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February - Hidden Gems


Amanda A
Banshee
Barbara ★
Celia
Christina (AKA Babbling)
DenXXX - FINISHED
Ferenc - FINISHED
Grace - FINISHED
Genevieve
JennyR - FINISHED
Joann - FINISHED
JoAnne
Jodie (JCT)
Kellene - FINISHED
Melanie
Mycal
Rina
Sandy
Sarah E
Shash - FINISHED
Tari - FINISHED
TC
Vanessa

Duration: February 1-29, 2020
4/4
✔ 1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Chaos -

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
✔ Ghosts, Jackie Keswick -2/7
Loc 1377: decided to adopt a cat rather than two...
Loc 126: The bowl of oranges caught Gareth's eye...
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
✔ Job Hunt, Jackie Keswick -2/5
Badge - Page 38: Detective - your badge, please.
✔ No Boundaries: Phoenix Inc., S.E. Jakes -2/5
Table - Page 13 leaned against the large, oval-shaped table and said …

Duration: February 1-29, 2020
❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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). By Familiar Means Delia James . Witch's Cat Mystery series . 2/5/20
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage). Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen 2/14/20
table- Elizabeth thanked him from her heart, and then walked towards the table, where a few books were lying. p.22
bowl- "... and you shall all have a bowl of punch to make merry at her wedding." p.177
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how). Jeopardy in January Camilla Chafer . 2/5/20 . pool table- (view spoiler) ["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>

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.
Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat -

❖ Chaos
❖ Chase

❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy -

❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake -

❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).

Duration: February 1-29, 2020
❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
4/4
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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)- Green Hair Don't Care-Bryan Lee O'Malley 2/1- Hair
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage)- Annie and Fia-Kiersten White 2/1- “she sets it back on the coffee table with a resigned thud” pg. 13 & “she’s finishing the braid in Annie’s hair” pg. 16
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how)- Enlightening Bloom-Michelle Turner 2/1- Pike puts his coffee on the table and sits at it

February 2020
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
Spell Out:
3/3 Words Spelled
CAT
C - Rebecca Connolly, Fall from Trace (2/2/20)
A - An Agent for Marianne by Christine Sterling (2/10/20)
T - Taylor Hart, First Love (2/3/20)
POODLE
P - Melanie Porter, A Twist of Date by Susan Hatler (2/12/20)
O - One Summer Day by Heather B. Moore (2/10/20)
O - Owen Hudson, Catch a Falling Star by Cindy Roland Anderson (2/18/20)
D - Dexter Adams, Her Billionaire Professor by Sophia Summers (2/11/20)
L - Laura Beers, The Heiress (2/18/20)
E - Elaine Chapple, His Unexpected Heiress by Sally Britton (2/6/20)
SNAKE
S - Snow Valley Romance, Running from the Cowboy by Cami Checketts (2/9/20)
N - Northbrook Hockey Elite, Crosscheck by Rebecca Connolly (2/12/20)
A - Rachael Anderson, The Solicitor's Son (2/4/20)
K - Kat Ross, Love at the Ocean Breeze by Jennifer Youngblood (2/3/20)
E - Entangled Inheritance, The Rivals of Rosennor Hall by Rebecca Connolly (2/9/20)
Dog Show
Hidden Gems - February 2020
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
C = Cahoon Lynn wrote Killer Run 2/12/2020
A = Aarons Kathy wrote Truffled to Death 02/05/2020
T = Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 2/21/2020
C = Cahoon Lynn wrote Rockets' Dead Glare 02/15/2020
L = Lanyon Josh wrote Blood Heat 2/11/2020
I = In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami 02/18/2020
P =The Power of Three by Eliza Willard 2/7/2020
P = Pete Seeger wrote The Deaf Musicians 02/08/2020
E= Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs 02/11/2020
R = Rockwell Norman wrote Deck the Halls 2/7/2020
S = Swanson Denise wrote Murder of a Small-Town Honey 02/09/2020
D = Dianne Harman wrote Murdered by Superstition 02/01/2020
O = On the Chopping Block by Jenny Kales 2/22/2020
G = Grafton Sue wrote X 02/14/2020
Hidden Gems - February 2020
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
C = Cahoon Lynn wrote Killer Run 2/12/2020
A = Aarons Kathy wrote Truffled to Death 02/05/2020
T = Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 2/21/2020
C = Cahoon Lynn wrote Rockets' Dead Glare 02/15/2020
L = Lanyon Josh wrote Blood Heat 2/11/2020
I = In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami 02/18/2020
P =The Power of Three by Eliza Willard 2/7/2020
P = Pete Seeger wrote The Deaf Musicians 02/08/2020
E= Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs 02/11/2020
R = Rockwell Norman wrote Deck the Halls 2/7/2020
S = Swanson Denise wrote Murder of a Small-Town Honey 02/09/2020
D = Dianne Harman wrote Murdered by Superstition 02/01/2020
O = On the Chopping Block by Jenny Kales 2/22/2020
G = Grafton Sue wrote X 02/14/2020

❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).
Pool table -

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text When The Black Roses Grow - Angela Christina Archer - 2/1/20
Ebook loc 572 “...lying on my dusty TABLE and desktop.”
Ebook loc 3073 “...dreams with her blood sucking SNAKE.”
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how)
CAT - Moonlight Falls on Seven Sisters - M.L. Bullock - 2/3/20 - Cat saves her life by knocking knife out of attackers hand
DOG - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - R. A. Dick - 2/4/20- MC has a pet dog
BADGE - Her Last Breath - Linda Castillo - 2/5/20- as a Police Officer MC flashes her badge quite a few times

Duration: February 1-29, 2020
Goal: 6/4
Tasks
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).
Table - The Periodic Table Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Elements – 02/10/2020
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Ravenite by Alicia Rades – 02/03/2020
Bone - And then it reached my bones, (p. 160)
Bow - Teagan brought the bow to her shoulder in an instant. (p. 208)
Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson – 02/08/2020
Bowl - ...carrying a steaming bowl of pasta... (Kindle Location 273)
Table - “Help your sister set the table, please.” (Kindle Location 271)
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Last Day by Luanne Rice – 02/07/2020
Leash - ...watching Kate clip the leash onto Popcorn’s collar. (Kindle Location 3466)
Wolf’s Eyes by Rae D. Magdon – 02/13/2020
Fur - Weeping, I stroked her fur... (Kindle Location 2832)
The Witch's Daughter by Rae D. Magdon – 02/15/2020
Comb - I reached for the brown comb. (Kindle Location 2544)
(view spoiler)

READ: 11/4
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
❖ Snake
Trick or Treat - Kerry Greenwood 2/14

❖ Fur
Flirting Under a Full Moon - Ashlyn Chase (wolf fur) 2/16

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text
The Romanov Cross - Robert Masello 2/2
❖ Beagle - nothing bigger than a beagle could have ever made it through, p35
❖ Pool table/cue/ball - squinted down the length of his pool cue, p88
The Day of the Dead - Nicci French 2/3
❖ Cage/kennel - I don't like seeing things in cages, p159
❖ Dog/puppy - attached to a black labrador puppy, p1
Whom the Gods Hate - M.M. Perry 2/6
❖ Brush - she pushed aside the brush, p4
❖ Chaos - something concrete she could cling to amidst the chaos, p3
Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 2/7
❖ Bow - shadow falls over Alexander's bow once more, p293
❖ Treat - treat them with extreme caution, p313
The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
❖ Bowl - and beggars with their bowls, p46
❖ Leash - like a dog on a leash, p57
No Fixed Line - Dana Stabenow 2/14
❖ Dog food - pay his rent and buy dog food, p315
❖ Mutt - she looked over at Mutt, p24
The Brothers Cro-Magnon - Roger Thomas Pepper 2/17
❖ Badge- Soviet red badge with a gold hammer and sickle, loc227
❖ Hair/blow dryer - the short white-haired man switched off the hairdryer, loc354
The Last Dragonslayer - Jasper Fforde 2/21
❖ Cat - any cat who thinks this is a groovy idea, p115
❖ Bone - old animal bones were scatted in the stream, p140
Undermajordomo Minor - Patrick deWitt 2/27
❖ Comb - or unsuccessfully combed, p51
❖ Table - clambered onto the table, p72
CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Basic: 2 items (hoping for 4)
4/4
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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). cat--

