The Lost Challenges discussion

Each month we will give you a list of 50 themed words to find in your books.

There is no limit to how many words you can get per book.

Any genre/format is fine.
Re-reads are OK.
No page minimum.
To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date.

For each word please list the book, date read, page number/location and sentence where you found it.

EXAMPLE -
Apple - A Touch of Ice - L.J. Charles (1/10/16)
I had a weakness for apple pie, heavy on the cinnamon... (loc. 245)

At the end of the month please re-post your whole challenge as a new message so that we can award your Hall of Fame badge!
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for, you can still claim a badge for the words you did get.)

Our theme this month is...



Choose your Level:
Summer Breeze – 10-20 words
Here Comes The Sun – 21-40 words
Summer of Love – 41-50 words

DURATION: 1st July 2017 - 31st July 2017

***Reserve your spot but no hunting till the 1st!***

Happy hunting!

Word List

1. air conditioning
2. August
3. backyard
4. barbecue
5. barefoot
6. baseball
7. beach
8. beer
9. bikini
10. bright
11. bugs
12. camp
13. fourth
14. garden
15. hay fever
16. heat
17. heatwave
18. hot
19. hot dog
20. humid
21. ice cream
22. iced tea
23. independence
24. July
25. June
26. ocean
27. outdoors
28. picnic
29. pool
30. sand
31. sandals
32. scorching
33. shorts
34. sprinkler
35. strawberry
36. summer
37. sun
38. sunbathing
39. sunburn
40. sundress
41. sunscreen
42. sweat
43. swimming
44. swimsuit
45. tan
46. tennis
47. travel
48. trip
49. tropical
50. vacation

Reserved

July 2017 Scavenger Hunt - Summer

Start Date: 1/7/17
Level: Summer of Love (41-50 words)
Progress: 47/50
Date Completed:

Words missed:

hay fever
heatwave
iced tea

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling (1/7/17)

beach - ...looked like a large pink beach ball... (pg 19)
bright - ...across the bright blue sky... (pg 192)
garden - "...keeping dragons in the back garden... (pg 169)
hot - It was swelteringly hot... (pg 191)
ice cream - ...as he ate the ice cream Hagrid had bought him... (pg 61)
July - One day in July... (pg 28)
summer - ...the summer holidays had started... (pg 28)
sun - The sun shone brightly on a stack of cauldrons... (pg 56)
sunburn - ...he looked like a radish with bad sunburn. (pg 221)
sweat - ...wiping sweat off his face... (pg 202)
tennis - ...he'd been playing tennis against the wall. (pg 175)
trip - Harry was remembering his trip to Diagon Alley... (pg 211)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling (2/7/17)

June - ...halfway through the month of June. (pg 180)
travel - This, thought Harry, was surely the only way to travel... (pg 57)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling (3/7/17)

beer - "Will you be wanting anything? Beer? Brandy?" (pg 37)
heat - "The heat of the day, you know..." (pg 238)
pool - ...as though they'd just climbed out of a swimming pool. (pg 134)
swimming - ...as though they'd just climbed out of a swimming pool. (pg 134)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling (5/7/17)

August - ...when Frank awoke one night in August... (pg 10)
camp - "When real Muggles camp, they cook on fires outdoors..." (pg 75)
independence - "...you have a streak of pride and independence..." (pg 588)
outdoors - "When real Muggles camp, they cook on fires outdoors..." (pg 75)
sand - ...in mind of palm trees and white sand... (pg 27)
shorts - ...what looked like children's football shorts... (pg 328)
tropical - ...brightly coloured, tropical birds. (pg 27)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling (6/7/17)

bugs - Magical Bugs .... Second Floor (pg 429)
sprinkler - "Him with his sprinklers on at three in the morning!" (pg 9)
sunbathing - Students lying around on the grass sunbathing... (pg 752)
tan - "You don't have much of a tan." (pg 387)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling (7/7/17)

picnic - ...whether it was a good site for a picnic. (pg 519)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling (10/7/17)

backyard - ...into the sunny backyard to await the visitors. (pg 92)
ocean - He looked out over the ocean and felt closer... (pg 391)

The Perfect Mother - Margaret Leroy (11/7/17)

sandals - ...wearing nothing but Nicky's silver sandals... (pg 55)
strawberry - ...with a lavish filling of strawberry conserve. (pg 44)
sundress - ...wearing a short denim sundress I had... (pg 101)

Have His Carcase - Dorothy L. Sayers (12/7/17)

scorching - ...on such a scorching day. (pg 20)

When the Wind Blows - James Patterson (13/7/17)

barbecue - ...would probably barbecue black bass on the patio... (pg 36)
baseball - ...torn from his baseball heroics... (pg 94)
fourth - ...into the woods surrounding Fourth of July Road... (pg 47)
vacation - I'm supposed to be on vacation in Nantucket. (pg 5)

Orphan X - Gregg Hurwitz (14/7/17)

air conditioning - Air conditioning tickled the back of his neck. (pg 22)
humid - ...in the humid semi-dark of the Vault... (pg 206)

Confessions of a Reformed Tom Cat - Daisy Prescott (16/7/17)

barefoot - Who was taller than he was barefoot? (loc. 586)
sunscreen - ...bringing with them the scent of salty water and sunscreen. (loc. 128)

Ice Creams at Carrington’s - Alexandra Brown (18/7/17)

bikini - ...to find the perfect bikini with matching sarong... (pg 57)
hot dog - ...and had a hot dog with fresh papaya juice... (pg 201)

The Killing Game - Jack Kerley (21/7/17)

swimsuit - She had left a swimsuit... (pg 305

My spot
40/50
1. air conditioning- Fluidity location 583 they both climbed into the car and ax cranked the air conditioning finished 4/7
2. August- A Matter of Trust location 2091 this goes on from about august until may finished 18/7
3. backyard- Fluidity location 2347 we can sit in the backyard finished 4/7
4. barbecue- Silence location 679 how would you like to have a barbeque for labor day finished 2/7
5. barefoot- Fluidity location 2939 she hated shoes and preferred togo barefoot as often as she could finished 4/7
6. baseball- The Virgin Manny location 2129 my darling we had a little boy and your father gave you baseballs
Finished 11/7
7. beach- His Fairy Godfather location 2667 but it might as well have been a beach in maui as far as trick was concerned finished 1/7
8. beer- Silence location 78 more friends came over and they drank beer finished 2/7
9. bikini
10. bright- Rough Play: A Football Romance location 615 the greens such a bright green that they seem almost unnatural finished 8/7
11. bugs
12. camp- Rough Play: A Football Romance i'll be in spring camp by then finished 8/7
13. fourth- Rough Play: A Football Romance location 2092 like fireworks on the fourth of july finished 8/7
14. garden- His Fairy Godfather location 1726 leaving a decently sized garden apartment finished 1/7
15. hay fever
16. heat- Silence location 319 he turned down the heat on the last pot finished 2/7
17. heatwave
18. hot- Silence location 546 because summertime made it too hot to turn on the oven finished 2/7
19. hot dog- His Fairy Godfather location1328 edwin grinned and bit into his hot dog finished 1/7
20. humid- Man Candy location 446 inside the humid heat from outside was instantly replaced by cool dry air finished 7/7
21. ice cream - Silence 304 the two of them had celebrated with pie and ice.cream
Finished 2/7
22. iced tea- Silence location 340 he 'd also poured two glasses of iced tea
Finished 2/7
23. independence- Silence location 349 plus i like my independence
Finished 2/7
24. July- Rough Play: A Football Romance location 2092 like fireworks on the fourth of july finished 8/7
25. June- A Matter of Trust location 1989 he was a senior and told brian he was getting married in june finished 18/7
26. ocean- The Shape of You location3074 the scent of salt water and the ocean filled eric's senses finished 3/7
27. outdoors- Fluidity location 1144 jeff was the farthest thing from mr. Outdoors finished 4/7
28. picnic- His Fairy Godfather location 190 november in new York without a jacket would be an absolute picnic finished 1/7
29. pool- Silence location 684 the swimming pool is clean finished 2/7
30. sand- How to Train Your Dom in Five Easy Steps location 122 i'll have you both know i could sell sand to the bedouin
31. sandals- book:Silence|31292234] location334 he'd showerd and was wearing shorts a t- shirt and sandals finished 2/7
32. scorching
33. shorts- Silence location334 he'd showerd and was wearing shorts a t- shirt and sandals finished 2/7
34. sprinkler
35. strawberry- Jase's Plus One: A Transgender Romance location 490 a ripe strawberry this time finished 3/7
36. summer- His Fairy Godfather location 1453 were singing in three diffrent keys about what snow does in summer finished 1/7
37. sun- His Fairy Godfather location 1456 the sun was beginning to rise behind them finished 1/7
38. sunbathing
39. sunburn- Fluidity other than her feet and sunburn they say she is in pretty good shape finished 4/7
40. sundress- Fluidity location 1587 he pulled a sundress from the closet finished 4/7
41. sunscreen
42. sweat- Fluidity location 625 sweat dripped down his back as he sucked in a breath finished 4/7
43. swimming- His Fairy Godfather location 2034 he'd,done his fair share of swimming in paravale finished 1/7
44. swimsuit- Love In Transition location 1165 he tried to remember her body when she'd been in her swimsuit finished 5/7
45. tan- Silence location 334 he had a killer tan that he must picked up in california
Finished 2/7
46. tennis- Silence location 494 he and i used to play tennis together finished 2/7
47. travel- Fluidity location 790 maybe they struck it rich and have decided to travel.the world finished 4/7
48. trip- Silence - location 308 andrew had returned the truck after making one last trip to goodwill finished 2/7
49. tropical
50. vacation- His Fairy Godfather location 531 he really needed a vacation finished 1/7

Good luck Emelie :)

