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Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

Objective: Find "hidden" objects to earn a "gem".

OPTIONS - You may use the same task multiple times.
❃ Basic: Complete 2 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 2 words from the hidden objects list.
❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.

CHALLENGE RULES
❖ Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
❖ For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
❖ Each book may only be used for one task or letter
❖ To count a book towards a challenge you must finish it after the start date of the challenge.
❖ If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
❖ All genres and formats welcome.
❖ Re-reads are allowed.
❖ No page minimum.
❖ Please update your original post as you go.
❖ When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter)
4. Main character first or last names -You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
(view spoiler)[
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young(series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)
(hide spoiler)]

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TASKS: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

Celia

Christina (AKA Babbling) - FINISHED

DenXXX - FINISHED

Emma

Ferenc - FINISHED

Helen - FINISHED

JennyR - FINISHED

Joann - FINISHED

JoAnne - FINISHED

Kellene - FINISHED

Melanie - FINISHED

Rina - FINISHED

SANDYE - FINISHED

Sarah-Jane - FINISHED

Sarah E - FINISHED

Shash - FINISHED

Vanessa - FINISHED

✨ Vittoria ✨ - FINISHED

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

3/4

(view spoiler)[
❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey
(hide spoiler)]

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.

1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Pumpkins in Paradise, Kathi Daley -11/6
Pumpkins


Trust with a Chaser, Annabeth Albert -11/12
Clouds


3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Lies Ripped Open, Steve McHugh -11/5
Page 119: had come to excavate the nearby castle—Tintagel Castle—as it …
Page 29 :which meant that if they wanted to barricade themselves in

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Death On Demand, Carolyn G. Hart -11/2
The main character has to interact with lights multiple times in the book, notably when she has to gets the lights turned back on after the murder takes place and when she is in the murder victim's house to use his computer to discover the "dirt" he collected on the suspects.

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

4/4

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover). Clouds- Ellery Adams 11/5/19

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed). We Have Always Lived in the Castle Shirley Jackson 11/9/19

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage). The Nightingale Before Christmas Donna Andrews 11/5/19
Santa (p.46)-" ... in case Santa had delivered a few of their presents here by mistake."
turkey (p. 105)- "Goose or turkey?" "What's that?" "I said- goose or turkey?"

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how). Family Ghouls by Alex A. King . 11/12/19 Crowd: "I squeezed through the crowd, waved to a familiar face or two..." (p.88)

Hidden Gems - November 2019
5/4

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
❖ Sky Behold the Stars Susan Fanetti 11/9/19
❖ Sky Sunset Beach Mary Kay Andrews 11/14/19
❖ Pumpkin/Squash Rock Candy Devon Monk 11/4/19
❖ Cowboy Spun Out Lorelei James 11/20/19

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
No Mercy Joanna Schaffhausen 11/7/19
Lights p 295 Bright twinkling lights in all colors blazed away in the row houses,...
Santa p 295 ...waited to see if Santa would come down the chimney.

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

🔮💎 Yes Please 💎🔮

Hidden Gems - November 2019

4/4

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
💎 Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
💎 Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
💎 Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
💎 Sky
❖ Skyscraper
💎 Street
💎 Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).


X, Sue Grafton, Nov 17th
💎 Sky

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).

Lola's Secret, Monica McInerney, Nov 8th
💎Clouds: p10 - Afterwards, she’d stood outside with her parents, their breath three frosty clouds.
💎Turkey: p13 - While the turkey stays happily frozen in the cool room.

55, James Delargy, Nov 14th
💎Lights: p17 - One of the brake light was out.
💎Street: p7 - The wide Main Street boasted tarmac.

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).


Red Sister, Mark Lawrence, Dec 3rd
💎 Corner: p32 - Seconds later the pair had vanished around the corner.

