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Hard Scavenger Hunt III January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019
37/40
The List
Akimbo :”…stood a few feet from the fire with this arms akimbo.” P. 387 House of Spies by Daniel Silva 2.15.19
Altruism “I could not credit the creature with the slightest degree of altruism or love; he must have another reason for pursuing her.” P. 53 Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 1.14.19
Application “…morning and night, three times each application…” p. 225 Anya by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer 1.12.19
Arcade “We’ll check out the arcade.” P. 48 The Library Card by Jerry Spinelli 2.3.19
Aviary
Brambles -“…held some long black horse hairs in its brambles.” P. 32 The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 1.30.19
Bunion – “…swollen ankles, cracked toenails and bunions.” P. 152 Bellringerby J. Robert Janes 2.8.19
Dispatch “We will force him to lead us to the tomb and then dispatch a message to Cairo for reinforcements.” P. 166 Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 1.14.19
Dahlia “In the shadows I reach for the bucket of fierce dahlias you bought without pricing…” p. 262 In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Literature of Mourning, Mary Jane Moffat, ed. 1.25.19
Deafening silence – “the scream went suddenly silent, the silence almost as deafening.” P. 309 The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson 6.5.19
Debonair – “Then this personable and debonair young creature must be a brother of Nigel’s prospective bride.” P. 87 The Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters 3.30.19
Discombobulate “He begins a droning, discombobulated start and stop remembrance of Albert Einstein.” P.182 Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain by Michael Paterniti 6,11,19
Dry Cleaner “Across was a dry cleaner, closed, and beside tht a bail bondsman.” P. 104 Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin 1.15.19
Eclectic – “We were surrounded by love – the eclectic, multicultural Obama kind and the anchoring Robinsons-from-the-South-Side kind…” p.164 Becoming by Michele Obama
Fortune Teller – “I had heard mumbled by the fortune tellers in the corner market stalls.” P. 24 Henna House by Nomi Eve 1.8.19
Frontier – “You had endured all and come to me
Crossing the last frontier.” P. 209 In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Literature of Mourning Mary Jane Moffat, ed. 1.25.19
Garb “I look down today at my own weeds, dark slacks, a white pullover, and I wonder if the change in garb is basic, a symbol of a woman’s emancipation…” p. 153 In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Literature of Mourning, Mary Jane Moffat, ed. 1.25.19
Granola “You know I swear by pharmaceuticals normally rather than granola head stuff” p. 248 The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler 6.20,19
Illustrated “He opened the Sports Illustrated on his lap.” P. 102 Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin 1.15.19
"I'm only human" (exact phrase)
Integrate “…I tried to integrate campaigning with my already busy schedule at the hospital…” p. 234 Becoming by Michele Obama 1.19.19
Jumbo “Bet that black man, that mumbo jumbo man you went to didn’t tell you you’d get pinched.” P. 85 Bellringer by J. Robert Janes 2.8.19
Lye “Rest in soft peace and, ask’d say here doth lye
Ben Jonson his best piece of poetrie:” p. 58 In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Literature of Mourning, Mary Jane Moffat, ed. 1.25.19
Melange “…names are a mouthful, a sort of European mélange.” P. 6 Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies by Ben Macintyre 4.9.19
Misanthrope “Timon, a misanthrope; he was an Athenian and contemporary of Aristophanges.” P. 35 Lysistrata by Aristophanes 1.19.19
Orb “The moon was a spectacular silver orb…” p.231 Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 1.14.19
Pink Suitcase “then he loaded the miniature pink suitcase decorated with Disney creatures…” p. 322 By the Time You Read This: A Novel by Giles Blunt 2.21.19
Pique – “…knowing the comment would further pique the group around us.” P. 300 The Alienist by Caleb Carr 4.30.19
Polaroid “ Most were from a Polaroid camera, in no order, just piled in.” p. 100 Crooked Letter, Crooked Letterby Tom Franklin 1.15.19
Paparazzi “…whether its paparazzi, a kidnapper, or an assassin….” P. 135 Murder Below Montparnasse by Cara Black 2.22.19
Potion – “Gave him a potion but it didn’t help.” P. 128 A Poultice for a Healer by Caroline Roe 1.16.19
Reimbursement – “…increasing the reimbursement rate for federally subsidized meals for the first time in thirty years.” P. 348 Becoming by Michele Obama 1.19.19
Renaissance Faire
