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October 2023 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Oct23 / Ends: 31Oct23
15/15 BASIC
5/5 BONUS
Basic word list
bandana Back of Beyond by C.J. Box page 334 "Gracie saw where Jed had tied a red bandana on a sapling..." FINISHED 10/21
casino Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala page 154 "Tita Rosie and I were so proud of her for giving up the casinos..." FINISHED 10/16
dither Back of Beyond by C.J. Box page 341 "They didn't dither, they didn't doubt themselves." FINISHED 10/21
future Auschwitz Lullaby by Mario Escobar page 40 "...and the future was so uncertain that the only thing I had strength to do..." FINISHED 10/5
geranium Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day page 109 "A bi pot overflowing with pink geraniums occupied the front stoop...." FINISHED 10/26
itch The Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthon page 381 "It was beginning to itch." FINISHED 10/3
judge (noun, presides over a court) Shutter by Ramona Emerson page 88 "Judge Harrison Winters was a nice enough man." FINISHED 10/6
kidnapped The Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthon page 207 "Bonnie kidnapped him." FINISHED 10/3
lemonade Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day page 59 "...and not telling me left the taste of spoiled lemonade in my mouth." FINISHED 10/26
nation Auschwitz Lullaby by Mario Escobar page 250 "...the electric fence that ran the length of the borders of this forced Gypsy nation. " FINISHED 10/5
outright Auschwitz Lullaby by Mario Escobar page 34 "...or because the guards outright killed them." FINISHED 10/5
predicament Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham page 147 "He snapped back to his current predicament..." FINISHED 10/11
range Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham page 264 "...but once we got out of range, they couldn't catch us." FINISHED 10/11
stroll The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom page 182 "After eating we free for a blessed half hour to stroll about..." FINISHED 10/8
tobacco Shutter by Ramona Emerson page 16 "Spearmint gum, Windex, and pipe tobacco." FINISHED 10/6
Optional (BONUS) word list
archery Counting the Cost Jill Duggar page 74 "...that featured a weird triple date that involved some extravagant archery contest." FINISHED 10/13
eavesdrop Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala page 92 "It makes sense to have me and Elena eavesdrop......" FINISHED 10/16
haywire The Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthon page 195 "He must have taken off when the lights started going haywire..." FINISHED 10/3
Milky Way Mister Magic Kiersten White page 69 "Isaac nods upard at the Milky Way spilled wantonly across the darkness." FINISHED 10/16
quarantine(d) The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom page 176 "We were not yet in the camp proper but in a kind of quarantine compound outside." FINISHED 10/8
9/10 BASIC1/5 BONUS
Basic word list
bandana - "red hair tucked into a bandana" - The Importance of Being Ernie:: From My Three Sons to Mad Men, a Hollywood Survivor Tells All p66 10/17
casino - "with her mother at the casino" - Pineapple Street p164 10/13
dither - "dither and drink" - Back to the Garden 10/30
future - "threatened to corrupt the future" - Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic p63
geranium - "geranium red lips" - Frost in May p188 10/10
itch - "made me itch even more" - In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash p63 10/23
judge (noun, presides over a court) - "the judges won't really want" - The Running Grave Ch 99 6:12 of audiobook 10/9
kidnapped - "to see our client kidnapped" - The Running Grave Ch 75 3:05 of audiobook -10/9
lemonade - "guzzled down lemonade" - Time Shelter p167 10/26
nation - "each of the nations working on" - Murder at the Merton Library Ch 14 22:21 of audiobook
outright -"purchases her one-bedroom outright" - Pineapple Street p247 10/13
predicament
range - "go to the shooting range" - Back to the Garden 237 10/30
stroll - "take a stroll" - Murder at the Merton Library - Ch 18 7:21 of audiobook - 10/16
tobacco - "entertainment, alcohol, and tobacco" - Poverty, by America p87 10/18
Optional (BONUS) word list
archery - "there's even an archery team" - The House at Sea's End p70 10/24
eavesdrop
haywire
Milky Way
quarantine(d)
October 2023 Scavenger HuntBasic word list
bandana - Blackberry Wine - 10/25/23 - p112 - "...a grubby red bandanna which looked..."
