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PARTICIPANTSEd FINISHED! - Dabbler
Tari FINISHED! - Focused
Shan ~A~ FINISHED! - Dabbler
JoAnne FINISHED! - Focused
Barb FINISHED! - Focused
Shelly FINISHED! - Focused
*****COMPLETED 8/12/21***** LEVEL ONECOLLECTIVE NOUN QUARTERLY
THIRD QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 07/01/21 - 09/30/21
Introducing a new quarterly challenge! Let's work our way through all the fascinating collective nouns out there! This challenge will have a task and spellout option. You can complete either or both, but books will only count for one section.
Ways to complete an item:
1. Title: The first letter of each title word or series title can be found in the collective noun or animal name; no word count limit, but all words count.
2. Author: The author's first and last initials found in the collective noun or animal name.
3. Cover: The collective noun or animal is found on the cover; please post the cover.
4. Text: The collective noun or animal name is found in the text of the book; please provide page/location and sentence information. Since these are all plural, I will accept a singular animal!
✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱
There are 10 collective nouns and 10 animals to work with. You can choose your level, and can get there via the task option, by spelling out a few of the words, or any combination of the two.
Level One - Dabbling: 10 books
Level Two - Focused: 15-19 books
Level Three - Devoted: 20-25 books
Level Four - Over-Committed: 25+ books
huddle of walruses-Author- Marta Oulie by Sigrid Undset-7/22/21
tower of giraffes- Author- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan-7/2/21
cackle of hyenas=Author- Autumn of the Phantoms by Yasmina Khadra-8/12/21
knot of toads-Title- The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht-7/3/21
cluster of antelope-Author- The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket 7/6/21-
sedge of cranes-Author- Stone Cold by Robert Swindells-7/28/21
dazzle of zebras-Title-Raisins and Almonds by Kerry Greenwood-7/11/21
shadow of jaguars-Author- Girl in Dior by Annie Goetzinger-
charm of finches-Author- Crocodile Tears by Mercedes Rosende-7/23/21
kettle of hawks-Author-Waverley by Walter Scott -8/4/21-
For the spell-out option, for difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only appear in the title, author's first or last name, or the series title. It does not have to be the first letter.
COLLECTIVE NOUN QUARTERLYTHIRD QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 07/01/21 - 09/30/21
21 books
Level Two - Focused: 15-19 books
Tasks only (I'm gonna hold out for the open end spell out, yeah! Ok, well jingles helped me turn into a spell out fan lol)
Ways to complete an item:
1. Title: The first letter of each title word or series title can be found in the collective noun or animal name; no word count limit, but all words count.
2. Author: The author's first and last initials found in the collective noun or animal name.
3. Cover: The collective noun or animal is found on the cover; please post the cover.
4. Text: The collective noun or animal name is found in the text of the book; please provide page/location and sentence information. Since these are all plural, I will accept a singular animal!
✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱
There are 10 collective nouns and 10 animals to work with. You can choose your level, and can get there via the task option, by spelling out a few of the words, or any combination of the two.
Level One - Dabbling: 10 books
Level Two - Focused: 15-19 books
Level Three - Devoted: 20-25 books
Level Four - Over-Committed: 25+ books
huddle of walruses
Author initials EL Custard and a Crisis Emmie Lyn 7/6/21
Title SR-Sweet Retreat Jodi Rath 7/13/21
tower of giraffes
Author initials EA-A Hex for Danger Esme Addison 7/10/21
Title FFT Fatal Family Ties S.C. Perkins 7/19/21
cackle of hyenas
Author initials EL Dishing Up Deceit Emmie Lyn 7/8/21
Title SAL Sweetness and Light J.A. Whiting 8/6/21
Text Cajun Kiss of Death Ellen Byron 8/7/21 loc 2422 “…he’d laugh like a hyena.”
