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Jenniferx (jenniferra) | 630 comments
Dog Show

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
(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).


message 3: by Jenniferx (last edited Feb 09, 2020 03:59PM) (new)

Jenniferx (jenniferra) | 630 comments Hidden Gems - February 2020 - COMPLETE
Duration: February 1-29, 2020

4/4

✔ 1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Chaos - Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1) by Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews -2/9

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 …


message 4: by Kellene (last edited Feb 14, 2020 05:24PM) (new)

Kellene | 729 comments 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.

❖ 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). Murder of a Sweet Old Lady (A Scumble River Mystery, #2) by Denise Swanson . Denise Swanson . 2/8/20
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)


message 5: by Sandy (last edited Mar 01, 2020 06:11PM) (new)

Sandy | 316 comments 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.

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 - Buried in the Stacks (The Haunted Library Mysteries, #3) by Allison Brook - Cat on cover. 2/16/20
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase (The Librarians, #2) by Greg Cox - Chase in the title. 2/2/2020
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy - Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1) by Elizabeth Moon MC finds a puppy on one of the stations and keeps it. 2/25/20
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake - Hardcore Twenty-Four (Stephanie Plum, #24) by Janet Evanovich - Stephanie has to take care of Ethel - a boa constrictor. 2/29/20
❖ 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).


message 6: by Grace (last edited Feb 06, 2020 06:18AM) (new)

Grace | 1652 comments 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.

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)- Monster Academy for the Magical 3 The Monster Trial (Monster Academy for the Magical Series) by Jessica Sorensen Monster Academy for the Magical 3: The Monster Trial-Jessica Sorensen 2/3- Hair

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


message 7: by Shash (last edited Feb 19, 2020 01:10PM) (new)

Shash | 2891 comments Hidden Gems - February 2020
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)


message 8: by Genevieve (last edited Feb 22, 2020 11:30AM) (new)

Genevieve | 10395 comments Mod
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


message 9: by Joann (last edited Feb 05, 2020 12:06PM) (new)

Joann 5 completed

❖ 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 -
The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (Enola Holmes, #5) by Nancy Springer - Nancy Springer - 2/2/20

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


message 10: by Ferenc (last edited Feb 15, 2020 07:46AM) (new)

Ferenc (aeneth) | 2789 comments 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)


message 11: by Barbara ★ (last edited Feb 28, 2020 09:11AM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3212 comments February Hidden Gems

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
Trick or Treat (Corinna Chapman, #4) by Kerry Greenwood

❖ Fur
Flirting Under a Full Moon - Ashlyn Chase (wolf fur) 2/16
Flirting Under a Full Moon (Flirting with Fangs Trilogy, #1) by Ashlyn Chase

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


message 12: by Tari (last edited Feb 12, 2020 06:26PM) (new)

Tari (thann) | 2597 comments 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-- Red Velvet Cupcakes to Die For (Liana Campbell Cozy Mystery #1) by Alaine Allister Alaine Allister 2/5/20
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."


message 13: by TC (new)

TC | 57 comments Hidden Gems - February 2020
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).


message 14: by Christina (AKA Babbling) (last edited Mar 02, 2020 07:22PM) (new)

Christina (AKA Babbling) (babblingbookreviews) | 478 comments 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
(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."

Sugar and Iced (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #6) by Jenn McKinlay


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."

Wyvern's Prince (The Dragons of Incendium, #2) by Deborah Cooke

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


message 15: by Mycal (last edited Feb 07, 2020 12:52PM) (new)

Mycal Stewart (mycals) | 180 comments 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.

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).


message 16: by Jenniferx (new)

Jenniferx (jenniferra) | 630 comments Welcome!


message 17: by Amanda A (last edited Feb 29, 2020 05:12PM) (new)

Amanda A | 723 comments 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.

❖ 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 - Left Fur Dead (Jules & Bun Mystery #1) by J.M. Griffin 2/22
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


message 18: by Celia (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) (celiareadsbooks) | 1191 comments ❖ 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).


message 19: by Melanie (new)

Melanie Hidden Gems.
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).


message 20: by [deleted user] (last edited Feb 12, 2020 10:55AM) (new)

Hidden Gems - February 2020 completion post
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
4/4
Fragile (The Hollows, #1) by Lisa Unger The Girl Next Door by Ruth Rendell Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng The Frozen Woman (Vilhelm Thygesen, #9) by Jon Michelet


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.


message 21: by Rina (last edited Feb 18, 2020 12:37PM) (new)

Rina | 1084 comments 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
Stitches and Witches (Vampire Knitting Club #2) by Nancy Warren


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Jenniferx (jenniferra) | 630 comments Welcome! Welcome!


message 23: by Vanessa (last edited Feb 29, 2020 03:59PM) (new)

Vanessa | 339 comments 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)


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Jenniferx (jenniferra) | 630 comments Welcome, Vanessa!


message 25: by JoAnne (last edited Feb 29, 2020 11:25AM) (new)

JoAnne | 59869 comments Mod
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 (Wildstone, #4) by Jill Shalvis Almost Just Friends Jill Shalvis 2/6/20
❖ Dog/puppy Spring Forward (Mystic Creek #4) by Catherine Anderson Spring Forward Catherine Anderson 2/12/20

❖ Cat Shattered Bonds (Jane Yellowrock, #13) by Faith Hunter 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).