casino - Life, the Universe, and Everything - 10/9/23 - p74 - "...fabulous ultra luxury hotels and casinos..."
dither - Blackberry Wine - 10/25/23 - p58 - "...you dither for hours over buying..."
future - Peanut Butter Panic - 10/2/23 - p151 - "...have a discussion about our future..."
geranium - Catch Me If You Candy - 10/5/23 - p106 - "...leaf from one of the golden geraniums..."
itch - Peanut Butter Panic - 10/2/23 - p295 - "...starting to get the itch..."
judge (noun, presides over a court) - Peanut Butter Panic - 10/2/23 - p28 - "...that she served as judge in..."
kidnapped - Crown of Midnight - 10/3/23 - p243 - "...how he'd gotten himself kidnapped."
lemonade - Blackberry Wine - 10/25/23 - p39 - "...a bottle of Ben Shaw's Yellow lemonade..."
nation - Crown of Midnight - 10/3/23 - p20 - "...child of a conquered nation..."
outright - Catch Me If You Candy - 10/5/23 - p74 - "...told me outright that he didn't..."
predicament - Peanut Butter Panic - 10/2/23 - p195 - "...upset about the sweet predicament..."
range - Catch Me If You Candy - 10/5/23 - p4 - "...amongst the endless mountain ranges..."
stroll - Peanut Butter Panic - 10/2/23 - p257 - "...when I was going to stroll..."
tobacco - Peanut Butter Panic - 10/2/23 - p172 - "...but tobacco wasn't forbidden in...."
Optional (BONUS) word list
archery - The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel - 10/27/23 - p38 - "Apollo, God of Archery."
eavesdrop - Catch Me If You Candy - 10/5/23 - p142 - "...no one was near enough to eavesdrop..."
haywire
Milky Way - Catch Me If You Candy - 10/5/23 - p43 - "...Milky Way bars were the runaway..."
quarantine(d) - Murder at Archly Manor - 10/6/23 - p89 - "...doctor's quarantined everyone at..."
October 2023 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Oct23 / Ends: 31Oct23
Basic word list
15/15
bandana-People Are Unappealing: Even Me by Sara Barron finished 10/28 p. 21 A tie-dyed bandana she felt naked without...
casino-Men We Reaped by Jessica Ward finished 10/1 p. 211 ...first as a casino worker...
dither-This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay finished 1/21 p. loc. 570 People dither, they change their minds...
future-Men We Reaped by Jessica Ward finished 10/1 p. 161 ...the awful future we would bear...
geranium-Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South by Beth Macy finished 2/12 p. 52 I winter my geraniums in the sink...
itch-President Carter: The White House Years by Stuart Eizenstat finished 12/4 p. 152 We were trying to scratch every single itch.
judge (noun, presides over a court)-Men We Reaped by Jessica Ward finished 10/1 p. 233 ...mama said the judge called her...
kidnapped-Burned Alive: A Shocking True Story of Betrayal, Kidnapping, and Murder by Kieran Crowley finished 10/27 p. ..a child or adult was kidnapped...
lemonade-Pure Heart: A Spirited Tale of Grace, Grit, and Whiskey by Troy Ball finished 10/26 p. ...serving sandwiches and lemonade to the children...
nation-And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham finished 10/20 p. 189 The feeling of the nation...
outright-Gray Mountain by John Grisham finished 12/1 p. 3 ...some terminated outright...
predicament-This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay finished 1/21 p. loc. 465 ...to explain my predicament.
range-People Are Unappealing: Even Me by Sara Barron finished 10/28 p. 74 ...with surprising range and nuanced vibrato.
stroll-Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970 by David Browne finished 10/7 p. 291 A phone call from Paul Simon was a stroll in the park.
tobacco-And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham finished 10/20 p. 19 smoked nor chewed tobacco...
Optional (BONUS) word list
4/5
archery
eavesdrop-An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin finished 5/12 p. 153 ...to eavesdrop across the decades...
haywire--All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank finished 11/4 loc. 468 ...hair was going to go haywire..,
Milky Way-You Could Make This Place Beautiful
quarantine(d) by Maggie Smith finished 12/22 p. 173 ...a white smudge of Milky Way...
quarantine(d)-You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith finished 12/22 p. 180 ...ventilator shortages, quarantine protocols.
