The Lost Challenges discussion

The general rules of Scattergories are you are given a list of categories and a time limit. Then the letter dice is rolled and you have to come up with something that matches the letter and the category.


The object of this challenge is the same sort of thing as the board game. We give you a list of 12 categories/words and a letter and you find items that fit those categories in your books. The goal is to find all 12 items. You may use a book to fulfill as many categories as it fits (you don't have to read 12 books this month...don't worry!)

The first 6 categories will stay the same, the second 6 will be announced each month.


Please remember to add a link to the book, the author and give the date you finished reading it.
You also need to post the sentence and page/loc# for items 7-12.


December Scattergories
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number
8. Types of Drink
9. Something At A Picnic
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band
11. Something in the Countryside
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer



Your letter is:

Ariel FINISHED

Anne FINISHED

Cyndee FINISHED

Denise FINISHED

DenXXX FINISHED

Eleanora FINISHED

Ferenc FINISHED

Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

Jessica FINISHED

Joann FINISHED

JoAnne FINISHED

JoAnne - Mod FINISHED

Karen KK

Kathryn

Kendra FINISHED

Lois

Melissa FINISHED

Shash FINISHED

Sophie

Susan A FINISHED

Suzanne

Vanessa FINISHED

✨ Vittoria ✨ FINISHED

December Scattergories- Letter O
12/12


Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: One Summer Night Caridad Piñeiro 12/4/20
2. Author: Caitlyn O'Leary Her Loyal SEAL 12/11/20
3. Main Character: Owen One Summer Night Caridad Piñeiro 12/4/20
4. Secondary Character: Oma and Opa
Searching for Sylvie Lee Jean Kwok 12/13/20
5. Place/Setting: Oregon The Christmas Bargain Shanna Hatfield 12/8/20
6. Item on cover: Ocean
One Summer Night Caridad Piñeiro 12/4/20

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number: One The House Christina Lauren 12/2/20 p 12 usually it meant one of two things.

8. Types of Drink: Orange Juice One Summer Night Caridad Piñeiro 12/4/20 p 87 a pitcher of orange juice and an ice bucket...

9. Something At A Picnic: Organic rib eye steaks One Summer Night Caridad Piñeiro 12/4/20 p 173 ...for two immense grass-fed, organic rib eye steaks his...

10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band: Ostentatious One Summer Night Caridad Piñeiro 12/4/20 p 233 ...frock coat with the even more ostentatious shirt, vest,…

11. Something in the Countryside: Oak
Fear Nothing Lisa Gardner 12/6/20 p 78 ...placed directly upon the oak wood floor.

12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer: Ornaments
Fear Nothing Lisa Gardner 12/6/20 p 278 ...with round glass Christmas ornaments, like...

completed:


1. Book Title
Olivia, Mourning - Yael Politis - 12/28/20
2. Author
Murder at an Irish Christmas - Carlene O’Connor - 12/24/20
3. Main Character
O’Connor, Maureen - When We Danced on the End of the Pier- Sandy Taylor - 12/9/20
4. Secondary Character
Oliver - Among the Mad - Jacqueline Winspear - 12/3/20
5. Place/Setting
Ocean: Murder on the SS Rosa - Lee Strauss - 12/26/20
6. Item on cover
Ornaments:
- Jenny Colgan - 12/20/20

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number
Among the Mad - Jacqueline Winspear - 12/3/20 p. 14 “... the drooping shoulders, ONE leg stretched out.”
8. Types of Drink p. 120 “Hamish poured out two tumblers of ORANGE JUICE.”
Death of a Valentine - M.C. Beaton - 12/8/20
9. Something At A Picnic
Among the Mad - Jacqueline Winspear - 12/3/20 p. 13 “...bring out a wooden ORANGE crate.”

10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band
Among the Mad - Jacqueline Winspear - 12/3/20 p. 23 “...just a little OLDER than herself.””

11. Something in the Countryside p. 137 “..find a space for his OVERSIZED TRUCK.”
Unforgivable- Laura Griffin - 12/6/20

12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer p. 10 “..all sorts of rusting ODDS AND ENDS.” Death of a Valentine - M.C. Beaton - 12/8/20

December Scattergories- Letter O
12/12 complete


Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: One More Yule Log by Julia Talbot Dec 3 ★★★
2. Author: Zahra Owens, Santa's Littlest Helper Dec 16 ★★
3. Main Character: Lady Osbaldestone, Lady Osbaldestone’s Plum Puddings by Stephanie Laurens Dec 3 ★★★★★
4. Secondary Character: Olivia, One More Yule Log by Julia Talbot Dec 3 ★★★
5. Place/Setting: Oregon, Mr. Right Now by Annabeth Albert Dec 3 ★★★★★
6. Item on cover: ornament, The Boyfriend Sweater Curse by Ari McKay Dec 7 ★★★★