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Joann completed 5 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).
Pool table -
The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (Enola Holmes, #5) by Nancy Springer - Nancy Springer - 2/2/20

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


message 27: by Grace (new)

Grace | 1652 comments 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.

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)- Monster Academy for the Magical 3 The Monster Trial (Monster Academy for the Magical Series) by Jessica Sorensen Monster Academy for the Magical 3: The Monster Trial-Jessica Sorensen 2/3- Hair

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


message 28: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) | 2597 comments @JennyR, would titles like these be acceptable, using the breed but not just the word alone:

The Good, the Bad, and the Pugly or
Beaglemania

Thanks!


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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

❖ 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).


message 30: by Jenniferx (new)

Jenniferx (jenniferra) | 630 comments Tari wrote: "@JennyR, would titles like these be acceptable, using the breed but not just the word alone:

The Good, the Bad, and the Pugly or
Beaglemania

Thanks!"


Definitely!


message 31: by Jenniferx (new)

Jenniferx (jenniferra) | 630 comments Welcome, JoAnne, Sarah, & Jodie!

Fantastic - Joann & Grace!


message 32: by Jenniferx (new)

Jenniferx (jenniferra) | 630 comments Hidden Gems - February 2020 - COMPLETE
Duration: February 1-29, 2020

4/4

✔ 1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Chaos - Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1) by Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews -2/9

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 …


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Hidden Gems - February 2020 completion post
Duration: February 1-29, 2020
4/4
Fragile (The Hollows, #1) by Lisa Unger The Girl Next Door by Ruth Rendell Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng The Frozen Woman (Vilhelm Thygesen, #9) by Jon Michelet


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.


message 34: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) | 2597 comments Made the 2nd level of 4/4
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-- Red Velvet Cupcakes to Die For (Liana Campbell Cozy Mystery #1) by Alaine Allister Alaine Allister 2/5/20
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."


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Kellene | 729 comments Hidden Gems - February 2020
Completed 2/14/20

Tasks

1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover). Murder of a Sweet Old Lady (A Scumble River Mystery, #2) by Denise Swanson . Denise Swanson . 2/8/20

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)


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Ferenc (aeneth) | 2789 comments FINISHED!

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)


message 37: by Jenniferx (new)

Jenniferx (jenniferra) | 630 comments Great job - DenXXX, Tari, Kellene, & Ferenc!


message 38: by Shash (new)

Shash | 2891 comments Finished! :)

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)


message 39: by Jenniferx (new)

Jenniferx (jenniferra) | 630 comments Fantastic, Shash!


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Genevieve | 10395 comments Mod
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


message 41: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59869 comments Mod
WOOHOO Genevieve and Banshee!


message 42: by Barbara ★ (new)

Barbara ★ | 3212 comments All done.

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
Trick or Treat (Corinna Chapman, #4) by Kerry Greenwood

❖ Fur
Flirting Under a Full Moon - Ashlyn Chase (wolf fur) 2/16
Flirting Under a Full Moon (Flirting with Fangs Trilogy, #1) by Ashlyn Chase

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


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JoAnne | 59869 comments Mod
WOOHOO Barbara!


message 44: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59869 comments Mod
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 (Wildstone, #4) by Jill Shalvis Almost Just Friends Jill Shalvis 2/6/20

❖ Dog/puppy Spring Forward (Mystic Creek #4) by Catherine Anderson Spring Forward Catherine Anderson 2/12/20

❖ Cat Shattered Bonds (Jane Yellowrock, #13) by Faith Hunter 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.


message 45: by Vanessa (new)

Vanessa | 339 comments COMPLETE!

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)


message 46: by Amanda A (new)

Amanda A | 723 comments Finished

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 - Left Fur Dead (Jules & Bun Mystery #1) by J.M. Griffin 2/22
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


message 47: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59869 comments Mod
WOOHOO Vanessa and Amanda!!


message 48: by Sandy (new)

Sandy | 316 comments Objective: Find "hidden" objects and earn a "gem".

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 - Buried in the Stacks (The Haunted Library Mysteries, #3) by Allison Brook - Cat on cover. 2/16/20
❖ Chaos
❖ Chase The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase (The Librarians, #2) by Greg Cox - Chase in the title. 2/2/2020
❖ Clippers
❖ Comb
❖ Dog food
❖ Dog/puppy - Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1) by Elizabeth Moon MC finds a puppy on one of the stations and keeps it. 2/25/20
❖ Fur
❖ Hair/blow dryer
❖ Leash
❖ Mutt
❖ Poodle
❖ Pool table/cue/ball
❖ Pug
❖ Snake - Hardcore Twenty-Four (Stephanie Plum, #24) by Janet Evanovich - Stephanie has to take care of Ethel - a boa constrictor. 2/29/20
❖ 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).


message 49: by Rina (new)

Rina | 1084 comments Finished!

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
Stitches and Witches (Vampire Knitting Club #2) by Nancy Warren


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