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May 2022 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01May22 / Ends: 31May22

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Your challenge is to find the words/phrases shown in the above post in the TEXT of the books you are reading this month.

You are NOT restricted to one book / one word; you may find as many of the words/phrases in a single book as you like. If you find all the words in one book you are really lucky!

NOTE - you may NOT use the book which is the source for the words in the scavenger hunt!

This month's scavenger list are words found in
The Winds of War by Herman Wouk

NOTE: You may NOT use this book for this month's scavenger hunt!

Basic word list
ambition
combat
decent
embassy
flattery
gestures
iota
kilometers
liberalism
maverick
notch
ominous
question
reckless
vision

Optional (BONUS) word list
bon voyage
harangue
jailbird
propaganda
synagogues


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Unless a variation is specified above, words must match exactly, with the following exceptions: I will accept a plural/singular version, or differences in spelling between British and American English (e.g. honor or honour). But those are the ONLY deviations allowed. So, if you are looking for "vivid" - I will NOT allow "vividly."

All books used must be a minimum of 100 pages long - Page length determined by HARDCOVER 1st edition. If there is no Hardcover, then the most popular paperback governs page #.

You may read in any format - text, audio or e-book. If using audio or e-book I suggest using Amazon’s "look inside" feature to get a page number for your quote.

You MUST finish the book before you can claim credit for finding the word/phrase.

EXAMPLE of a successful post:

recognize - The Borrower ✔ – 22Dec21 - pg 45 – “…adopt me, to recognize me as…”



Have Fun!

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Our Scavenging Team

CLICK on your name to go directly to your challenge post

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Beverly
Donna
Ed
Koren ✔ BASIC list done
Marilyn
Tessa



STILL ACTIVELY SEARCHING

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May 2022 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01May22 / Ends: 31May22
15 / 15 Basic Words
5 / 5 Bonus Words

Basic word list

✔Ambition ~~ Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier ~~ 07May22 ~~ Page 20 ~~ “...whose western ambitions were limitless…”
✔Combat ~~ Human Acts ~~ 03May22 ~~ Page 98 ~~ “...heavy tread of combat boots…”
✔Decent ~~ The Hobbit, or There and Back Again ~~ 03May22 ~~ Page 196 ~~ “...quite decent to the prisoners…”
✔Embassy ~~ The Hobbit, or There and Back Again ~~ 03May22 ~~ Page 296 ~~ “...Thorin would now listen to another embassy…”
✔Flattery ~~ Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty ~~ 02May22 ~~ Page 211 ~~ “...immune to flattery, or temptation…”
✔Gestures ~~ Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty ~~ 02May22 ~~ Page 341 ~~ “...gestures of conciliation…”
✔Iota ~~ Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty ~~ 02May22 ~~ Page 67 ~~ “...focus every last iota of energy…”
✔Kilometers ~~ Stolen Prey ~~ 25May22 ~~ Page 342 ~~ “...perhaps two kilometers away…”
✔Liberalism - In the Land of Good Living: A Journey to the Heart of Florida ~~ 13Jun22 ~~ Page 57 ~~ “...a critique of contemporary liberalism…”
✔Maverick ~~ The Noise~~ 28May22 ~~ Page 357 ~~ “...a full payload of Maverick guided missiles…”
✔Notch ~~ The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear ~~ 09May22 ~~ Page 428 ~~ “...had become a top notch lawyer…”
✔Ominous ~~ These Silent Woods ~~ 09May22 ~~ Page ~~ “...128 the sky is low, light gray, and ominous…”
✔Question ~~ The Hobbit, or There and Back Again ~~ 03May22 ~~ Page 297 ~~ “...to ask such a question of thieves…”
✔Reckless ~~ The Hobbit, or There and Back Again ~~ 03May22 ~~ Page 286 ~~ “...reckless in his rage…”
✔Vision ~~ Human Acts ~~ 03May22 ~~ Page 21 ~~ “...my field of vision…”