And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number: one - One More Yule Log by Julia Talbot Dec 3 ★★★
2% if I see one more Yule log, I’m gonna puke.”
8. Types of Drink: orange sport drink - Merry Cherry Christmas by Keira Andrews Dec 12 ★★★★
22% Honey swigged from a bottle of orange sports drink.
9. Something At A Picnic: olives - One More Yule Log by Julia Talbot Dec 3 ★★★
21% My favorite food is enchiladas, followed closely by chili and anything with olives.”
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band: outlandish - Gingerbread Mistletoe by Amy Aislin Dec 7 ★★★★
37% There’d been that moment in the alley when they’d locked gazes over a moment of shared laughter when Mika compared almost planning a wedding to Holland to Jeff’s position as CEO, then finding outlandish Christmassy things that had nothing to do with one another.
11. Something in the Countryside: oak tree, Lord of Misrule by Alix Belkin Dec 13 ★★★
2% He was glad of the shade, a welcome respite from the heat of sun and battle, and the green scent of the oak trees surrounding the glade was invigorating.
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer: ointment, Forever My Duke by Olivia Drake Dec 21 ★★★★
@1:52 She would play nurse with all of her ointments and bandages

December Scattergories- Letter O
12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored): Ordnance, Andrew Vaillencourt - 12/6
2. Author (first or last name): Baker's Bob, Kirsten Osbourne - 12/6
3. Main Character (first or last name): Connor O'Dwyer, Shadow Spell, Nora Roberts - 12/10
4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Branna O'Dwyer, Shadow Spell, Nora Roberts - 12/10
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'): Ohio, Sworn to Silence, Linda Castillo - 12/14
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Ornament: , Roxy Wilson - 12/8

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number: One: She carried a small bag over one shoulder. Ordnance, loc:53
8. Types of Drink: Orange Juice: I'll have two eggs, over medium, hash browns, bacon, and orange juice., Baker's Bob, loc:61
9. Something At A Picnic: Orange Muffins: I'll take two blueberry muffins and two orange muffins. Baker's Bob, loc:1216
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band: Old School: It was an old-school watering hole with old-school sensibilities. Ordnance, loc:45
11. Something in the Countryside: Oak: The thighs were like oak trunks. Ordnance, loc:163
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer: Ointment: And--the fly in Connor's ointment--expected everyone else to do the same., Shadow Spell, loc:1181

✅Done!!!✅ 12/12


December Scattergories
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title: Oona Out of Order★★★★ 7 December
✔2. Author ~Lauren Oliver~ Replica ★★★★ 23 December
✔3. Main Character ~Oona~ Oona Out of Order★★★★ 7 December
✔4. Secondary Character ~Ohene Nyarko~ Homegoing ★★★★★ 12 December
✔5. Place/Setting ~Ohio~ Heroine ★★★ 27 December
✔6. Item on cover ~oranges~ ★★★★ 30 December


And the Specials for December are:
✔7. A Number ~one~ "...rewind to a brighter one." p. 2 Oona Out of Order★★★★ 7 December
✔8. Types of Drink ~orange juice~ "At six thirty he got up and had a glass of orange juice." p. 285 Homegoing ★★★★★ 12 December
✔9. Something At A Picnic ~olive(s)~ "Behind her were dark olive-green leaves..." p. 26 Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring ★★★★ 29 December
✔10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band ~old~ "...visiting you dad's old stomping grounds..." p. 3 Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring ★★★★ 29 December
✔11. Something in the Countryside ~oak~ "...other side of a round oak table." p. 292 Oona Out of Order★★★★ 7 December
✔12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer ~odds and ends~ "...as she sifted through odds and ends." p. 275 Oona Out of Order★★★★ 7 December

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Books Read:

December Scattergories - O could be challenging!
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Read 5 books; completed 12/12 tasks DONE!

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Of Murders and Mages (Casino Witch Mysteries, #1) by Nikki Haverstock 12/30/20 3stars

2. Author (first or last name) Ann Omasta
Coconutty Christmas: Holiday in Hawaii (Escape #3.5) by Ann Omasta 12/25/20 3stars

3. Main Character (first or last name) - Olivia
Christmas Cookies on a Cruise Ship (The Perfect Pairing Series Book 1) by Parker Fairchild 12/5/20 4stars

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Luke Owen (Duke)
Christmas Cookies on a Cruise Ship (The Perfect Pairing Series Book 1) by Parker Fairchild 12/5/20 4stars

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') - ocean; Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Christmas Cookies on a Cruise Ship (The Perfect Pairing Series Book 1) by Parker Fairchild 12/5/20 4stars

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) - ocean
Christmas Cookies on a Cruise Ship (The Perfect Pairing Series Book 1) by Parker Fairchild 12/5/20 4stars

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number - one - Kindle location 47 - One, she was now seriously dating Matt Hymas.
Christmas at the Cove (Five Island Cove #4) by Jessie Newton 12/1/20 4.5stars

8. Types of Drink - orange juice (OJ) - Apple Book - Chapter 16 - page 106 - Man, let's go grab some OJ.
Christmas Cookies on a Cruise Ship (The Perfect Pairing Series Book 1) by Parker Fairchild 12/5/20 4stars