Spectre “A spectre horde repeating without change.” P. 16 In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Literature of Mourning, Mary Jane Moffat, ed. 1.25.19
Spotlight “…asking whether he would be willing to step back from the spotlight, giving us a private backstage blessing instead.” P. 230 Becoming by Michele Obama 1.19.19
Telepathy Telepathic ok “Telepathic. We know, we just know.” P. 138 Blood of Victory by Alan Furst 3.5.19
United Nations “…all heard the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations declare, “Nobody’s going to put us out of business.” P. 47 Jew vs. Jew: The Struggle for the Soul of American Jewry by Samuel Freedman 2.12.19
Upload “Not sure if this will upload.” P. 16 Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Lessby Alexander Aciman 2.11.19
Wart - “I noticed a wart on his right cheek.” P. 78 Henna House by Nomi Eve 1.8.19
Watercolor - “….avant-garde, but some decent watercolors, a few oil paintings…” p. 99 Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 1.5.19
Mod
January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019
The List
Bunion
Misanthrope
Pink Suitcase
Reimbursement
Renaissance Faire (festival also acceptable)
Spectre
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Books used
January 1 - June 30, 2019.The List
Akimbo Sleeping With Anemone by Kate Collins 5/19/19..chap2 standing with her arms akimbo
Altruism
Application The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump by Gregg Jarrett 2/6/19..chap5 present the application to the FISA court
Arcade Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O'Brien4/17/19..8% attractions in the Palace Arcade
Aviary
Brambles Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O'Brien4/17/19..50% running through the brambles to reach Davis' plane
Bunion The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg 6/14/19..p307 Loranie had worked all her life with bunions
Dahlia The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams 3/11/19..chap6 a cantaloupe into a dahlia
Deafening silence The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump by Gregg Jarrett 2/6/19..chap8 the response would have been a deafening silence
Debonair The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams 3/11/19..chap17 a tall, debonair man
Discombobulate The Big Cat Nap by Rita Mae Brown 4/30/19..p205 a discombobulated fit of anger
Dispatch The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith 3/23/19..chap3 children had been dispatched to bed
Dry Cleaner
Eclectic Recipes & Wooden Spoons by Judy Baer..p128 the decor was eclectic and very hip
Fortune Teller Love Lies Bleeding by Susan Wittig Albert 6/20/19..chap11 Ruby could waste her time playing fortune teller
Frontier
Garb The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith 3/23/19..chap 3 in the garb of some other profession
Granola Recipes & Wooden Spoons by Judy Baer..p170 breads and homemade jam, fresh granola
Illustrated The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams 3/11/19..chap13 An Illustrated Master Class
"I'm only human" (exact phrase)
Integrate Murder at the Mansion by Sheila Connolly 3/4/19..p113 how would you plan to integrate the Burton House?
Jumbo The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams 3/11/19..chap12 don't believe their mumbo jumbo
Lye
Melange
Misanthrope
Orb Tiles and Tribulations by Tamar Myers 6/28/19..chap5 my ocular orbs were obstinate
Paparazzi California Girls by Susan Mallery 5/10/19..p324 Treasure is a paparazzi magnet
Pink Suitcase
Pique A Justified Murder by Jude Deveraux..chap16 her curiosity was piqued
Polaroid
Potion Crime Brûlée byNancy Fairbanks p59 a love potion for my son
Reimbursement Picked to Die by Sheila Connolly..p90 some wage reimbursement
Renaissance Faire (festival also acceptable)
Spectre
Spotlight A Willing Murder by Jude Deveraux 1/18/19 ..chap12 away from the spotlight of sports
Telepathy
United Nations Murder at the Pentagon by Margaret Truman 2/3/19 p22 any movement on the UN resolution
Upload Murder at the Mansion by Sheila Connolly 3/4/19..p138 everything has been digitized and uploaded
Wart Sleeping With Anemone by Kate Collins 5/19/19..chap24 He's just a man, warts and all
Watercolor A Deadly Arrangement by Denise Osborne 3/11/19..p106 her ikebana and watercolors
Semi-annual HARD Scavenger Hunt IIIBegins: 01Jan19 / Ends: 30June19
40 / 40 found
20 books read
Akimbo - Other Voices, Other Rooms ✔ – 09Jan19 - pg 32 - "Arms akimbo, legs …"
Altruism - China Rich Girlfriend ✔ - 03March19 - pg 36 - "…motive behind her altruism …"
Application - Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery ✔ – 06Jan19 - pg 25 - "…on her passport application."
Arcade - They Came to Baghdad ✔ – 02Feb19 - pg 26 - "…turned into the Arcade."