knot of toads
Title letters-OO Ordered Outrage Patti Benning 7/1/21
Author initials AS:Sew Dead J.A. Whiting and Ariel Slick 7/16/21
cluster of antelope
Author initials RP- Lemon Murder Pie Rosie A. Point
Title TCSR-The Cider Shop Rules Julie Anne Lindsey 7/28/21
sedge of cranes
Author’s initials NC Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas Nancy Coco 7/5/21
Text-Wildlife, Warrants & Weapons Tonya Kappes 7/20/21 loc 914 “The big cranes and a skidder were pretty close to a tree…”
Title ASOC (had to use the of) A Scone of Contention Lucy Burdette 8/2/21
dazzle of zebras
Zebra in text: Murder at the Lakeside Library Holly Danvers 7/7/21 loc. 2826 “…carefully sidestepped a pile of zebra mussels…”
shadow of jaguars
Title SAAS Sprinkles and a Situation Emmie Lyn 7/4/21
Author initials JR Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread Murder Jodi Rath 7/14/21
charm of finches
Author initials MA Midnight Spells Murder Mary Angela 7/12/21
Title initials SM-Spilled Milk Heather Day Gilbert 7/18/21
kettle of hawks
Author initials LS-Dogged by Death Laura Scott 7/7/21
Text A Bitter Sweet Murder Cindy Bell 7/9/21 loc 2019 “…watch for him like a hawk, Ally…”
Title ATTS A Time to Swill Sherry Harris 7/31/21
For the spell-out option, for difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only appear in the title, author's first or last name, or the series title. It does not have to be the first letter.
To be sure I understand this correctly, using the tower of giraffes as an example, do the author initials have to be found in 'tower' OR 'giraffes,' or can we use the entire phrase? The same goes for the first letter of all title words. And if a book has a subtitle, do the first letters of those words also have to be in the phrase, or can we ignore the subtitle?
COLLECTIVE NOUN QUARTERLYTHIRD QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 07/01/21 - 09/30/21
Ways to complete an item:
1. Title: The first letter of each title word or series title can be found in the collective noun or animal name; no word count limit, but all words count.
2. Author: The author's first and last initials found in the collective noun or animal name.
3. Cover: The collective noun or animal is found on the cover; please post the cover.
4. Text: The collective noun or animal name is found in the text of the book; please provide page/location and sentence information. Since these are all plural, I will accept a singular animal!
✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱
Level One - Dabbling: 10 books ~ 10/10
(view spoiler)
Level Two - Focused: 15-19 books ~ 10/19
huddle of walruses
tower of giraffes
cackle of hyenas
knot of toads
cluster of antelope
sedge of cranes
dazzle of zebras
shadow of jaguars
charm of finches
kettle of hawks
Hi Barb! The author initials or the first letter of all title words should be found in either 'tower' OR 'giraffes.' However, I am flexible - if this gets too challenging, you can use the whole phrase! 😉 You can ignore any subtitles!
ACATT COLLECTIVE NOUN QUARTERLYTHIRD QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 07/01/21 - 09/30/21
Read: 17/15-19
Level Two - Focused: 15-19 books
Ways to complete an item:
1. Title: The first letter of each title word or series title can be found in the collective noun or animal name; no word count limit, but all words count.
2. Author: The author's first and last initials found in the collective noun or animal name.
3. Cover: The collective noun or animal is found on the cover; please post the cover.
4. Text: The collective noun or animal name is found in the text of the book; please provide page/location and sentence information. Since these are all plural, I will accept a singular animal!
✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱
There are 10 collective nouns and 10 animals to work with. You can choose your level, and can get there via the task option, by spelling out a few of the words, or any combination of the two.
huddle
walruses: Title Angel's Rest Emily March 7/18/21
tower: Author Ember Emma Renshaw 7/3/21
giraffes: text Smoldered Annie Dyer 8/3/21 p 43 Then the boy was released and he shot off elsewhere, legs like a baby giraffe carrying him to whatever mischief he was hopefully getting into.
cackle: Author Thankful in Good Hope Cindy Kirk 7/22/21
hyenas: Text Sucker Punch Laurell K. Hamilton 7/12/21 p 229 Leopards in Africa put kills in trees so lions and hyenas don't get to them.
knot: Author Family Reunion Nancy Thayer 7/30/21
toads: Author Hidden Valley Annie Seaton 7/28/21
cluster: Title Lighthouse Cove Rachel Hanna 7/27/21
antelope
sedge
cranes: Author Hearts in Motion Edie Ramer 7/14/21
dazzle: text Break the Rules Roxie Noir 8/6/21 Chapt 20 Are you trying to get me to admit that I built my house specifically to dazzle my hundreds — nay, thousands — of female conquests?”
zebras: Author Van Sawyer Bennett 7/1/21
shadow: Author The Abalone Shell Suzie O'Connell 7/2/21
jaguars: Author The Beach House Rochelle Alers 7/25/21
charm: Text Boardwalk Summer Meredith Jaeger 7/19/21 p 6 ...eyes and dazzling smile, Charles had the charm of Clark Gable.
finches: Author Newport Harbor House Cindy Nichols 7/3/21
kettle: text Big Summer Jennifer Weiner 8/14/21 p 219 When the kettle whistled, Barbara poured boiling water into the mugs and arranged them on a blue and white tray.
hawks: Author Under Ten Thousand Stars Samantha Wood 7/13/21
Vanessa wrote: "Hi Barb! The author initials or the first letter of all title words should be found in either 'tower' OR 'giraffes.' However, I am flexible - if this gets too challenging, you can use the whole p..."