9. Something At A Picnic - orange juice (OJ) Apple Book, chapter 16, page 107 - Duke too a long swig of OJ.
Christmas Cookies on a Cruise Ship (The Perfect Pairing Series Book 1) by Parker Fairchild 12/5/20 4stars

10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band - Okay - Kindle location 109 - "Okay," AJ said, stepping toward the door.
Christmas at the Cove (Five Island Cove #4) by Jessie Newton 12/1/20 4.5stars

11. Something in the Countryside - outdoor ice rink - Kindle locaton 911 - t's overwhelming in all the best wasy and I spend the longest time just walking around and taking it all in, spotting the Santa's grotto and photo-booth-sleigh for the children as I go, as well as the marquee-turned bar for the adults; an outdoor ice rink and a platform showcasing the carolers I'd heard as I approached.
Stuck With You: A Christmas Romance by Lara Swann 12/5/20 3.5stars (Tristan - travel photographer and writes stories to go with them for a travel magazine)

12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer - opener - Kindle location 758 - Meanwhile, she got out the pot Paul needed, and she found the can opener, opened the cans of pumpkin, and measured out the half-and-half they'd add very last.
Christmas at the Cove (Five Island Cove #4) by Jessie Newton 12/1/20 4.5stars

Welcome Joann, Susan, Ariel, Jessica and JoAnne!

JoAnne wrote: "I'm in - Will post soon.
O could be challenging!"

And it will help with some of those O spell outs!!

Check this out!
https://www.goodreads.com/characters?...

Done, I didn't have an 'O' book.

December Scattergories -- O
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Recurring Items:

1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)

✔2. Author (first or last name)
C.M. Oslund/Deadman's Stagecoach

✔3. Main Character (first or last name)
Maggie O'CONNER A Measured Thread

✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Oliver Dobbs It Happened in Silence

✔5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
In the OLD West (1880's Wyoming) Deadman's Stagecoach

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
OPEN car window

And the Specials for December are:

✔7. A Number
.. ONE can be certain that they were ... Deadman's Stagecoach loc 13

✔8. Types of Drink
.. I'm going to squeeze some ORANGE juice for you .. The Bride Wore Black loc 911

✔9. Something At A Picnic
.. on top of the hill stood a majestic OAK .. Deadman's Stagecoach loc 111

✔10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band
.. the OLDER man then nodded to his partner .. Deadman's Stagecoach

✔11. Something in the Countryside
.. our OUTHOUSE has newspapers pasted to the walls .. It Happened in Silence loc 417

✔12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer
.. I can't use a can OPENER.. A Measured Thread 12/3/20 2.75☆


12/1/20 4.25☆ 12/2/20 3☆ 12/3/20 2.75☆
12/9/20 3☆ 12/5/20 3.25☆

JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "I'm in - Will post soon.
O could be challenging!"

And it will help with some of those O spell outs!!"

I was thinking the same thing especially since I need some author's names that start with O

Welcome Karen!

December Scattergories
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

12/12 Completed. Finish!!

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored).
Over The High Side-A.J. Downey 12/17/20

2. Author (first or last name)
Oakley:Colleen Oakley-You Were There Too 12/04/20

3. Main Character (first or last name): Olivia Young
Southern Comfort-Natasha Madison 12/01/20

4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Onyx Blake
Power Player-Chelsea Camaron 12/18/20

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'): Oregon
Vanished-Kendra Elliot 12/15/20

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Ornaments
Christmas at Home-Carolyn Brown 12/19/20


And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number: One
Pg.19: "One thousand kisses,Rune! A thousand!"
A Thousand Boy Kisses-Tillie Cole 12/07/20
8. Types of Drink: Orange Juice
Loc 583: "I need some orange juice,.."
Ho Ho Hennessy-Jamie Begley 12/12/20
9. Something At A Picnic: Oil
Pg.7: "..I dropped an oil-soaked piece of lettuce"
The Father-Daughter Picnic-Carla Rossi 12/08/20
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band: Okay
Loc 103: "I can't do this anymore. Okay"
Second Chance Holiday-Aurora Rose Reynolds 12/15/20
11. Something in the Countryside: Orchard
Loc: "...knows absolutely nothing about Hartland Orchards has an input.."
Orange Blossoms-Love Blooms-Dalia Dupris 12/20/20
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer: Ornaments
Pg.2: ".., ornaments my sister and I had made throughout childhood.."
The Christmas Blanket-Kandi Steiner 12/26/20