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

Goal: 6/4 tasks

TASKS: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Crowd - - LaGuardia by Nnedi Okorafor – 11/05/2019
Skyscraper - - The Magic Order Vol. 1 by Mark Millar – 11/15/2019

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
The Dying Hour by Rick Mofina – 11/01/2019
Clouds - ...darkening with gathering storm clouds. (Kindle Location 3124)
Sign - She had prayed for help. Was this a sign? (Kindle Location 101)

By Eastern Windows by Gretta Curran Browne – 11/02/2019
Band - A band played thumping military tunes... (Kindle Location 660)
Corner - ...squatted unobtrusively in a corner of the veranda... (Kindle Location 3179)

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Dress - Cilka's Journey: A Novel by Heather Morris – 11/03/2019
She has torn off a section of her dress to tie around her nose... (Kindle Locations 101-102)

Crowd - Deliverance by Zach Bohannon – 11/04/2019
Reluctantly, he looked back and saw the crowd... (Kindle Location 589).

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).

Lady with a Black Umbrella by Mary Balogh 7 November 2019 ★★★★★

❖ Corner loc. 725 - "he could see from the corner of his eye..."
❖ Dress loc. 586 - "a russet walking dress."



Anything for Her by Janice Kay Johnson 9 November 2019 ★★★★★

❖ Crowd loc. 3860 - "clapped with the rest of the crowd."
❖ Clock loc. 1465 - "hammered at her alarm clock."



Eidolon by Grace Draven 22 November 2019 ★★★★★

❖ Barricade loc 651 -"hauling you behind that barricade."
❖ Clouds loc 916 - "the clouds of grain dust"



4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie 24 November 2019 ★★★★

❖ Band loc 574 "miserable little band boxes"
❖ Lights loc. 66 "cluster of lights as the train"



4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019
Date Started: November 1, 2019
Date Completed: November 9, 2019

Tasks Done: 6/4

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.

1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
a.) Turkey - Give Thanks: Thanksgiving Stories for Kids by Uncle Amon - 11/1/19

b.) Sky - Moonshine & Murder (Moonshine Hollow 1) by Kathleen Brooks - 11/8/19

c. Sky - Snuffed Out (Deadline Cozy Mysteries 2) by Sonia Parin - 11/9/19


2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
a.) Turkey Day: Thanksgiving Stories and Jokes for Kids by Uncle Amon 11/3/19

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
a.) A Mew To A Kill (Mystic Notch 3) by Leighann Dobbs - 11/5/19
DRESS - Pg. 57 - Gus had surprised everyone by showing up in a slinky black dress
PICK UP TRUCK - Pg 230 - It was a black pick up truck

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
a.) MC interacts with crowd - Mocha and Murder (Mom & Christy 4) by Christy Murphy - 11/5/19 - LOC 1141 - "It was about this time that I found the body," I said to the crowd.

TASKS: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
DRESS - - Beatriz Williams - 11/05/19

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill - Julie Klassen - 11/03/19
P. 9 “The maid who helped her DRESS and bring her meals.”
P. 364 “The twinkling LIGHTS of stubby candles…”
Black Rabbit Hall - Eve Chase - 11/08/19
P. 18 “...for awhile, the carriage CLOCK ticking.”
P. 23 “There’s a bowl in the CORNER of my bedroom…”
Valentine’s Rose - E. E. Burke - 11/11/19
Ebook loc 202 “...perhaps repurposed from a DRESS or shirt.”
Ebook loc 286 “...using a CORNER of her shawl….”

Hidden Gems - November 2019


❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks:
4/4 Completed
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Miss Whitaker Opens Her Heart by Jennifer Moore (11/6/19)
- dress
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Match Me if You Can by Lindzee Armstrong (11/2/19)
clock - "She glanced at the CLOCK." (Loc 1040)
sky - "...dozens of pink balloons floated toward the SKY." (Loc 2122)
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
The Unfortunate Debutante by Laura Beers (11/3/19)
MC attends a rally and is part of a very large crowd.
Between Christmas and Romance by Shanna Hatfield (11/8/19)
MC has Santa come to a children's event at her bookstore.