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).--Badge--Merit Badge Murder Leslie Langtry 2/12/2020
table--Two Birds with One Stone Sigrid Vansandt 2/1/20 Ch. 8 loc. 436 "He pulled out the box and placed it on his work table."
dog--Two Birds with One Stone Sigrid Vansandt 2/1/20 Ch. 11, loc. 630 "I've got a dog and a cat, though."
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).
The Book of Candlelight Ellery Adams 2/3/20 (referring to Nora, mc; loc. 147:) "With one minute to go, she switched on some music and ran a brush through her hair."

Duration: February 1-29, 2020
Level: Bonus- All 4 Tasks
Read: 0/4
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).
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).

Duration: February 1-29, 2020
Objective: Find "hidden" objects and 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
(view spoiler)
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).
Sugar and Iced by Jenn McKinlay 15 February 2020 ★★★★
❖ Bow - Loc 482 "he held them out to her with a bow"
❖ Cat - Loc 313 " her adopted white cat."

Wyvern's Prince by Deborah Cooke 6 February 2020 ★★★★
❖ Fur loc. 78 - "the bright hues of her fur."
❖Table loc, 689 - "leaped from the other table."

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

Duration: February 1-29, 2020
Objective: Find "hidden" objects and 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.
3. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Finished 2/3)
❖ Badge - He stood in the hall of his house, putting on his badge with the orange
salamander burning across it.
❖ Bowl - The images drained away, as if the water had been let out from a gigantic crystal bowl of hysterical fish.
CHALLENGE RULES
(view spoiler)
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).

Duration: February 1-29, 2020
❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).
Bowl -

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
Leash - A New Leash on Love by Debbie Burns 2/29
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus 2/1
Brush - "I run a brush through my tangled hair" pg 222
Snake - "I slither down the last few feet like a cowardly snake" pg 37
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower 2/1
Fur - "I buried my face in the cat's fur" pg 64

❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).

Duration: February 1 to 29 2020
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.
❖ Badge ❖ Beagle
❖ Bone ❖ Bow
❖ Bowl ❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel ❖ Cat
❖ Chaos ❖ Chase
❖ Clippers ❖ Comb
❖ Dog food ❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur ❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash ❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle ❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug ❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard ❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).
Hidden Gems - February 2020 completion post
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
4/4
Celeste Ng
Lisa unger – fragile – 02.02.20
❖ Badge
Pg 60 ‘…after that he’d started wearing a badge…’
❖ Dog/puppy
P83 ‘…waited like a puppy for a bone.’
Ruth rendell – the girl next door – 07.02.20
❖ Snake
Page 30 something like a shiver, sudden enough to snake Rosemary turn on
❖ Cat
Page 235 balcony, in pursuit of the neighbour's cat. Not expecting them, Rosemary
Everything I never told you – celeste ng – 11.02.20
❖ Bowl
Page 2 sixteen?” Hannah asks. Nath prods at his bowl with a spoon. Corn…
❖ Brush
Page 137 she would finish her milk. She would brush her teeth without being as…
Frozen woman – jon Michelet 09.02.20
❖ Comb
Page 8 it is unimaginable that Thygesen should comb his mane into a ponytail an…
❖ Table
Page 8 a note on his pad lying on the coffee table: T has tarted himself up for us.
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
4/4




Lisa unger – fragile – 02.02.20
❖ Badge
Pg 60 ‘…after that he’d started wearing a badge…’
❖ Dog/puppy
P83 ‘…waited like a puppy for a bone.’
Ruth rendell – the girl next door – 07.02.20
❖ Snake
Page 30 something like a shiver, sudden enough to snake Rosemary turn on
❖ Cat
Page 235 balcony, in pursuit of the neighbour's cat. Not expecting them, Rosemary
Everything I never told you – celeste ng – 11.02.20
❖ Bowl
Page 2 sixteen?” Hannah asks. Nath prods at his bowl with a spoon. Corn…
❖ Brush
Page 137 she would finish her milk. She would brush her teeth without being as…
Frozen woman – jon Michelet 09.02.20
❖ Comb
Page 8 it is unimaginable that Thygesen should comb his mane into a ponytail an…
❖ Table
Page 8 a note on his pad lying on the coffee table: T has tarted himself up for us.