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Begins: 01Oct23 / Ends: 31Oct23
15 / 15 words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
12 books read
Basic word list
bandana - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23 - pg 9 - "…jackets and red bandanas…"
casino - No Exit ✔ – 04Nov23 - pg 243 - "…Craig in Casino Royale."
dither - A Spy in the House ✔ – 28Dec23 - pg 94 - "Now it's too late to dither."
future - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23 - pg 101 - "We can't have a future together."
geranium - The Good Guy ✔ – 31Oct23 - pg 294 - "…potted geraniums on the…"
itch - The Children's Blizzard ✔ – 26Oct23 - pg 203 - "It will itch and burn."
judge - At First Bite ✔ – 01Oct23 - pg 169 - "From Justice with Judge Julia?"
kidnapped - Ripley Under Ground ✔ – 30Oct23 - pg 153 - "Kidnapped?"
lemonade - A Natural History of Dragons ✔ – 03Nov23 - pg 3 - "…obtained a lemonade for me…"
nation - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23 - pg 136 - "…educated nation, we need…"
outright - Classified as Murder ✔ – 23Oct23- pg 162 - "…sum outright in the amount…"
predicament - You, Again ✔ – 25Nov23 - pg 206 - "…sizing up her predicament."
range - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23 - pg 49 - "…a specific age range, she…"
stroll - How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe ✔ – 25Oct23 - pg 417 - "…took a stroll downtown…"
tobacco - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23 - pg 144 - "…cloud of tobacco and…"
Optional (BONUS) word list
archery - Ursula, Under ✔ – 13Oct23 - pg 240 - "…to learn archery, and hunt…"
eavesdrop - Ripley Under Ground ✔ – 30Oct23 - pg 128 - "…to eavesdrop by way of…"
haywire - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 47 - "…inside his brain went haywire."
Milky Way - How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe ✔ – 25Oct23 - pg 270 - "…the Milky Way at the…"
quarantine(d) - Surely You Can't Be Serious ✔ – 17Jan24 - pg 25 - "I have to be quarantined."
October 2023 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Oct23 / Ends: 31Oct23
0 / 15 words found
0 / 5 BONUS words found
0 books read
Basic word list
bandana
casino
dither
future
geranium
itch
judge (noun, presides over a court)
kidnapped
lemonade
nation
outright
predicament
range
stroll
tobacco
Optional (BONUS) word list
archery
eavesdrop
haywire
Milky Way
quarantine(d)
October 2023 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Oct23 / Ends: 31Oct23
15 / 15 words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
10 books read:
(1) The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff--10/2/23
(2) Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid--10/3/23
(3) Foster by Claire Keegan--10/4/23
(4) The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones--10/12/23
(5) Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver--10/13/23
(6) Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes--10/22/23
(7) The Searcher by Tana French--11/1/23
(8) Violeta by Isabel Allende--12/11/23
(9) A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle--1/21/24
(10) An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin--2/26/25
Basic word list
✔bandana--(1)--loc. 4966--"...forehead wrapped in a cherry-red bandana."
✔casino--(8)--loc. 2148--"...the Mafia abandoned their brothels and casinos;..."
✔dither--(10) loc. 3994--"...pacing back and forth in a dither..."
✔future--(1)--loc. 580--"...plotting to secure her own future."
✔geranium--(3)--loc. 273--"You could have planted a geranium..."
✔itch--(5)--loc. 8338--"...I was getting an itch in my fist..."
✔judge--(1)--loc. 104--"...in a competition with no judge to rule..."
✔kidnapped--(1)--loc. 267--"...she ran to or was kidnapped by..."
✔lemonade--(3)--loc. 389--"He pours red lemonade into a cup..."
✔nation--(4)--loc. 4011--"Four American Indian men from the Blackfeet Nation,..."
✔outright--(1)--loc. 5147--"...while not outright absurd, not..."
✔predicament--(7)--loc. 4382--"...she looks amused at Cal's predicament."
✔range--(1)--loc. 3901--"Their ranges, as women, were extreme."
✔stroll--(5)--loc. 5774--"I took a stroll around on my..."