Optional (BONUS) word list
✔Bon Voyage ~~ Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted ~~ 22May22 ~~ Page41 ~~ “...as they wished me bon voyage…”
✔Harangue ~~ Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier ~~ 02May22 ~~ Page 171 ~~ “...he harangues the Indians…”

✔jailbird ~~ Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere: A Memoir ~~ 03Aug22 ~~ Page 223 ~~ “...working with jailbirds, junkies, drifters…”

✔Propaganda ~~ Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty ~~ 02May22 ~~ Page 378 ~~ “...the narco propaganda of Mexican drug cartels…”
✔Synagogues ~~ Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty ~~ 02May22 ~~ Page 80 ~~ “...no service at the synagogue…”

May 2022 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01May22 / Ends: 31May22

Basic word list
ambition .. I had my ambitions .. The Sea, The Sea pg 38

combat .. treachery and bitter combat among .. Big Jack pg 12

decent .. also a decent bamboo table .. The Sea, The Sea pg 14

embassy .. on some embassy or embassies .. The Sea, The Sea pg 62

flattery .. her fame, her talent, her flattery .. The Sea, The Sea pg 241

gestures .. Sanity demanded such gestures, .. The Sea, The Sea pg 117

iota .. end my life with an iota of self-respect .. The Purity of Vengeance pg 502

kilometers .. positively ate up the kilometres .. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car pg 125

liberalism

maverick .. a bunch of no-account mavericks .. Ride the Dark Trail pg 15

notch .. certainly a notch or two finer .. The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock pg 350

ominous .. There was something ominous about the advent .. Woman of Light: A Novel loc 975

question .. He now analyses my question .. The Sea, The Sea pg 30

reckless .. I felt reckless and strong .. The Sea, The Sea pg 206

vision .. The vision was only momentary .. The Sea, The Sea pg 67

Optional (BONUS) word list

bon voyage

harangue .. George was being harangued .. Lord of the Atlas pg 45

jailbird .. my father a jailbird, me a thief .. Puzzle for Players pg 110

propaganda .. They’re propaganda films from the late sixties .. A Home for the Lost loc 1652

synagogues .. the houses and synagogues .. The Physician pg 287


5/1/22 1.5☆ 5/2/22 3.75☆ 5/5/22 3.25☆
5/7/22 2☆ 5/8/22 2.75☆ 5/9/22 2☆
5/11/22 3☆ 5/16/22 4☆ 6/13/22 4☆
6/17/22 3☆ 7/16/22 3.75☆

May 2022 Scavenger Hunt

Basic word list
✔ambition - Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance - 5/7/22 - p6 - "...will stifle every bit of ambition..."
✔combat - The Noise - 5/14/22 - p324 - "...if the infection stepped up to combat..."
✔decent - Peril at End House - 5/1/22 - p20 - "...a decent woman in black..."
✔embassy - The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum - 5/28/22 - p32 - "....exhibit the embassy is sponsoring."
✔flattery - Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance - 5/7/22 - p182 - "...coy and sweet with flattery and he swallowed..."

✔gestures - Peril at End House - 5/1/22 - p71 - "...flung aside with a petulant gesture..."
✔iota - November 9 - 5/16/22 - p10 - "...looking like he doesn't have one iota..."
✔kilometers - The Noise - 5/14/22 - p212 - "Twenty-nine-hundred kilometers?"
liberalism
✔maverick - The Noise - 5/14/22 - p479 - "...payload of laser-guided Maverick missiles..."

✔notch - Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance - 5/7/22 - p120 - "...it back tuh de las' notch..."
✔ominous - Homicide and Halo-Halo - 5/28/22 - p11 - "Ominous, but not particularly threatening."
✔question - Peril at End House - 5/1/22 - p34 - "...in question was an oil painting..."
✔reckless - Private Paris - 5/27/22 - p233 - "...may be guilty of reckless judgment..."
✔vision - The Noise - 5/14/22 - p11 - "...her vision first went white..."