Thanks, Vanessa, now I have a decision to make.
I'm going to give this a shot, but start with level 1 and see how it goes. COLLECTIVE NOUNS, THIRD QUARTER, 7/1 – 9/30
LEVEL 2 : FOCUSED | 18 BOOKS READ
HUDDLE OF WALRUSES
Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik, finished 8/4 ★★★.5
S, S in walruses
author Alexandra Robbins – The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital, finished 8/9 ★★★
A, R in walruses
TOWER OF GIRAFFES
author Richard Osman – The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2), finished 7/16 ★★★★
R, O in tower
author Earlene Fowler – Dove in the Window (Benni Harper #5), finished 8/3 ★★★★
E, F in giraffes
CACKLE OF HYENAS
author Cleo Coyle – Dead Cold Brew (Coffeehouse #16), finished 7/4 ★★★★
CC in cackle
KNOT OF TOADS
author Trevor Noah – Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, finished 7/26 ★★★★
T, N in knot
author Olivia Newton-John – Don't Stop Believin', finished 8/8 ★★★.5
O, N in knot
CLUSTER OF ANTELOPE
author Susan Conant – Gone to the Dogs (Dog Lovers #6), by Susan Conant, finished 7/14 ★★★
S, C in cluster
author Sheila Connolly – The Secret Staircase (Victorian Village #3),finished 8/5 ★★★★
S, C in cluster
author Ellis Peters – One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #2), finished 8/6 ★★★.5
E, P in antelope
SEDGE OF CRANES
author Stephanie Dray and author Laura Kamoie – My Dear Hamilton, finished 7/5 ★★★.5
S, D in sedge
author Alice Eve Cohen – The Year My Mother Came Back, finished 7/28 ★★★
A, C in cranes
DAZZLE OF ZEBRAS
author Rhys Bowen – In Dublin's Fair City (Molly Murphy #6), finished 7/1 ★★★★
R, B in zebras
SHADOW OF JAGUARS
A House Divided (Lincoln & Speed #4), by Jonathan F. Putnam, finished 7/9 ★★★★
A, H, D in shadow
Grace Sees Red (Manor House #7), by Julie Hyzy, finished 8/7 ★★★★
G, S, R in jaguars
CHARM OF FINCHES
author Matt Rees – Mozart's Last Aria, finished 7/7 ★★★
M, R in charm
KETTLE OF HAWKS
author Ayşe Kulin – Last Train to Istanbul, finished 7/6 ★★★.5
A, K in hawks
author Kelley Armstrong – A Darkness Absolute (Rockton #2), finished 8/13 ★★★★
K, A in hawks
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/13 *****
One more question : For level 1, do all ten books have to be from different animals, or can we use the same one multiple times? For example, if I have two books whose author initials can be found in antelope, can I count both of those?
My question is this. Do both words in the phrase need to be found together or in the same book or can you do one book for ex: Huddle and a separate book for Walruses?
Shelly wrote: "My question is this. Do both words in the phrase need to be found together or in the same book or can you do one book for ex: Huddle and a separate book for Walruses?"Shelly, I've just been using the animal names in the text, she said singular or plural is ok. I'm using the collective noun and animal when I hunt for the initials or title initials. Kinda sure it wouldn't be the whole phrase you need to find. Hope this helps, maybe Vanessa will pop in and see it.
Barb wrote: "One more question : For level 1, do all ten books have to be from different animals, or can we use the same one multiple times? For example, if I have two books whose author initials can be found i..."Saw this wasn't answered yet and just thought I'd share how I'm doing it. I'm going with one of any of the three things for each animal. I first did only one thing per animal, then since it goes longer, I decided to see if I could find any of the missing items like author or text for ones I only found title initials on. One title, one author and one text for each set, in other words. Just going on what other similar challenges have done and hoping for the best :) Hope that makes sense :) PS check under my spoiler tags to see what I'm talking about. I only use the tags to keep from having to scroll a lot lol.
