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15 / 15 basic words found5 / 5 BONUS words found
8 books read
Basic word list
animated ~~ Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness ~~ 05Dec22 ~~ Page 294 ~~ “...animated State Police detective sitting across…”
card (greeting) ~~ Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness ~~ 05Dec22 ~~ Page 374 ~~ “...sending them cards for Mother’s day…”
elf ~~ The Shadow Murders ~~ 11Dec22 ~~ Page 57 ~~ ...glancing at a pale elf on top…”
Frosty ~~ The Christmas Bookshop ~~ 20Dec22 ~~ Page 158 ~~ “...the sisters were still frosty…”
Guests ~~ Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness ~~ 05Dec22 ~~ Page 82 ~~ ...introduced him to two other guests…”
hearth ~~ The Sweetness of Water ~~ 01Dec22 ~~ Page 330 ~~ “...the spot adjacent to the hearth…”
Locket ~~ Dear Life ~~ 25Dec22 ~~ Page 243 ~~ “...in a locket around her neck…”
Mistletoe ~~ The Christmas Bookshop ~~ 20Dec22 ~~ Page 68 ~~ “...he wished he’d brought some mistletoe…”
noisy ~~ Alias Emma ~~ 02Dec22 ~~ Page 81 ~~ “...the sound of a noisy bar nearby…”
Ordinary ~~ Alias Emma ~~ 02Dec22 ~~ Page 273 ~~ “...so perfectly ordinary nobody would ever think…”
pajamas ~~ The Sweetness of Water ~~ 01Dec22 ~~ Page 193 ~~ “...ran outside in his pajamas…”
relax ~~ Alias Emma ~~ 02Dec22 ~~ Page 199 ~~ “...slowly began to relax…”
slippers ~~ Disappearing Earth ~~ 07Dec22 ~~ Page 57 ~~ “...raised her to wear slippers indoors…”
unwrapped ~~ Disappearing Earth ~~ 20Dec22 ~~ Page 196 ~~ “...green glass baubles glinting in the light…”
department store ~~ Alias Emma ~~ 02Dec22 ~~ Page 175 ~~ “...around Harrod’s Department Store…”
jumper (item of clothing) ~~ The Golden Hour ~~ loc 11:20:31 ~~ “...They would tell us to put on a jumper…”
toffee ~~ Alias Emma ~~ 02Dec22 ~~ Page 266 ~~ “...it was her own toffee brown hair…”
youthful ~~ Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness ~~ 05Dec22 ~~ Page 138 ~~ “...no patience for the youthful nonsense…”
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Begins: 01Dec22 / Ends: 31Dec22
15 / 15 basic words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
9 books read
Basic word list
animated - The Hindi-Bindi Club ✔ – 03Dec22 - pg 373 - "Raj-Rani Animated Pictures!"
card (greeting) - Lake of the Ozarks ✔ – 10Dec22 - pg 185 - "…a get-well card to the…"
elf - The Santa Suit ✔ – 15Dec22 - pg 18 - "…arms of a helper elf who'd…"
frosty - Icy Sparks ✔ – 10Dec22 - pg 265 - "I inhaled the frosty air."
guests - The Hindi-Bindi Club ✔ – 03Dec22 - pg 401 - "…and your guests all be…"
hearth - The Santa Suit ✔ – 15Dec22 - pg 2 - "…pulled close to the hearth."
locket - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane ✔ – 01Jan23 - pg 198 - "…on the locket that…"
mistletoe - Icy Sparks ✔ – 10Dec22 - pg 173 - "…held mistletoe above her…"
noisy - The Hindi-Bindi Club ✔ – 03Dec22 - pg 366 - "I make noisy kisses into…"
ordinary - The Hindi-Bindi Club ✔ – 03Dec22 - pg 304 - "…to keep ordinary Pakistanis…"
pajamas - - The Santa Suit ✔ – 15Dec22 - pg 149 - "…her warmest pajamas and…
relax - The Hindi-Bindi Club ✔ – 03Dec22 - pg 358 - "…close my eyes, relax."