Aviary - The House of the Spirits ✔ - 03Jun19 - pg 381 - "…had stepped into an aviary."
Brambles - Other Voices, Other Rooms ✔ – 09Jan19 - pg 150 - "…a fence of brambles."
Bunion - China Rich Girlfriend ✔ - 03March19 - pg 228 - "…something about her bunions."
Dahlia - Other Voices, Other Rooms ✔ – 09Jan19 - pg 59 - "…like a wilted dahlia."
Deafening silence - Us Against You ✔ – 06Mar19 - pg 193 - "…the silence that follows is deafening"
Debonair - China Rich Girlfriend ✔ - 03March19 - pg 113 - "…with debonair ease."
Discombobulate - Nine Perfect Strangers ✔ – 09Mar19 - pg 51 - "She felt discombobulated."
Dispatch - Other Voices, Other Rooms ✔ – 09Jan19 - pg 11 - "…immediately dispatched an…"
Dry Cleaner - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore ✔ – 20Feb19 - pg 9 - "…and the dry cleaner's with…"
Eclectic - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine ✔ – 15Mar19 - pg 55 - "… selling an eclectic assortment…"
Fortune Teller - Other Voices, Other Rooms ✔ – 09Jan19 - pg 74 - "…a bonafide fortune teller, he…"
Frontier - Carrying Albert Home ✔ – 21Jan19 - pg xv - "…of the wild frontier who'd…"
Garb - Carnegie's Maid ✔ – 10Jan19 - pg 235 - "…your natural garb."
Granola - An Appetite for Murder ✔ – 12Apr19 - pg 173 - "…blueberries and granola from…"
Illustrated - I Was Anastasia ✔ – 23Feb19 - pg 244 - "…would have illustrated as…"
"I'm only human" - Us Against You ✔ – 06Mar19 - pg 73 - "We're all only human."
Integrate - Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery ✔ – 06Jan19 - pg 20 - "I've integrated into the..."
Jumbo - They Came to Baghdad ✔ – 02Feb19 - pg 22 - "Alice said to Jumbo, 'I don't…"
Lye - A Breath of Snow and Ashes ✔ – 14Feb19 - pg 25 - "…rushes and lye soap that…"
Melange - Nine Perfect Strangers ✔ – 09Mar19 - pg 110 - "…with a melange of dried…"
Misanthrope - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine ✔ – 15Mar19 - pg 44 - "…such allure for misanthropes?"
Orb - Winter Solstice ✔ – 21Jan19 - pg 325 - "…the orange orb sailed …"
Paparazzi - China Rich Girlfriend ✔ - 03March19 - pg 85 - "…prying eyes of paparazzi."
Pink Suitcase - Would Like to Meet ✔ - 21Jan20 - pg 181 - "…a bright pink suitcase behind…"
Pique - A Breath of Snow and Ashes ✔ – 14Feb19 - pg 415 - "…tone of pique in my …"
Polaroid - I Was Anastasia ✔ – 23Feb19 - pg 5 - "…taken a Polaroid so he…"
Potion - Other Voices, Other Rooms ✔ – 09Jan19 - pg 51 - "…precious witch potions, love…"
Reimbursement - The Dog Who Saved Me ✔ – 09Apr19 - pg 302 - "...fines and medical reimbursement..."
Renaissance Faire - We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves ✔ – 05May19 - pg 129 - "…weekends at Renaissance Faires, we ..."
Spectre - How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents ✔ – 27Jan19 - pg 141 - "But the spectre of delivering…"
Spotlight - Winter Solstice ✔ – 21Jan19 - pg 454 - "An overhead spotlight shone…"
Telepathy - A Breath of Snow and Ashes ✔ – 14Feb19 - pg 351 - "…by mental telepathy."
United Nations - How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents ✔ – 27Jan19 - pg 208 - "…his United Nations post and…"
Upload - Nine Perfect Strangers ✔ – 09Mar19 - pg 289 - "…even had to upload a photo…"
Wart - Other Voices, Other Rooms ✔ – 09Jan19 - pg 19 - "…was a wart on her…"
Watercolor - Other Voices, Other Rooms ✔ – 09Jan19 - pg 76 - "…clutching watercolor bouquets…"
Hard Scavenger Hunt III January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019
The List
Akimbo
Altruism
Application
Arcade
Aviary
Brambles
Bunion
Dahlia
Deafening silence
Debonair
Discombobulate
Dispatch
Dry Cleaner
Eclectic
Fortune Teller
Frontier
Garb
Granola
Illustrated
"I'm only human" (exact phrase)
Integrate
Jumbo
Lye
Melange
Misanthrope
Orb
Paparazzi
Pink Suitcase
Pique
Polaroid
Potion
Reimbursement
Renaissance Faire (festival also acceptable)
Spectre
Spotlight
Telepathy
United Nations
Upload
Wart
Watercolor
Hard Scavenger Hunt III • The challenge runs from January 1 - June 30, 2019.