That's one way to interpret the challenge, and it's good that you've found it to work for you. But I know it's very unlikely that I'll find one of each category for each animal, so I guess I'll just settle for using each animal only once. FYI, I'm not sure you saw Vanessa's answer to my question about using the entire phrase or only part of it when looking for author initials or title letters.
I asked ...Using the tower of giraffes as an example, do the author initials have to be found in 'tower' OR 'giraffes,' or can we use the entire phrase? The same goes for the first letter of all title words.
And she replied The author initials or the first letter of all title words should be found in either 'tower' OR 'giraffes.'
Barb wrote: "FYI, I'm not sure you saw Vanessa's answer to my question about using the entire phrase or only part of it when looking for author initials or title letters."Oh wow I completely missed that, and I usually get email alerts on anything coming from mods. Yep I saw she said either or but since I used both words minus of, it sounds like that's ok too. :)
I have been FINISHED with this and forgot to postI finished 16 books before Sept. 30, 2021
COLLECTIVE NOUN QUARTERLY
THIRD QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 07/01/21 - 09/30/21
Introducing a new quarterly challenge! Let's work our way through all the fascinating collective nouns out there! This challenge will have a task and spellout option. You can complete either or both, but books will only count for one section.
Ways to complete an item:
1. Title: The first letter of each title word or series title can be found in the collective noun or animal name; no word count limit, but all words count.
2. Author: The author's first and last initials found in the collective noun or animal name.
3. Cover: The collective noun or animal is found on the cover; please post the cover.
4. Text: The collective noun or animal name is found in the text of the book; please provide page/location and sentence information. Since these are all plural, I will accept a singular animal!
✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱
There are 10 collective nouns and 10 animals to work with. You can choose your level, and can get there via the task option, by spelling out a few of the words, or any combination of the two.
9/10 nouns - 6/10 animals
7/10 phrases complete
Level One - Dabbling: 10 books
✅Level Two - Focused: 16/15-19 books
Level Three - Devoted: 20-25 books
Level Four - Over-Committed: 25+ books
huddle
H. - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 09/11/21
U.
D.
D.
L.
E. - Engaged in Death - Stephanie Blackmoore 09/27/21
🎅🏻 of walruses Mrs. Claus and the Halloween Homicide - Liz Ireland 12/06/21 pg. 25 “jumped into a huddle of WALRUSES, would you join them?”
✅tower - Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris 07/29/21 pg. 97 “taking pictures of the TOWER and each other.”
of giraffes - First letter of each title word. Fogged Inn - Barbara Ross 08/14/21
✅cackle - Arsenic and Old Books - Miranda James 08/01/21Cindy Bell pg. 16 “How date you CACKLE at me like that.”
of hyenas
✅knot - Deadly Deals and Donuts - Cindy Bell 07/27/21 pg. 193 “With a KNOT in her stomach she pulled off to the side of the road”
of toads - The Vampire Knitting Club - Nancy Warren 08/19/21 pg. 1 “I referred to him now as my ex-boyfriend, ‘The TOAD.’”
🍎cluster - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 2800 “Clyde, seated lazily among a CLUSTER of plush throw pillows
of antelope
sedge of
cranes 1/6
C. The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole - JoAnna Carl 09/15/21
R.
A.
N.
E.
S.
✅dazzle - Natural Thorn Killer - Kate E. Dyer-Seeley 09/05/21 pg. 15 “Elin intended to DAZZLE guests with floor-length gowns”
of zebras - Topped Chef Lucy Burdette 09/22/21 pg. 241 “straightened the faux ZEBRA striped rug with her foot.”
✅shadow - A Crafty Killing - Lorraine Bartlett 08/12/21 light-pole SHADOW on the cover:
of jaguars - Death in Wine Country - Gemma Halliday 08/21/21 pg. 89 “A black JAGUAR was parked in the drive,”
✅charm - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure - Diane Kelly 08/04/21 pg. 27 “It was part of my CHARM
of finches - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure Alice Kimberly 08/24/21 pg. 36 “Fiona FINCH, the sixty-year-old owner of Finch’s Inn,”
✅kettle - Musseled Out - Barbara Ross 08/08/21 pg. 81 “The KETTLE wwhistled and Belle poured the water”
of hawks - Crocodile on the Sandbank Elizabeth Peters 08/06/21 pg. 71 “in the shape of the HAWK god, Horus”
For the spell-out option, for difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only appear in the title, author's first or last name, or the series title. It does not have to be the first letter.