Duration: July 2017
Found: 44/50

The Secret, Kathryn Hughes, 01.07.2017
4. barbecue - "Through the window he watched his wife out on the patio as she scrubbed away at the barbecue grill.", p. 225
7. beach - "We could go to the beach, go swimming, take a picnic.", p. 51
8. beer - "Unfortunately, though, no amount of ginger beer was going to solve this problem.", p. 34
9. bikini - "Lorraine emerged from under the changing robe wearing a skimpy polka-dot bikini", p. 80
10. bright - "Daisy lay in her hospital bed and stared at the bright light.", p.118
11. bugs - "You’ve got bed bugs, Andrea, and unless you clean this place up, I’m going to the authorities.’", p. 177
13. fourth - "As Trisha reached for the optic for the fourth time, Babs took hold of her wrist.", p. 136
14. garden - " I can’t wait for him to start kicking his football over the fence into my garden.’", p. 21
16. heat - "The intense heat made it so difficult to sleep these days;", p. 102
17. heatwave - "The heatwave had dragged on for weeks now,", p. 35
18. hot - "The doctor’s waiting room was crowded and stiflingly hot", p. 4
19. hot dog - "The atmosphere was one of carefree excitement, although the whiff of hot dogs and onions, mixed with the sweet smell of candyfloss, was somewhat nauseating.", p.75
21. ice cream - "Beth peered into her son’s mouth. ‘Oh dear, well I can see you’ve had ice cream. Strawberry, was it?’", p. 18
24. July - "It will be forty years this July.", p. 227
25. June - "It was now June, and the anniversary of the crash was fast approaching, along with her granddaughter’s first birthday.", p. 182
28. picnic - "We could go to the beach, go swimming, take a picnic.", p. 51
29. pool - "and it had taken quite a bit of persuading by Mikey before Daisy was able to descend the steps into the curiously green-coloured pool.", p. 143
30. sand - "there was not a spare inch of sand to be seen.", p. 127
31. sandals - "In her hurry to get dressed and leave the house, she had slipped on a pair of sandals,", p. 9
32. scorching - "The cause of the crash is not yet known, but one theory is that the recent scorching temperatures had melted a section of tarmac, which may have caused the vehicle to skid.", p. 34
33. shorts - "Lorraine pulled on a pair of shorts and tapped him on the shoulder.", p. 81
35. strawberry - "Beth peered into her son’s mouth. ‘Oh dear, well I can see you’ve had ice cream. Strawberry, was it?’", p. 18
36. summer - "Her two jobs and the constant interaction with people had kept her spirits up over the summer.", p. 146
37. sun - "I hope you’ve not caught too much sun.’", p. 88
38. sunbathing - "Lorraine was ready for an afternoon’s sunbathing.", p. 80
42. sweat - "Jerry wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.", p. 72
43. swimming - "We could go to the beach, go swimming, take a picnic.", p. 51
45. tan - "In spite of her tan, the colour seeped from Daisy’s face.", p. 221
47. travel - "Beth had always been a nervous flyer, and this mid-air turbulence was not doing anything to convince her that air travel was the safest mode of transport.", p. 259
48. trip - "He would go with Daisy on this trip to Blackpool and make sure she had a good time.", p. 61

Florence Grace, Tracy Rees, 04.07.2017
2. August - "Those last weeks in August she had suffered more than seemed fair.", p. 49
5. barefoot - "I was Florrie Buckley again, sprinting barefoot over the moors.", p. 168
20. humid - "It was humid and heavy, but welcome nonetheless.", p. 84
23. independence - "What sort of independence could I ever hope to gain from this family?", p. 120
26. ocean - "I felt as if he were lost at the bottom of the ocean.", p. 113

Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier, 08.07.2017
46. tennis - ""I've been playing tennis with the professional", I told her", p. 35

The Fourth Monkey, J.D. Barker, 11.07.2017
1. air conditioning - "Without air conditioning, our little house grew stifling hot", p. 299
6. baseball - "When he arrived home about an hour earlier I was waiting outside, a baseball in my hand", p. 204
40. sundress - "Mother would wear a sundress on the hottest of days or in the dead of winter.", p. 40
50. vacation - "The Carters are on vacation, and I thought I saw someone moving around inside their house", I blurted out quickly", p. 277

Cinder, Marissa Meyer, 15.07.2017
39. sunburn - "Just uncomfortable heat, like a sunburn on the inside.", p. 260

The Obsession, Nora Roberts, 18.07.2017
3. backyard - "We ought to get married down there in the backyard", p. 469
12. camp - "I got my kid in the back, and we were heading to Olympia to camp for the weekend.", p. 451

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling, 29.07.2017
27. outdoors - "Harry felt as though he were sleeping outdoors in a light wind", p. 164

To find:
15. hay fever
22. iced tea
34. sprinkler
41. sunscreen
44. swimsuit
49. tropical

Welcome Sarah and Rina :)

I'm in

45/50

(7/2/17)

7. beach - "That sounds crazy, I guess - I mean, there I was with all that California sunshine and salt-water and white beaches, and I'd keep remembering what it was like here with the pine smell and the stream and - and - my own girl with me." (p 91)
9. bikini + 29. pool - The spring evening was still pretty cool, but the pool itself was heated, and there were some polar bear types splashing around and plenty of pretty girls sitting high and dry in deck chairs, taking the first opportunity of the season to show off their figures in bikinis. (p 13)
24. July - "It would have been back last July when the thing actually happened." (p 19)
28. picnic - You wont go to the University, you'll be going east, away from this town - and the road - and the picnic ground above it. (p 5)
33. shorts - "Hi,", called one of the girls, a shapely little brunette in a red and white halter and shorts outfit. (p 13)
39. sunburn - "They sat and talked for awhile, and then Helen got worried that she might be getting sunburned and went inside. (p 88)
43. swimming - She had tossed her towel and swimming cap onto the chair by the telephone stand. (p 155)
45. tan - "He's real tan now and he's grown a beard." (p 17)
46. tennis - Ray had not done badly in the minor sports; he was a member of the high school golf team and could play a decent game of tennis. (p 44)
50. vacation - "I was needing a nice vacation." (p 134)

(7/5/17)

22. iced tea - After he turned down the obligatory offer of iced tea or water or Coke, Greg sat on the edge of the chair while I resumed my seat on one end of the couch. (p118)

(7/11/17)

6. baseball - Huge double doors of exotically grained wood had silver door handles as big as baseball bats. (p 13)
11. bugs - "You know, he's an agreeable joe, but there's one thing that bugs me: he makes nasty cracks about his friends. (p 147)

(7/13/17)

3. backyard - I feel something sharp prick the side of m leg while I am contemplating the dangers of the backyards creatures. (loc 2207)
21. ice cream - At this discovery, I cried for two nights straight, ate ice cream straight from the carton, and refused to discuss why I was so bummed out with my family. (loc 452)
26. ocean - "If you forget your homework you end up in the ocean," Lexie offers as she enters the room, zipping up her jeans. (loc 1365)
31. sandals - She has jeweled sandals on her feet and a messenger bag made out of burlap slung over her right shoulder. (loc 478)
48. trip - Evan had unbuckled himself during the trip and I found him in the front seat clapping and screaming "McQueen, McQueen!". (loc 246)

(7/17/17)

5. barefoot + 30. sand- On my way back to my apartement that afternoon, I took a detour in Waikiki and found myself barefoot with my bord on a sun-warmed stretch of sand. (loc 2090)
20. humid - "In this hot, humid weather, the mule my be decomposing by now." (loc 1520)
49. tropical The pool was more of a series of pools, meandering through a dazzling tropicallandscape with vibrant orchids, anthuriums, proteas, and birds of paradise that put Mrs. Fujiyama's wares too shame. (loc 547)

(7/19/17)

8. beer - "Beer, the Bible, and the seven deadly virtues have made our England what she is." (loc 2579)
10. bright - For nearly ten minutes he stood there, motionless, with parted lips and eyes strangely bright. (loc 271)
12. camp - It had been taken from the Turkish camp before Vienna, and the standard of Mohammed had stood beneath the tremulous gilt of its canopy. (loc 1851)
13. fourth - "You don't mean to say Ferrol is the fourth?" (loc 2364)
14. garden + 36. summer - The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn. (loc 36)
16. heat - The heat was terribly oppressive, and the huge sunlight flamed like a mostrous dahlia with petals of yellow fire. (loc 1070)
18. hot - "It is horribly hot in the studio." (loc 289)
25. June - "The laburnum will be as yellow next June at it is now." (loc 326)
35. strawberry - "I'm tired of strawberry leaves." (loc 2716)
37. sun - The mellow November sun came streaming into the room. (loc 2158)
42. sweat - It was dank with clammy sweat. (loc 2083)
47. travel - "What a way for a fashionable painter to travel!" (loc 1979)

(7/20/17)

2. August - On August 12, 2000, the Mets were playing the Giants. (p 101)
19. hot dog - "He was eating a hot dog, and then all of a sudden he had a ball in his other hand," said his father, Jim. (p 101)

(7/22/17)

1. air conditioning - Seems like a few trees would save a lot on air conditioning. (loc 1723)
4. barbecue - "I'm supposed to be at Sandy's celebration barbecue at seven," she said. (loc 1082)
27. outdoors - "We're forgetting what the outdoors is like." (loc 757)
34. sprinkler - She had to figure her costs carefully - number of plants, number of sprinkler heads and emitters, how much pipe. (loc 689)

(7/23/17)

40. sundress - She wore a sundress and a cute blaer out of habit, because that's how they'd done it at the San Diego beauty salon where she'd worked until The Incident. (loc 204)

(7/24/17)

23. independence - I'm busy congratulating myself on my brazen independence and fortitude as I grab my Physics and English books out of my locker to take home. (loc 194)

(7/27/17)

32. scorching - Even then, she felt stares scorching the back of her neck as she sat on the counter. (loc 1386)



Word List

15. hay fever
17. heatwave
38. sunbathing
41. sunscreen
44. swimsuit

Let's give it a go...