•While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items - they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book. Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!
•You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read 40 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
•When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
•Books that are used must be completed during the period of this challenge.
Good Luck & Happy Reading! ☺
The List
Akimbo
Altruism
Application
Arcade
Aviary
Brambles
Bunion
Dahlia
Deafening silence: The silence from the people as they listened was deafening. ch. 11 in the bed of a duke
Debonair
Discombobulate
Dispatch
Dry Cleaner
Eclectic
Fortune Teller
Frontier: She'd been raised on the Ohio Valley frontier, where a person didn't hesitate to help another in distress. ch. 2 in the bed of a duke
Garb
Granola
Illustrated
"I'm only human" (exact phrase)
Integrate
Jumbo
Lye
Melange
Misanthrope
Orb
Paparazzi
Pink Suitcase
Pique
Polaroid
Potion: The spell or potion worked, but left Rowena unable to have children and robbed her of what little sanity she had left. ch. 9 in the bed of a duke
Reimbursement
Renaissance Faire (festival also acceptable)
Spectre
Spotlight
Telepathy
United Nations
Upload
Wart
Watercolor
Hi DebCan "telepathic" be used for telepathy?
Mod
Can "telepathic" be used for telepathy?"
Absolutely!
For "I'm Only Human" ... how about "We're all only human" ?
Mod
I'll take it!
The Challenge FactoryHard Scavenger Hunt III
Duration: January 1 - June 30, 2019
Progress: 22 out of 40
Similar to the other Scavenger Hunt Challenges, but this one will be far more challenging to find all of the words and is published semi-annually.
• The challenge runs from January 1 - June 30, 2019.
•While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items - they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book. Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!
•You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read 40 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
•When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
•Books that are used must be completed during the period of this challenge.
Good Luck & Happy Reading! ☺
The List
Akimbo
Altruism
Application: "If Dwier wasn’t already a member of Purity, he was a prime candidate for application."
Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 1/18/2019 - 355 Pages
Arcade
Aviary
Brambles: "...winding in different directions, wild roses and brambles strewn like tattered lace across everything familiar and not." Page 576-577
The Last Mermaid by Shana Abe - *** - 2/21/2019 - 592 Pages
Bunion
Dahlia
Deafening silence: "The silence was deafening." Page 260
Another Kind of Dead by Kelly Meding - **** - 3/20/2019 - 355 Pages
Debonair
Discombobulate
Dispatch: "He lifted the weathered and bent dispatch that had probably been stuffed from one mailbag to another."
Texas Rain by Jodi Thomas - **** - 1/3/2019 - 374 Pages
Dry Cleaner: "“No, um, it’s the dry cleaner?” the voice on the other end would say." p. 296
Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me about Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss by Tyra Banks - ***** - 1/31/2019 - 320 Pages
Eclectic: "278 H Street is home of the Conjuring Arts Eclectic Studio.” Page 181
The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer - ***** - 1/5/2019 - 416 Pages
Fortune Teller: “Y’mean like fortune-tellers?” Page 209
The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer - ***** - 1/5/2019 - 416 Pages
Frontier: "It is a similar certificate, enabling him and his daughter and her child, at any time, to pass the barrier and the frontier!" Page 241
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens - **** - 3/25/2019 - 489 Pages
Garb: "The hooded cloak, dullest black, a calculated match to the garb of the others who walked these halls." Page 193-194
The Last Mermaid by Shana Abe - *** - 2/21/2019 - 592 Pages
Granola: "She was hungry too, with nothing but a scattering of granola-bar wrappers tossed across the passenger seat." Page 219
The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer - ***** - 1/5/2019 - 416 Pages
Illustrated: "Then, after Victoria’s Secret and Sports Illustrated, that started to change." Page 107
Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me about Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss by Tyra Banks - ***** - 1/31/2019 - 320 Pages
"I'm only human" (exact phrase)
Integrate
Jumbo: "I stopped at the market on my way home and bought a jumbo bag of Cheetos..." Page 140
Fools Rush In by Kristan Higgins - ***** - 4/14/2019 - 386 Pages
Lye: "He grabbed the lye soap and began to scrub away a month's worth of trail dust."