For all the overacheiving, spell-out obsessed members out there, I will also be posting an open-ended version in the Spell-Out folder!
Calling this one done, thanks.COLLECTIVE NOUNS, THIRD QUARTER, 7/1 – 9/30
LEVEL 2 : FOCUSED | 18 BOOKS READ
HUDDLE OF WALRUSES
Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik, finished 8/4 ★★★.5
S, S in walruses
author Alexandra Robbins – The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital, finished 8/9 ★★★
A, R in walruses
TOWER OF GIRAFFES
author Richard Osman – The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2), finished 7/16 ★★★★
R, O in tower
author Earlene Fowler – Dove in the Window (Benni Harper #5), finished 8/3 ★★★★
E, F in giraffes
CACKLE OF HYENAS
author Cleo Coyle – Dead Cold Brew (Coffeehouse #16), finished 7/4 ★★★★
CC in cackle
KNOT OF TOADS
author Trevor Noah – Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, finished 7/26 ★★★★
T, N in knot
author Olivia Newton-John – Don't Stop Believin', finished 8/8 ★★★.5
O, N in knot
CLUSTER OF ANTELOPE
author Susan Conant – Gone to the Dogs (Dog Lovers #6), by Susan Conant, finished 7/14 ★★★
S, C in cluster
author Sheila Connolly – The Secret Staircase (Victorian Village #3),finished 8/5 ★★★★
S, C in cluster
author Ellis Peters – One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #2), finished 8/6 ★★★.5
E, P in antelope
SEDGE OF CRANES
author Stephanie Dray and author Laura Kamoie – My Dear Hamilton, finished 7/5 ★★★.5
S, D in sedge
author Alice Eve Cohen – The Year My Mother Came Back, finished 7/28 ★★★
A, C in cranes
DAZZLE OF ZEBRAS
author Rhys Bowen – In Dublin's Fair City (Molly Murphy #6), finished 7/1 ★★★★
R, B in zebras
SHADOW OF JAGUARS
A House Divided (Lincoln & Speed #4), by Jonathan F. Putnam, finished 7/9 ★★★★
A, H, D in shadow
Grace Sees Red (Manor House #7), by Julie Hyzy, finished 8/7 ★★★★
G, S, R in jaguars
CHARM OF FINCHES
author Matt Rees – Mozart's Last Aria, finished 7/7 ★★★
M, R in charm
KETTLE OF HAWKS
author Ayşe Kulin – Last Train to Istanbul, finished 7/6 ★★★.5
A, K in hawks
author Kelley Armstrong – A Darkness Absolute (Rockton #2), finished 8/13 ★★★★
K, A in hawks
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/13 *****
FINISHEDACATT COLLECTIVE NOUN QUARTERLY
THIRD QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 07/01/21 - 08/14/21
Read: 17/15-19
Level Two - Focused: 15-19 books
Ways to complete an item:
1. Title: The first letter of each title word or series title can be found in the collective noun or animal name; no word count limit, but all words count.
2. Author: The author's first and last initials found in the collective noun or animal name.
3. Cover: The collective noun or animal is found on the cover; please post the cover.
4. Text: The collective noun or animal name is found in the text of the book; please provide page/location and sentence information. Since these are all plural, I will accept a singular animal!
✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱
There are 10 collective nouns and 10 animals to work with. You can choose your level, and can get there via the task option, by spelling out a few of the words, or any combination of the two.
huddle
walruses: Title Angel's Rest Emily March 7/18/21
tower: Author Ember Emma Renshaw 7/3/21
giraffes: text Smoldered Annie Dyer 8/3/21 p 43 Then the boy was released and he shot off elsewhere, legs like a baby giraffe carrying him to whatever mischief he was hopefully getting into.
cackle: Author Thankful in Good Hope Cindy Kirk 7/22/21
hyenas: Text Sucker Punch Laurell K. Hamilton 7/12/21 p 229 Leopards in Africa put kills in trees so lions and hyenas don't get to them.
knot: Author Family Reunion Nancy Thayer 7/30/21
toads: Author Hidden Valley Annie Seaton 7/28/21
cluster: Title Lighthouse Cove Rachel Hanna 7/27/21
antelope
sedge
cranes: Author Hearts in Motion Edie Ramer 7/14/21
dazzle: text Break the Rules Roxie Noir 8/6/21 Chapt 20 Are you trying to get me to admit that I built my house specifically to dazzle my hundreds — nay, thousands — of female conquests?”