Hidden Gems - November 2019 completion post
Task 1 cover items
❖ Lights
A highland Christmas – m.c.beaton – 01.11.19
❖ Gorilla
The zoo – the wild and wonderful tale of the founding of London zoo 03.11.19
❖ Sky
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley – 14.11.19

Task 2 - in title or series

Task 3 - in text
The insider – mari Hannah 22.11.19
❖ Sign
Page 86 pointing at a brown tourist information sign: THE SILL. ‘Yeah, do it! I&r…
❖ Street
Page 78 CPR to a woman who’d collapsed in the street as she was driving…

Task 4 - character interacts with object
CASTLE - Mary queen of scots – john guy – 23.11.19 – Mary moves from castle to castle
DRESS - The List – Siobhan Vivian 16.11.19 – the majority of the characters go out trying dresses on for their prom

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

Objective: Find "hidden" objects to earn a "gem". Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
Goal: ❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task).

Tasks:
❖ Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
≈≈≈ Emma by Jane Austen - 12 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[Dress: (hide spoiler)]

❖ Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).

❖ Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
≈≈≈ Crowned and Moldering by Kate Carlisle - 20 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[1. Clouds: "dark gray clouds loomed" - loc. 185 epub; 2. Grapes: "just sour grapes" - loc. 208 epub (hide spoiler)]

≈≈≈ Death Overdue by Allison Brook - 26 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[1. Parade: "the costume parade would begin" - loc. 275 epub; 2. Pilgrim: "at the pilgrims, turkeys, scarecrows" - loc. 497 epub (hide spoiler)]

≈≈≈ Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany - 27 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[1. Castle: "posters of castles in Scotland" - loc. 115 epub; 2. Santa: "and Santa Claus, was never real" - loc. 125 epub (hide spoiler)]

≈≈≈ This Old Homicide by Kate Carlisle - 16 Nov 19 - 09 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[1. Float: "who would lead the float parade" - loc. 459 epub; 2. Turkey: "to talk turkey with her." - loc. 428 epub (hide spoiler)]

≈≈≈ Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray - 03 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[1. Sky: "and the sky lit up" - loc. 426 epub; 2. Pumpkin: "and eat pumpkin seeds" - loc. 235 epub (hide spoiler)]

❖ Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
≈≈≈ Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay - 09 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[Crowd: Lindsey notices a crowd has gathered across the street (hide spoiler)]

≈≈≈ A Killing Notion by Melissa Bourbon - 21 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[Cowboy: Harlow wears her go-to red Frye cowboy boots (hide spoiler)]

≈≈≈ Mortar and Murder by Jennie Bentley - 22 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[Street: Avery makes her way down the cobblestoned street (hide spoiler)]

List of objects:(view spoiler)[
❖ Band
❖ Barricade
💎 Castle
💎 Clock
💎 Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
💎 Cowboy
💎 Crowd
❖ Department Store
💎 Dress
💎 Float
❖ Gorilla
💎 Grapes
💎 Lights
💎 Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
💎 Pilgrim
💎 Pumpkin/Squash
💎 Santa
❖ Sign
💎 Sky
❖ Skyscraper
💎 Street
💎 Turkey
(hide spoiler)]

Yes!

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

Bonus level: 4 tasks
6/4

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
++1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
The West Point Story 11-9-19 (Parade)
++2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
The Bookshop on the Corner 11-4-19
++3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
1) Vera Goes to the Dentist 11-1-19 (page 19, "Vera looked out the window at the fluffy CLOUDS crossing the SKY.")
2) Murder With Peacocks 11-2-19 (p. 192 "I glanced at a bedside alarm CLOCK..." and p. 196, "Cousin Horace, risking heat stroke in his moth-eaten GORILLA suit...")
3) Murder With Puffins 11-8-19 (p. 12 "The two hotels each have a PICKUP TRUCK..." and p. 51 "There's a SIGN right there--")

++4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
1) The Dentist from the Black Lagoon 11-1-19 (On page 1, The boy is walking past a sign saying "Dental Health Month," and he READS the SIGN & is sad.)