Texas Rain by Jodi Thomas - **** - 1/3/2019 - 374 Pages
Melange
Misanthrope
Orb: "“Yeah, nothing wrong with the orbs.”
Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 1/18/2019 - 355 Pages
Paparazzi: "During that photo shoot, we knew that there were paparazzi in the distance." Page 259
Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me about Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss by Tyra Banks - ***** - 1/31/2019 - 320 Pages
Pink Suitcase
Pique: "When Birgit returned with some, Aidan dismissed her so absently that the worst of Regin’s pique was soothed." Page 16
Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole - ***** - 4/5/2019 - 515 Pages
Polaroid: "He was moving fast, too busy looking at the wall on his right with its inspiration corkboard filled with dozens of photographs—big 8x10s, standard snapshots, even some Polaroids—all of them of soldiers." Page 130
The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer - ***** - 1/5/2019 - 416 Pages
Potion: "The kitchens were given over to her for her potion." Page 397
The Last Mermaid by Shana Abe - *** - 2/21/2019 - 592 Pages
Reimbursement
Renaissance Faire (festival also acceptable)
Spectre: "A hundred times the dozing passenger inquired of this spectre" Page 8
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens - **** - 3/25/2019 - 489 Pages
Spotlight: "No, if Miss Tyra Banks, Supermodel, decided to sing, the spotlight was going to be on her from that first note, and if she sounded more like a screech owl than a songbird, she was never going to live it down." Page 278
Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me about Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss by Tyra Banks - ***** - 1/31/2019 - 320 Pages
Telepathy
United Nations
Upload: "“No, but while the diagnostic’s running, you want to upload the results onto—”
Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 1/18/2019 - 355 Pages
Wart
Watercolor: "Some protected military artifacts, others secured the Army’s sixteen thousand pieces of fine art, from propaganda paintings by Norman Rockwell to watercolors done by Adolf Hitler himself, captured by US troops..." Page 119
The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer - ***** - 1/5/2019 - 416 Pages
Update message # 6 --- The only one I'm still missing is "pink suitcase"
I've found: brown, blue, green, and white suitcases.
I've found: leather, plastic and vinyl suitcases.
I've found backpacks, duffle bags, grips and "cases"
But no PINK suitcase! (yet...)
FINISHEDHard Scavenger Hunt III
January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019
37/40
The List
Akimbo :”…stood a few feet from the fire with this arms akimbo.” P. 387 House of Spies by Daniel Silva 2.15.19
Altruism “I could not credit the creature with the slightest degree of altruism or love; he must have another reason for pursuing her.” P. 53 Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 1.14.19
Application “…morning and night, three times each application…” p. 225 Anya by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer 1.12.19
Arcade “We’ll check out the arcade.” P. 48 The Library Card by Jerry Spinelli 2.3.19
Aviary
Brambles -“…held some long black horse hairs in its brambles.” P. 32 The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 1.30.19
Bunion – “…swollen ankles, cracked toenails and bunions.” P. 152 Bellringerby J. Robert Janes 2.8.19
Dispatch “We will force him to lead us to the tomb and then dispatch a message to Cairo for reinforcements.” P. 166 Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 1.14.19
Dahlia “In the shadows I reach for the bucket of fierce dahlias you bought without pricing…” p. 262 In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Literature of Mourning, Mary Jane Moffat, ed. 1.25.19
Deafening silence – “the scream went suddenly silent, the silence almost as deafening.” P. 309 The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson 6.5.19
Debonair – “Then this personable and debonair young creature must be a brother of Nigel’s prospective bride.” P. 87 The Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters 3.30.19
Discombobulate “He begins a droning, discombobulated start and stop remembrance of Albert Einstein.” P.182 Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain by Michael Paterniti 6,11,19
Dry Cleaner “Across was a dry cleaner, closed, and beside tht a bail bondsman.” P. 104 Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin 1.15.19
Eclectic – “We were surrounded by love – the eclectic, multicultural Obama kind and the anchoring Robinsons-from-the-South-Side kind…” p.164 Becoming by Michele Obama
Fortune Teller – “I had heard mumbled by the fortune tellers in the corner market stalls.” P. 24 Henna House by Nomi Eve 1.8.19
Frontier – “You had endured all and come to me
Crossing the last frontier.” P. 209 In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Literature of Mourning Mary Jane Moffat, ed. 1.25.19