slippers - Icy Sparks ✔ – 10Dec22 - pg 179 - "…velvet slippers, the toes of…"
unwrapped - Firekeeper's Daughter ✔ – 05Dec22 - pg 385 - "…on the unwrapped gift."
vintage - Firekeeper's Daughter ✔ – 05Dec22 - pg 363 - "…shows off vintage moves…"
Optional (BONUS) word list
bauble - Love, Loss, and What We Ate ✔ – 17Jan23 - pg 208 - "…gowns and baubles I had …"
department store - The Santa Suit ✔ – 15Dec22 - pg 21 - "…at Atkins Department Store."
jumper (item of clothing) - Icy Sparks ✔ – 10Dec22 - pg 151 - "…evergreen wool jumper and…"
toffee - Bettyville ✔ – 24Jan23 - pg 274 - "Toffee causes tumors…"
youthful - The Cat Who Played Brahms ✔ – 28Dec22 - pg 118 - "…with a youthful figure."
December 2022 Scavenger HuntBasic word list
✔animated - Musseled Out - 12/8/22 - p132 - "...entered the restaurant was happy and animated..."
✔card (greeting) - Elatsoe - 12/4/22 - p149 - "Some of Cuz's students signed a card."
✔elf - The Diva Cooks a Goose - 12/27/22 - p76 - "...wore green elf shoes with toes that curled up..."
✔frosty - I, Robot - 12/9/22 - p6 - "...was a frosty girl, plain and colorless..."
✔guests - While Justice Sleeps - 12/4/22 - p179 - "...waded into the tangle of sheets..."
✔hearth - Musseled Out - 12/8/22 - p53 - "...great room that held a two-story hearth...
✔locket - The 8th Confession - 12/20/22 - p225 - "...pulled out the antique locket she wore on a..."
mistletoe
✔noisy - Elatsoe - 12/4/22 - p147 -"...crowded places, confined places, and noisy places..."
✔ordinary - While Justice Sleeps - 12/4/22 - p148 - "...could be applied to ordinary paper for a..."
✔pajamas - Elatsoe - 12/4/22 - p200 - "Her mother wore yellow pajamas and soft slippers."
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✔slippers - Elatsoe - 12/4/22 - p200 - "Her mother wore yellow pajamas and soft slippers."
✔unwrapped - Elatsoe - 12/4/22 - p125 - "...Ellie unwrapped Trevor's Swiss Army knife."
✔vintage - The Dead Romantics - 12/6/22 - p213 - "...vintage clothes we found in the attic..."
Optional (BONUS) word list
✔bauble - The Diva Cooks a Goose - 12/27/22 - p141 - "...and included this little bauble?"
✔department store - Elatsoe - 12/4/22 - p97 - "...security guards only followed Ellie around department stores."
✔jumper (item of clothing) - Elatsoe - 12/4/22 - p363 - "...a long-sleeved jumper, gloves, and knee-high boots..."
toffee
✔youthful - Elatsoe - 12/4/22 - p186 - "...her cadence was deeper and more youthful."
December 2022 Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Dec22 / Ends: 31Dec22
Basic word list
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animated-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. 130 ...the boys became animated by something we were planning.
card (greeting)-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. 13 ...we all learned that from the pictures on Christmas cards...
elf-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. 70 ...making clothes for the elves.
frosty-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. 113 ...Christmas mass on cold frosty mornings...
guests-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. 130 ...various party guests and carol singers...
hearth-The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult finished 1/1 p. ...the hearth where my father baked...
locket-The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir by Paul Newman finished 1/11 p. Now how am I going to put this in a locket?
mistletoe-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. 10 ...there's a lot more to 25th December than holly, mistletoe, and sherry.
noisy-Love Is Understanding: The Life and Times of Peter Tork and The Monkees by Sergio Farias finished 12/27 p. 57 ...it's rooms divided into noisy cubicles...
ordinary-Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger finished 1/5 p. 68 ...he described his sister as "no ordinary woman..."
pajamas-Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember by Lauren Graham finished 12/3 p. 163 ...stumble to open the door in my pajamas...
relax-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. 152 ...sit back, relax, and enjoy Bernadette Nasan...
slippers-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. 49 ...dressing gowns, slippers, ornaments, jewelry...
unwrapped-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. 25 ...unwrapped the nativity pieces...
vintage-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. I was gorgeously costumed in vintage gown...