Duration: February 1-29, 2020
Objective: Find "hidden" objects and 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.
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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. Taming Miss Tisdale, Jessica Jefferson, 05.02.2020 - MC has a dog
2. Sins of the Demon, Diana Rowland, 10.02.2020 - MC has a cat
3. Strawberry Shortcake Murder, Joanne Fluke, 16.02.2020 - MC has a cat
4. Stitches and Witches, Nancy Warren, 18.02.2020 - cat on the cover


Duration: February 1-29, 2020
Bonus: Complete 4 Tasks
4/4
Task 3
The League of Frightened Men by Rex Stout 2/3
❖ Snake: "If I am forced to engage in extreme physical effort, such as killing a snake, I am hungry for days." Pg. 151
❖ Comb: "I looked around; the bed had been made, comb and brush and nail file were on the dresser" Pg. 199
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix 2/4
❖ Chaos: "And if you die, isn't the stillness of death preferable to the vain agitation and senseless chaos of your life?" Loc. 1671
❖ Cat: "Ruth Ann looked at the map the same way a cat watches TV." Loc. 587
Task 4:
The Rubber Band by Rex Stout 2/8
❖ Badge: The main character looks at police officers' badges.
The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood 2/11
❖ Chase: The main character both chases and is chased by the wendigo.
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)
Hidden Gems - February 2020
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).
❖ Dog/puppy
Almost Just Friends Jill Shalvis 2/6/20
❖ Dog/puppy
Spring Forward Catherine Anderson 2/12/20
❖ Cat
Shattered Bonds Faith Hunter 2/21/20
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).
I Know A Secret Tess Gerritsen 2/4/20
❖ Bone p 264 A finger bone here, an ankle bone there.
❖ Chase p 28 We chase our coffees with a few glasses of wine.
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).
❖ Dog/puppy

❖ Dog/puppy

❖ Cat

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).
I Know A Secret Tess Gerritsen 2/4/20
❖ Bone p 264 A finger bone here, an ankle bone there.
❖ Chase p 28 We chase our coffees with a few glasses of wine.
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

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).
Pool table -

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text When The Black Roses Grow - Angela Christina Archer - 2/1/20
Ebook loc 572 “...lying on my dusty TABLE and desktop.”
Ebook loc 3073 “...dreams with her blood sucking SNAKE.”
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how)
CAT - Moonlight Falls on Seven Sisters - M.L. Bullock - 2/3/20 - Cat saves her life by knocking knife out of attackers hand
DOG - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - R. A. Dick - 2/4/20- MC has a pet dog
BADGE - Her Last Breath - Linda Castillo - 2/5/20- as a Police Officer MC flashes her badge quite a few times

Duration: February 1-29, 2020
❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
4/4
FINISHED
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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)- Green Hair Don't Care-Bryan Lee O'Malley 2/1- Hair
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage)- Annie and Fia-Kiersten White 2/1- “she sets it back on the coffee table with a resigned thud” pg. 13 & “she’s finishing the braid in Annie’s hair” pg. 16
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how)- Enlightening Bloom-Michelle Turner 2/1- Pike puts his coffee on the table and sits at it

The Good, the Bad, and the Pugly or
Beaglemania
Thanks!
Hidden Gems - February 2020
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
Objective: Find "hidden" objects and 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
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
Objective: Find "hidden" objects and 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
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).

The Good, the Bad, and the Pugly or
Beaglemania
Thanks!"
Definitely!