Hidden Gems
Duration: November 1 - 30, 2019

LEVELS - You may use the same task multiple times.
❃ Basic: Complete 2 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 2 words from the hidden objects list.
❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.

TASKS: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
(view spoiler)[❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey (hide spoiler)]

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
The Dream Daughter - Diane Chamberlain - 11/04/2019
How it fits: Sky on cover.

The Mother-in-Law - Sally Hepworth - 11/08/2019
How it fits: Clouds on cover (reflection in water.)

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Don’t You Cry - Cass Green - 11/16/2019
Dress - 'I don't even like this dress that much... ' - pg 1

Street - 'After he had gone, I had sat there, deflated and wrung out, gazing out at the street and wishing I'd never come out tonight.' - pg 9

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
End of the Night Girl - Amy T. Matthews - 11/02/2019
How it fits: MC goes to listen to a band with her work colleagues.

Welcome, welcome!

Emma, you are linked up!

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).

A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson 11/5
Street: "whose street was frozen into arctic maps of white, fringed grey and black" Page 34
Turkey: "Some nights it's just me and the girls...and our friends from across the water dropping Christmas turkeys." Pg. 126

Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong
Dress: "Her rose-colored evening dress swung with the hook of its hanger over the closet door." Loc. 47
Sky: "They drifted toward the deepest glow in the sky." Loc. 321

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 11/2
An important clue in the mystery is hidden in a clock, with the clocks having different times on them being a hint for the main character to investigate them closer.

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett 11/9
One of the main settings is a castle.

Vanessa, you are linked up!

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

1. Hallowe'en Party, Agatha Christie, 11.11.2019 - pumpkin on the cover


2. The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds, Bobbi Holmes, 13.11.2019 - MC wears a dress

3. Diamond Fire, Ilona Andrews, 07.11.2019 - MC wears a dress

4. The Duchess Deal, Tessa Dare, 14.11.2019 - dress on the cover

Welcome, Rina!

Challenge Completed - 11/9/19
Final Post! Bonus Goal Reached!

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019
Date Started: November 1, 2019
Date Completed: November 9, 2019

Tasks Done: 6/4

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.

1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
a.) Turkey - Give Thanks: Thanksgiving Stories for Kids by Uncle Amon - 11/1/19

b.) Sky - Moonshine & Murder (Moonshine Hollow 1) by Kathleen Brooks - 11/8/19

c. Sky - Snuffed Out (Deadline Cozy Mysteries 2) by Sonia Parin - 11/9/19


2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
a.) Turkey Day: Thanksgiving Stories and Jokes for Kids by Uncle Amon 11/3/19

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
a.) A Mew To A Kill (Mystic Notch 3) by Leighann Dobbs - 11/5/19
DRESS - Pg. 57 - Gus had surprised everyone by showing up in a slinky black dress
PICK UP TRUCK - Pg 230 - It was a black pick up truck

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
a.) MC interacts with crowd - Mocha and Murder (Mom & Christy 4) by Christy Murphy - 11/5/19 - LOC 1141 - "It was about this time that I found the body," I said to the crowd.

Finished!

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

Bonus level: 4 tasks
6/4



Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
++1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
The West Point Story 11-9-19 (Parade)
++2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
The Bookshop on the Corner 11-4-19
++3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
1) Vera Goes to the Dentist11-1-19 (page 19, "Vera looked out the window at the fluffy CLOUDS crossing the SKY.")
2) Murder With Peacocks 11-2-19 (p. 192 "I glanced at a bedside alarm CLOCK..." and p. 196, "Cousin Horace, risking heat stroke in his moth-eaten GORILLA suit...")
3) Murder With Puffins 11-8-19 (p. 12 "The two hotels each have a PICKUP TRUCK..." and p. 51 "There's a SIGN right there--")

++4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
1) The Dentist from the Black Lagoon11-1-19 (On page 1, The boy is walking past a sign saying "Dental Health Month," and he READS the SIGN & is sad.)