Optional (BONUS) word list
✔bon voyage - Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories - 5/22/22 - p107 - "...some bouncy bon voyage oompahpah."
harangue
✔jailbird - The Spy Who Loved Me - 5/24/22 - p120 - "...this was gangster, jailbird language."
✔propaganda - Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance - 5/7/22 - p164 - "Thou sure art propaganda."
✔synagogues - Number the Stars - 5/23/22 - Audiobook 40:25 - "...walking to the synagogue in their best clothes..."

May 2022 Scavenger Hunt

Ambition “rein in Vanessa’s ambition” loc 1050 Fallen Creed Alex Kava 5/1
Combat “black combat boots” loc 1882 Flame and Fortune Jana Deleon 5/2
Decent “decent screen shots” loc 3042 Fallen Creed Alex Kava 5/1
Embassy “the embassy in D.C.” loc 3950 Evidence Jonathan Kellerman 5/2
flattery "flattery and bribes" loc 2079 Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry Denise Swanson 5/22
Gestures “he added gestures” loc 3759 Fallen Creed Alex Kava 5/1
iota "not even one iota" loc 3869 A Useful Woman Darcie Wilde 5/21
kilometers
liberalism
maverick
Notch “take it down a notch” loc 1393 Flame and Fortune Jana Deleon 5/2
Ominous “so dark and so ominous” loc 4731 That Old Witch! M.Z. Andrews 5/1
Question “without a single question” loc 796 Fallen Creed Alex Kava 5/1
Reckless “made her reckless” loc 2423 Fallen Creed Alex Kava 5/1
Vision “his vision of dangers” loc 1299 Fallen Creed Alex Kava 5/1


bon voyage
harangue
jailbird
propaganda
synagogues

May 2022 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01May22 / Ends: 31May22


15 / 15 basic words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
12 books read


Basic word list
ambition - The Sweetness of Water ✔ – 05May22 - pg 247 - "…maintain a sense of ambition."

combat - Cathedral of the Sea ✔ – 04June22 - pg 256 - "…best captain to single combat."

decent - Flower Net ✔ – 05May22 - pg 318 - "…buy her decent medical care…"

embassy - Flower Net ✔ – 05May22 - pg 61 - "…go to the embassy, send us…"

flattery - The Lincoln Highway ✔ – 04June22 - pg 253 - "…swayed by her flattery, and…"

gestures - Flower Net ✔ – 05May22 - pg 328 - "…as a gesture of good faith…"

iota - Small Wonder ✔ – 15July22 - pg 66 - "…derise a single iota of…"

kilometers - Naughty in Nice ✔ – 14May22 - pg 80 - "…two kilometers beyond the…"

liberalism - High Tide in Tucson ✔ – 28July22 - pg 245 "…exhibits of liberalism and…"

maverick - On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22 - pg 233 - "…being the maverick he'd always…"

notch - The Lincoln Highway ✔ – 04June22 - pg 464 - "That took him down a notch."

ominous - Flower Net ✔ – 05May22 - pg 61 - "…and Campbell's ominous silence…"

question - Flower Net ✔ – 05May22 - pg 33 - "…a better question might be…"

reckless - Lady in Waiting ✔ – 12May22 - pg 241 - "…especially through reckless behavior."

vision - Flower Net ✔ – 05May22 - pg 234 - "…fever, ulcers, poor vision."


Optional (BONUS) word list
bon voyage - Eight Hundred Grapes ✔ - 28Jan23 - pg 252 - "He smiled. Except bon voyage."

harangue - Cathedral of the Sea ✔ – 04June22 - pg 461 - "…listened to the priest's harangue."

jailbird - The Four Winds ✔ – 01Aug22 - pg 315 - "The jailbird, she said."

propaganda - Flower Net ✔ – 05May22 - pg 316 - "…to the people, not just propaganda."

synagogues - Neither Here nor There ✔ – 16May22 - pg 213 - "…forty-three synagogues during…"