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bauble-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. 96 ...nor where I got the baubles and lights...
department store-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. 21 There were enough department stores to make it quite an event.
jumper (item of clothing)-STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas by Bernadette Nasan finished 12/2 p. 68 ...short sleeves with a jumper tied around the neck...
toffee
youthful-Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember by Lauren Graham finished 12/3 p. 151 Death versus maintaining youthful beauty...
December 2022 Scavenger Hunt15/15
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Animated “faces were animated” loc 1253 The Serpent in Heaven Charlaine Harris 12/18
card “scene straight off a holiday card” loc 1564 Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls Beth McMullen 12/17
Elf “looked like an elf” loc 2405 The Serpent in Heaven Charlaine Harris 12/18
Frosty “the frosty air”loc 1710 The Serpent in Heaven Charlaine Harris 12/18
Guests “one of our guests” loc 2064 Vampire Detective Midnight J.C. Andrijeski 12/1
Hearth “for hearth and home” loc 2424 Dead and Ganache Colette London 12/17
Locket “tarnished silver locket” loc 3356 The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 12/23
Mistletoe “trimmed with mistletoe” loc 1725 Coral Holiday Jan Moran 12/11
Noisy “troupe of noisy people” loc 294 Dead and Ganache Colette London 12/17
Ordinary “ordinary way of things” loc 1355 The Serpent in Heaven Charlaine Harris 12/18
Pajamas “black Batman pajamas” loc 102 Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls Beth McMullen 12/17
Relax “tended to relax”loc 247 Vampire Detective Midnight J.C. Andrijeski 12/1
Slippers “pink bunny slippers” loc 2082 Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls Beth McMullen 12/17
Unwrapped “unwrapped the paper” loc 1244 The Serpent in Heaven Charlaine Harris 12/18
Vintage “vintage Cougar he was stepping out of” loc1255 Vampire Detective Midnight J.C. Andrijeski 12/1
Bauble “glitter ball bauble” loc 352 The Christmas Murder Game Alexandra Benedict 12/8
department store “department stores have sold” loc 132 The Ornament Keeper Eva Marie Everson 12/13
jumper “stains on his jumper” loc 3251 The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 12/23
Toffee “chocolate and toffee bar” loc 2548 Buttons and Blows: A Ghostly Fashionista Mystery Gayle Leeson 12/14
Youthful “youthful illusions” loc 1081 Dead and Ganache Colette London 12/17
December 2022 Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Dec22 / Ends: 31Dec22
15 / 15 basic words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
Basic word list
animated Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones page 450 "...and CBS television about developing an animated Muppet Babies series..." FINISHED 12/4
card (greeting) Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones page 467 "...arranging for Darth Vader to stroll onto the set and present Jim with a good luck card." FINISHED 12/4
elf The 10th Kingdom by Kathryn Wesley page 43 "The Elf used a silver-headed cane to tap the side of the mirror. " FINISHED 12/8
frosty The Swarm by Frank Schätzing page 490 "Li watched him with a frosty smile." FINISHED 12/24
guests Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones page 368 "...to find Jim warmly greeting his guests dressed as a king." FINISHED 12/4
hearth A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass page 9 "My father and Nesta still silently warmed their hands by the hearth,..." FINISHED 12/17
locket The Locket Thief by Daniel Patrick location 374 "She found the locket many years before,..." FINISHED 12/25
mistletoe Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah page 3 "Mistletoe (definitely)." FINISHED 12/12
noisy Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones page 410 "...directing elaborate special effects or large, noisy, crowd scenes..." FINISHED 12/4
ordinary Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones page 411 "And the things that were the hardest were really ordinary things." FINISHED 12/4
pajamas The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich page 392 "Millie was wearing a pair of pajamas coverd with eye-numbing diamonds and dots." FINISHED 12/6
