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message 1: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

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Choose Your Own Adventure: Zoology

Duration: You Set the Pace

How to play: Chose your Adventure from the list below and "read them".

Choose your Zoology Adventure:

Option 1: Zoology Covers
►Read books with different animals on the cover. How many different animals can you find?

Option 2: Zoology Themed Books
►Read books that have animals or science as a main part of the story

Option 3: Zoology Spell-it-Out
►Using the Spell-it-Out Rules(*), spell out any of the terms below.

Option 4: Zoology Terms Freestyle
►Choose from the terms below, and use covers or titles for that term

Option 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle
►Pick a level and find the words below in the books you read. There is no limit to the number of words per book

Option 6: Scavenger Hunt Want-it-All
►The same Freestyle, but you must find at least one word from each letter grouping (i.e., one word from A, B, C, D etc.)




Book Levels:

- Vervet Monkey : 2-3 books
- Patas Monkey : 4 - 6 books
- Egyptian Mau : 7 - 10 books
- Sabre-Toothed Tiger : 11 - 15 books
- Leaf-Tailed Gecko : 16 - 20 books
- Malayan Civet : 21 - 24 books
- Bull Shark : 25+ books


Scavenger Hunt Levels:

- Fire-Bellied Toad : 1-20 words
- Collared Peccary : 21-40 words
- Old English Sheepdog : 41-60 words
- Tasmanian Devil : 61-80 words
- Antelope : 81-100 words
- Green Bee-Eater : 101-120 words
- Red Knee Tarantula : 121 + words

Word List ~ 593 Words
(view spoiler)

(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.



Sapphire Coin Choose Your Own Adventure ~ Sapphire Coin Sapphire Coin

Earn your Sapphire Gem Coins with the CYOA Challenges.

To Earn a Sapphire Coins:
Sapphire Coin One Coin upon reaching highest book level (Bull Shark)
Sapphire Coin One Coin upon reaching highest scavenger hunt level (Red Knee Tarantula)


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message 3: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) I just downloaded all the words into my challenge spreadsheet. Who knows -- maybe i'll live long enough to get them all! :)

Actually I'll probably do about 25 words.


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Ha! Welcome to the challenge Jennifer!


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Question: on the spell it out option, can we do all the words or just some of them?


message 6: by Shannon (new)

Shannon (countessmom) | 4087 comments You can pretty much do whatever you want in these challenges. ;)


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American Coonhound (2/2)
A
M-Mistborn: The Final Empire
E
R
I
C
A
N
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C
O
O
N
H-How to Be Bad
O
U
N
D
How to Be Bad by E. Lockhart Mistborn The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) by Brandon Sanderson
American Eskimo Dog (4/4)
A
M-Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies
E
R
I
C
A
N
*
E
S-Starflight
K-The Keeper of the Mist
I
M-Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
O
*
D
O
G
Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies (The Baby-Sitters Club, #52) by Ann M. Martin Manhunt The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson Starflight (Starflight, #1) by Melissa Landers The Keeper of the Mist by Rachel Neumeier
American Foxhound (2/2)
A
M-Moon Called
E
R
I
C
A
N
*
F
O
X
H-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
O
U
N
D
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) by Patricia Briggs
American Pit Bull Terrier (4/4)
A
M-The Medical Examiner
E
R
I
C
A
N
*
P
I
T-Time Bomb
*
B-Behind the Gates
U
L
L
*
T-Throne of Glass
E
R
R
I
E
R
Behind the Gates (Tomorrow Girls, #1) by Eva Gray Time Bomb by Joelle Charbonneau Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas The Medical Examiner by James Patterson


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Ant (1/1)
A
N
T-Tempest
Tempest (Tempest, #1) by Julie Cross
Anteater (2/2)
A
N
T-The Thomas Berryman Number
E
A
T-3rd Degree
E
R
The Thomas Berryman Number by James Patterson 3rd Degree (Women's Murder Club, #3) by James Patterson
Antelope (1/1)
A
N
T-Truthwitch
E
L
O
P
E
Truthwitch (The Witchlands, #1) by Susan Dennard
Appenzeller Dog (1/1)
A
P
P
E
N
Z-The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence
E
L
L
E
R
*
D
O
G
The Zodiac Legacy Convergence (Zodiac Legacy, #1) by Stan Lee


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Arctic Fox
Arctic Hare (1/1)
A
R
C
T
I
C
*
H-House Broken
A
R
E
House Broken by Sonja Yoerg
Arctic Wolf (1/1)
A
R
T
I
C
*
W-Wonderful
O
L
F
Wonderful (Medieval Wedding Trilogy Book 1) by Jill Barnett
Armadillo (1/1)
A
R
M-Mirror, Mirror
A
D
I
L
L
O
Mirror, Mirror (Twisted Tales, #6) by Jen Calonita


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Asian Elephant (2/2)
A
S-The Swan Thieves
I
A
N
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E
L
E
P
H-Heir of Fire
A
N
T
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) by Sarah J. Maas The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
Asian Giant Hornet (2/2)
A
S-Spin the Dawn
I
A
N
*
G
I
A
N
T
*
H-Happy Birthday to Me
O
R
N
E
T
Happy Birthday to Me (Birthday Trilogy, #1) by Brian Rowe Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1) by Elizabeth Lim
Asian Palm Civet
Asiatic Black Bear (3/3)
A
S
I
A
T
I
C
*
B-Beautiful Stranger
L
A
C
K-Kiss the Girls by James Patterson 1/17/20
*
B-Boy-Crazy Stacey
E
A
R
Beautiful Stranger (A-List, #9) by Zoey Dean Boy-Crazy Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club, #8) by Ann M. Martin Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2) by James Patterson