completion post
December Scattergories- Letter O
12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
The orphan – pam jenoff 11.12.20
2. Author (first or last name)
Paul o’grady – open the cage, murphy 11.12.20
3. Main Character – Olivia Castleton in
All the things we never said - Yasmin Rahman -
05.12.20
4. Secondary Character
Otis Blackwood in Killing Honour – Bali Rai 06.12.20
5. Place/Setting
Oadby - Killing Honour – Bali Rai 06.12.20
6. Item on cover
Amelia the girl on the cover is an ORPHAN
The girl who saved Christmas - Matt haig - 02.12.20
The Orphan's Tale
And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number - ONE
Page 9 notice that Diana is not at her desk. One of them will call Diana's Back…
The surgeon – tess Gerritsen – 10.12.20
8. Types of Drink
ORANGE JUICE
Page 276 top; in front of him was a glass of orange juice. I took the red stool…
Killing juice – bali rai – 06.12.20
9. Something At A Picnic
Orange
Page 298 shadow and glow with a fiery kind of orange, he realised that this wasn…
The surgeon
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band
OLD
Page 44 to be. I thought you were talking about old crimes. Something Capra…
THE SURGEON
11. Something in the Countryside
OAK
Page 95 Wandsworth General rose above the misty oak trees on the far …
The children act -ian mcewan 05.12.20
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer
ORNAMENTS
Page 194 against the mantelpiece. Like giant ornaments, she thought.
THE CHILDREN ACT

Welcome Frankie and Den!

December Scattergories- Letter O
0/12


Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number
8. Types of Drink
9. Something At A Picnic
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band
11. Something in the Countryside
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer

December Scattergories- Letter O
12/12


Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Olivia Newton-John by Ann Morse 12/5/2020
2. Author (first or last name)
Whack 'N' Roll by Gail Oust 12/27/2020
3. Main Character (first or last name) Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John by Ann Morse 12/5/2020
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Olaya
Kneaded to Death by Winnie Archer 12/6/2020
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place Ohio
A Hard Day's Fright by Casey Daniels 12/25/2020
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) Ornaments
by Cindy Bell 12/03/2020

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number one
Olivia Newton-John by Ann Morse p 24 "one of her loves"
8. Types of Drink orange juice
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich P40 "no milk or orange juice"
9. Something At A Picnic orange
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich P 129 "orange beast bounded"
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band old
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich P 137 "next to an old woman"
11. Something in the Countryside oak
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich p 126 "long oak bar"
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer oval sticker
When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Díaz p 52 "white oval sticker"

Welcome Lois and Genevieve!

December Scattergories
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Recurring Items:

√1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) Out of the Past by Patricia Wentworth 12.9.20

√2. Author (first or last name) Edna O'Brien Wild Decembers 12.16.20

√3. Main Character (first or last name) Orlova Mission to Paris by Alan Furst 12.18.20

√4. Secondary Character (first or last name) O'Dea Wild Decembers by Edna O'Brien 12.16.20

√5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') OBSERVATORY – Tyco de Brahe’s astronomical observatory near Prague in Prague Pictures: A Portrait of the City by John Banville 12.31.20

√6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) OLD WOMEN by Patricia Wentworth 12.2.20

And the Specials for December are:

√7. A Number ONE "The answer is a very simple one." p. 11 Through The Wall by Patricia Wentworth 12.2.20

√8. Types of Drink - ORANGEADE – “biscuits or orangeade” p. 208 Wild Decembers by Edna O'Brien 12.16.20

√9. Something At A Picnic ORANGE "a big full moon as yellow as an orange" p. 397 Through The Wall by Patricia Wentworth 12.2.20

√10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band ODD: "There was an odd inflection in his voice" p. 21 Through The Wall by Patricia Wentworth 12.2.20

√11. Something in the Countryside OAK "some stately oak" p. 252 Through The Wall by Patricia Wenworth 12.2.20

√12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer ODDMENTS: "handkerchief, purple neck-scarf and oddments" p. 209 Through The Wall by Patricia Wentworth 12.2.20

FINISHED!
December Scattergories
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Letter O

Recurring Items:

1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousOcean Vuong 12/12/20

2. Author (first or last name)
Paper Aeroplanes Dawn O'Porter 12/14/20;

3. Main Character (first or last name) Mission: Soldier to Daddy Soraya M. Lane (Olivia Brown) 12/27/20

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Welcome to Icicle Falls Sheila Roberts (Olivia Green) 12/27/20

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Lori Gottlieb (OFFICE: most of the book is set in therapists’ offices.) 12/08/20

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) Writers & Lovers Lily King (An ORANGE) 12/04/20

And the Specials for December are:

7. A Number
Anxious People Fredrik Backman (page 1 “. . . all it took was ONE single bad idea.”) 11/12/20

8. Types of Drink
Commonwealth Ann Patchett (Chapter 1 - “Orange juice is what they wanted, Bert told him.”) 12/12/20

9. Something At A Picnic
Calling Mrs Christmas Carole Matthews (page 121 “On the table was a platter of antipasti - salami, Parma ham, artichokes, OLIVES, cherry tomatoes, roasted peppers - and a basket of ciabatta.”) 12/07/20

10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band
Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia (page 6 - “Catalina had been behaving in ODD and distressing ways.” 12/02/20

11. Something in the Countryside
Wrapped Up in You Carole Matthews ( “ . . . The hooting OWL in the OAK tree across the road used to spook me . . .”) 12/21/20

12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer
Tweet Cute Emma Lord (page 107 “ . . . Just as the OVEN TIMER goes off . . . “ 12/05/20

Welcome Denise and Melissa!