Level: Summer of Love – 41-50 words
Duration: 1st July 2017 - 31st July 2017

Word List

1. air conditioning
2. August
3. backyard
4. barbecue
5. barefoot
6. baseball
7. beach
8. beer
9. bikini
10. bright
11. bugs
12. camp
13. fourth
14. garden
15. hay fever
16. heat
17. heatwave
18. hot
19. hot dog
20. humid
21. ice cream
22. iced tea
23. independence
24. July
25. June
26. ocean
27. outdoors
28. picnic
29. pool
30. sand
31. sandals
32. scorching
33. shorts
34. sprinkler
35. strawberry
36. summer
37. sun
38. sunbathing
39. sunburn
40. sundress
41. sunscreen
42. sweat
43. swimming
44. swimsuit
45. tan
46. tennis
47. travel
48. trip
49. tropical
50. vacation

Welcome to the challenge Rosa and Adrienne :)

Duration: 1st July 2017 - 31st July 2017

Word List

1. air conditioning
2. August Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy by Doug Wead..p147 on August 3, in the map room of the White House
3. backyard One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly 7/8/17 ..p81 this in my backyard
4. barbecue Room for Murder by Tim Myers ..p4 at one of his political barbecues
5. barefoot Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich 7/17/17..p135 when he's barefoot on the beach
6. baseball One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly ..p6 about the size of a baseball
7. beach Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich..p4beach bum blond
8. beer The Cat Who Went into the Closet by Lilian Jackson Braun 7/3/17 ..p68 Burgers, not beer
9. bikini Room for Murder by Tim Myers 7/12/17 ,,p165..the women in bikinis
10. bright The Cat Who Went into the Closet by Lilian Jackson Braun 7/3/17 ..p120 Thursday was bright and clear
11. bugs The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin..p 281 Did I ever tell you about the time I swatted a bug?
12. camp One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly ..p3 I figured I'd just camp out here
13. fourth Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich..p5..pitched off his fourth floor balcony
14. garden Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich..p48..the Public Garden was at one end of Newbury street
15. hay fever
16. heat One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly ..p25 she was paying to much to heat
17. heatwave
18. hot The Cat Who Went into the Closet by Lilian Jackson Braun 7/3/17 ..p11 abnormally hot summer
19. hot dog Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich 7/17/17..p120 hot dogs and peanut butter sandwiches
20. humid The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin..p86 dank, humid air
21. ice cream One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly..p15 the nearest ice cream place
22. iced tea
23. independence Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich 7/17/17..p101 I feel compelled to maintain my independence
24. July Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy by Doug Wead..p204..A few days later on July 1 2015
25. June The Cat Who Went into the Closet by Lilian Jackson Braun 7/3/17 ..p127 June Halliburton, the new music director
26. ocean Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy by Doug Wead..p190 over looking the Atlantic ocean
27. outdoors
28. picnic Room for Murder by Tim Myers ..p51 she had a picnic basket
29. pool One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly 7/8/17..p31 the pool of noxious sludge
30. sand The Cat Who Went into the Closet by Lilian Jackson Braun 7/3/17 ..p198 the sands of time
31. sandals Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke..p55 shook the sand from one white high heeled sandal
32. scorching The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin 7/24/17 p356 no journeys across a scorching desert
33. shorts Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke..p102 gorgeous in white shorts
34. sprinkler
35. strawberry Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich..p31.. extra pretzel rools and strawberry cupcakes
36. summer The Cat Who Went into the Closet by Lilian Jackson Braun 7/3/17 ..p11 abnormally hot summer
37. sun One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly 7/8/17..p92 looking at the sun filled spaces
38. sunbathing
39. sunburn Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke..p104 sunburn and mosquito bites
40. sundress Room for Murder by Tim Myers ..p66 Elise had on a sundress
41. sunscreen Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke..p203 her old swimsuit didn't fit her anymore
42. sweat One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly ..p9 she swiped the sweat off her forehead
43. swimming Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich 7/17/17..p245 swimming in grottos is exhausting
44. swimsuit
45. tan Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich 7/17/17..p107 a brown skirt and a tan sweater set
46. tennis Room for Murder by Tim Myers 7/12/17 ..p107..like tennis players crossing the net
47. travel One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly 7/8/17..p82 how did word travel so fast?
48. trip One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly 7/8/17..p7 they made an easier trip downhill
49. tropical Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy by Doug Wead..p141 like a tropical thunderstorm
50. vacation The Cat Who Went into the Closet by Lilian Jackson Braun 7/3/17 ..p204 year round vacation homes



GARTER The Cat Who Went into the Closet by Lilian Jackson Braun 7/3/17 ..p83 woman's black lace garter
GENITALS Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy by Doug Wead 7/23/17..p 311 he ( Bill Clinton) put my hand on his genitals
INTESTINES
MULLED WINE
REGISTRY Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich 7/17/17..p 89 There's a registry?

Good luck Debbie :)

Found: 42/50

By a Thread 3 July
9. bikini: Bria in a bikini. Pg 14
11. bugs: Mosquitoes and other bugs buzzed around the harsh glare, Pg 87
21. ice cream: ...at the ice-cream shop a few days ago. Pg 109
28. picnic: ...a dozen people eating outside at the picnic tables… Pg 34
32. scorching: ...the heat in his eyes as bright as the scorching sun. Pg 121
38. sunbathing: ...clearly see the hotel pool and the beach with its sunbathing beauties beyond. Pg 128
41. sunscreen: ...as folks gathered up their chairs, blankets, umbrellas, coolers, and sunscreen… Pg 95
50. vacation: “I think I’m finally starting to get the hang of this vacation thing.” Pg 235

Nevernight 14 July
7. beach: And I pointed toward the head on the beach… Pg 318
30. sand: as his burning sword crashed into the sand beside her head, Pg 451

Forget Me Not 15 July
1. air conditioning: The truck didn't have air conditioning… Pg 35
27. outdoors: …making out outdoors was risky. Pg 58
31. sandals: …she kicked off her wedge sandals… Pg 33
34. sprinkler: …there was no need for a hose or pricey sprinkler system. Pg 13

Serpent's Game 18 July
23. independence: ...before the accident that took Cujo’s independence and almost his life. Pg 83

The False Prince 21 July
18. hot: Conner handed me a plate filled with hot cakes... Pg 211

Burn for Me 26 July
3. backyard: ...have over to your backyard barbecue. Pg 123
4. barbecue: ...have over to your backyard barbecue. Pg 123
5. barefoot: For a moment he stood, barefoot... Pg 164
6. baseball: ...thinking about baseball only takes you so far. Pg 147
8. beer: ...some beer cans and empty soda bottles… Pg 205
10. bright: Some bright red, some dark, almost purple, Pg 206
12. camp: ...herding recruits through boot camp… Pg 91
13. fourth: The fourth time, …. Pg 51
14. garden: A two-hundred-and-fifty-acre botanical garden, Pg 63
16. heat: ...heat washed over me, Pg 65
20. humid: The day was hot and humid, Pg 219
22. iced tea: ...and a glass of iced tea… Pg 53
26. ocean: ...a glimpse of an ocean. Pg 41
29. pool: It was all motor pool: Pg 53
33. shorts: ...and paint-smeared shorts. Pg 174
35. strawberry: ...to soft strawberry blond, Pg 175
36. summer: ...and the summer is very dry. Pg 191
37. sun: The sun reflected on a thick gold ring… Pg 226
40. sundress: and a woman in a sundress. Pg 183
42. sweat: “Don’t sweat it,” I told him. Pg 27
43. swimming: I spent the summer swimming. Pg 65
45. tan: and I came out, with tan skin, Pg 65
46. tennis: A charred tennis ball. Pg 83
47. travel: ...traveled to the sixteenth century… Pg 264
48. trip: A guilt trip. Pg 56
49. tropical: ...tropical greenery, and an infinity pool, Pg 85

To Find:
2. August
15. hay fever
17. heatwave
19. hot dog
24. July
25. June
39. sunburn
44. swimsuit

July Scavenger Hunt

48/40 FOUND

Lost Gods - Brom 7/1
31. sandals - the man wore a tunic and sandals, p171
43. swimming - again that swimming feeling, p66
47. travel - your's is a road we all travel, p329

Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison 7/4
23. independence - had used it to sign the Declaration of Independence, p154
30. sand - the sand could be raked in between bouts, p21

Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4
21. ice cream - you guys go get an ice cream in town, p274
44. swimsuit - but Arch needs his swimsuit, p249

Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Joann Fluke 7/6
4. barbecue - remember the time he set his barbecue on fire, p166
14. garden - how does your garden grow, p211
29. pool - replete with club house, swimming pool, p131
34. sprinkler - an emergency with the lawn sprinklers, p146
46. tennis - dressed head to toe in tennis whites, p139
50. vacation - this was supposed to be my vacation, p153

Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6
42. sweat - beneath the grime and sweat stains, p5

Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7
1. air conditioning - their sweet air conditioning on high, p48

Lucky Catch - Deborah Coonts 7/8
8. beer - Teddie thrust a beer at Adone, p63
9. bikini - dressed in a white bikini, p13
11. bugs - like capturing lightning bugs, p23

No Man's Land - David Baldacci 7/9
6. baseball - a baseball bat from behind his back, p180
19. hot dog - I'll spring for the hot dogs, p414
26. ocean - a frothing, pitching ocean right next door, p191
28. picnic - like ant at a picnic, p170
36. summer - eight years this summer, p176
38. sunbathing - the king's sunbathing was over for the day, p155
40. sundress - she was now wearing a floral sundress, p156
41. sunscreen - she put sunscreen on his exposed skin, p154

Darkling - Yasmine Galenorn 7/11
7. beach - they thought I'd taken off for the beach, p42

Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots - Luann McLane 7/13
5. barefoot - I'd go barefoot all day long, p21
39. sunburn - how's the sunburn, p58

Slipknot - Linda Greenlaw 7/13
10. bright - vanished into the bustle and bright sunshine, p31
12. camp - I need the cash for basketball camp, p180
25. June - this June sunshine infused the mud, p19
35. strawberry - a large basket filled to the top with strawberries, p165

Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14
3. backyard - the only sound is rusty backyard swing sets, p98
13. fourth - lighting up cells like the Fourth of July fireworks, p229
49. tropical - no tropical getaways, p134

A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14
45. tan - to a pleasing shade of tan, p4

Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley 7/17
16. heat - in the sweltering heat of summer, p10
18. hot - I turned back to the counter, my cheeks hot, p176
33. shorts - a pair of shorts and a rumpled t-shirt, p173
48. trip - I remember the cats and a little about the trip, p11