Helen & Sandye, great job!

Finished! :)

Hidden Gems - November 2019

Tasks:
4/4 Completed
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Miss Whitaker Opens Her Heart by Jennifer Moore (11/6/19)
- dress
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Match Me if You Can by Lindzee Armstrong (11/2/19)
clock - "She glanced at the CLOCK." (Loc 1040)
sky - "...dozens of pink balloons floated toward the SKY." (Loc 2122)
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
The Unfortunate Debutante by Laura Beers (11/3/19)
crowd - MC attends a rally and is part of a very large crowd.
Between Christmas and Romance by Shanna Hatfield (11/8/19)
Santa - MC has Santa come to a children's event at her bookstore.

Finished

Hidden Gems - November 2019

4/4

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover). Clouds- Ellery Adams 11/5/19

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed). We Have Always Lived in the Castle Shirley Jackson 11/9/19

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage). The Nightingale Before Christmas Donna Andrews 11/5/19
Santa (p.46)-" ... in case Santa had delivered a few of their presents here by mistake."
turkey (p. 105)- "Goose or turkey?" "What's that?" "I said- goose or turkey?"

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how). Family Ghouls by Alex A. King . 11/12/19 Crowd: "I squeezed through the crowd, waved to a familiar face or two..." (p.88)

finished 4/4 tasks:

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
DRESS - - Beatriz Williams - 11/05/19

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill - Julie Klassen - 11/03/19
P. 9 “The maid who helped her DRESS and bring her meals.”
P. 364 “The twinkling LIGHTS of stubby candles…”
Black Rabbit Hall - Eve Chase - 11/08/19
P. 18 “...for awhile, the carriage CLOCK ticking.”
P. 23 “There’s a bowl in the CORNER of my bedroom…”
Valentine’s Rose - E. E. Burke - 11/11/19
Ebook loc 202 “...perhaps repurposed from a DRESS or shirt.”
Ebook loc 286 “...using a CORNER of her shawl….”

Great job!

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

4/4

1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Pumpkins in Paradise, Kathi Daley -11/6
Pumpkins


Trust with a Chaser, Annabeth Albert -11/12
Clouds


3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Lies Ripped Open, Steve McHugh -11/5
Page 119: had come to excavate the nearby castle—Tintagel Castle—as it …
Page 29 :which meant that if they wanted to barricade themselves in

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Death On Demand, Carolyn G. Hart -11/2
The main character has to interact with lights multiple times in the book, notably when she has to gets the lights turned back on after the murder takes place and when she is in the murder victim's house to use his computer to discover the "dirt" he collected on the suspects.

FINISHED

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

Goal: 6/4 tasks

Tasks
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Crowd - - LaGuardia by Nnedi Okorafor – 11/05/2019
Skyscraper - - The Magic Order Vol. 1 by Mark Millar – 11/15/2019

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
The Dying Hour by Rick Mofina – 11/01/2019
Clouds - ...darkening with gathering storm clouds. (Kindle Location 3124)
Sign - She had prayed for help. Was this a sign? (Kindle Location 101)

By Eastern Windows by Gretta Curran Browne – 11/02/2019
Band - A band played thumping military tunes... (Kindle Location 660)
Corner - ...squatted unobtrusively in a corner of the veranda... (Kindle Location 3179)

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Dress - Cilka's Journey: A Novel by Heather Morris – 11/03/2019
She has torn off a section of her dress to tie around her nose... (Kindle Locations 101-102)

Crowd - Deliverance by Zach Bohannon – 11/04/2019
Reluctantly, he looked back and saw the crowd... (Kindle Location 589).

Fantastic, Ferenc!

COMPLETION POST

Hidden Gems
Duration: November 1 - 30, 2019

LEVELS - You may use the same task multiple times.
❃ Basic: Complete 2 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 2 words from the hidden objects list.
❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.