Duration: February 1-29, 2020
4/4
✔ 1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Chaos -

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
✔ Ghosts, Jackie Keswick -2/7
Loc 1377: decided to adopt a cat rather than two...
Loc 126: The bowl of oranges caught Gareth's eye...
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
✔ Job Hunt, Jackie Keswick -2/5
Badge - Page 38: Detective - your badge, please.
✔ No Boundaries: Phoenix Inc., S.E. Jakes -2/5
Table - Page 13 leaned against the large, oval-shaped table and said …
Hidden Gems - February 2020 completion post
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
4/4
Celeste Ng
Lisa unger – fragile – 02.02.20
❖ Badge
Pg 60 ‘…after that he’d started wearing a badge…’
❖ Dog/puppy
P83 ‘…waited like a puppy for a bone.’
Ruth rendell – the girl next door – 07.02.20
❖ Snake
Page 30 something like a shiver, sudden enough to snake Rosemary turn on
❖ Cat
Page 235 balcony, in pursuit of the neighbour's cat. Not expecting them, Rosemary
Everything I never told you – celeste ng – 11.02.20
❖ Bowl
Page 2 sixteen?” Hannah asks. Nath prods at his bowl with a spoon. Corn…
❖ Brush
Page 137 she would finish her milk. She would brush her teeth without being as…
Frozen woman – jon Michelet 09.02.20
❖ Comb
Page 8 it is unimaginable that Thygesen should comb his mane into a ponytail an…
❖ Table
Page 8 a note on his pad lying on the coffee table: T has tarted himself up for us.
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
4/4




Lisa unger – fragile – 02.02.20
❖ Badge
Pg 60 ‘…after that he’d started wearing a badge…’
❖ Dog/puppy
P83 ‘…waited like a puppy for a bone.’
Ruth rendell – the girl next door – 07.02.20
❖ Snake
Page 30 something like a shiver, sudden enough to snake Rosemary turn on
❖ Cat
Page 235 balcony, in pursuit of the neighbour's cat. Not expecting them, Rosemary
Everything I never told you – celeste ng – 11.02.20
❖ Bowl
Page 2 sixteen?” Hannah asks. Nath prods at his bowl with a spoon. Corn…
❖ Brush
Page 137 she would finish her milk. She would brush her teeth without being as…
Frozen woman – jon Michelet 09.02.20
❖ Comb
Page 8 it is unimaginable that Thygesen should comb his mane into a ponytail an…
❖ Table
Page 8 a note on his pad lying on the coffee table: T has tarted himself up for us.

February Hidden Gems
Basic: 2 items (hoping for 4)
4/4
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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). cat--

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).--Badge--Merit Badge Murder Leslie Langtry 2/12/2020
table--Two Birds with One Stone Sigrid Vansandt 2/1/20 Ch. 8 loc. 436 "He pulled out the box and placed it on his work table."
dog--Two Birds with One Stone Sigrid Vansandt 2/1/20 Ch. 11, loc. 630 "I've got a dog and a cat, though."
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).
The Book of Candlelight Ellery Adams 2/3/20 (referring to Nora, mc; loc. 147:) "With one minute to go, she switched on some music and ran a brush through her hair."

Completed 2/14/20
Tasks
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). By Familiar Means Delia James . Witch's Cat Mystery series . 2/5/20
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage). Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen 2/14/20
table- Elizabeth thanked him from her heart, and then walked towards the table, where a few books were lying. p.22
bowl- "... and you shall all have a bowl of punch to make merry at her wedding." p.177
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how). Jeopardy in January Camilla Chafer . 2/5/20 . pool table- (view spoiler) ["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>

Hidden Gems - February 2020
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
Goal: 6/4
Tasks
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).
Table - The Periodic Table Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Elements – 02/10/2020
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Ravenite by Alicia Rades – 02/03/2020
Bone - And then it reached my bones, (p. 160)
Bow - Teagan brought the bow to her shoulder in an instant. (p. 208)
Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson – 02/08/2020
Bowl - ...carrying a steaming bowl of pasta... (Kindle Location 273)
Table - “Help your sister set the table, please.” (Kindle Location 271)
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Last Day by Luanne Rice – 02/07/2020
Leash - ...watching Kate clip the leash onto Popcorn’s collar. (Kindle Location 3466)
Wolf’s Eyes by Rae D. Magdon – 02/13/2020
Fur - Weeping, I stroked her fur... (Kindle Location 2832)
The Witch's Daughter by Rae D. Magdon – 02/15/2020
Comb - I reached for the brown comb. (Kindle Location 2544)
(view spoiler)