✔tobacco--(1)--loc. 295--"Tobacco stains the color of rust streaked..."
Optional (BONUS) word list
✔archery--(4)--loc. 2832--"Learning for that wasn't riding or archery..."
✔eavesdrop--(6)--loc. 545--"...and eavesdrop shamelessly while they..."
✔haywire--(4)--loc. 887--"...the right one haywire, the pupil..."
✔Milky Way--(9--loc. 1042--"...and they moved rapidly through the Milky Way."
✔quarantined--(2)--loc. 1025--"...but she'd quarantined herself..."
*****COMPLETED 6/28/25***** Last Word= "dither"October 2023 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Oct23 / Ends: 31Oct23 (Started 10/2/23)
15/15 BASIC
5/5 BONUS
Basic word list
✔ bandana-p.237-America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction-"...wiping up the spill with an oil-soaked bandana." 5/31/24
✔ casino-p.452-Foucault's Pendulum-"...and Las Vegas will become a floating casino." 10/28/23
✔ dither-p.102- Eye of the Storm-"...send him into one of his dithers..." 6/28/25
✔ future-p.136-The Stingray Shuffle-"...and talked about the future." 10/12/23
✔ geranium-p.178-The Donkey Inside-"...and of a little geranium carefully nursed..." 10/16/23
✔ itch-p.27-Burma Sahib-"...the itch of choking dust, the smoke..." 3/23/24
✔ judge (noun, presides over a court)-p.77-The Stingray Shuffle-"The judge stopped Serge and turned to the prosecutor." 10/10/23
✔ kidnapped-p.154-"You realize you kidnapped my best friend." 10/13/23
✔ lemonade-p.322-Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"The line includes pink lemonade..." 10/20/23
✔ nation-p.162-The Stingray Shuffle-"...good times, barnstorming Vegas Nation..." 10/13/23
✔ outright-p.133-Guy Mannering-"...you are either a fool outright or..." 10/18/23
✔ predicament-p.74-Selfish and Perverse-"He hadn't noticed my predicament." 10/18/23
✔ range-p.32-A Traveller on Horseback-"...and the Elburz range which arches..." 10/12/23
✔ stroll-p.304-She: A History of Adventure-"...he had been taking a morning stroll." 11/12/23
✔ tobacco-p.146-The Donkey Inside-"...tobacco mixed with saliva..." 10/8/23
Optional (BONUS) word list
✔ archery-p.55-The Wayward Bus-"...young woman who taught ice hockey and softball and archery..." 11/17/23
✔ eavesdrop-p.99-The Slippery Slope-"...opportunities to eavesdrop while cooking for a theater troupe..." 11/14/23
✔ haywire-p.118-The Stingray Shuffle-"The vector's gone haywire..." 10/11/23
✔ Milky Way-p.473-The Sea, the Sea-"...the faint smudgy arch of the Milky Way." 1/3/24
✔ quarantine(d)-p.71-The Slippery Slope-"Snow Scouts...are accommodating, basic, ....quarantined, recent..." 11/12/23
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Basic word listbandana-Black and Blue-10/31/23-page 122-"a bandana covering his shaved head"
casino
dither
future-Winterwood-10/3/23-page 56-"let her see the future"
geranium-Winterwood-10/3/23-page 40-"between rows of garlic and geraniums"
itch-Winterwood-10/3/23-page 42-"a defiant itch crawling up the back"
judge (noun, presides over a court)-While We're Far Apart-10/9/23-page 372-"the judge will decide"
kidnapped
lemonade-Black and Blue-10/31/23-page 6-"gulped down a lemonade"
nation-While We're Far Apart-10/9/23-page 109-"when there nation was allied with a monster"
outright-Entwined-10/12/23-page 377-"met with outright rebellion"
predicament
range
stroll-While We're Far Apart-10/9/23-page 113-"where you went on your stroll"
tobacco-Black and Blue-10/31/23-page 264-"a hunk of Red Man tobacco"
Optional (BONUS) word list
archery
eavesdrop-Casting Spells-10/26/23-page 158-"got tired of trying to eavesdrop"
haywire
Milky Way
quarantine(d)
I am finding it harder to word search words on the books I have read. I used to have no problems looking up a book on Amazon and search for a book. Now it is either a kindle book that doesn't have word search or a book that doesn't give you what page the word is on. Is there an easier way? What does everyone else do?