relax Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones page 350 "...who would call out "Muppets relax!!" between takes..." FINISHED 12/4
slippers The 10th Kingdom by Kathryn Wesley page 78 "He went into the bedroom, put on his robe and slippers,..." FINISHED 12/8
unwrapped The Swarm by Frank Schätzing page 88 "He opened the second can of iced tea, unwrapped the cereal bar and took a bite." FINISHED 12/24
vintage The Swarm by Frank Schätzing page 49 "...and arranged to be sent a few vintage bottles." FINISHED 12/24
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bauble A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass page 26 "...offering up charms and baubles and incantations and bits...." FINISHED 12/17
department store Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones page 554 "On one wall, a brass elevator door from Selfridge's department store in London..." FINISHED 12/4
jumper (item of clothing) The Swarm by Frank Schätzing page 203 "Lund was sitting at the kitchen table in one of his jumpers, more relaxed than she'd seemed in a long time." FINISHED 12/24
toffee Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman page 126 "Sticky toffee pudding after." FINISHED 12/9
youthful The Rise of the Maccabees by Amit Arad page 47 "...conduct which his youthful student found onerous." FINISHED 12/26
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*****COMPLETED 5/4/23*****Last Word= "bauble"
155 days; last word="bauble"; 20 words; 12 sources; .129wpd; 1.667wps
December 2022 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Dec22 / Ends: 31Dec22
15/15 basic words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
12 books read
Basic word list
✔animated-p.90-Death of a Messenger-"The prince became animated." 12/15/22
✔card (greeting)-p.234- Hotel Honolulu-"...making it into a greeting card with the office printer." 12/6/22
✔elf-p.29-Guy Mannering-"Her dark elf locks shot out..." 12/21/22
✔frosty-p.13- Double-"Her tone was even more frosty." 1/29/23
✔guests=p.232-Hotel Honolulu-"...stuff in hotels, like clean guests' bathrooms..." 12/6/22
✔hearth-p.237-Slippery Creatures-"...fell as a flaming mass onto the tiled hearth." 3/1/23
✔locket-p.224-Slippery Creatures-"...his father's watch,his mother's locket..." 3/1/23
✔ mistletoe-p.204-Foucault's Pendulum-"Tell cuts his arrow from a branch of mistletoe..." 4/2/23
✔noisy-p.124-The Long Valley-"...and play with the noisy girls..." 1/24/23
✔ordinary-p.73-Charmed Life-"...surrounded by cheerful, ordinary chat..." 1/7/23
✔pajamas-p.9-The Prisoner-"Those white pajamas you're wearing today and..." 3/8/23
✔relax-p.236-Hotel Honolulu-"I noticed that you usually relax like me..."12/6/22
✔slippers-p.19-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"...Fair-lined slippers for the cold,..." 1/25/23
✔unwrapped-p.234-Death of a Messenger-"...removed and unwrapped three small polished black figurines..." 12/21/22
✔vintage-p.291-Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...a lifetime acquiring thousands of vintage toys." 2/4/23
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✔ bauble-p.118-Shrines of Gaiety-"...her eye caught by the cheapest of baubles." 5/4/23
✔department store-p.3-Double-"...when I worked in security for Huston's Department Store..." 12/23/22
✔jumper (item of clothing)-p.73-Territorial Rights-"...shivering in he jumper and tweed skirt." 1/10/23
✔toffee-p.70- Charmed Life-"...Cat bought a bag of toffee each." 1/7/23
✔youthful-p.17-Guy Mannering-"...fist as a youthful lover..." 12/1/22
December 2022 Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Dec22 / Ends: 31Dec22
15 / 15 basic words found
5/ 5 BONUS words found
9 books read:
(1) Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell--12/4/22
(2) The Maid by Nita Prose--12/6/22
(3) Dear Life by Alice Munro--12/13/22
(4) I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy--12/17/22
(5) The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont--12/21/22
(6) Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman--1/7/23
(7) This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub--1/27/23
(8) Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris--2/11/23
(9) Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt--2/20/23
Basic word list
✔animated--(1)--loc. 2770--"Instantly the child is animated..."