Garb “I look down today at my own weeds, dark slacks, a white pullover, and I wonder if the change in garb is basic, a symbol of a woman’s emancipation…” p. 153 In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Literature of Mourning, Mary Jane Moffat, ed. 1.25.19
Granola “You know I swear by pharmaceuticals normally rather than granola head stuff” p. 248 The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler 6.20,19
Illustrated “He opened the Sports Illustrated on his lap.” P. 102 Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin 1.15.19
"I'm only human" (exact phrase)
Integrate “…I tried to integrate campaigning with my already busy schedule at the hospital…” p. 234 Becoming by Michele Obama 1.19.19
Jumbo “Bet that black man, that mumbo jumbo man you went to didn’t tell you you’d get pinched.” P. 85 Bellringer by J. Robert Janes 2.8.19
Lye “Rest in soft peace and, ask’d say here doth lye
Ben Jonson his best piece of poetrie:” p. 58 In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Literature of Mourning, Mary Jane Moffat, ed. 1.25.19
Melange “…names are a mouthful, a sort of European mélange.” P. 6 Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies by Ben Macintyre 4.9.19
Misanthrope “Timon, a misanthrope; he was an Athenian and contemporary of Aristophanges.” P. 35 Lysistrata by Aristophanes 1.19.19
Orb “The moon was a spectacular silver orb…” p.231 Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 1.14.19
Pink Suitcase “then he loaded the miniature pink suitcase decorated with Disney creatures…” p. 322 By the Time You Read This: A Novel by Giles Blunt 2.21.19
Pique – “…knowing the comment would further pique the group around us.” P. 300 The Alienist by Caleb Carr 4.30.19
Polaroid “ Most were from a Polaroid camera, in no order, just piled in.” p. 100 Crooked Letter, Crooked Letterby Tom Franklin 1.15.19
Paparazzi “…whether its paparazzi, a kidnapper, or an assassin….” P. 135 Murder Below Montparnasse by Cara Black 2.22.19
Potion – “Gave him a potion but it didn’t help.” P. 128 A Poultice for a Healer by Caroline Roe 1.16.19
Reimbursement – “…increasing the reimbursement rate for federally subsidized meals for the first time in thirty years.” P. 348 Becoming by Michele Obama 1.19.19
Renaissance Faire
Spectre “A spectre horde repeating without change.” P. 16 In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Literature of Mourning, Mary Jane Moffat, ed. 1.25.19
Spotlight “…asking whether he would be willing to step back from the spotlight, giving us a private backstage blessing instead.” P. 230 Becoming by Michele Obama 1.19.19
Telepathy Telepathic ok “Telepathic. We know, we just know.” P. 138 Blood of Victory by Alan Furst 3.5.19
United Nations “…all heard the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations declare, “Nobody’s going to put us out of business.” P. 47 Jew vs. Jew: The Struggle for the Soul of American Jewry by Samuel Freedman 2.12.19
Upload “Not sure if this will upload.” P. 16 Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Lessby Alexander Aciman 2.11.19
Wart - “I noticed a wart on his right cheek.” P. 78 Henna House by Nomi Eve 1.8.19
Watercolor - “….avant-garde, but some decent watercolors, a few oil paintings…” p. 99 Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 1.5.19
Mod
I finally found a "pink suitcase"!!! Challenge completed - 21Jan20"
Congrats! I'm still looking for that one, myself.
The Challenge Factory
Books mentioned in this topic
Someone to Watch Over Me (other topics)Would Like to Meet (other topics)
Darwin's Cipher (other topics)
The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time (other topics)
The Savior (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Tamar Myers (other topics)Susan Wittig Albert (other topics)
Fannie Flagg (other topics)
Kate Collins (other topics)
Susan Mallery (other topics)
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• The challenge runs from January 1 - June 30, 2019.
•While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items - they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book. Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!
•You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read 40 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
•When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
•Books that are used must be completed during the period of this challenge.
Good Luck & Happy Reading! ☺
The List
Akimbo
Altruism
Application
Arcade
Aviary
Brambles
Bunion
Dahlia
Deafening silence
Debonair
Discombobulate
Dispatch
Dry Cleaner
Eclectic
Fortune Teller
Frontier
Garb
Granola
Illustrated
"I'm only human" (exact phrase)
Integrate
Jumbo
Lye
Melange
Misanthrope
Orb
Paparazzi
Pink Suitcase
Pique
Polaroid
Potion
Reimbursement
Renaissance Faire (festival also acceptable)
Spectre/specter
Spotlight
Telepathy
United Nations
Upload
Wart
Watercolor