zebras: Author Van Sawyer Bennett 7/1/21
shadow: Author The Abalone Shell Suzie O'Connell 7/2/21
jaguars: Author The Beach House Rochelle Alers 7/25/21
charm: Text Boardwalk Summer Meredith Jaeger 7/19/21 p 6 ...eyes and dazzling smile, Charles had the charm of Clark Gable.
finches: Author Newport Harbor House Cindy Nichols 7/3/21
kettle: text Big Summer Jennifer Weiner 8/14/21 p 219 When the kettle whistled, Barbara poured boiling water into the mugs and arranged them on a blue and white tray.
hawks: Author Under Ten Thousand Stars Samantha Wood 7/13/21
Great job all! And sorry I missed your questions! You are all doing great and I will add the clarifications to challenge instructions!
Forgot to mark this as finishedCOLLECTIVE NOUN QUARTERLY
THIRD QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 07/01/21 - 09/30/21
21 books
Level Two - Focused: 15-19 books
Tasks only (I'm gonna hold out for the open end spell out, yeah! Ok, well jingles helped me turn into a spell out fan lol)
Ways to complete an item:
1. Title: The first letter of each title word or series title can be found in the collective noun or animal name; no word count limit, but all words count.
2. Author: The author's first and last initials found in the collective noun or animal name.
3. Cover: The collective noun or animal is found on the cover; please post the cover.
4. Text: The collective noun or animal name is found in the text of the book; please provide page/location and sentence information. Since these are all plural, I will accept a singular animal!
✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱
There are 10 collective nouns and 10 animals to work with. You can choose your level, and can get there via the task option, by spelling out a few of the words, or any combination of the two.
Level One - Dabbling: 10 books
Level Two - Focused: 15-19 books
Level Three - Devoted: 20-25 books
Level Four - Over-Committed: 25+ books
huddle of walruses
Author initials EL Custard and a Crisis Emmie Lyn 7/6/21
Title SR-Sweet Retreat Jodi Rath 7/13/21
tower of giraffes
Author initials EA-A Hex for Danger Esme Addison 7/10/21
Title FFT Fatal Family Ties S.C. Perkins 7/19/21
cackle of hyenas
Author initials EL Dishing Up Deceit Emmie Lyn 7/8/21
Title SAL Sweetness and Light J.A. Whiting 8/6/21
Text Cajun Kiss of Death Ellen Byron 8/7/21 loc 2422 “…he’d laugh like a hyena.”
knot of toads
Title letters-OO Ordered Outrage Patti Benning 7/1/21
Author initials AS:Sew Dead J.A. Whiting and Ariel Slick 7/16/21
cluster of antelope
Author initials RP- Lemon Murder Pie Rosie A. Point
Title TCSR-The Cider Shop Rules Julie Anne Lindsey 7/28/21
sedge of cranes
Author’s initials NC Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas Nancy Coco 7/5/21
Text-Wildlife, Warrants & Weapons Tonya Kappes 7/20/21 loc 914 “The big cranes and a skidder were pretty close to a tree…”
Title ASOC (had to use the of) A Scone of Contention Lucy Burdette 8/2/21
dazzle of zebras
Zebra in text: Murder at the Lakeside Library Holly Danvers 7/7/21 loc. 2826 “…carefully sidestepped a pile of zebra mussels…”
shadow of jaguars
Title SAAS Sprinkles and a Situation Emmie Lyn 7/4/21
Author initials JR Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread Murder Jodi Rath 7/14/21
charm of finches
Author initials MA Midnight Spells Murder Mary Angela 7/12/21
Title initials SM-Spilled Milk Heather Day Gilbert 7/18/21
kettle of hawks
Author initials LS-Dogged by Death Laura Scott 7/7/21
Text A Bitter Sweet Murder Cindy Bell 7/9/21 loc 2019 “…watch for him like a hawk, Ally…”
Title ATTS A Time to Swill Sherry Harris 7/31/21
For the spell-out option, for difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only appear in the title, author's first or last name, or the series title. It does not have to be the first letter.
Sorry I didn’t post this soonerCOLLECTIVE NOUN QUARTERLY
THIRD QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 07/01/21 - 09/30/21
Introducing a new quarterly challenge! Let's work our way through all the fascinating collective nouns out there! This challenge will have a task and spellout option. You can complete either or both, but books will only count for one section.
Ways to complete an item:
1. Title: The first letter of each title word or series title can be found in the collective noun or animal name; no word count limit, but all words count.
