belinda Bauer (14/11/16) = 2 points
3. Main Character - Oswald Bastable = 1 point
The Wouldbegoods - E. Nesbit (19/11/16)
4. Secondary Character - Glenn Branson, Guy Batchelor, Jodie Bentley = 3 points
Love You Dead - Peter James (10/11/16)
5. Place - Brighton, UK = 1 point
Love You Dead - Peter James (10/11/16)
6. Cover - Bicycle = 1 point
You And Me, Always - Jill Mansell (11/11/16) -

November Specials

7. METEOR (space type word – star, asteroid) - Black Hole
Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson (3/11/16)
...remembering how there'd been a huge black hole ringed in flames. (pg 110) = 3 points
8. SWEET (either a sweet item or a sweet word) - Biscuits
Love You Dead - Peter James (10/11/16)
The assistant brought in the coffee and a plate of shortbread biscuits. (pg 284) = 3 points
9. WRITING (a word associated with writing – pen, calligraphy, dictionary) - Ballpoint Pen
You And Me, Always - Jill Mansell (11/11/16)
Reaching into her emerald-green leather shoulder bag, Mira whipped out a notepad and two ballpoint pens. (pg 382) = 3 points
10. DINNER (a meal item or tableware – plate, spoon, etc) - Bowl
Nine Years Gone - Chris Culver (7/11/16)
When I came back inside, I carried her bowl to the dining room and sat beside her at the table. (loc. 315) = 4 points
11. DAYLIGHT (a word that means or implies light) - Brightness
The Last Battle - C.S. Lewis (4/11/16)
A brightness flashed behind them. (pg 181) = 3 points
12. THANKSGIVING (item for this holiday meal, deco, grace, etc) - Blessings
The Affair of the 39 Cufflinks - James Anderson (4/11/16)
...we in Britain tend to take our blessings for granted. (pg 26) = 3 points

Letter B
Items: 05/12
Points: 10
Books Read: 3

Items:
General
* 1. Book Title: The Beach Cafe, Lucy Diamond
* 2. Author: Bennett, Sawyer Sugar Daddy
* 3. Main Character: Beckett Sugar Daddy
* 4. Secondary Character: Bryce Bryce
* 5. Place: Bay Area Sugar Rush
* 6. Cover: Backless Dress Sugar Free

November Specials:

7. METEOR (space type word – star, asteroid)
* 8. SWEET (either a sweet item or a sweet word) ~ Sugar Daddy navigating the new beta site for The Sugar Bowl. Loc 29 (2 points)
* 9. WRITING (a word associated with writing – pen, calligraphy, dictionary) ~ Sugar Rush I scratch my signature on the bottom line and hand it to him across the desk. Loc 129 ( 1 point)
* 10. DINNER (a meal item or tableware – plate, spoon, etc) ~ Sugar Daddy she says while sinking her fork back into the cake. “It’s your birthday party.” Loc 162 (2 points)
* 11. DAYLIGHT (a word that means or implies light) ~ Sugar Free she’s going to use Beck to put her name in the spotlight. Loc 199 (1 point)
12. THANKSGIVING (item for this holiday meal, deco, grace, etc)

The Letter B
Tasks Completed 12/12 Books Read: 9 Points 30

Tasks Completed 6/6 15 Points:
1. Book Title:
Beauty and the Billionaire: The Wedding (Billionaire Boys Club #6.5) by Jessica Clare 11/12/16 4stars

2. Author:
Christmas in Destiny (Destiny, #7) by Toni Blake 11/24/16 4stars

3. Main Character: Chase Brannon
The Holiday Gift by RaeAnne Thayne 11/1/16 4stars

4. Secondary Character: Bernie Maddox (Cain's grandfather)
Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber 11/5/16 4stars

5. Place: Burlington, VT
Family Tree by Susan Wiggs 11/10/16 4stars

6. Cover: bow; boughs of holly; brown hair; brows (3); balls on tree (7points)
The Christmas Promise (The McClendon Holiday Series #2) by Sean D. Young 11/6/16 5stars

November Specials: Tasks Completed 6/6 Points: 15

November is a month of late Spring/early Summer OR late Autumn/early Winter depending on which Hemisphere you live in. It is the last month of the year to have 30 days. The Leonids METEOR shower typically reaches its peak around November 17. November is SWEET potato awareness month and academic WRITING month. The first Thursday is National Men Make DINNER day in the US and the first Sunday is when DAYLIGHT saving time ends in North America. The US also celebrates THANKSGIVING on the forth Thursday this month

7. METEOR (space type word – star, asteroid) stars (2 points)
The stars had been the only light source then, when clouds didn't hide them away. Nook, page 165
Millionaire Under the Mistletoe by Stefanie London 11/12/16 4stars