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May 2022 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01May22 / Ends: 31May22
15/15 Basic Words
5/5 Bonus Words

Basic word list:

ambition A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes page 290 "Sometimes she had to remind herself that she had a greater ambition in mind than an adulterous relationshp with her husband's sworn enemy." FINISHED 5/10

combat A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes page 7 "There had been single combat and all-out war." FINISHED 5/10

decent The Collector's Daughter by Gill Paul page 100 ""I think we've been decent enough sports." FINISHED 5/17

embassy A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes page 50 "She did not send an embassy to the Greeks:..." FINISHED 5/10

flattery A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes page 249 "...had she not considered flattery a disruptive emotion." FINISHED 5/10

gestures A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes page 26 "It is the kind of arrogant gesture that Agamemnon cannot resist." FINISHED 5/10

iota Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris page 73 "No repoter with an iota of sense would have turned down the famed Herald Tribune." FINISHED 5/19

kilometers A Train Near Magdeburg: A Teacher's Journey into the Holocaust, and the Reuniting of the Survivors and Liberators, 70 years on by Matthew Rozzell page 52
"It was seven kilometers from the camp Bergen-Belsen to the rail station, and it goes through a forest." FINISHED 5/22

liberalism Unclean Hands by Andrew Schafer location 4804 "...a founder of the school of Austrian high liberalism and a leading force in the movement for academic freedom." FiNISHED 5/25

maverick The Silkworm By Robert Galbraith page 398 ""Like a lot of soi-disant mavericks, Quine was an envious, terminally competitive creature who craved adulation." FINISHED 5/15

notch Early Riser by Jasper Fforde page 309 "...and by a complicated series of notches and holes,..." FINISHED 5/26

ominous The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith page 37 "Sudden silences could be the most ominous of all,.." FINISHED 5/15

question A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes page 34 "The only question was which man would have each of her daughters, her daughters-in-law." FINISHED 5/10

reckless The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith page 278 "Stubborn, reckless, a thrillseeker to his core..." FINISHED 5/15

vision A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes page 214 "She pushed the vision away,..." FINISHED 5/10

Optional (BONUS) word list
bon voyage Half a Heart by Karen McQuestion page 219 "After a hug and a quick "Bon voyage," they parted ways." FINISHED 5/27

harangue Early Riser by Jasper Fforde page 107 "You'll visit the blue Buick and Mrs. Nesbit will harangue you, too..." FINISHED 5/26

jailbird Early Riser by Jasper Fforde page 177 "...and Treacle was little more than a jailbird and a baby-peddler." FINISHED 5/26

propaganda A Train Near Magdeburg: A Teacher's Journey into the Holocaust, and the Reuniting of the Survivors and Liberators, 70 years on by Matthew Rozzell page 100 "A propaganda film was even made for show back home...'The Fuhrer Gives the Jews a City.' " FINISHED 5/22

synagogues Last Call by Laura Pedersen location 1222 "The synagogue is set back behind a crowd of billboards in a neighborhood that was once predominantly Jewish..." FINISHED 5/11

May 2022 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01May22 / Ends: 31May22

Basic word list
15/15

ambition-The Matchless Gene Rayburn by Adam Nedeff finished 5/25 p. 303 That was my original ambition...

combat-White Hot Hate: A True Story of Domestic Terrorism in America’s Heartland by Dick Lehr finished 5/16 p. 43 The fierce, close combat...

decent-Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog finished 5/1 p. 85 They promised us decent housing.

embassy-Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog finished 5/1 p. 156 ...a four-man embassy to Washington.

flattery-Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank finished 6/30 p. 50 I began to think of his ridiculous flattery as actually very funny.

gestures-The Matchless Gene Rayburn by Adam Nedeff finished 5/25 p. 45 ...don't make any broad gestures...

iota-White Hot Hate: A True Story of Domestic Terrorism in America’s Heartland by Dick Lehr finished 5/16 p. 211 Not one iota.

kilometers-Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit by Barry Estabrook p. 2 ...several kilometers before they reached their goal.