✔card--(2)--loc. 2300--"...splurging on the biggest, cheeriest card..."
✔elf--(1)--loc. 2630--"...this creature, this woman, this elf..."
✔frosty--(1)--loc. 1349--"...here, in a frosty Shottery field."
✔guests--(2)--loc. 166--"I found a guest very dead in his bed."
✔hearth--(1)--loc. 811--"...the jug set by the hearth..."
✔locket--(3)--loc. 3082--"...in a locket arounder her neck."
✔mistletoe--(6)--575--"...made of blue beads, feathers, mistletoe,...
✔noisy--(3)--loc. 530--"...beer parlor, always dark and noisy..."
✔ordinary--(2)--loc. 304--"Today started out as an ordinary day."
✔pajamas--(2)--loc. 749--"...greeting me at the door in silk pajamas..."
✔relax--(2)--loc. 2989--"Just relax and accept some help."
✔slippers--(2)--loc. 2437--"...are cold despite my fuzzy slippers."
✔unwrapped--(4)--loc. 1444--"...slices and unwrapped mini candy bars."
✔vintage--(7)--loc. 2748--"In addition to all the vintage dresses..."
Optional (BONUS) word list
✔bauble--(8)--p. 183--"Naked it might be OK, but its baubles--..."
✔department store--(3)--loc. 1750--"...books at Kreb's department store."
✔jumper--(5)--loc. 1248--"...dressed in gray stockinette skirt, green jumper..."
✔toffee--(9)--loc. 1438--"...shop next door for a piece of toffee."
✔youthful--(5)--loc. 1962--"Fairer and more youthful..."
Basic word listanimated-Authority-12/12/22-page 228-'talked in an animated way"
card (greeting)--Annihilation-12/3/22-page118-"bold handwriting I knew from birthday cards"
elf
frosty-Conjure Women-12/8/22-page 137-"the frosty color of her eyes"
guests-Conjure Women-12/8/22-page 137-"In sight of her guest"
hearth-A Christmas Visitor-12/16/22-page 193-"burning gently in the hearth"
locket-Conjure Women-12/8/22-page 220-"mourning locket for Varina"
mistletoe
noisy-Murder on Cold Street-12/15/22-page 239-"noisy machines everywhere"
ordinary--Annihilation-12/3/22-page 15-"nothing out of the ordinary"
pajamas-Miss Moriarty, I Presume?-12/23/22-page 19-"with neatly folded pajamas"
relax-Authority-12/12/22-page 21-make the person across from him relax"
slippers-Murder on Cold Street-12/15/22-page 122-"delicate evening slippers"
unwrapped-Authority-12/12/22-page 217-"unwrapped it from the cloth"
vintage-Authority-12/12/22-page 131-"can create a startling, deep, original vintage"
Optional (BONUS) word list
bauble
department store-Authority-12/12/22-page 240-"the liquor store had been a department store"
jumper (item of clothing)
toffee
youthful-Authority-12/12/22-page 128-"of those youthful years"
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Found all the basic words today...still waiting for "bauble"....December 2022 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Dec22 / Ends: 31Dec22
15/15 basic words found
4 / 5 BONUS words found
5 books read
Basic word list
✔animated-p.90-Death of a Messenger-"The prince became animated." 12/15/22
✔card (greeting)-p.234- Hotel Honolulu-"...making it into a greeting card with the office printer." 12/6/22
✔elf-p.29-Guy Mannering-"Her dark elf locks shot out..." 12/21/22
✔frosty-p.13- Double-"Her tone was even more frosty." 1/29/23
✔guests=p.232-Hotel Honolulu-"...stuff in hotels, like clean guests' bathrooms..." 12/6/22
✔hearth-p.237-Slippery Creatures-"...fell as a flaming mass onto the tiled hearth." 3/1/23
✔locket-p.224-Slippery Creatures-"...his father's watch,his mother's locket..." 3/1/23
✔ mistletoe-p.204-Foucault's Pendulum-"Tell cuts his arrow from a branch of mistletoe..." 4/2/23
✔noisy-p.124-The Long Valley-"...and play with the noisy girls..." 1/24/23
✔ordinary-p.73-Charmed Life-"...surrounded by cheerful, ordinary chat..." 1/7/23
✔pajamas-p.9-The Prisoner-"Those white pajamas you're wearing today and..." 3/8/23