Hidden Gems - February 2020
February 2020
Spell Out:
3/3 Words Spelled
CAT
C - Rebecca Connolly, Fall from Trace (2/2/20)
A - An Agent for Marianne by Christine Sterling (2/10/20)
T - Taylor Hart, First Love (2/3/20)
POODLE
P - Melanie Porter, A Twist of Date by Susan Hatler (2/12/20)
O - One Summer Day by Heather B. Moore (2/10/20)
O - Owen Hudson, Catch a Falling Star by Cindy Roland Anderson (2/18/20)
D - Dexter Adams, Her Billionaire Professor by Sophia Summers (2/11/20)
L - Laura Beers, The Heiress (2/18/20)
E - Elaine Chapple, His Unexpected Heiress by Sally Britton (2/6/20)
SNAKE
S - Snow Valley Romance, Running from the Cowboy by Cami Checketts (2/9/20)
N - Northbrook Hockey Elite, Crosscheck by Rebecca Connolly (2/12/20)
A - Rachael Anderson, The Solicitor's Son (2/4/20)
K - Kat Ross, Love at the Ocean Breeze by Jennifer Youngblood (2/3/20)
E - Entangled Inheritance, The Rivals of Rosennor Hall by Rebecca Connolly (2/9/20)
FINISHED
Dog Show
Hidden Gems - February 2020
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
C = Cahoon Lynn wrote Killer Run 2/12/2020
A = Aarons Kathy wrote Truffled to Death 02/05/2020
T = Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 2/21/2020
C = Cahoon Lynn wrote Rockets' Dead Glare 02/15/2020
L = Lanyon Josh wrote Blood Heat 2/11/2020
I = In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami 02/18/2020
P =The Power of Three by Eliza Willard 2/7/2020
P = Pete Seeger wrote The Deaf Musicians 02/08/2020
E= Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs 02/11/2020
R = Rockwell Norman wrote Deck the Halls 2/7/2020
S = Swanson Denise wrote Murder of a Small-Town Honey 02/09/2020
D = Dianne Harman wrote Murdered by Superstition 02/01/2020
O = On the Chopping Block by Jenny Kales 2/22/2020
G = Grafton Sue wrote X 02/14/2020
Dog Show
Hidden Gems - February 2020
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
C = Cahoon Lynn wrote Killer Run 2/12/2020
A = Aarons Kathy wrote Truffled to Death 02/05/2020
T = Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 2/21/2020
C = Cahoon Lynn wrote Rockets' Dead Glare 02/15/2020
L = Lanyon Josh wrote Blood Heat 2/11/2020
I = In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami 02/18/2020
P =The Power of Three by Eliza Willard 2/7/2020
P = Pete Seeger wrote The Deaf Musicians 02/08/2020
E= Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs 02/11/2020
R = Rockwell Norman wrote Deck the Halls 2/7/2020
S = Swanson Denise wrote Murder of a Small-Town Honey 02/09/2020
D = Dianne Harman wrote Murdered by Superstition 02/01/2020
O = On the Chopping Block by Jenny Kales 2/22/2020
G = Grafton Sue wrote X 02/14/2020

READ: 11/4
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
❖ Snake
Trick or Treat - Kerry Greenwood 2/14