liberalism-Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari finished 8/29 p. 203 ...adopted western ideologies such as liberalism.

maverick-Voyage To Crusoe by Leif Beiley finished 10/19 p. 72 ...I've seen you surf massive waves at Mavericks.

notch-Out of the Corner by Jennifer Grey finished 6/10 p. 220 The pain shot up another notch.

ominous-White Hot Hate: A True Story of Domestic Terrorism in America’s Heartland by Dick Lehr finished 5/16 p. 41 The future looked ominous.

question-She Left Me the Gun: My Mother's Life Before Me by Emma Brockes finished 5/9 p. 67 ...covering the year in question.

reckless-Brave Companions: Portraits in History by David McCullough finished 6/29 p. 8 ...had been both presumptuous and reckless.

vision-Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog finished 5/1 p. 58 ...crying for a vision until they fell down in a trance...

Optional (BONUS) word list
2/5
bon voyage
harangue
jailbird

propaganda-All about Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks finished 7/30 p. 180 I just laid the morning propaganda forecast on the people.


synagogues-East of the Sun: A Memoir by Noha Shaath Ismail finished 7/23 p. 9 Mosques, synagogues, and churches stood side by side.

*****COMPLETED 12/26/23***** Last words="Bon Voyage"
(5/1/22-12/26/23)- 605 days; Last Words="Bon Voyage"; 20 words; 13 sources; .033wpd; 1.538wps

May 2022 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01May22 / Ends: 31May22

Basic word list
✔ambition-p.7- The Red Badge of Courage-"...firm rebellion against this yellow light thrown upon the color of his ambitions." 5/1/22
✔combat-p.25- The Red Badge of Courage-"...deeply absorbed in their little combats." 5/3/22
✔decent-p.156-The Sirens of Titan-"...with a decent respect for another's property." 5/12/22
✔embassy-p.126-The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey-"...who had also worked at the embassy." 8/12/22
✔flattery-p.25-The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey-"Which was quite a flattering disguise." 8/10/22
✔gestures-p.216-The Sirens of Titan-"...a gesture made by a thoroughly great human being." 5/16/22
✔iota-p.125-Zazie in the Metro-"...to entertain them an iota." 7/24/22
✔kilometers-p.26-Fire in the Blood-"'Eleven kilometers!" 5/19/22
✔liberalism-p.141-Leave a Message for Willie-"Rampant liberalism. Women stepping out of their place." 7/12/22
✔maverick-p.xxii-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"...shaped by religious dissenters, political mavericks, innovative scientists, and poets." 11/21/22
✔notch-p.169-Year of the Monkey-"A few notches, a few million notches." 6/28/22
✔ominous-p.17-The Red Badge of Courage-"...began to believe that at any moment the ominous distance might be aflare..." 5/2/22
✔question-p.10-The Red Badge of Courage-"...never felt obliged to wrestle too seriously with this question." 5/1/22
✔reckless-p.131-A Pocketful of Rye-"Brave and reckless and gay." 11/28/22
✔vision-p.57-The Ministry of Flowers-...who carry clear running streams of vision."6/2/22

Optional (BONUS) word list
✔ bon voyage-p.13-Tea in Tripoli-"...on the overhead projector:BON VOYAGE..." 12/26/23
✔harangue-p.47- A Heart So White-"...all their speeches, appeals, protests, harangues and reports." 9/25/22
✔jailbird- p.225-Dash & Lily's Book of Dares-"...allowing me to become a jailbird..." 11/11/22
✔propaganda-p.48-A Heart So White-"...information about...chemistry and propaganda..." 9/25/22
✔synagogues-p.39- Leave a Message for Willie-"...wandered in by mistake while looking for the synagogue."7/11/22