TASKS: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
(view spoiler)[❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey (hide spoiler)]

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
The Dream Daughter - Diane Chamberlain - 11/04/2019
How it fits: Sky on cover.

The Mother-in-Law - Sally Hepworth - 11/08/2019
How it fits: Clouds on cover (reflection in water.)

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Don’t You Cry - Cass Green - 11/16/2019
Dress - 'I don't even like this dress that much... ' - pg 1

Street - 'After he had gone, I had sat there, deflated and wrung out, gazing out at the street and wishing I'd never come out tonight.' - pg 9

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
End of the Night Girl - Amy T. Matthews - 11/02/2019
How it fits: MC goes to listen to a band with her work colleagues.

Completed!

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).

A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson 11/5
Street: "whose street was frozen into arctic maps of white, fringed grey and black" Page 34
Turkey: "Some nights it's just me and the girls...and our friends from across the water dropping Christmas turkeys." Pg. 126

Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong
Dress: "Her rose-colored evening dress swung with the hook of its hanger over the closet door." Loc. 47
Sky: "They drifted toward the deepest glow in the sky." Loc. 321

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 11/2
An important clue in the mystery is hidden in a clock, with the clocks having different times on them being a hint for the main character to investigate them closer.

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett 11/9
One of the main settings is a castle.

Great job - Vanessa and Melanie!

FINISHED
Hidden Gems - November 2019
5/4

Tasks:
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
❖ Sky Behold the Stars Susan Fanetti 11/9/19
❖ Sky Sunset Beach Mary Kay Andrews 11/14/19
❖ Pumpkin/Squash Rock Candy Devon Monk 11/4/19
❖ Cowboy Spun Out Lorelei James 11/20/19

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
No Mercy Joanna Schaffhausen 11/7/19
Lights p 295 Bright twinkling lights in all colors blazed away in the row houses,...
Santa p 295 ...waited to see if Santa would come down the chimney.

Hidden Gems - November 2019 completion post
Task 1 cover items
❖ Lights
A highland Christmas – m.c.beaton – 01.11.19
❖ Gorilla
The zoo – the wild and wonderful tale of the founding of London zoo 03.11.19
❖ Sky
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley – 14.11.19

Task 2 - in title or series

Task 3 - in text
The insider – mari Hannah 22.11.19
❖ Sign
Page 86 pointing at a brown tourist information sign: THE SILL. ‘Yeah, do it! I&r…
❖ Street
Page 78 CPR to a woman who’d collapsed in the street as she was driving…

Task 4 - character interacts with object
CASTLE - Mary queen of scots – john guy – 23.11.19 – Mary moves from castle to castle
DRESS - The List – Siobhan Vivian 16.11.19 – the majority of the characters go out trying dresses on for their prom

Fantastic - JoAnne & Den!

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

Welcome, Celia!

Great job, Sarah E!

COMPLETED here

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

Objective: Find "hidden" objects to earn a "gem". Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
Goal: ❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task).

Tasks:
❖ Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
≈≈≈ Emma by Jane Austen - 12 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[Dress: (hide spoiler)]

❖ Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).

❖ Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
≈≈≈ Crowned and Moldering by Kate Carlisle - 20 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[1. Clouds: "dark gray clouds loomed" - loc. 185 epub; 2. Grapes: "just sour grapes" - loc. 208 epub (hide spoiler)]

≈≈≈ Death Overdue by Allison Brook - 26 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[1. Parade: "the costume parade would begin" - loc. 275 epub; 2. Pilgrim: "at the pilgrims, turkeys, scarecrows" - loc. 497 epub (hide spoiler)]

≈≈≈ Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany - 27 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[1. Castle: "posters of castles in Scotland" - loc. 115 epub; 2. Santa: "and Santa Claus, was never real" - loc. 125 epub (hide spoiler)]

≈≈≈ This Old Homicide by Kate Carlisle - 16 Nov 19 - 09 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[1. Float: "who would lead the float parade" - loc. 459 epub; 2. Turkey: "to talk turkey with her." - loc. 428 epub (hide spoiler)]