8. SWEET (either a sweet item or a sweet word) Brownies (2 points)
The Holiday Gift by RaeAnne Thayne 11/1/16 4stars (Nook page 87)

9. WRITING (a word associated with writing – pen, calligraphy, dictionary) Blog - 3 points
Booting up her computer, she went to her blog and saw that only fifty people had logged in to read her latest post. (Large print paperback page 26)
Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber 11/5/16 4stars

10. DINNER (a meal item or tableware – plate, spoon, etc) Bowl (2 points)
"Pass me a bowl?" (Nook page 81)
It's Been You (Crush on You #2) by Rina Gray 11/5/16 4stars

11. DAYLIGHT (a word that means or implies light) Brightly (3points)
Her eyes had shone brightly but then dimmed.
It's Been You (Crush on You #2) by Rina Gray 11/5/16 4stars (Nook page 62)

12. THANKSGIVING (item for this holiday meal, deco, grace, etc)
blessings (3 points)
By all that was right, he should count his blessings. (Large print paperback page 52)
Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber 11/5/16 4stars

:} Sharon {; wrote: "I am going to jump into this one myself!!!..."

Welcome Sharon, since you can't welcome yourself! ;)

Also welcome JoAnne, although I'm sure Sharon will be by later to welcome you officially :)

I'll give it a try

1. Book Title: Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
2. Author: Reckless Hearts (Short Story): A Story of Slim Hawks and Ernest Hemingway Melanie Benjamin
3. Main Character: The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy The Shocking Inside Story
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover: Ghost of a Potion (blue)

November Specials:

NOVEMBER:
November is a month of late Spring/early Summer OR late Autumn/early Winter depending on which Hemisphere you live in. It is the last month of the year to have 30 days. The Leonids METEOR shower typically reaches its peak around November 17. November is SWEET potato awareness month and academic WRITING month. The first Thursday is National Men Make DINNER day in the US and the first Sunday is when DAYLIGHT saving time ends in North America. The US also celebrates THANKSGIVING on the forth Thursday this month

7. METEOR (space type word – star, asteroid)
8. SWEET (either a sweet item or a sweet word) Blueberry Blues: A Gray Whale Inn Short Story
9. WRITING (a word associated with writing – pen, calligraphy, dictionary)
10. DINNER (a meal item or tableware – plate, spoon, etc)
11. DAYLIGHT (a word that means or implies light)
12. THANKSGIVING (item for this holiday meal, deco, grace, etc)



Got all of five....... this challenge is CHALLENGING!

November Scattergories
Duration: Nov 1st/16-Nov 30th/16
Completed: 12/12
Points: 33

Letter: B

Items:
General
1. Book Title: Born Sinner by S.L. Jennings 13 Nov (1 pt)
2. Author: Leigh Bardugo - Shadow and Bone 15 Nov (1 pt)
3. Main Character: Kaz Brekker - Six of Crows 30 Nov (1 pt)
4. Secondary Character: Theodore Beck A Million Worlds with You 7 Nov (1 pt)
5. Place: Berkley - A Million Worlds with You 7 Nov (1 pt)
6. Cover: Bridge, buildings, birds - A Million Worlds with You 7 Nov (3 pts)

November Specials:

7. METEOR (space type word – star, asteroid) - Black hole
Because, while it’s technically possible, it’s so incredibly improbable that the LHC could run for a billion years without a black hole opening in the center of the Earth. pg 30 (4 pts)
A Million Worlds with You 7 Nov

8. SWEET (either a sweet item or a sweet word) - biscuits
I pad into the kitchen for the breakfast Jinn has so graciously left for me: eggs, bacon and homemade biscuits. pg 90 (4 pts)
Born Sinner 13 Nov

9. WRITING (a word associated with writing – pen, calligraphy, dictionary)
But he can reply only in writing, and the back and forth between his notes and my unheard speech makes the conversation awkward, so it’s not long before I stop trying to talk at all. pg 229 (3 pts)
A Million Worlds with You 7 Nov

10. DINNER (a meal item or tableware – plate, spoon, etc) - bowl
The ruckus seemingly over, Jinn brings over a piping hot bowl of soup and sets it in front of my seat, along with a basket of fresh baked breads. pg 72 (6 pts)
Born Sinner 13 Nov

11. DAYLIGHT (a word that means or implies light) - beam
Triad’s guards begin sliding toward the ground, flashlight beams streaming from their headsets, their weapons shadowed against the night—black on black. pg 255 (5 pts)
A Million Worlds with You 7 Nov

12. THANKSGIVING (item for this holiday meal, deco, grace, etc) - blessing
It won’t matter if the Creator bestows his blessing. Pg 190 (3 pts)
Born Sinner 13 Nov