2. Author: The author's first and last initials found in the collective noun or animal name.
3. Cover: The collective noun or animal is found on the cover; please post the cover.
4. Text: The collective noun or animal name is found in the text of the book; please provide page/location and sentence information. Since these are all plural, I will accept a singular animal!
✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱
There are 10 collective nouns and 10 animals to work with. You can choose your level, and can get there via the task option, by spelling out a few of the words, or any combination of the two.
8/10 nouns - 6/10 animals
6/10 phrases complete
✅Level Two - Focused: 17/15-19 books
huddle
H. - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 09/11/21
U.
D.
D.
L.
E. - Engaged in Death - Stephanie Blackmoore 09/27/21
of walruses
✅tower - Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris pg. 97 “taking pictures of the TOWER and each other.”
of giraffes - First letter of each title word. Fogged Inn - Barbara Ross 08/14/21
cackle - Arsenic and Old Books pg. 16 “How date you CACKLE at me like that.”
of hyenas
✅knot - Deadly Deals and Donuts pg. 193 “With a KNOT in her stomach she pulled off to the side of the road”
of toads - The Vampire Knitting Club pg. 1 “I referred to him now as my ex-boyfriend, ‘The TOAD.’”
🍎cluster - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 2800 “Clyde, seated lazily among a CLUSTER of plush throw pillows
of antelope
sedge of
cranes 1/6
C. The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole - JoAnna Carl 09/15/21
R.
A.
N.
E.
S.
✅dazzle - Natural Thorn Killer - Kate E. Dyer-Seeley 09/05/21 pg. 15 “Elin intended to DAZZLE guests with floor-length gowns”
of zebras - Topped Chef Lucy Burdette 09/22/21 pg. 241 “straightened the faux ZEBRA striped rug with her foot.”
✅shadow - A Crafty Killing - Lorraine Bartlett light-pole SHADOW on the cover:
of jaguars - Death in Wine Country - Gemma Halliday pg. 89 “A black JAGUAR was parked in the drive,”
✅charm - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure pg. 27 “It was part of my CHARM
of finches - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure pg. 36 “Fiona FINCH, the sixty-year-old owner of Finch’s Inn,”
✅kettle - Musseled Out pg. 81 “The KETTLE wwhistled and Belle poured the water”
of hawks - Crocodile on the Sandbank pg. 71 “in the shape of the HAWK god, Horus”
For the spell-out option, for difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only appear in the title, author's first or last name, or the series title. It does not have to be the first letter.
For all the overacheiving, spell-out obsessed members out there, I will also be posting an open-ended version in the Spell-Out folder!
I have been FINISHED with this and forgot to postI finished 16 books before Sept. 30, 2021
COLLECTIVE NOUN QUARTERLY
THIRD QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 07/01/21 - 09/30/21
There are 10 collective nouns and 10 animals to work with. You can choose your level, and can get there via the task option, by spelling out a few of the words, or any combination of the two.
9/10 nouns - 6/10 animals
7/10 phrases complete
Level One - Dabbling: 10 books
✅Level Two - Focused: 16/15-19 books
Level Three - Devoted: 20-25 books
Level Four - Over-Committed: 25+ books
huddle
H. - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 09/11/21
U.
D.
D.
L.
E. - Engaged in Death - Stephanie Blackmoore 09/27/21
of walruses
✅tower - Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris 07/29/21 pg. 97 “taking pictures of the TOWER and each other.”
of giraffes - First letter of each title word. Fogged Inn - Barbara Ross 08/14/21
✅cackle - Arsenic and Old Books - Miranda James 08/01/21Cindy Bell pg. 16 “How date you CACKLE at me like that.”
of hyenas
✅knot - Deadly Deals and Donuts - Cindy Bell 07/27/21 pg. 193 “With a KNOT in her stomach she pulled off to the side of the road”
of toads - The Vampire Knitting Club - Nancy Warren 08/19/21 pg. 1 “I referred to him now as my ex-boyfriend, ‘The TOAD.’”
🍎cluster - Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21 loc. 2800 “Clyde, seated lazily among a CLUSTER of plush throw pillows
of antelope
sedge of
cranes 1/6
C. The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole - JoAnna Carl 09/15/21
R.
A.
N.
E.
S.
✅dazzle - Natural Thorn Killer - Kate E. Dyer-Seeley 09/05/21 pg. 15 “Elin intended to DAZZLE guests with floor-length gowns”
of zebras - Topped Chef Lucy Burdette 09/22/21 pg. 241 “straightened the faux ZEBRA striped rug with her foot.”