December Scattergories- Letter O
10/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story Andrea Warren 2/26/20 ****
2. Author (first or last name) Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens 12/31/20 ***
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') Ohio Pray for Silence Linda Castillo 12/20/20
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items):orphans Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story Andrea Warren 2/26/20 ****

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number p. 31they already had twelve children, ONE set of twins Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics Dolly Parton 12/7/20 ***
8. Types of Drink orange juice Loc 1702 Frankie scrambled eggsandhis dad went to pouring ORANGE JUICE. Boone Emily March 12/30/20 ****
9. Something At A Picnic Ma said it would look real good with their OLIVE skin. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens 12/31/20 ***
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band p. 217 an ODD song to be putting on a pop lbum Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics Dolly Parton 12/7/20 ***
11. Something in the Countryside owl Kya spotted the soft breast feathers of a great horned OWL floating on the surface. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens 12/31/20 ***
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer objects OBJECTS, whether planets or apples, fall or orbit, not because of a gravitational energy, but because they plummet into the silky folds of spacetime

Welcome Kathryn!

December Scattergories - Letter O
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Tasks: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Once - Once & Future by A.R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy – 12/10/2020

2. Author (first or last name)
Oseman, Alice - Heartstopper, Volume One by Alice Oseman – 12/21/2020

3. Main Character (first or last name)
Ott, Larry - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin – 12/06/2020

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Ott, Carl - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin – 12/06/2020

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place
Omaha, Nebraska - Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell – 12/05/2020

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
Overalls - Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell – 12/05/2020


7. A Number
One - Once & Future by A.R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy – 12/10/2020 - ...shoved one in Val’s hand and one in Merlin’s. (Kindle Locations 4208-4209)

8. Types of Drink
Orange juice - Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson – 12/08/2020 - She opens up a carton of orange juice, pours it into a paper cup... (Kindle Location 220)

9. Something At A Picnic
Olives - Once & Future by A.R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy – 12/10/2020 - “To deliver an olive branch. (Kindle Location 4463)

10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band
Older - Once & Future by A.R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy – 12/10/2020 - It was so much older, the creases sharp. (Kindle Location 1950)

11. Something in the Countryside
Oak - Once & Future by A.R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy – 12/10/2020 - A cracking shriek sounded from the oak. (Kindle Location 275)

12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer
Ointment - Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson – 12/08/2020 - ...the little green notebook that lives in the cabinet next to the antibacterial ointment... (Kindle Locations 485-486)

December Scattergories- Letter O
12/12 Completed!!


Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer Fleming 12/12/2020
2. Author (first or last name)
A Drunkard's Path by Clare O'Donoghue 12/20/2020
3. Main Character (first or last name)
The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel 12/2/2020
Olivia Kent
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
A Drunkard's Path by Clare O'Donoghue 12/20/2020
Oliver White
5. Place/Setting
The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren 12/16/2020
Oxford, England
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman 12/16/2020
The ocean


And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number
Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li 12/7/2020
One Page 151
It could be one is San Francisco
8. Types of Drink
Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li 12/7/2020
Oolong Page 219
I have oolong, chrysanthemum, and jasmine.
9. Something At A Picnic
Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li 12/7/2020
Oreos - Page 159
When she didn't hear a reply, she set down the tray of milk and cookies - Oreos, his favorite...
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band
Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer Fleming 12/12/2020
Page 139 Overdue for a haircut
Clare had just enough time to register that he was overdue for a haircut, before his eyes settled on hers.
11. Something in the Countryside
Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer Fleming 12/12/2020
Page 246 Old tombstones
I thought it might have a bigger effect than old tombstones.
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer
Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li 12/7/2020
Ointment Page 209
Nan picked up the burn ointment at the CVS near her house.

Welcome Ferenc and Anne!

can words be 2 letters?

FINISHED
December Scattergories- Letter O
12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored): One Summer by David Baldacci (12/15/20)
2. Author (first or last name): If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home by Tim O'Brien (12/19/20)
3. Main Character (first or last name): Countess Olivia and Duke Orsino Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (12/10/20)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Ariadne Oliver Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie (12/15/20)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'): Oxford The Oxford Murders by Guillermo Martínez (12/18/20)
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Orange and White Corgi (if this doesn't count please let me know) Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay (12/22/20)

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number: One I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella (12/10/20)
8. Types of Drink: Orange Juice Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day (12/18/20)
9. Something At A Picnic: Bottle Opener Hungry Spirits by Alice Duncan "Harold had set two bottles of the stuff on my bedside stand along with a bottle opener..." Chapter 17 (12/19/20)
10. A Word to Describe an 80's Glam Band: Outlandish Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart "I'm very much to blame for not seeing it before, but who on earth goes about suspecting an impossible outlandish thing like murder?" around the time 7:17:38 (12/26/20)
11. Something in the Countryside: Oak Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner "placed directly upon the oak wood floor." pg. 78 (12/21/20)
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer: Objects A Time for Silence by Philippa Carr "The Zeppelins were cumbersome objects and good targets..." 42% (12/28/20)

Books Read:

Genevieve wrote: "can words be 2 letters?"