The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King 7/18
24. July - with the July bombardment, p40

Our Husband - Stephanie Bond 7/19
22. iced tea - want some ice tea, p214

Midnight's Warrior - Donna Grant 7/20
32. scorching - to such scorching desire, p208
37. sun - I turned to the sun in the middle of January, p252

The Perfect Liar - Brenda Novak 7/23
2. August - we're thinking August before Sam has to go back to school, p93
27. outdoors - because he was outdoors at a baseball game, p71

White Fire - Douglas Preston 7/29
20. humid - plumes of steam created a humid, stinky microclimate, p209

Welcome Cheryl and Barbara :)

Scavenger Hunt - July - Summer
Summer of Love – 41-50 words
DURATION: 1st July 2017 - 31st July 2017
45/50


Unbound Commitment Sierra Cartwright - 7/3
7. beach - Loc 145 - umbrella drinks, tanning on the beach
8. beer - Loc 289 - Then she grabbed another beer from the fridge.
10. bright - Loc 2153 - It wasn't bright.
13. fourth - Loc 1534 - The fourth, the tip barely catching
16. heat - Loc 133 - If it had been, the heat would have been set
18. hot - Loc 496 - Not finding it hot enough
27. outdoors - Loc 526 - He smelled of the outdoors
31. sandals - Loc 767 - She slipped out of her sandals
37. sun - Loc 748 - was still crisp, but the sun was strong
42. sweat - Loc 197 - Rachel started to sweat.
43. swimming - Loc 938 - about anything but the liquid swimming inside her.
47. travel - Loc 2186 - Travel safe.
48. trip - Loc 822 - It's not a power trip.
50. vacation - Loc 41 - to spend her one-week vacation in the Bahamas


Master Bits & Mercenary Bites: The Secret Recipes of Topped Lexi Blake - 7/4
3. backyard - Loc 1720 - staring out at the rambling backyard
14. garden - Loc 436 - break his toe on the garden gnome Alex had left
21. ice cream - Loc 1679 - An ice cream scoop works well.
28. picnic - Loc 1271 - She hopped up on the picnic table.
29. pool - Loc 1720 - The small guesthouse behind the pool.
33. shorts - Loc 1262 - He's barely started to wear shorts


In Skates Trouble Kate Meader - 7/5
12. camp - Loc 669 - over at Rebels youth hockey camp.
23. independence - Loc 362 - reconstructed her life, reestablished her independence.
24. July - Loc 137 - the thick and sultry late July air
36. summer - Loc 1485 - I'd planned to unpack this summer
45. tan - Loc 1072 - and the vision of his tan throat


The Count's Discipline Emily Tilton - 7/7
25. June - Loc 1183 - place at Caen, the previous June


Imitation in Death J.D. Robb - 7/7
2. August - Pg 1 - on the sweaty heels of August
4. barbecue - pg 162 - like a barbecuedeal?
5. barefoot - Pg 162 - He was barefoot and a little sweaty
6. baseball - Pg 49 - I don't know, baseball or some such thing
11. bugs - Pg 30 - There are bugs.
22. iced tea - Pg 138 - Leah Gregg served iced tea
30. sand - Pg 43 - jog, feeling her feet slap sand
35. strawberry - Pg 90 - claim when you've tasted my strawberry shortcake
40. sundress - Pg 94 - um, it's a sundress
41. sunscreen - Pg 135 - never left the house without sunscreen
46. tennis - Pg 69 - Got a tennis lesson today.


Love Under Three Valentinos Cara Covington - 7/8
1. air conditioning - Loc 2485 - I hope your trailer has air conditioning.
26. ocean - Loc 676 - too busy looking at the ocean.


The Grave Tender Eliza Maxwell - 7/10
49. tropical - Pg 45 - Tropical storm Jolene has been


Away from the Dark Aleatha Romig - 7/15
20. humid - Pg 269 - voices cut through the thick, humid air


Bound by Honor Cora Reilly - 7/12
9. bikini - Pg 201 - Why don't you grab your bikini


Rocky Mountain Desire Vivian Arend - 7/15
32. scorching - Pg 67 - between the scorching hot attraction


Some Kind of Hero Suzanne Brockmann - 7/17
19. hot dog - Loc 602 - her by the throat with hot dog fingers


In the Dark Marliss Melton - 7/30
44. swimsuit - Loc 384 - like something out of a swimsuit collection

Word List

15. hay fever
17. heatwave
34. sprinkler
38. sunbathing
39. sunburn

July Scavenger Hunt - Summer
Summer Breeze – 10-20 words
Duration: 1st July 2017 - 31st July 2017

Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
Read 29/7/17 Rating 4 stars



Word List

1. air conditioning

How do we adjust the air conditioning?
p212

5. barefoot

It's just Lorcan and me, sitting on the wall with our barefeet in the sand.
p451

7. beach

They simply want to know that their massive slice of cash is going to buy them all the sunshine/snow, white beach/mountains...that they require of a five-star holiday.
p45

8. beer

He used to sit in the corner of the terrace, drinking beers and sunning himself.
p93

9. bikini

Bikinis hung over peeling wooden shutters to dry.
p80

14. garden

We're sitting in the hotel garden
p280

16. heat

My whole body floods with heat
p268

18. hot

He was the first guy I ever felt so hot for
p84

21. ice cream

A waitress appears, bearing a silver tray on which is an ice-cream sundae.
p331

25. June

June the twelfth
p283

28. picnic

He calls me 'Daisy' ever since we went on a picnic and I made him a daisy chain.
p16

30. sand

He should have invested in slightly more sand
p46

31. sandals

The man has socks on with sandals.
p285

33. shorts

I lived in cut-off shorts
p84

36. summer

I was there all summer
p80

37. sun

He comes forward a few paces, an impressive height and figure against the sun, intentness of purpose on his handsome face.
p10

38. sunbathing & 43. swimming & 29. pool

It has three funnels and rows of little portholes cut out perfectly and teeny clay figures on top, sunbathing round the blue-painted swimming pool.
p110

39. sunburn

The feel of seawater on sunburned skin.
p80

42. sweat

(He) rubs his sweaty brow
p10

44. swimsuit

She grabs the room card which is lying on Andrew's sunbed and stuffs it down her swimsuit defiantly.
p238

45. tan

I have a sudden memory of sitting with Ben on that ancient sofa in the dining room, our tanned legs tangled up
p94

46. tennis

I'd forgotten about the night we played table tennis with those two Australian guys
p92

47. travel

It was packed full of gap-year travellers.
p80

48. trip

I'd seen him at his best (the surprise birthday trip)
p14


26/20

Challenge completed

Welcome Karen, Sharon and Amanda!

my spot!
Level: Summer of Love – 41-50 words

DURATION: 1st July 2017 - 31st July 2017

To Be Found

4. barbecue
15. hay fever
17. heatwave
38. sunbathing

Double Whammy by Gretchen Archer | 7/8/17 *****
37% - Everyone knows that air conditioning compressors only break in July,..."
44% - I didn't eat for four days beginning Sunday, August 28, 2005..."
12% - "...and stack the logs of a giant sugar gum tree in our backyard,..."
81% - "...with an athletic body, the tapering kind, that said baseball."
10% - "...that passed out cash and was on the beach."
86% - "It was a bright, clear, beautiful night."
5% - "...and there were no bugs in the bathroom,..."
28% -"Any ideas about where you're going to set up camp?"
7% - "I skipped the third seat, and parked myself in the fourth."
4% - "It was library quiet and smelled like a rose garden."
1% -"The hot candy brick was stuck sideways in my throat."
19% - "...bowl after bowl of liquefied ice cream,..."
12% - "...bring him a glass of iced tea,..."
5% - "January only looks like June on the Mississippi coastline."
4% - "...including a full ocean view,..."
36% - "Did either of them fit in a normal bed? Car? Swimming pool?"
34% - "...(shirt, tie, and probably boxer shorts)..."
19% - "Part two, a sprinkler-system device in the monitor that blasted the hacker with tear gas."
42% -"...or so inherently wealthy their portfolio had its own summer house in France."
12% - "He stood back, the sun beating down on his slick chest,..."
96% - "Beads of sweat had popped out all over No Hair."
2% - "I tan easily."
23% -"I got out of my housekeeping uniform and into my tennis star outfit as quickly as I possibly could,..."
95%-"There are worse ways to travel,..."
62% - "The best hand I had was trip cowboys (three kings),..."
32% - "...which led to a tropical daydream in which Bradley Cole did find me in Bora Bora."
78% - "Your infirmary vacation is over."

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick | 7/13/17 *****
pg. 40. "Flip and Tracy come home, sunburned and rumpled, with fried clams and Birch beer and foot-long hot dogs from the Clam Shack."
pg. 41. "...just in time to swerve around a woman wearing a pink visor and socks under her sandals."
pg. 42. "Nan's hair is a pale, washed-out strawberry blond,..."
pg. 47. "It's like Tim's drowning and they're worried about the color of his swimsuit."
pg. 58. "All too apparent in a bikini."
pg. 83. "I go inside, ditch the sailor garb, and pull on a light blue sundress."
pg. 85. "All Mom says is to wear sunscreen."
pg. 115. "Though it's cloudy, the temperature's over eighty and it's humid as usual."
pg. 192. "...so Stony Bay has always felt personally invested in Independence Day."
pg. 201. "Jase kicks at the sand."
pg. 211. "Well, we went upriver to Rocky Park, and anchored there and had a picnic."
pg. 337. "...one of the few times I've cast my shadow outdoors,..."
pg. 380. "Mrs. Garrett is barefoot,..."
pg. 394. "...but there is that shimmer of heat in the air that tells you it's going to be a scorching day."

My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella | 7/22/17 ****
pg. 326. "Luckily, I've got sunbathing protection on me,..."