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I have noticed that fewer books ... especially newer books ... have a robust search feature on amazon. I also use Google Books "preview" ... but it, too, frequently misses page numbers.
Book Concierge wrote: "I print out a list of words and use it as my "bookmark" when I'm reading ... so I can jot down the page number and quote as I see it. I have noticed that fewer books ... especially newer books ....."
Thank you for the suggestion of Google Books. It helped a little.
Updated message #3: Challenge completed for Basic and Bonus words
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Finally found the last word for both BASIC and BONUS words, "dither" for the October, 2023 challenge!
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*****COMPLETED 6/28/25***** Last Word= "dither"October 2023 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Oct23 / Ends: 31Oct23 (Started 10/2/23)
15/15 BASIC
5/5 BONUS
Basic word list
✔ bandana-p.237-America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction-"...wiping up the spill with an oil-soaked bandana." 5/31/24
✔ casino-p.452-Foucault's Pendulum-"...and Las Vegas will become a floating casino." 10/28/23
✔ dither-p.102- Eye of the Storm-"...send him into one of his dithers..." 6/28/25
✔ future-p.136-The Stingray Shuffle-"...and talked about the future." 10/12/23
✔ geranium-p.178-The Donkey Inside-"...and of a little geranium carefully nursed..." 10/16/23
✔ itch-p.27-Burma Sahib-"...the itch of choking dust, the smoke..." 3/23/24
✔ judge (noun, presides over a court)-p.77-The Stingray Shuffle-"The judge stopped Serge and turned to the prosecutor." 10/10/23
✔ kidnapped-p.154-"You realize you kidnapped my best friend." 10/13/23
✔ lemonade-p.322-Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"The line includes pink lemonade..." 10/20/23
✔ nation-p.162-The Stingray Shuffle-"...good times, barnstorming Vegas Nation..." 10/13/23
✔ outright-p.133-Guy Mannering-"...you are either a fool outright or..." 10/18/23
✔ predicament-p.74-Selfish and Perverse-"He hadn't noticed my predicament." 10/18/23
✔ range-p.32-A Traveller on Horseback-"...and the Elburz range which arches..." 10/12/23
✔ stroll-p.304-She: A History of Adventure-"...he had been taking a morning stroll." 11/12/23
✔ tobacco-p.146-The Donkey Inside-"...tobacco mixed with saliva..." 10/8/23
Optional (BONUS) word list
✔ archery-p.55-The Wayward Bus-"...young woman who taught ice hockey and softball and archery..." 11/17/23
✔ eavesdrop-p.99-The Slippery Slope-"...opportunities to eavesdrop while cooking for a theater troupe..." 11/14/23
✔ haywire-p.118-The Stingray Shuffle-"The vector's gone haywire..." 10/11/23
✔ Milky Way-p.473-The Sea, the Sea-"...the faint smudgy arch of the Milky Way." 1/3/24
✔ quarantine(d)-p.71-The Slippery Slope-"Snow Scouts...are accommodating, basic, ....quarantined, recent..." 11/12/23
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Doesn't that feel good when you find a word you've been looking for "forever!"?
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Books mentioned in this topic
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction (other topics)The Stingray Shuffle (other topics)
The Donkey Inside (other topics)
The Sea, the Sea (other topics)
Eye of the Storm (other topics)
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Doris Kearns Goodwin (other topics)Madeleine L'Engle (other topics)
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Begins: 01Oct23 / Ends: 31Oct23
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Your challenge is to find the words/phrases shown below 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
NOTE: You may NOT use this book for this month's scavenger hunt!
Basic word list
bandana
casino
dither
future
geranium
itch
judge (noun, presides over a court)
kidnapped
lemonade
nation
outright
predicament
range
stroll
tobacco
Optional (BONUS) word list
archery
eavesdrop
haywire
Milky Way
quarantine(d)
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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:
beggar - Hiroshima ✔ – 26Mar23 - pg 34 - "He looked like a beggar."
Have Fun!
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