November Scattergories

Nov 1-30, 2016

Letter B

Items:
General
1. Book Title: Big Bad Wolf by Christine Warren
2. Author: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
3. Main Character: Bobby from An Honorable Man
4. Secondary Character: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Zephod Beetlebrox
5. Place: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Betelgeuse
6. Cover: Bengal Tiger

November Specials:

7. METEOR (space type word – star, asteroid)
8. SWEET (either a sweet item or a sweet word)
9. WRITING (a word associated with writing – pen, calligraphy, dictionary) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy And it was to this planet that unattended ballpoints would make their way... p. 99
10. DINNER (a meal item or tableware – plate, spoon, etc) Tiger Magic "Are those shallots in there? And bell peppers?? p. 55
11. DAYLIGHT (a word that means or implies light)
12. THANKSGIVING (item for this holiday meal, deco, grace, etc)

I would like to give it a try.

1. Book Title:
2. Author: Blake Crouch Dark Matter
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character: Aunt Bogdana in Wildwood Dancing
5. Place: brasov- a merchant town in central Transylvania Wildwood Dancing
6. Cover: bridge on the cover

November Specials:

NOVEMBER:
November is a month of late Spring/early Summer OR late Autumn/early Winter depending on which Hemisphere you live in. It is the last month of the year to have 30 days. The Leonids METEOR shower typically reaches its peak around November 17. November is SWEET potato awareness month and academic WRITING month. The first Thursday is National Men Make DINNER day in the US and the first Sunday is when DAYLIGHT saving time ends in North America. The US also celebrates THANKSGIVING on the forth Thursday this month

7. METEOR (space type word – star, asteroid) or a meteor shower. Location 304 Christmas at the Comfort Food Cafe
8. SWEET (either a sweet item or a sweet word)
9. WRITING (a word associated with writing – pen, calligraphy, dictionary)--...in this Box i found a Brochure of, it seemed, great and obvious significance...p90 Housekeeping 3 points
10. DINNER (a meal item or tableware – plate, spoon, etc) ...she made Bisquick Batter, and stirred the Berries into it....page 108 Housekeeping 4 points
11. DAYLIGHT (a word that means or implies light)...the two arms of land that enclosed the Bay were like floes of darkness, pouring into the lake from mountains Brimming darkness, But stopped and turned to stone in the BRILLIANT ether. Page 115 Housekeeping 5 points
12. THANKSGIVING (item for this holiday meal, deco, grace, etc)...lily was ladling stewed chicken over our biscuits...p36 Housekeeping 2 points

I will try this one.

General
1. Book Title: Bad Kitty Meets the Baby
2. Author: Nick Bruel
3. Main Character: The Darkest Part of the Forest Character Ben
4. Secondary Character: Magic Burns Aunt "B"
5. Place: Dog to the Rescue: Seventeen True Tales of Dog Heroism Bronx NY
6. Cover: Blue Butterfly

The following words are from Roxie and the Hooligans
7. METEOR (space type word – star, asteroid) Black of the sky pg 84
8. SWEET (either a sweet item or a sweet word) Bird Call (sweet sound) pg 80
9. WRITING (a word associated with writing – pen, calligraphy, dictionary) Blackboard pg 100
10. DINNER (a meal item or tableware – plate, spoon, etc) Sugar Bowl pg 73
11. DAYLIGHT (a word that means or implies light) Bright pg 112
12. THANKSGIVING (item for this holiday meal, deco, grace, etc) Biscut pg 70

This is my first time doing a scattergories challenge and I have a question about the second half of the challenge: The word that starts with letter B has to be the name of a sweet item or a sweet word like honey Buns or can it be any word that starts with B that is in the same sentence as the a sweet word like a Basket of cookies...I don't know if I make any sense...In the latter case does basket count even though it is not the name of a sweet item? Sorry if i sound confusing.

Melike wrote: "This is my first time doing a scattergories challenge and I have a question about the second half of the challenge: The word that starts with letter B has to be the name of a sweet item or a sweet ..."

Hi Melike, there are two ways of playing the second half. You can either find the actual capitalized word (i.e METEOR, SWEET, WRITING etc) but the sentence it is in must contain at least one word starting with B so "basket of sweets" would work but "packet of sweets" (no B) or "basket of cookies" (no SWEET) wouldn't. That way scores one point.

The second way is to find an example of the category (i.e space word, sweet word, word associated with writing etc) that begins with B, so "brownies", chocolate "biscuits" etc. That way scores two points.
Any extra words in the sentence that begin with B will also score a point each so "big beautiful brownies" for example would be worth 4 points (2 for brownies, 1 each for big and beautiful).

Hope that makes sense!

No problem, Sharon. Caroline explained it well, I think I got the hang of it and I am really enjoying it.

Finished with 23 points.

Finished on msg #5!

Completed on post #9 with 30 points!

I finished on msg # 13 with 33 points! This is my favourite challenge!

Awesome Cheryl! It is a fun one.