July Scavenger Hung - Summer
July 1 - 31

Completed: 0/50

1. air conditioning
2. August
3. backyard
4. barbecue
5. barefoot
6. baseball
7. beach
8. beer
9. bikini
10. bright
11. bugs
12. camp
13. fourth
14. garden
15. hay fever
16. heat
17. heatwave
18. hot
19. hot dog
20. humid
21. ice cream
22. iced tea
23. independence
24. July
25. June
26. ocean
27. outdoors
28. picnic
29. pool
30. sand
31. sandals
32. scorching
33. shorts
34. sprinkler
35. strawberry
36. summer
37. sun
38. sunbathing
39. sunburn
40. sundress
41. sunscreen
42. sweat
43. swimming
44. swimsuit
45. tan
46. tennis
47. travel
48. trip
49. tropical
50. vacation

Sign me up!

Summer Breeze – 10-20 words
Here Comes The Sun – 21-40 words
Summer of Love – 41-50 words

found → 45 | 50

✦ 15 → hay fever
✦ 17 → heatwave
✦ 32 → scorching
✦ 38 → sunbathing
✦ 44 → swimsuit

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Little Wrecks by Meredith Miller
"... always have two sweaters and three jackets on in August." - loc 1373
"When she goes out the kitchen door into the backyard, the security lights..." - loc 275
"She walks barefoot through the empty streets around Harbor Ridge..." - loc 64
"We made a fire at the beach, like normal people." - loc 173
"Finally, Matt and his friends are leaving on the Saturday night beer run." - loc 3680
"Underneath, she's wearing Ruth's bikini and her jeans." - loc 1830
"Everything feels close and bright." - loc 1318
"They have bugs in Mexico, Isabel." - loc 2260
"He was in the war, in a prisoner-of-war camp in Germany." - loc 3262
"Henry the fourth, fifth, eighth." - loc 2999
"The pavement is gathering heat from the early sun..." - loc 74
"It was hot, but a bunch of football players..." - loc 1037
"The air was so humid it lay on them like wet wool." - loc 1039
"Isabel holds out her iced tea for Lefty..." - loc 683
"If it were July there would be a thunderstorm coming..." - loc 370
"Not until June twenty-first." - loc 1834
"Mackie smells like a bar and also like the ocean." - loc 1729
"Outdoors feels so close it seems like indoors, but made of metal." - loc 329
"Magda makes Ruth sit with Isabel at the picnic tables..." - loc 2257
"... why people trade in their souls for pool nets and sprinkler systems." - loc 81
"When Ruth stands up, sand and shells slide off her jeans." - loc 2689
"She pulls the leg of her shorts up an extra inch to show it off." - loc 492
"It almost feels like summer." - loc 1034
"The sun slants along the ground..." - loc 65
"... Henry is swimming in his own empty darkness." - loc 944
"... looking back and forth between them like she's watching a tennis match." - loc 1336
"... the thousands of miles there are to travel in every direction." - loc 80
"... yellow satin nightgown so it doesn't trip her on the stairs." - loc 1326
"In the house, they get kind of tropical." - loc 1693
"... they look like girls on a beach vacation." - loc 3416

Lost in Babylon by Peter Lerangis
"... mechanical whir of the lounge refrigerator and the whoosh of the air-conditioning ducts." - p 329
"... where he had blocked my path, like a baseball player bunting for a single." - p 109
"I could see a small cattle pasture, a pig pen, a vegetable garden." - p 99
"... her face puckered as if tasting mango-chili ice cream." - p 92
"... a group of bearded men in white robes and sandals, leading swaybacked mules ..." - p 46
"... bruises caused by a bad-tempered bronze statue, a peeling sunburn from a trip around the Mediterranean on a flying ball ..." - p 1
"The cabin was stifling hot, and sweat coursed down my face." - p 21

This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
"... gotten hold of a hot dog during a barbeque." - p 27
"He'd mistaken loneliness for independence..." - p 341
"Strawberry?" - p 26
"... instead chose a green sundress her mom had recently bought..." - p 151
"Sunscreen?" - p 31
"... Quinn had a deep tan." - p 31

Welcome Niki, Lauren and Brianna!

Count me in!!


July Scavenger Hunt - Summer
Summer Breeze – 10-20 words
DURATION: July 1, 2017 - July 31, 2017

1. air conditioning
2. August
3. backyard
4. barbecue
5. barefoot
6. baseball
7. beach
8. beer
9. bikini
10. bright
11. bugs
12. camp
13. fourth
14. garden
15. hay fever
16. heat
17. heatwave
18. hot
19. hot dog
20. humid

21. ice cream: For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames pg. 29 "In addition to the upcoming entertainment, city-authorized pushcart vendors - permits only granted to people who owned a shop in town - were selling ice cream, pretzels, and more." (7.3.17)

22. iced tea: For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames pg. 161 "The waitress served honey-sweetened iced tea decorated with a stick of pineapple." (7.8.17)

23. independence
24. July
25. June
26. ocean
27. outdoors
28. picnic
29. pool
30. sand

31. sandals: For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames pg. 28 "It wouldn't be a fun trek in my strappy sandals, but I could manage." (7.3.17)

32. scorching
33. shorts
34. sprinkler
35. strawberry
36. summer
37. sun
38. sunbathing
39. sunburn
40. sundress
41. sunscreen
42. sweat

43. swimming: For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames pg. 13 "The next day, Erin found herself swimming at the deep end of the farming pool." (7.1.17)

44. swimsuit

45. tan: For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames pg. 128 "He's the older guy with the fake tan?" (7.6.17)

46. tennis

47. travel: For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames pg. 63 "She was certainly ticked off about the travel plans." (7.5.17)

48. trip
49. tropical
50. vacation

Welcome Kimberly :)

July Scavenger Hunt - Summer
Level: Summer of Love – 41-50 words
47/50

Word List

1. air conditioning Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 231 The air conditioning kicked on, chilling the room even more, ...

2. August Summer at the Lake Linda Barrett 7/5/17 Loc 1811 You’ve got to cut that leave of absence short and get back here by July 5th, not the original August 1st date we’d set for you.

3. backyard Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 260 They’d gotten married in a small ceremony, with some family and several friends, in Colby’s backyard.

4. barbecue Talk Me Down Victoria Dahl 7/5/17 p 1 She hoped they still made the barbecue flavor.

5. barefoot The Girl On Legare Street Karen White 7/2/17 p 68 My gaze finally dropped to the floor, where I noted he was barefoot.

6. baseball The Doctor Wears A Stetson Anne Marie Novark 7/2/17 p 16 She tucked several loose strands of hair under her baseball cap and decided to investigate.

7. beach Summer at the Lake Linda Barrett 7/5/17 Loc 1057 Suddenly, the beach area seemed quiet.

8. beer The Doctor Wears A Stetson Anne Marie Novark 7/2/17 p 71 We could have a few beers.

9. bikini Cure for the Common Breakup Beth Kendrick 7/12/17 p 48 And if you say no bikini, I'm sending in the National Guard.

10. bright The Doctor Wears A Stetson Anne Marie Novark 7/2/17 p 19 The full moon hung suspended against the blackness, huge and yellow and bright.

11. bugs Fallout Sara Paretsky 7/9/17 p 330 Then they dried the bugs and figured out how to spray them over civilian populations.

12. camp Fallout Sara Paretsky 7/9/17 p 111 “I never camped out there,” Barbara said.

13. fourth Summer at the Lake Linda Barrett 7/5/17 Loc 2244 Kris checked Ashley’s bed for the fourth time that night.

14. garden The Girl On Legare Street Karen White 7/2/17 p 60 He said he would rather spend his day off going over plans for his garden, and had actually sounded excited about the prospect.

15. hay fever

16. heat The Girl On Legare Street Karen White 7/2/17 p 67 I tried to quell the rush of heat that took over me like an alien force, ...

17. heatwave

18. hot The Girl On Legare Street Karen White 7/2/17 p 55 You’re both so hot for each other the temperature rises about twenty degrees whenever you’re in the same room together.

19. hot dog Futures and Frosting Tara Sivec 7/6/17 p 3 As my knee bounces up and down, and I force myself not to buy another hot dog to give myself something to do because eight ballpark hot dogs is where I draw the line, ...

20. humid Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 43 The humid evening air clung to her.

21. ice cream Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 254 Mia took a bite of her dripping ice cream instead of crawling into his lap.

22. iced tea Fallout Sara Paretsky 7/9/17 p 125 A sense of shame made me hold myself completely still, the glass of iced tea freezing my fingers.

23. independence The Girl On Legare Street Karen White 7/2/17 p 62 And I think it’s just an excuse to keep her independence and keep me at a distance.

24. July Summer at the Lake Linda Barrett 7/5/17 Loc 1811 You’ve got to cut that leave of absence short and get back here by July 5th, not the original August 1st date we’d set for you.

25. June Summer at the Lake Linda Barrett 7/5/17 Loc 1812 Your Family Medical Leave and vacation covers you until June 30th and ...

26. ocean The Girl On Legare Street Karen White 7/2/17 p 57 I tasted ocean breezes and hot sand.

27. outdoors Summer at the Lake Linda Barrett 7/5/17 Loc 1871 He gestured to the outdoors.

28. picnic The Doctor Wears A Stetson Anne Marie Novark 7/2/17 p 75 I thought we could go to the roadside park and have a picnic, before you showed me your clinic."

29. pool Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 18 He inspected the pristine pool water for a speck of dirt.

30. sand The Girl On Legare Street Karen White 7/2/17 p 57 I tasted ocean breezes and hot sand.

31. sandals Lord of the High Lonesome Janet Dailey 7/8/17 p 130 Before leaving the house Kit changed into a pair of cutoff jeans and sandals.

32. scorching Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 130 Scorching shivers washed across her warm skin.

33. shorts Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 251 Put on your big boy shorts.

34. sprinkler The Liar Nora Roberts 7/21/17 p 277 ... and that's after they were all stripped down so they could run around in the sprinkler.

35. strawberry Futures and Frosting Tara Sivec 7/6/17 p 6 It tastes like strawberry milk too.

36. summer Summer at the Lake Linda Barrett 7/5/17 Loc 55 ... immediately offered them her summer home on Morningstar Lake in the Catskill Mountains, ...

37. sun The Girl On Legare Street Karen White 7/2/17 p 62 It’s like she’s the sun and I’m the moon and it takes both of us to make a whole day.