May Scavenger Hunt

Basic word list
13/15

ambition - "No government. . can put ambition into people." - The Night Watchman p 402
combat - "How did it go, your first combat experience?" - The Warrior's Apprentice p 147
decent - "How decent of you" - The Giant Rat of Sumatra p 157
embassy - "Check it through the Barrayaran embassy" - The Warrior's Apprentice p 79
flattery - "Flattery and innuendo, oblique criticism, and these nasty little barbs" - The Warrior's Apprentice p 51
gestures - "As a goodwill gesture, he left the head for our hall" - The Giant Rat of Sumatra p 93
iota
kilometers - "after 75 kilometers most would be flagging" - The Warrior's Apprentice p 7
liberalism
maverick - "Chill, Maverick!" - Concrete Rose, track 39 of audiobook, approx min 16:00 (and many other places because this is the main character's name!)
notch - "The pawls are actually ratchets that fall into the notches" - The Giant Rat of Sumatra p 204
ominous - "The lively festivity of the Binnacle had given way to an ominous silence" - The Giant Rat of Sumatra p 57
question - "his friend had not heard the question" - The Night She Died p 19
reckless - "I've developed a reckless streak in my old age" - Sea of Tranquility p 150
vision -"my vision grew dim" - The Giant Rat of Sumatra p 172

Optional (BONUS) word list
bon voyage - "Let's get out of here before the bon voyage committee wakes up" - The Warrior's Apprentice p 328
harangue - "Wee Wilkie Moon liked to go hear the harangues in Hyde Park" - Signal & Noise p 494
jailbird
propaganda
synagogues

We've got quite a good scavenger party this month! I think I've created links for you all, but if I missed you, please let me know.

Basic word list

ambition-This Tender Land-5/8/22-page 430-"encouraged me to have ambition"

combat-The Winter Palace-5/28/22-page 302-"Russian army ready for combat"

decent-This Tender Land-5/8/22-page 33-"she have decent transportation"

embassy-The Winter Palace-5/28/22-page 55-"the Grand Embassy of 1697"

flattery-The Winter Palace-5/28/22-page 68-"with all the flattery"

gestures-Saving CeeCee Honeycutt-5/4/22-page 178-"with a refined, gentlemanly gesture"

iota-Saving CeeCee Honeycutt-5/4/22-page 5-"has one iota of etiquette"

kilometers

liberalism

maverick

notch-Hannah's Dream-5/31/22-page 48-"the highest notch in the branches"

ominous-Saving CeeCee Honeycutt-5/4/22-page 155-"the vibration grew ominous"

question-Saving CeeCee Honeycutt-5/4/22-page 32-"Dad didn't answer that question"

reckless-The Winter Palace-5/28/22-page 82-"My first reckless act"

vision-Saving CeeCee Honeycutt-5/4/22-page 77-"It wasn't a vision I could wipe"


Optional (BONUS) word list

bon voyage

harangue

jailbird

propaganda

synagogues-This Tender Land-5/8/22-page 367-"doesn't go to a synagogue anymore"

May 2022 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01May22 / Ends: 31May22

15 / 15 basic words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found

8 books read:
(1) Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz--5/1/22
(2) The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre--5/4/22
(3) Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson--5/25/22
(4) Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder--8/14/22
(5) Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman--8/25/22
(6) The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman--8/30/22
(7) Dear Life by Alice Munro--12/13/22
(8) The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine by Janice P. Nimura--4/8/2023

Basic word list
✔ambition--(1)--loc. 5621--"When you've been pursuing an ambition..."
✔combat--(1)--loc. 5208--"...locked in combat with the surrounding..."
✔decent--(1)--loc. 3857--"There was nothing decent to drink..."
✔embassy--(1) loc. 5243--"...held at the German embassy in London..."
✔flattery--(1) loc. 1150--"Such flattery always made him a little..."
✔gestures--(2)--loc. 1392--"...but he valued the gesture and..."
✔iota--(4)--loc. 1662--"...restoring at least an iota of stability."
✔kilometers--(2)--loc. 1662--"...836 kilometers from Moscow..."
✔liberalism--(8)--3453--"...southern slavery and northern liberalism..."
✔maverick--(2)--loc. 2914--"...aggressive and maverick policy of the Reagan..."
✔notch--(2)--loc. 5283--"(His fury rose another notch when..."
✔ominous--(1)--loc. 6305--"...and the ominous sky was full of heavy..."
✔question--(1)--loc. 865--"There was no question of his going to university.'
✔reckless--(1)--loc. 1088--"...until only the most reckless gambler...
✔vision--(1)--loc. 7456--"My vision was impaired."