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Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Kelpie Dog
Australian Mist
Australian Shepherd (2/2)
A
U
S
T
R
A
L
I
A
N
*
S
H-Hunting Delilah
E
P
H-House of Salt and Sorrows
E
R
D
Hunting Delilah by Anne Baines House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig


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Australian Terrier
Avocet
Axolotl
Aye Aye


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Baboon (2/2)
B-Baltimore Blues
A
B-Breaking Dawn
O
O
N
Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan #1) by Laura Lippman Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4) by Stephenie Meyer
Bactrian Camel (1/1)
B-The Big Bad Wolf
A
C
T
R
I
A
N
*
C
A
M
E
L
The Big Bad Wolf (Alex Cross, #9) by James Patterson
Badger (1/1)
B-Body of Evidence
A
D
G
E
R
Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2) by Patricia Cornwell
Balinese (1/1)
B-The Best of Me
A
L
I
N
E
S
E
The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks


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Banded Palm Civet (1/1)
B-The Beast Is an Animal
A
N
D
E
D
*
P
A
L
M
*
C
I
V
E
T
The Beast Is an Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale
Bandicoot
Barb
Barn Owl (1/1)
B
A
R
N
*
O
W-Waiting for the Moon
L
Waiting for the Moon by Kristin Hannah


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Barnacle
Barracuda
Basenji Dog (1/1)
B
A
S
E
N
J-Jessi's Gold Medal
I
*
D
O
G
Jessi's Gold Medal (The Baby-Sitters Club, #55) by Ann M. Martin
Basking Shark (1/1)
B
A
S
K
I
N
G
*
S
H-Hopeless
A
R
K
Hopeless (Hopeless, #1) by Colleen Hoover


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Basset Hound (1/1)
B
A
S
S
E
T
*
H-The Hazel Wood
O
U
N
D
The Hazel Wood (The Hazel Wood, #1) by Melissa Albert
Bat
Bavarian Mountain Hound
Beagle


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Bear
Bearded Collie
Bearded Dragon
Beaver


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Bedlington Terrier
Beetle
Bengal Tiger
Bernese Mountain Dog


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Bichon Frise
Binturong
Bird
Birds Of Paradise


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Birman
Bison
Black Bear
Black Rhinoceros


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Black Russian Terrier
Black Widow Spider (2/2)
B
L
A
C
K
*
W-Witch & Wizard
I
D
O
W-Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
*
S
P
I
D
E
R
Witch & Wizard (Witch & Wizard, #1) by James Patterson Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) by Gregory Maguire
Bloodhound
Blue Lacy Dog


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Blue Whale (1/1)
B
L
U
E
*
W-A World Without Princes
H
A
L
E
A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil, #2) by Soman Chainani
Bluetick Coonhound
Bobcat
Bolognese Dog


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Bombay
Bongo
Bonobo
Booby


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Border Collie
Border Terrier
Bornean Orang-utan
Borneo Elephant


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Boston Terrier
Bottle Nosed Dolphin
Boxer Dog
Boykin Spaniel


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Brazilian Terrier (1/1)
B
R
A
Z-Zom-B
I
L
I
A
N
*
T
E
R
R
I
E
R
Zom-B (Zom-B, #1) by Darren Shan
Brown Bear (1/1)
B
R
O
W-Wonder Woman: Warbringer
N
*
B
E
A
R
Wonder Woman Warbringer (DC Icons, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Budgerigar
Buffalo


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Bull Mastiff
Bull Shark
Bull Terrier
Bulldog


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Bullfrog
Bumble Bee
Burmese
Burrowing Frog (1/1)
B
U
R
R
O
W-Wanted
I
N
G
*
F
R
O
G
Wanted (Pretty Little Liars, #8) by Sara Shepard


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Butterfly
Butterfly Fish
Caiman
Caiman Lizard


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Cairn Terrier
Camel
Canaan Dog
Capybara


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Caracal
Carolina Dog
Cassowary (1/1)
C
A
S
S
O
W-Wicked Saints
A
R
Y
Wicked Saints (Something Dark and Holy, #1) by Emily A. Duncan
Cat


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Caterpillar
Catfish
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Centipede


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Cesky Fousek
Chameleon
Chamois
Cheetah


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Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Chicken
Chihuahua
Chimpanzee


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Chinchilla
Chinese Crested Dog
Chinook
Chinstrap Penguin


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Chipmunk
Chow Chow (2/2)
C
H
O
W-We Hunt the Flame
*
C
H
O
W-A Wrinkle in Time
We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya, #1) by Hafsah Faizal A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle
Cichlid
Clouded Leopard


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Clown Fish (1/1)
C
L
O
W-The Worst Years of My Life
N
*
F
I
S
H
The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson
Clumber Spaniel
Coati
Cockroach


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Collared Peccary
Collie
Common Buzzard
Common Frog


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Common Loon
Common Toad
Coral
Cottontop Tamarin


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Cougar
Cow (1/1)
C
O
W-Windwitch
Windwitch (The Witchlands, #2) by Susan Dennard
Coyote
Crab


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Crab-Eating Macaque (1/1)
C
R
A
B
*
E
A
T
I
N
G
*
M
A
C
A
Q-Queen of Shadows
U
E
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) by Sarah J. Maas
Crane
Crested Penguin
Crocodile


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Cross River Gorilla
Curly Coated Retriever
Cuscus
Cuttlefish


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Dachshund
Dalmatian
Darwin's Frog (1/1)
D
A
R
W-Without Merit by Colleen Hoover 1/19/20
I
N
S
*
F
R
O
G
Without Merit by Colleen Hoover
Deer


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