38. sunbathing

39. sunburn Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 225 ... pains, made her sunburn sting, and eased the torment of the itchy ...

40. sundress Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 190 Her awful cartel-gifted sundress, splattered in blood and dirt, ...

41. sunscreen Summer at the Lake Linda Barrett 7/5/17 Loc 1041 ...- drinks, books, fishing equipment, a flute, towels, sunscreen.

42. sweat The Doctor Wears A Stetson Anne Marie Novark 7/2/17 p 164 He broke out in a cold sweat.

43. swimming Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 203 Her pulse pounded faster and faster, swimming her head dizzy.

44. swimsuit Fire Brand Susan Kyle 7/9/17 p 55 Why don't you get a swimsuit?

45. tan Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 45 Bright yellows and greens turned soupy orange and tan.

46. tennis Futures and Frosting Tara Sivec 7/6/17 p 28 I hear the sounds of tennis shoes squeaking on the floor as nurses most likely race to Carter’s side to get him away from the horror show.

47. travel The Doctor Wears A Stetson Anne Marie Novark 7/2/17 p 55 Eighty miles is a long way to travel to see a doctor."

48. trip Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 27 ... share if you promise to stop kicking me for the rest of our trip.

49. tropical Wicked Ride Sawyer Bennett 7/6/17 p 45 The slight warming of her blue irises so they look like tropical waters.

50. vacation Winters Heat Cristin Harber 7/4/17 p 114 If you have to call someone to let them know you’re safe on your vacation, use this one.

Good luck JoAnne :)

July Scavenger Hunt - Summer
Duration: July 1, 2017 - July 31, 2017

Found: 37 | 50
FINISHED: HERE COMES THE SUN
Books Read:


1 → August
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 2, 2017)
(Chapter Name) 1570, August, Wingfield Manor: Mary ~ page 318
2 → backyard
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
...lights popping on as I hit the backyard...~ page 48
3 → baref(ee)t
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
Stumbling toward the building, my bare feet trample sodden newspaper.~ page 21
4 → baseball
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
...and find myself sprinting across an empty baseball outfield...~ page 48
5 → beach
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
There are pieces of memory lying on the beach...~ page 36
6 → beer
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
I smell ripening apples, and the sour reek of beer from keg parties in the cornfields.~ page 10
7 → bright
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 1, 2017)
Thank God, I am saved; my future has never looked brighter. ~ page 124
8 → fourth
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 4, 2017)
I hurry to the elevator and ride up to the fourth floor.~ page 261
9 → garden
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 1, 2017)
...a patch of gardengrowing herbs, and a few servants lazing about. ~ page 98
10 → heat
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 1, 2017)
I laugh at the thought that then I shall be longing for this heat, and looking back on this as a golden season of leisure. ~ page 131

11 → hot
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 2, 2017)
It is the dusty hot weather at the end of the English summer... ~ page 356
12 → hot dog
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
***
13 → ice cream
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
***
14 → independence
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 1, 2017)
I cannot justify Elizabeth's independence. ~ page 86
15 → June
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 1, 2017)
(Chapter Name) 1569, June, Wingfield Manor: Bess ~ page 128
16 → ocean
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (July 6, 2017)
...'but from an ant's point of view it's a vast ocean, from an elephant's just a cool drink, and to a fish, of course, it's home.' ~ page 108
17 → picnic
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 1, 2017)
...I was allowed to ride, and picnic swim in the river, dance in the fields, and hunt... ~ page 131
18 → pool
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
***
19 → sand
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
***
20 → scorch(ing)
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 2, 2017)
I scorch my fingers and pull them away. ~ page 226

21→ shorts
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
***
22 → summer
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 1, 2017)
I heard from Cecil only that it would be this summer. ~ page 114
23 → sun
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 1, 2017)
She shades her eyes with her hand from the low autumn sun. ~ page 155
24 → sunburn
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
***
25 → sweat
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 1, 2017)
...I am muddy from my boots to my knees, and I smell of horse sweat. ~ page 109
26 → swimming
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
***
27 → tan
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 3, 2017)
The tan is on the skin like dirt but the healthy color beneath has faded. ~ page 398
28 → tennis
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 2, 2017)
He will build a new terrace and a tennis court... ~ page 318
29 → travel
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (July 2, 2017)
Be ready to bring her to London as fast as you can travel, as soon as I send word. ~ page 224
30 → trip
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (July 6, 2017)
'Of course you realize that I would like to make the trip myself,' continued Azaz... ~ page 98

31 → vacation
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (July 3, 2017)
***
32 → bug(s)
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (July 6, 2017)
The bug sprawled untidily on a mound of squashed letters... ~ page 56
33→ strawberry
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (July 6, 2017)
'Frankfurters, sour pickles, strawberry jam,' shouted Officer Shrift from his chair. ~ page 88
34→ tropical
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez (July 5, 2017)
...an irrational idolator of tropical flowers and domestic animals... ~ page 21
35→ outdoors
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez (July 5, 2017)
...and the north winds made living outdoors unbearable... ~ page 24
36→ humid(ity)
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez (July 5, 2017)
...was horrified by the humidity and saw the sky was heavy and low... ~ page 34

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LATE ADDITIONS

1→ bikini
Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen (August 22, 2017)
Where's the buckskin bikini? Where's the tits and ass? ~ page 417.
2→ hay fever
Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen (August 22, 2017)
Damn hay fever! ~ page 389.
3→ heatwave
4→ camp
What Is the What by Dave Eggers (August 31, 2017)
...are at the cattle camp on this dream-day... ~ page 36.
5→ barbecue
Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen (August 31, 2017)
...she was killed by a flying barbecue that belonged to one of her neighbors. ~ page 60.
6→ air condition(ing)
Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen (August 22, 2017)
If the costume had a serious flaw (besides the non-functioning air conditioner)... ~ page 377.
7→ iced tea
8→ July
Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen (August 22, 2017)
On July 16, in the aching torpid heat of the South Florida summer... ~ page 1.
9→ sandals
Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen (August 22, 2017)
...who wore thong sandals, baggy pastel swim trunks and no shirt. ~ page 70.
10→ sprinkler
Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen (September 1, 2017)
Edie Marsh tethered the dogs to a sprinkler in the backyard. ~ page 87.
11→ sunbathing
Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen (September 27, 2017)
...color posters of large-breasted women sunbathing on the beach... ~ page 27.
12→ sundress
13→ sunscreen
14→ swimsuit
Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen (August 22, 2017)
The boy with the Petey Possum swimsuit ran off, sniffling melodramatically. ~ page 73.

Welcome Christine :)

Good luck Kelli :)

These scavenger hunts give me motivation to read more diverse books :)

Theme: Summer
Summer of love - 41-50 words
Duration: July 1st - July 31st
Status: 0/50


1. air conditioning
2. August
3. backyard
4. barbecue
5. barefoot
6. baseball
7. beach
8. beer
9. bikini
10. bright
11. bugs
12. camp
13. fourth
14. garden
15. hay fever
16. heat
17. heatwave
18. hot
19. hot dog
20. humid
21. ice cream
22. iced tea
23. independence
24. July
25. June
26. ocean
27. outdoors
28. picnic
29. pool
30. sand
31. sandals
32. scorching
33. shorts
34. sprinkler
35. strawberry
36. summer
37. sun
38. sunbathing
39. sunburn
40. sundress
41. sunscreen
42. sweat
43. swimming
44. swimsuit
45. tan
46. tennis
47. travel
48. trip
49. tropical
50. vacation

Good luck Katherine :)

Choose your Level:
Summer of Love – 41-50 words
Completed: 45/50


04/07 ****
August - He said he'd come back at the end of August (Loc 223)
Barefoot - Tom and Carl are barefoot (Loc 59)
Basesball - Scare them off with a baseball bat (Loc 224)
Beach - I pull on my beach dress (Loc 228)
Beer - Drew retrieves his beer from the bat (Loc 252)
Bikini - Unclasping my bikini straps (Loc 197)
Bright - he excclaims with a bright smile (Loc 174)
Fourth - She answers on the fourth ring (Loc 471)
Garden - Red-brick walls surrounding the garden (Loc 504)
Heat - A cooker that radiated heat (Loc 504.7)
Heatwave - Tanned from the rare heatwave (Loc 542)
Hot - I'd have time for the hot tub today (Loc 518)
Humid - the air is even more humid than usual todau (Loc 278)
July - It's the middle of July now (Loc 528)
Ocean - I take a large step into the dark ocean (Loc 239)
Picnic - We walk through the wooden picnic area (Loc 196)
Pool - I miss that pool (Loc 317)
Sand - Where we lie on the sand (Loc 349)
Shorts - Nothing more than his boxer shorts (Loc 379)
Summer - Miami at the end of Summer (Loc 392)
Sun - The sun had already sunk below the horizon (Loc 238)
Sunbathing - Lazy Summer days sunbathing (Loc 528)
Sundress - My favourite light-blue sundress (Loc 229)
Sunscreen - Pointing out the free water and sunscreen (Loc 369)
Sweat - I bolth up in bed cold sweat washing over me (Loc 464
Swimming - and get into our swimming costumes (Loc 14)
Tan - If you think her tan is good (Loc 517)
Travel - I forgot she was a travel agent (Loc 488)
Trip - I'd assumed he'd done a road trip (Loc 312)
Tropical - The garden full of tropical flowers (Loc 187)

05/07 ****
Independence - It was my independence (Loc 28)

07/07 ***
Sprinkler - He jimmied her sprinklers (Loc 468)
Tennis - And a pair of tennis shoes (Loc 815)

12/07 ***
Camp - I didn’t want to go on Brownie camp so I ran away?’ (Loc 160)
Hay Fever - The photos were gone and his sore eyes put down to a bad case of hay fever (Loc 175)
Ice Cream - like sea-salt caramel ice cream (Loc 313)
Outdoors - had a third and fourth venue, but they’re all outdoors (Loc 416)
Sandals - Clutching my sandals in my hand (Loc 470)
Strawberry - Kekipi stopped slurping down his strawberry milkshake (Loc 391)
Sunburn - I was already suffering from sunburn (Loc 304)
Swimsuit - Chuck on my swimsuit and head out to the beach? (Loc 159)

14/07 *****
Backyard - With it's pretty backyard patio (Loc 709)
June - Jimmy graduates from trade school in June (Loc 6389)
Vacation - I felt like I'd been on vacation (Loc 1798)

15/07 ****
Hot Dog stopped by the charity hot dog stand (Loc 152)

Word List
1. air conditioning
4. barbecue
11. bugs
22. iced tea
32. scorching

Welcome Jade!