Optional (BONUS) word list

✔bon voyage--(7)--loc. 505--"...stashed away somewhere. Bon Voyage."
✔harangue--(5)--loc. 1301 --"...then a long harangue follows..."
✔jailbird--(6)--p. 216--"...surrounded by jailbirds everywhere."
✔propaganda--(2)--loc. 213--"...spouted the Communist propaganda..."
✔synagogues--(3)--loc. 251--"...eleven worshippers were slain at a Jewish synagogue..."

A good strong start, Marilyn!

Updated message #8: May's challenge, both basic and bonus words, complete.

Excellent scavenging, Beverly!

Challenge complete! I wanted to see how long it would take to find the word "jailbird". Apparently 3 months.

Whoop, Whoop, Whoop. Great scavenging, Donna!

Update to message # 7 - BASIC list done - 28July22

Still looking for "bon voyage"

Basic list done!

Great job, Koren.

Woohoo! Only a year late! Both Basic and Bonus Word Lists done for May, 2022!

Better late than never! Great job, Marilyn.

Patty ... THIS thread is from a year ago ... and you already have your own challenge thread HERE

*****COMPLETED 12/26/23*****

May 2022 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01May22 / Ends: 31May22

Basic word list
✔ambition-p.7- The Red Badge of Courage-"...firm rebellion against this yellow light thrown upon the color of his ambitions." 5/1/22
✔combat-p.25- The Red Badge of Courage-"...deeply absorbed in their little combats." 5/3/22
✔decent-p.156-The Sirens of Titan-"...with a decent respect for another's property." 5/12/22
✔embassy-p.126-The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey-"...who had also worked at the embassy." 8/12/22
✔flattery-p.25-The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey-"Which was quite a flattering disguise." 8/10/22
✔gestures-p.216-The Sirens of Titan-"...a gesture made by a thoroughly great human being." 5/16/22
✔iota-p.125-Zazie in the Metro-"...to entertain them an iota." 7/24/22
✔kilometers-p.26-Fire in the Blood-"'Eleven kilometers!" 5/19/22
✔liberalism-p.141-Leave a Message for Willie-"Rampant liberalism. Women stepping out of their place." 7/12/22
✔maverick-p.xxii-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"...shaped by religious dissenters, political mavericks, innovative scientists, and poets." 11/21/22
✔notch-p.169-Year of the Monkey-"A few notches, a few million notches." 6/28/22
✔ominous-p.17-The Red Badge of Courage-"...began to believe that at any moment the ominous distance might be aflare..." 5/2/22
✔question-p.10-The Red Badge of Courage-"...never felt obliged to wrestle too seriously with this question." 5/1/22
✔reckless-p.131-A Pocketful of Rye-"Brave and reckless and gay." 11/28/22
✔vision-p.57-The Ministry of Flowers-...who carry clear running streams of vision."6/2/22

Optional (BONUS) word list
✔ bon voyage-p.13-Tea in Tripoli-"...on the overhead projector:BON VOYAGE..." 12/26/23
✔harangue-p.47- A Heart So White-"...all their speeches, appeals, protests, harangues and reports." 9/25/22
✔jailbird- p.225-Dash & Lily's Book of Dares-"...allowing me to become a jailbird..." 11/11/22
✔propaganda-p.48-A Heart So White-"...information about...chemistry and propaganda..." 9/25/22
✔synagogues-p.39- Leave a Message for Willie-"...wandered in by mistake while looking for the synagogue."7/11/22

Great perseverance, Ed!