✅shadow - A Crafty Killing - Lorraine Bartlett 08/12/21 light-pole SHADOW on the cover:
of jaguars - Death in Wine Country - Gemma Halliday 08/21/21 pg. 89 “A black JAGUAR was parked in the drive,”
✅charm - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure - Diane Kelly 08/04/21 pg. 27 “It was part of my CHARM
of finches - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure Alice Kimberly 08/24/21 pg. 36 “Fiona FINCH, the sixty-year-old owner of Finch’s Inn,”
✅kettle - Musseled Out - Barbara Ross 08/08/21 pg. 81 “The KETTLE wwhistled and Belle poured the water”
of hawks - Crocodile on the Sandbank Elizabeth Peters 08/06/21 pg. 71 “in the shape of the HAWK god, Horus”
*****COMPLETED 8/12/21***** LEVEL ONECOLLECTIVE NOUN QUARTERLY
THIRD QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 07/01/21 - 09/30/21
Introducing a new quarterly challenge! Let's work our way through all the fascinating collective nouns out there! This challenge will have a task and spellout option. You can complete either or both, but books will only count for one section.
Ways to complete an item:
1. Title: The first letter of each title word or series title can be found in the collective noun or animal name; no word count limit, but all words count.
2. Author: The author's first and last initials found in the collective noun or animal name.
3. Cover: The collective noun or animal is found on the cover; please post the cover.
4. Text: The collective noun or animal name is found in the text of the book; please provide page/location and sentence information. Since these are all plural, I will accept a singular animal!
✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱
There are 10 collective nouns and 10 animals to work with. You can choose your level, and can get there via the task option, by spelling out a few of the words, or any combination of the two.
Level One - Dabbling: 10 books
Level Two - Focused: 15-19 books
Level Three - Devoted: 20-25 books
Level Four - Over-Committed: 25+ books
huddle of walruses-Author- Marta Oulie by Sigrid Undset-7/22/21
tower of giraffes- Author- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan-7/2/21
cackle of hyenas=Author- Autumn of the Phantoms by Yasmina Khadra-8/12/21
knot of toads-Title- The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht-7/3/21
cluster of antelope-Author- The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket 7/6/21-
sedge of cranes-Author- Stone Cold by Robert Swindells-7/28/21
dazzle of zebras-Title-Raisins and Almonds by Kerry Greenwood-7/11/21
shadow of jaguars-Author- Girl in Dior by Annie Goetzinger-
charm of finches-Author- Crocodile Tears by Mercedes Rosende-7/23/21
kettle of hawks-Author-Waverley by Walter Scott -8/4/21-
For the spell-out option, for difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only appear in the title, author's first or last name, or the series title. It does not have to be the first letter.
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THIRD QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 07/01/21 - 09/30/21
Introducing a new quarterly challenge! Let's work our way through all the fascinating collective nouns out there! This challenge will have a task and spellout option. You can complete either or both, but books will only count for one section.
Ways to complete an item:
1. Title: The first letter of each title word or series title can be found in either the collective noun or animal name; no word count limit, but all words count. Ignore any subtitles.
2. Author: The author's first and last initials found in either the collective noun or animal name.
3. Cover: The collective noun or animal is found on the cover; please post the cover.
4. Text: The collective noun or animal name is found in the text of the book; please provide page/location and sentence information. (Singular forms of animals also accepted!)
✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱✱
There are 10 collective nouns and 10 animals to work with. You can choose your level, and can get there via the task option, by spelling out a few of the words, or any combination of the two.
Level One - Dabbling: 10 books
Level Two - Focused: 15-19 books
Level Three - Devoted: 20-25 books
Level Four - Over-Committed: 25+ books
huddle of walruses
tower of giraffes
cackle of hyenas
knot of toads
cluster of antelope
sedge of cranes
dazzle of zebras
shadow of jaguars
charm of finches
kettle of hawks
For the spell-out option, for difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only appear in the title, author's first or last name, or the series title. It does not have to be the first letter.
For all the overacheiving, spell-out obsessed members out there, I will also be posting an open-ended version in the Spell-Out folder!
HELPFUL HINTS!
✱ The author initials or the first letter of all title words can be found in either the noun (i.e. huddle) or animal (i.e. walruses). However, I am flexible. If this gets too challenging, you can use the whole phrase! 😉
✱ You do not have to complete every animal, just a certain number of books per level. For example, if you have two books whose author initials can be found in antelope, you can count both of those!