What do you mean? Like Types of Drink - OJ??

Welcome Sophie!

December Scattergories - O
December 2020

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
Oh, Come On, Be Faithful by Cami Checketts (12/2/20)
2. Author
Daring Dreamer by Kirsten Osbourne (12/9/20)
3. Main Character - Oliver Channing
The Headmistress by Elizabeth Johns (12/4/20)
4. Secondary Character - Oliver
The Widow by Laura Beers (12/3/20)
5. Place/Setting - Oregon
Her Christmas Baker by Laura Ann (12/15/20)
6. Item on cover - ornaments
One Winter Night by Heather Tullis (12/8/20)


And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number - one
Promise of Love by Tamie Dearen (12/1/20)
"One more patient and I'm done for the week." (pg 7)
8. Types of Drink - orange juice
Oh, Come On, Be Faithful by Cami Checketts (12/2/20)
"Mikayla swallowed a drink of orange juice..." (Loc 441)
9. Something At A Picnic - olives
Henry's Holiday Charade by Danielle Thorne (12/6/20)
"...rolled up piece of salami and olives." (pg 54)
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band - odd
Oh, Come On, Be Faithful by Cami Checketts (12/2/20)
"'Fun' seemed an odd word to associate with a protection detail..." (Loc 239)
11. Something in the Countryside - owl
Oh, Come On, Be Faithful by Cami Checketts (12/2/20)
"...knowing he was a night owl and needing her friend..." (Loc 286)
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer - ornaments
Oh, Come On, Be Faithful by Cami Checketts (12/2/20)
"...decorated with dozens of handmade ornaments." (Loc 977)

JoAnne wrote: "Genevieve wrote: "can words be 2 letters?"

What do you mean? Like Types of Drink - OJ??" yes or something like Ox for something in the countryside

Genevieve wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Genevieve wrote: "can words be 2 letters?"

What do you mean? Like Types of Drink - OJ??" yes or something like Ox for something in the countryside"

Sure, no problem.

December Scattergories
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored): One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 12/4
2. Author (first or last name): Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 12/14
3. Main Character (first or last name): Olivia Limoges A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams 12/15
4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Oma
Not a Creature Was Purring by Krista Davis 12/11
5. Place/Setting: Old Town, Alexandria The Diva Cooks a Goose by Krista Davis 12/3
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Ocicat
The Diva Wraps It Up by Krista Davis 12/17


And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number: One
"Suddenly I'm sure of one thing: someone is about to die!" Pg. 4
Harleen by Stjepan Šejić 12/22
8. Types of Drink: Orange juice
"2 cups orange juice" Loc. 4054
The Diva Cooks a Goose by Krista Davis 12/3
9. Something At A Picnic: Olives
"Pepperoni and more pepperoni, and a veggie delight, minus olives." Loc. 956
If the Shoe Kills by Lynn Cahoon 12/6
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band: Ostentatious
"that would be a rubbery chicken dinner at a local banquet venue with ostentatious carpets and faux gilt chandeliers" Loc. 2506
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 12/4
11. Something in the Countryside: Outhouses
"The day was miserably hot and muggy, full of flies, mosquitoes, and the bad smells of soapmaking, the outhouses, fish someone had caught, unwashed bodies." Loc. 1607
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 12/14
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer: Objects
"and whether it contained family pictures of other objects of curiosity worthy of a stranger's visit" Pg. 12
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories ed by Tara Moore 12/26

Welcome Vanessa!

December Scattergories
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Letter O

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: One for the Books by Jenn McKinlay - 06 Dec 20
2. Author: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - 18 Dec 20
3. Main Character: Kiss of Venom by Jennifer Estep - 02 Dec 20 (Owen)
4. Secondary Character: Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep - 21 Dec 20 (Owen)
5. Place: Corpse in the Carnations by Dale Mayer - 10 Dec 20 (Okanagan Mission)
6. Item on cover: Murder at Archly Manor by Sara Rosett - 12 Dec 20 (Outside)

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number: Kiss of Venom by Jennifer Estep - 02 Dec 20 (One)
"Really? I’m an idiot? Because I’d say it takes one to know one." - loc. 4%
8. Types of Drink: Spider's Revenge by Jennifer Estep - 25 Dec 20 (Orange juice)
"his skull collapsed, and blood squirted out of him like juice from an orange" - loc. 55%
9. Something At A Picnic: Kiss of Venom by Jennifer Estep - 02 Dec 20 (Orange)
"[...] a burnt orange, casting its intense light out over the folks" - loc. 47%
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band: Kiss of Venom by Jennifer Estep - 02 Dec 20 (Odd)
"full of tools and odd bits of metal I had picked up here and there" - loc. 49%
11. Something in the Countryside: A Very English Murder by Verity Bright - 07 Dec 20 (Oak)
"she realised that they were about to hit a very large oak tree." - loc. 55%
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer: One for the Books by Jenn McKinlay - 05 Dec 20 (Ornament)
"covered in blue and silver ornaments and white twinkling lights" - loc. 10%

Welcome Vittoria!