≈≈≈ Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray - 03 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[1. Sky: "and the sky lit up" - loc. 426 epub; 2. Pumpkin: "and eat pumpkin seeds" - loc. 235 epub (hide spoiler)]

❖ Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
≈≈≈ Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay - 09 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[Crowd: Lindsey notices a crowd has gathered across the street (hide spoiler)]

≈≈≈ A Killing Notion by Melissa Bourbon - 21 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[Cowboy: Harlow wears her go-to red Frye cowboy boots (hide spoiler)]

≈≈≈ Mortar and Murder by Jennie Bentley - 22 Nov 19 (view spoiler)[Street: Avery makes her way down the cobblestoned street (hide spoiler)]

List of objects:(view spoiler)[
❖ Band
❖ Barricade
💎 Castle
💎 Clock
💎 Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
💎 Cowboy
💎 Crowd
❖ Department Store
💎 Dress
💎 Float
❖ Gorilla
💎 Grapes
💎 Lights
💎 Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
💎 Pilgrim
💎 Pumpkin/Squash
💎 Santa
❖ Sign
💎 Sky
❖ Skyscraper
💎 Street
💎 Turkey
(hide spoiler)]

Fantastic, Vittoria!

Finished!

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

1. Hallowe'en Party, Agatha Christie, 11.11.2019 - pumpkin on the cover


2. The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds, Bobbi Holmes, 13.11.2019 - MC wears a dress

3. Diamond Fire, Ilona Andrews, 07.11.2019 - MC wears a dress

4. The Duchess Deal, Tessa Dare, 14.11.2019 - dress on the cover

Fantastic, Rina!

🔮💎 Finished 💎🔮

Hidden Gems - November 2019

4/4

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
💎 Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
💎 Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
💎 Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
💎 Sky
❖ Skyscraper
💎 Street
💎 Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).


X, Sue Grafton, Nov 17th
💎 Sky

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).

Lola's Secret, Monica McInerney, Nov 8th
💎Clouds: p10 - Afterwards, she’d stood outside with her parents, their breath three frosty clouds.
💎Turkey: p13 - While the turkey stays happily frozen in the cool room.

55, James Delargy, Nov 14th
💎Lights: p17 - One of the brake light was out.
💎Street: p7 - The wide Main Street boasted tarmac.

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).


Red Sister, Mark Lawrence, Dec 3rd
💎 Corner: p32 - Seconds later the pair had vanished around the corner.

completed

Hidden Gems - November 2019
Duration: November 1-30, 2019

❖ Band
❖ Barricade
❖ Castle
❖ Clock
❖ Clouds
❖ Cornucopia
❖ Corner
❖ Cowboy
❖ Crowd
❖ Department Store
❖ Dress
❖ Float
❖ Gorilla
❖ Grapes
❖ Lights
❖ Parade
❖ Pick Up Truck
❖ Pilgrim
❖ Pumpkin/Squash
❖ Santa
❖ Sign
❖ Sky
❖ Skyscraper
❖ Street
❖ Turkey

Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).

Lady with a Black Umbrella by Mary Balogh 7 November 2019 ★★★★★

❖ Corner loc. 725 - "he could see from the corner of his eye..."
❖ Dress loc. 586 - "a russet walking dress."



Anything for Her by Janice Kay Johnson 9 November 2019 ★★★★★

❖ Crowd loc. 3860 - "clapped with the rest of the crowd."
❖ Clock loc. 1465 - "hammered at her alarm clock."



Eidolon by Grace Draven 22 November 2019 ★★★★★

❖ Barricade loc 651 -"hauling you behind that barricade."
❖ Clouds loc 916 - "the clouds of grain dust"



4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie 24 November 2019 ★★★★

❖ Band loc 574 "miserable little band boxes"
❖ Lights loc. 66 "cluster of lights as the train"



4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

Fantastic - Christina & Sarah-Jane!