Yes, I'll accept air conditioner :)

I'm in!

42/50

Stephen King - Pet Sematary (July. 5. 2017)

2. August - "here last August. He went upstairs that night about" - p250.
6. Baseball - "be able to play baseball that spring when one of" - p213.
8. Beer - "while he was chugging a can of beer. Took his buddies" - p99.
10. Bright - "into a bright sculpture in his mind: I am following" - p86.
12. Camp - "Offcampus apartments in the area are pretty" - p64.
14. Garden - "and tend your garden well. At some point, Louis slept." - p211.
16. Heat - "radiating that stupid heat and that dirty stink, looking" - p195.
18. Hot - "The hot bath was also working on his head, loosening" - p164.
19. Hot dog - "enormous supper of hot dogs and beans, and while" - p249.
21. Ice cream - "in the Deering Ice Cream Parlor a few days ago." - p206.
22. Iced tea - "drinking iced tea with Hannibal Benson, who was" - p298.
24. July - "but I think it was July 22nd. It was four or five days" - p296.
29. Pool - "standing nude by a swimming pool with a raging" - p85.
30. Sand - "He feels like a bucket of sand. Jud held the other side" - p132.
33. Shorts - "those red jogging shorts in there. Yet the compulsion" - p85.
36. Summer - "was putting on a late summer show, the sky" - p65.
37. Sun - "The sun was well up. He glanced at his watch and saw" - p91.
39. Sunburn - "gotten a bad sunburn not too long ago, Louis" - p67.
42. Sweat - "he was drenched with sweat. Darkness bloomed" - p74.
43. Swimming - "standing nude by a swimming pool with a raging" - p85.
45. Tan - "who was deeply tanned and well-muscled, perhaps" - p71.
46. Tennis - or painting houses, or giving tennislessons, and dressed" - p71.
47. Travel - "You're looking up a road you don't want to travel. He" - p320.
48. Trip - "The trip was a strain. And I've been afraid you'd hit" - p192.
50. Vacation - "not enjoying your vacation from this sideshow?" - p156.

Stephen King - Dreamcatcher (July. 10. 2017)

3. Backyard - "The backyard was filled with enough animals" - p139.
4. Barbecue - "this particular barbecue) hey you. If he doesn't" - p397.
7. Beach - "Near the little scrape of beach, Carla Jones was" - p868.
11. Bugs - "What really bugs Henry about Barry, he supposes" - p33.
13. Fourth - "to the fourth, because he sure does think it's Sunday" - p95.
25. June - "Softball Field, June 7, 1982. Below this there is more" - p636.
28. Picnic - "in the picnic area at Goodnough Dike. When the car" - p753.
34. Sprinkler - "of a lawn-sprinkler.) At first no one sees them but" - p671.
35. Strawberry - "and strawberry shortcake, not a lifetime commitment" - p23.

Terry Pratchett - The Light Fantastic (July. 14. 2017)

1. Air conditioning - "learn about air conditioning, starting with what" - p107.
26. Ocean - "the great ocean of space. How do you know? said" - p193.
31. Sandals - "I'm not even going to wear sandals with thick soles" - p266.
32. Scorching - "because the heat from the star was scorching" - p237.

Bill Bryson - A Short History of Nearly Everything (July. 17. 2017)

49. Tropical - "which is why tropical and summer storms tend to be" - p320.

Jodi Picoult - My Sister's Keeper (July. 18. 2017)

20. Humid - "It's some kind of primitive humidifier. It's a mirage." - p17.
40. Sundress - "Kate finishes hiking the sundress over her head, then" - p161.
41. Sunscreen - "with lemon juice or sunscreen or even, sadly, sandpaper." - p9.

Word List

5. barefoot
9. bikini
15. hay fever
17. heatwave
23. independence
27. outdoors
38. sunbathing
44. swimsuit

Welcome Maureen :)

Caroline wrote: "Welcome Maureen :)"
Thank you :)

TLC Scavenger Hunt - July - Summer
Here Comes the Sun– 21 -40 words
DURATION: 7/1/17 - 7/31/17
42/50 * Words Found in July - Completed


In the Woods 7/1/17
August - p. 4- afternoon of Tuesday, August 14, 1984
Barefoot- p. 185 - in a garden down the road, barefoot ...
Baseball- p. 19 - with a baseball bat and thwacking
Beach - p. 12 - over rooftops to Sandymore beach
Beer - p. 27 - cigarette butts, beer cans
Bright - p. 23 - ground looked too bright, tricky
Bugs - p. 280 - "Adam eats bugs"
Camp - p. 106 - sharing a camp bed
Fourth - p. 6 - had come from a fourth individual
Garden - p. 4 - who was in the garden hanging washing
Heat - p. 206 - scalp prickled with heat


Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder 7/7/17
Backyard - p. 52 - on the stand of birch yard in their backyard
Barbecue - p. 255 - bring-your-own-steak barbecue out at Eden Lake
Ice Cream - p. 8 - she'd salvage from a defunct ice cream parlor
July - p. 122 - but my birthday's in July and that's...
Outdoors - p. 129 - down the path of green indoor - outdoor carpeting
Picnic - p. 255 - I cater your summer picnic, too.
Pool - p. 164 - we have the use of the indoor pool and spa
Summer - p. 4 - When the tourists arrived in the summer, some..
Sun - p. 7 - The sun was shining
Tennis - p. 305 - stop wearing those awful old tennis shoes
Trip - p. 52 - her class had taken a trip to the museum
Tropical - p. 163 - banks upon banks of tropical blooms
Vacation - p. 108 - Mom and Dad always took their vacation the last week

Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail 7/12/17
Hot - p. 36 - "That is why I like my porridge hot."
Independence - p. 49 - political pressure to prove their independence from
June - p. 87 - At one point in June, David Axelrod
Ocean - p. 116 - President Obama promised to slow the rise of the oceans
Swimming - p. 46 - financing zoos, aquariums, golf courses, swimming pools
Travel - p. XXII - "history travels, not only forwards; history can travel backwards, history can travel sideways"

Pretty Girls 7/12/17
Hot Dog - p. 43 - caterers ran out of because everyone loved tiny hot dogs
Iced Tea - p. 384 - ate fried chicken and drank iced tea
Sand - p. 14 - Her lungs had filled with sand.
Sandals - p. 109 - He wore black socks with sandals
Sundress - p. 391 - wearing a yellow sundress
Sweat - p. 64 - suddenly they wake up in a sweat because
Tan - p. 325 - Light tan pants that wouldn't show

Body Double 7/13/17
Air Conditioning - p. 29 - What was wrong with the air conditioning anyway?
Bikini - p. 10 - It had been a bikini -
Scorching - p. 243 - scorching an upstairs bedroom

Strawberry Shortcake Murder 7/21/17
Strawberry - p. 10 - The cake for strawberry shortcake she'd agreed
Sunburn - p. 259 - if she'd hadn't had a tendency to sunburn in thirty seconds

Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us 7/22/17
Humid - p. 30 - The air smells humid, briny, and your first reaction is to stretch out in complete relaxation.





Word List

15. hay fever
17. heatwave
34. sprinkler
38. sunbathing
41. sunscreen
44. swimsuit

Good luck Kim :)

Im reading an ebook on my phone through a library app, how do I state what page the word is on if the only thing I know is the % of the book that I've read and how many pages are left in the chapter? I can't change those settings to be able to see any other information.
Thanks

Just put the percentage as the location Niki, that will be fine :)

Would you accept 'barbeque' instead of barbecue?

Brianna wrote: "Would you accept 'barbeque' instead of barbecue?"

Yes that's fine Brianna :)

Our theme this month is...Summer

Choose your Level:
Summer Breeze – 10-20 words
Here Comes The Sun – 21-40 words
Summer of Love – 41-50 words

DURATION: 1st July 2017 - 31st July 2017

My first scavenger hunt ~ let's see just how many I can get:

Heart Full of Lies: A True Story of Desire and Death(July 9, 2017)
7. beach - "She came to the beach at Hanauma Bay with several other young women who were dedicated lifeguard groupies." loc509
12. camp - "Had someone abandoned the sleeper and the camp in the scenic wilderness deliberately?" loc222
23. independence - "The feeling was mutual; Chris was certainly attracted to Liysa, and impressed by her independence." loc965
24. July - "A year later, in July 1986, he moved back to the mainland, settling in Santa Barbara." loc563
26. ocean - "It wasn't just Hawaii that enchanted her; it was the ocean." loc536
48. trip - "Very talented artistically he had chosen to come to Dayton to have some glass lessons from Ellen rather than go on the camping trip." loc313
49. tropical - "Liysa had found a spot on earth that suited her perfectly: the lush flowers, the lifestyle, and the soft tropical air." loc536