I'm late to the party but I'm here! :) November was an epic Scattergories fail due to illness so let's end the year on a win!

December Scattergories
Letter: O

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name)
Wicked Dance by Olivia Boothe - 12/13

3. Main Character (first or last name)
Checkmate by R.L. Mathewson - 12/16 - Connor O'Neil

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Chasing River by K.A. Tucker - 12/27 - Detective Paul O'Brien

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune - 12/20 - orphanage

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
Must Mean Something More by Jae Williams - 12/6 - overcoat


And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number
Hair in All the Wrong Places by Andrew Buckley - 12/28 - p. 5: "...they'd passed him off from one distant relative to another."

8. Types of Drink
Virtuous by M.S. Force - 12/30 - p. 247: "...comes back with a tall glass of orange juice..."

9. Something At A Picnic
The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon - 12/29 - loc 2737: "...her skin a deep olive."

10. A Word to Describe an 80's Glam Band
Come Away with Me by Kristen Proby - 12/20 - p. 96: "...overdosed on popcorn and soda..."

11. Something in the Countryside
Unwrapping Hank by Eli Easton - 12/1 - p. 56: "...quaint farmhouses , and old barns and silos."

12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer
Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon - 12/26 - loc 562: "...I've seen old pictures..."

Welcome Cyndee!

Hope this is a better month!!

The Lost Challenges
December 2020 Scattergories
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Progress: 7 out of 12

The general rules of Scattergories are you are given a list of categories and a time limit. Then the letter dice is rolled and you have to come up with something that matches the letter and the category.

The object of this challenge is the same sort of thing as the board game. We give you a list of 12 categories/words and a letter and you find items that fit those categories in your books. The goal is to find all 12 items. You may use a book to fulfill as many categories as it fits (you don't have to read 12 books this month...don't worry!)

The first 6 categories will stay the same, the second 6 will be announced each month.

Please remember to add a link to the book, the author and give the date you finished reading it.
You also need to post the sentence and page/loc# for items 7-12.

LETTER: O

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
Ontario: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel - ***** - 12/16/2020 - 333 Pages

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for December are:

7. A Number: One: "Charlotte glanced around nervously, feeling as if every single one of those damned Italian principessas and contessas was scrutinizing her every move." Page 8
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan - ***** - 12/3/2020 - 336 Pages

8. Types of Drink: Orange Juice: "Right now he was pouring us all glasses of orange juice from a pitcher he retrieved from the refrigerator." Page 301
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews - ***** - 12/9/2020 - 404 Pages

9. Something At A Picnic: Olive Oil "Over the basil he poured a quick slick of olive oil from a half-gallon tin he kept on the countertop." Page 124
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews - ***** - 12/9/2020 - 404 Pages

10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band: Old: "She loved seeing the clusters of Italian children running up and down the street laughing wildly, the old grandmas resting their tired feet on the steps of designer boutiques, the impeccably dressed couples walking along hand in hand, bronzed and glowing from their hours under the sun." Page 23
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan - ***** - 12/3/2020 - 336 Pages

11. Something in the Countryside: Oak: "The two of them went into the cavernous oak-paneled living room, which was dominated by three huge Tiffany glass chandeliers and Venetian revival furniture." Page 232
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan - ***** - 12/3/2020 - 336 Pages

12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer: Ointment: "Rosemary’s feet were sore from walking, and she was sitting on one of the stone benches rubbing some awful ointment onto her heels and stinking up the place to high heaven!" Page 186
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan - ***** - 12/3/2020 - 336 Pages

Welcome Suzanne!

completion post
December Scattergories- Letter O
12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
The orphan – pam jenoff 11.12.20
2. Author (first or last name)
Paul o’grady – open the cage, murphy 11.12.20
3. Main Character – Olivia Castleton in
All the things we never said - Yasmin Rahman -
05.12.20
4. Secondary Character
Otis Blackwood in Killing Honour – Bali Rai 06.12.20
5. Place/Setting
Oadby - Killing Honour – Bali Rai 06.12.20
6. Item on cover
Amelia the girl on the cover is an ORPHAN
The girl who saved Christmas - Matt haig - 02.12.20
The Orphan's Tale
And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number - ONE
Page 9 notice that Diana is not at her desk. One of them will call Diana's Back…
The surgeon – tess Gerritsen – 10.12.20
8. Types of Drink
ORANGE JUICE
Page 276 top; in front of him was a glass of orange juice. I took the red stool…
Killing juice – bali rai – 06.12.20
9. Something At A Picnic
Orange
Page 298 shadow and glow with a fiery kind of orange, he realised that this wasn…
The surgeon
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band
OLD
Page 44 to be. I thought you were talking about old crimes. Something Capra…
THE SURGEON
11. Something in the Countryside
OAK
Page 95 Wandsworth General rose above the misty oak trees on the far …
The children act -ian mcewan 05.12.20
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer
ORNAMENTS
Page 194 against the mantelpiece. Like giant ornaments, she thought.
THE CHILDREN ACT

WOOHOO Den!