✔relax-p.236-Hotel Honolulu-"I noticed that you usually relax like me..."12/6/22
✔slippers-p.19-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"...Fair-lined slippers for the cold,..." 1/25/23
✔unwrapped-p.234-Death of a Messenger-"...removed and unwrapped three small polished black figurines..." 12/21/22
✔vintage-p.291-Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...a lifetime acquiring thousands of vintage toys." 2/4/23
Optional (BONUS) word list
bauble
✔department store-p.3-Double-"...when I worked in security for Huston's Department Store..." 12/23/22
✔jumper (item of clothing)-p.73-Territorial Rights-"...shivering in he jumper and tweed skirt." 1/10/23
✔toffee-p.70- Charmed Life-"...Cat bought a bag of toffee each." 1/7/23
✔youthful-p.17-Guy Mannering-"...fist as a youthful lover..." 12/1/22
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*****COMPLETED 5/4/23*****Last Word= "bauble"
December 2022 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Dec22 / Ends: 31Dec22
15/15 basic words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
14 books read
Basic word list
✔animated-p.90-Death of a Messenger-"The prince became animated." 12/15/22
✔card (greeting)-p.234- Hotel Honolulu-"...making it into a greeting card with the office printer." 12/6/22
✔elf-p.29-Guy Mannering-"Her dark elf locks shot out..." 12/21/22
✔frosty-p.13- Double-"Her tone was even more frosty." 1/29/23
✔guests=p.232-Hotel Honolulu-"...stuff in hotels, like clean guests' bathrooms..." 12/6/22
✔hearth-p.237-Slippery Creatures-"...fell as a flaming mass onto the tiled hearth." 3/1/23
✔locket-p.224-Slippery Creatures-"...his father's watch,his mother's locket..." 3/1/23
✔ mistletoe-p.204-Foucault's Pendulum-"Tell cuts his arrow from a branch of mistletoe..." 4/2/23
✔noisy-p.124-The Long Valley-"...and play with the noisy girls..." 1/24/23
✔ordinary-p.73-Charmed Life-"...surrounded by cheerful, ordinary chat..." 1/7/23
✔pajamas-p.9-The Prisoner-"Those white pajamas you're wearing today and..." 3/8/23
✔relax-p.236-Hotel Honolulu-"I noticed that you usually relax like me..."12/6/22
✔slippers-p.19-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"...Fair-lined slippers for the cold,..." 1/25/23
✔unwrapped-p.234-Death of a Messenger-"...removed and unwrapped three small polished black figurines..." 12/21/22
✔vintage-p.291-Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...a lifetime acquiring thousands of vintage toys." 2/4/23
Optional (BONUS) word list
✔ bauble-p.118-Shrines of Gaiety-"...her eye caught by the cheapest of baubles." 5/4/23
✔department store-p.3-Double-"...when I worked in security for Huston's Department Store..." 12/23/22
✔jumper (item of clothing)-p.73-Territorial Rights-"...shivering in he jumper and tweed skirt." 1/10/23
✔toffee-p.70- Charmed Life-"...Cat bought a bag of toffee each." 1/7/23
✔youthful-p.17-Guy Mannering-"...fist as a youthful lover..." 12/1/22
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December 2022 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Dec22 / Ends: 31Dec22
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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!
This month's scavenger list are words found in
NOTE: You may NOT use this book for this month's scavenger hunt!
Basic word list
animated
card (greeting)
elf
frosty
guests
hearth
locket
mistletoe
noisy
ordinary
pajamas
relax
slippers
unwrapped
vintage
Optional (BONUS) word list
bauble
department store
jumper (item of clothing)
toffee
youthful
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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:
college - Hidden Valley Road ✔ – 02Sep22 - pg 301 - "…a little about his college days at…"
Have Fun!
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