❖ Fur
Flirting Under a Full Moon - Ashlyn Chase (wolf fur) 2/16

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text
The Romanov Cross - Robert Masello 2/2
❖ Beagle - nothing bigger than a beagle could have ever made it through, p35
❖ Pool table/cue/ball - squinted down the length of his pool cue, p88
The Day of the Dead - Nicci French 2/3
❖ Cage/kennel - I don't like seeing things in cages, p159
❖ Dog/puppy - attached to a black labrador puppy, p1
Whom the Gods Hate - M.M. Perry 2/6
❖ Brush - she pushed aside the brush, p4
❖ Chaos - something concrete she could cling to amidst the chaos, p3
Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 2/7
❖ Bow - shadow falls over Alexander's bow once more, p293
❖ Treat - treat them with extreme caution, p313
The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
❖ Bowl - and beggars with their bowls, p46
❖ Leash - like a dog on a leash, p57
No Fixed Line - Dana Stabenow 2/14
❖ Dog food - pay his rent and buy dog food, p315
❖ Mutt - she looked over at Mutt, p24
The Brothers Cro-Magnon - Roger Thomas Pepper 2/17
❖ Badge- Soviet red badge with a gold hammer and sickle, loc227
❖ Hair/blow dryer - the short white-haired man switched off the hairdryer, loc354
The Last Dragonslayer - Jasper Fforde 2/21
❖ Cat - any cat who thinks this is a groovy idea, p115
❖ Bone - old animal bones were scatted in the stream, p140
Undermajordomo Minor - Patrick deWitt 2/27
❖ Comb - or unsuccessfully combed, p51
❖ Table - clambered onto the table, p72
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
FINISHED 4/4
Hidden Gems - February 2020
Tasks
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
❖ Dog/puppy
Almost Just Friends Jill Shalvis 2/6/20
❖ Dog/puppy
Spring Forward Catherine Anderson 2/12/20
❖ Cat
Shattered Bonds Faith Hunter 2/21/20
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
I Know A Secret Tess Gerritsen 2/4/20
❖ Bone p 264 A finger bone here, an ankle bone there.
❖ Chase p 28 We chase our coffees with a few glasses of wine.
Hidden Gems - February 2020
Tasks
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
❖ Dog/puppy

❖ Dog/puppy

❖ Cat

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
I Know A Secret Tess Gerritsen 2/4/20
❖ Bone p 264 A finger bone here, an ankle bone there.
❖ Chase p 28 We chase our coffees with a few glasses of wine.

Hidden Gems - February 2020
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
Bonus: Complete 4 Tasks
4/4
Task 3
The League of Frightened Men by Rex Stout 2/3
❖ Snake: "If I am forced to engage in extreme physical effort, such as killing a snake, I am hungry for days." Pg. 151
❖ Comb: "I looked around; the bed had been made, comb and brush and nail file were on the dresser" Pg. 199
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix 2/4
❖ Chaos: "And if you die, isn't the stillness of death preferable to the vain agitation and senseless chaos of your life?" Loc. 1671
❖ Cat: "Ruth Ann looked at the map the same way a cat watches TV." Loc. 587
Task 4:
The Rubber Band by Rex Stout 2/8
❖ Badge: The main character looks at police officers' badges.
The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood 2/11
❖ Chase: The main character both chases and is chased by the wendigo.
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)

Hidden Gems - February 2020
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
❃ Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
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).
Bowl -

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
Leash - A New Leash on Love by Debbie Burns 2/29
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus 2/1
Brush - "I run a brush through my tangled hair" pg 222
Snake - "I slither down the last few feet like a cowardly snake" pg 37
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower 2/1
Fur - "I buried my face in the cat's fur" pg 64

Completed 4 tasks.
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.
Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat -

❖ Chaos
❖ Chase

❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy -

❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake -

❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).

Hidden Gems - February 2020
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
Objective: Find "hidden" objects and 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.
❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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. Taming Miss Tisdale, Jessica Jefferson, 05.02.2020 - MC has a dog
2. Sins of the Demon, Diana Rowland, 10.02.2020 - MC has a cat
3. Strawberry Shortcake Murder, Joanne Fluke, 16.02.2020 - MC has a cat
4. Stitches and Witches, Nancy Warren, 18.02.2020 - cat on the cover

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Hidden Gems - February 2020
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
Objective: Find "hidden" objects and 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
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❖ 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.
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Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
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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:
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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)
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❖ Badge
❖ Beagle
❖ Bone
❖ Bow
❖ Bowl
❖ Brush
❖ Cage/kennel
❖ Cat
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake
❖ St. Bernard
❖ Table
❖ Treat
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).
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