I didn't sign up, because I thought there was no way I could find an O author and title, then proved myself wrong, so here is my sign up and completion post all in one:

December Scattergories
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2020 - Dec. 31st, 2020

12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
One Snowy Night by Jill Shalvis - Dec. 10th
2. Author (first or last name)
Home by Nnedi Okorafor - Dec. 2nd
3. Main Character (first or last name) - Mary Oliver
The Marriage Bureau: True Stories of 1940s London Match-Makers by Penrose Halson - Dec. 13th
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Okwu
Home by Nnedi Okorafor - Dec. 2nd
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') - Ocean/Open water
Mistletoe in Paradise by Jill Shalvis - Dec. 9th
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) - The alien tentacles the MC has growing from her head are called Okuoko.
Home by Nnedi Okorafor - Dec. 2nd

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number - ONE
About That Kiss by Jill Shalvis - Dec. 3rd
"One was older than my grandpa" @ 14%
8. Types of Drink - ORANGE JUICE
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs - Dec. 5th
"Coffee or orange juice?" pg.210
9. Something At A Picnic - ORANGES
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs - Dec. 5th
"Big around as oranges" pg. 290
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band - OLD
River Marked by Patricia Briggs
"Old-fashioned tanned leather"pg. 55
11. Something in the Countryside - OWL
Home by Nnedi Okorafor - Dec. 2nd
"The owl was about two feet tall" pg. 145
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer - OBJECTS
World's Dumbest Criminals, The by Jack Kirchhoff - Dec.
"Discovered a whole collection of objects" @ 21%

WOOHOO Kendra!

FINISHED
December Scattergories- Letter O
12/12


Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: One Summer Night Caridad Piñeiro 12/4/20
2. Author: Caitlyn O'Leary Her Loyal SEAL 12/11/20
3. Main Character: Owen One Summer Night Caridad Piñeiro 12/4/20
4. Secondary Character: Oma and Opa
Searching for Sylvie Lee Jean Kwok 12/13/20
5. Place/Setting: Oregon The Christmas Bargain Shanna Hatfield 12/8/20
6. Item on cover: Ocean
One Summer Night Caridad Piñeiro 12/4/20

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number: One The House Christina Lauren 12/2/20 p 12 usually it meant one of two things.

8. Types of Drink: Orange Juice One Summer Night Caridad Piñeiro 12/4/20 p 87 a pitcher of orange juice and an ice bucket...

9. Something At A Picnic: Organic rib eye steaks One Summer Night Caridad Piñeiro 12/4/20 p 173 ...for two immense grass-fed, organic rib eye steaks his...

10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band: Ostentatious One Summer Night Caridad Piñeiro 12/4/20 p 233 ...frock coat with the even more ostentatious shirt, vest,…

11. Something in the Countryside: Oak
Fear Nothing Lisa Gardner 12/6/20 p 78 ...placed directly upon the oak wood floor.

12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer: Ornaments
Fear Nothing Lisa Gardner 12/6/20 p 278 ...with round glass Christmas ornaments, like...

COMPLETED: 12/14

December Scattergories- Letter O
12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored): Ordnance, Andrew Vaillencourt - 12/6
2. Author (first or last name): Baker's Bob, Kirsten Osbourne - 12/6
3. Main Character (first or last name): Connor O'Dwyer, Shadow Spell, Nora Roberts - 12/10
4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Branna O'Dwyer, Shadow Spell, Nora Roberts - 12/10
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'): Ohio, Sworn to Silence, Linda Castillo - 12/14
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Ornament: , Roxy Wilson - 12/8

And the Specials for December are:
7. A Number: One: She carried a small bag over one shoulder. Ordnance, loc:53
8. Types of Drink: Orange Juice: I'll have two eggs, over medium, hash browns, bacon, and orange juice., Baker's Bob, loc:61
9. Something At A Picnic: Orange Muffins: I'll take two blueberry muffins and two orange muffins. Baker's Bob, loc:1216
10. A Word to Describe an 80s Glam Band: Old School: It was an old-school watering hole with old-school sensibilities. Ordnance, loc:45
11. Something in the Countryside: Oak: The thighs were like oak trunks. Ordnance, loc:163
12. An Item in Your Junk Drawer: Ointment: And--the fly in Connor's ointment--expected everyone else to do the same., Shadow Spell, loc:1181

WOOHOO Ariel!