Shattered (July 19, 2017)
2. August - "In August of his second year at SFA, David met Pam Engelkirk, an elementary education major." loc41
3. backyard - "She raised chickens in the backyard of the family's one story home on a quiet street in town and worked with steers the Lucas kids kept outside Tom's shop in the country." loc9
4. barbecue - The Ruggieros' house was one lot down from David and Belinda's driveway, and they talked at time, even sharing a barbecue or two." loc93
6. baseball - "For the girls that meant that by the time they hit junior high school, Belinda and Brenda were both active in Future Farmers of America and sports, baseball and basketball." loc9
8. beer - "On Thursdays, the Californian restaurant, where Pam worked, booked bands and served quarter beers in the the lounge." loc44
9. bikini - "After getting to know the two sisters, it never struck Jill as odd when she walked into the backyard and found Brenda wearing jeans and a t-shirt, while Belinda worked on her tan in a bikini." loc11
19. hot dog - Before long, Sheree, her two youngsters, and David and Belinda were going to James Coney Island, a hot dog restaurant, on Wednesday nights, when children at free." loc69
28. picnic - "Sunday morning, Pam made the picnic lunch she'd promised and waited to hear from David." loc49
29. pool - "Once he dove from the high dive trying to hit the shallow end of a pool." loc30
33. shorts - "At the time, Pam wore a pink shirt with a black bow tie and shorts as her uniform at Nacogdoches's nicest restaurant, the Californian." loc42
36. summer - "That summer, David circulated to some of the pro camps to try out for an NFL team." loc57
37. sun - "The sun had set, and the streetlights had come on." loc162
40. sundress - The detective sat down across from Heather, who although it was January wore a sundress, and asked her if there were things she wanted to clear up about her prior statement." loc251
43. swimming - "Another time, when the team was staying at a hotel, David jumped into a swimming pool from a second-floor balcony." loc30
46. tennis - "What Rossi sent to the lab that day included the "rules of golf" shirt, found in the laundry room; a pair of David's tennis shoes, found outside the back door." loc220
50. vacation - "The following July, she went along to New Braunfels, in the Texas Hill Country, for the Temples' annual vacation." loc43

A Daughter's Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story (July 22, 2017)
16. heat - "Their fears aren't unfounded, the heat is now so firmly on them, it's searing their ankles." loc106
30. sand - "I accidentally spilled a bucket of sand, and he was so angry at me just because he thought I was really lazy at the time." loc185
47. travel - Surveillance teams that have been watching Lenford for weeks, report his movements as routine-oriented - largely involving travel to and from his family home, his girlfriend's place, Tim Hortons coffee shops, and work." loc106

The Truth and Other Lies (July 23, 2017)
5. barefoot - "She was standing with her back to him, barefoot, her trousers rolled up." loc891
14. garden "Then he saw Sonja Reens, the mayor's daughter, standing on the old millstone in the garden, the dog at her feet looking up at her, riveted as if hypnotized." loc1656
34. sprinkler - "Flakes of blossom floated between the lime trees, a gardener was mowing the lawn, a sprinkler was soaking a stray newspaper." loc1966

The Bone House (July 29, 2017)
1. air conditioning -"Is your air conditioning fixed?" loc6281
10. bright - Her fingers, which were topped with bright red nails, picked apart the strands of her blond hair, loosening it and letting it fall over her shoulders." loc2390
11. bugs - "Finally, when she felt bugs crawling over her bare legs, she grabbed the kitten with one hand and navigated backward down the wobbly ladder." loc118
13. fourth - "He reached in his pocket and dug out a Fourth of July firecracker that was no bigger than a birthday candle." loc2404
18. hot - "The hot wind gusted under the curtain and made the room smell of cherries, which were squashed all over the county roads like dots of ed paint at this time of year." loc68
20. humid - "The humid night would be still again, the mosquitoes would be buzzing in her ears, and the kitten would be purring in her arms." loc152
21. ice cream - "Fresh cherries, cherry pies, cherry soda, cherry caramels, cherry jam, cherry cider, cherry ice cream, cherry wine." loc3751
31. sandals - "She wore a simple burgundy top, tan slacks that emphasized her long legs, and sandals." loc669
32. scorching - "She felt a scorching heat erupt on her back, and she knew she was on fire." loc6225
39. sunburn - "His forehead and nose were so pink with sunburn that he may as well have said, I like the sun." loc1501
42. sweat - "Mark closed his eyes and felt a cold sweat of fear form on his body." loc2107
44. swimsuit - "He'd shrugged on a swimsuit and a yellow tank top and walked out their patio door, which led directly down the flat stretch of sand past the palm trees to the water" loc192
45. tan - "The kitten's spiky fur was mottled with tan and black, striped like a tiger." loc96

The Whistler (July 30, 2017)
41. sunscreen - "She crossed a courtyard and walked by the pool, where an old couple was lathering on sunscreen." loc4875

43/50
15. hay fever
17. heatwave
22. iced tea
25. June
27. outdoors
35. strawberry
38. sunbathing

Caroline wrote: "Just put the percentage as the location Niki, that will be fine :)"

Awesome! Thanks Caroline!

e0nyx wrote: "My first scavenger hunt ~ might as well try to see just how many I can get:..."

Good luck e0nyx!

Word List
20/20 completed
45/50

7/13/17
1. air conditioning-waiting for the air conditioning to kick in p 56
2. August-we're booked through the end of August p 36
3. backyard-you have to come into the backyard now p 19
4. barbecue-how about we skip the barbecue p 303
5. barefoot-nor had I screamed or yelled after stepping barefoot on the red toy train p 209
6. baseball-more like a baseball bat to my knees p30
7. beach-he looked fresh off the beach p145
8. beer-lemonade or beer p32
9. bikini-nobody told me about the bikini bit til it was too late p3
10. bright-some bright yellow jean shorts p93
11. bugs-my mouth still catching bugs p168
12. camp-with his indigo blue camp shirt p236
13. fourth-I was also regretting that fourth latte p121
14. garden-to smell like an herb garden p124
16. heat-sag in the afternoon heat p4
18. hot-empty parking lot on a hot summer day p6
21. ice cream-you fed them my ice cream p76
24. July-I flipped open to July p13
25. June-The year on the bottom of the picture said Deadwood June 1943 p179
28. picnic-It wasn't a date just a picnic p48
29. pool-No I met her at the pool today p37
30. sand-all we needed was some sand p145
31. sandals-my sandals clapped along the front walkway p75
32. scorching-heat blasted my hair back scorching my face and chest p318
33. shorts-her cutoff jean shorts p46
35. strawberry-I was driving down Strawberry Hill loc28
36. summer-during my childhood summer visits p37
37. sun-beckoned under the July sun p3
40. sundress-why did my white scoop neck sundress feel as warm p145
41. sunscreen-her soft skin tasted like coppertone sunscreen p19
42. sweat-the smell of sweat under his plaster of stetson cologne p9
43. swimming-swimming in burnt tobacco from yester year p83
44. swimsuit-mom didn't pack my swimsuit p176
45. tan-his fake tan two shades redder than usual p7
46. tennis-her cutoff jean shorts tennis shoes p46
47. travel-I would travel the US on their dime p353
48. trip-an immediate trip to the hospital p19
50. vacation-who are vacationing in Maine until the end of the month p46

7/19/17
26. ocean-the ocean was beautiful p86
27. outdoors-Winkler prepared me for the outdoors before I left p117
39. sunburn-from the extreme sunburns I'd gotten p71

7/16/17
20. humid-the humid reminder of a soapy shower loc2208

7/21/17
22. iced tea-she took a deep drink of iced tea loc 934
23. independence-years of forced independence couldn't be overcome loc462

7/23/17
19. hot dog-chili evenly over the surface of each hot dog loc1086

15. Hay fever
17. Heatwave
34. sprinkler
38. sunbathing
49. tropical-

Welcome Delitealex :)

Completion Post 45/50

(view spoiler)[
Choose your Level:
Summer of Love – 41-50 words
Completed: 45/50


04/07 ****
August - He said he'd come back at the end of August (Loc 223)
Barefoot - Tom and Carl are barefoot (Loc 59)
Basesball - Scare them off with a baseball bat (Loc 224)
Beach - I pull on my beach dress (Loc 228)
Beer - Drew retrieves his beer from the bat (Loc 252)
Bikini - Unclasping my bikini straps (Loc 197)
Bright - he excclaims with a bright smile (Loc 174)
Fourth - She answers on the fourth ring (Loc 471)
Garden - Red-brick walls surrounding the garden (Loc 504)
Heat - A cooker that radiated heat (Loc 504.7)
Heatwave - Tanned from the rare heatwave (Loc 542)
Hot - I'd have time for the hot tub today (Loc 518)
Humid - the air is even more humid than usual todau (Loc 278)
July - It's the middle of July now (Loc 528)
Ocean - I take a large step into the dark ocean (Loc 239)
Picnic - We walk through the wooden picnic area (Loc 196)
Pool - I miss that pool (Loc 317)
Sand - Where we lie on the sand (Loc 349)
Shorts - Nothing more than his boxer shorts (Loc 379)
Summer - Miami at the end of Summer (Loc 392)
Sun - The sun had already sunk below the horizon (Loc 238)
Sunbathing - Lazy Summer days sunbathing (Loc 528)
Sundress - My favourite light-blue sundress (Loc 229)
Sunscreen - Pointing out the free water and sunscreen (Loc 369)
Sweat - I bolth up in bed cold sweat washing over me (Loc 464
Swimming - and get into our swimming costumes (Loc 14)
Tan - If you think her tan is good (Loc 517)
Travel - I forgot she was a travel agent (Loc 488)
Trip - I'd assumed he'd done a road trip (Loc 312)
Tropical - The garden full of tropical flowers (Loc 187)

05/07 ****
Independence - It was my independence (Loc 28)

07/07 ***
Sprinkler - He jimmied her sprinklers (Loc 468)
Tennis - And a pair of tennis shoes (Loc 815)

12/07 ***
Camp - I didn’t want to go on Brownie camp so I ran away?’ (Loc 160)
Hay Fever - The photos were gone and his sore eyes put down to a bad case of hay fever (Loc 175)
Ice Cream - like sea-salt caramel ice cream (Loc 313)
Outdoors - had a third and fourth venue, but they’re all outdoors (Loc 416)
Sandals - Clutching my sandals in my hand (Loc 470)
Strawberry - Kekipi stopped slurping down his strawberry milkshake (Loc 391)
Sunburn - I was already suffering from sunburn (Loc 304)
Swimsuit - Chuck on my swimsuit and head out to the beach? (Loc 159)

14/07 *****
Backyard - With it's pretty backyard patio (Loc 709)
June - Jimmy graduates from trade school in June (Loc 6389)
Vacation - I felt like I'd been on vacation (Loc 1798)

15/07 ****
Hot Dog stopped by the charity hot dog stand (Loc 152)

Word List
1. air conditioning
4. barbecue
11. bugs
22. iced tea
32. scorching (hide spoiler)]

Congrats Jade :)