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Koren
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Dec 1-31BASIC Scavenger List
✅apron - Tattered Huntress - 15/12 - pg15
Open to reveal a cheerful-looking woman wearing an apron
✅bakery - The Lies of Vampires and Slayers - 12/12 - pg122
Which had pretty much sold me on making the jump after I’d had a cinnamon roll from a brownie bakery stand
✅cottage - Jingle all the Slay - 7/12 - pg13
Hobbs rented my cottage out back
✅dimple - Jingle all the Slay - 7/12 - pg95
The dimples on either side of his mouth impossible to hide even with a beard.
✅extra - Jingle all the Slay - 7/12 - pg21
I’m always happy to have an extra cookie maker in the kitchen,
✅favorites - Glimmer of Hope - 20/12 - pg47
We switched on the TV and found our favourite show, Gilmore Girls
✅inside - Jingle all the Slay 7/12 - pg1
Currently trapped inside my beloved Phil’s mouth—
✅joyous - Glimmer of Hope - 20/12 - pg134
There was no pain, no sadness. He was joyous
✅knitting - Fair Market Value - 29/12 - pg90
I tried knitting, and you know how that ended
✅laughing - Jingle all the Slay- 7/12 - pg67
He sent me a laughing emoji
✅music - Jingle all the Slay - 7/12 - pg 41
Christmas music was piped into the street
✅night - Jingle all the Slay - 7/12 - pg4
He’d tell you I should have left him out in the bitter cold Maine night to starve and die
✅peppermint - Fair Market Value - 29/12 - pg240
I gripped two bars, certain I wouldn’t be strong enough, but they snapped like peppermint sticks.
✅sweaters - Jingle all the Slay - 7/12 - pg73
A woman who’d prided herself on her crazy peacock-feather sweaters
trimming
BONUS (Optional) List
gnome
✅ornaments - Jingle all the Slay - 7/12 - pg12
I loved how it looked with the red and white ornaments
✅rolling pin - Jingle all the Slay - 7/12 - pg54
Hobbs came back to the island and began to roll out another batch of dough, his strong hands using the rolling pin
✅wow - The Lies of Vampires and Slayers - 12/12 - pg108
“Well done! Also, wow. You can run. Very fast!”
yule
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Begins: 01Dec24 / Ends: 31Dec24
15 / 15 words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
7 books read
apron - The Supreme Macaroni Company ✔ – 04Dec24- pg 261 - "…in her apron, does her…"
bakery - The Supreme Macaroni Company ✔ – 04Dec24- pg 205- "…a bakery of some kind …"
cottage - American Like Me ✔ – 23Dec24 - pg 91 - "…of clapboard cottages, I …"
dimple - Mrs. Nash's Ashes ✔ – 07Dec24 - pg 69 - "…have a dimple when I …"
extra - The Supreme Macaroni Company ✔ – 04Dec24- pg 269 - "…in addition to extra towels…"
favorites - The Supreme Macaroni Company ✔ – 04Dec24 - pg 185 - "…separating out my favorites."
inside - The Supreme Macaroni Company✔ – 04Dec24 - pg 248 - "…a foot inside the shoe…"
joyous - Woman of Light ✔ – 12Dec24 - pg 272 - "She was joyous - it spilled…"
knitting - Mrs. Nash's Ashes ✔ – 07Dec24 - pg 197 - "…was knitting a hideous scarf…"
laughing - The Supreme Macaroni Company ✔ – 04Dec24 - pg 221 - "…his age, embraced, laughing."
music - The Supreme Macaroni Company ✔ – 04Dec24 - pg 251 - "…duffel, and put the music on."
night - The Supreme Macaroni Company ✔ – 04Dec24 - pg 190 - "…the night you landed in…"
peppermint - Mrs. Nash's Ashes ✔ – 07Dec24 - pg 55 - "…chocolate-covered peppermint…"
sweaters - Mrs. Nash's Ashes ✔ – 07Dec24 - pg 70 - "…fisherman sweater he bought…"
trimming - Whiskers of the Lion ✔ – 18Dec24 - pg 114 - "…children trimming the weeds…"
BONUS (Optional) List
gnome - The Supreme Macaroni Company ✔ – 04Dec24 - pg 199 - "…a ceramic turtle or a gnome."
ornaments - The Supreme Macaroni Company ✔ – 04Dec24- pg 325 - "…the tree, moving ornaments from…"
rolling pin - Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club ✔ – 06Jan25 - pg 28 - "…flour, rolling pin, and a…"
wow - The Supreme Macaroni Company ✔ – 04Dec24 - pg 134 - "Wow. Smooth as ice."
yule - A Merry Little Meet Cute ✔ – 02Jan25 - pg 200 - "A Yule feast!
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Dec 1-31BASIC Scavenger List 15/15
apron - "women in ankle-length aprons" - Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas p80 12/3
bakery - "a plan for a new bakery" - The Husbands p85 5/4
cottage - "a tiny unheated cottage" - Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas p117 12/3
dimple - "Steady voice, big dimple" - The Husbands p16 12/4
extra - "an extra chair at the Christmas lunch" - Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas p66 12/3
favorites - "of the better apples, my favorites were English" - Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas p117 12/3
inside - "staying inside with a book" - Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas p86 12/3
joyous - "the joyous hubbub of the awards" - Earls Trip p239 12/13
knitting - "his brow knitting ever so slightly" - Earls Trip p221 12/13
laughing - "they walk up laughing" - The Husbands p103 12/4
music - "not great sex, wild music, drug highs" - Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas p109 12/3
night - "the night before Christmas" -Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas p67 12/3
peppermint - "the peppermint tea he makes her" - The Husbands p39 12/4
sweaters - "I put on slippers and a sweater" - Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas p190 12/3
trimming - "the proper trimming of a Christmas tree" - A Duke for Midwinter p59 12/18
BONUS (Optional) List 3/5
gnome
ornaments - "your ornaments on top"
rolling pin
wow - "Wow!" It's so much easier to be impressed" - The Husbands p270 12/4
yule - "see the blazing Yule before us" - The Geek Who Saved Christmas p1
December 2024 Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Dec24 / Ends: 31Dec24
BASIC Scavenger List
15/15
apron-From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke finished 12/3 p. 28 ...floor-length apron...
bakeryAll Dogs Go to Kevin: Everything Three Dogs Taught Me by Jessica Vogelsang finished 12/14 p. 123 ...the croissants in the bakery department.
cottage-The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth by Minu Cash finished 12/13 p. 215 ...into our cottage in La Jolla....
dimple-The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth by Minu Cash finished 12/13 p. ...revealing a small dimple on his left cheek.
extra-Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers by Frank Figliuzzi finished 12/10 p. 74 ...extra water, packets of tuna...
favorites-From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke finished 12/3 p. 215 ...it wasn't like my favorite cheese purveyor...
inside-Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky finished 12/1 p. 293 ...people stuck inside at work all day...
joyous-From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke finished 12/3 p. 265 She was doing well, was more joyous.
knittingAll Dogs Go to Kevin: Everything Three Dogs Taught Me by Jessica Vogelsang finished 12/14 p. 169 I could see his eyebrows knitting together. ..
laughing-Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky finished 12/1 p. 114 ...refrain from laughing right in guests faces...
music-Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky finished 12/1 p. 219 ...there was music blowing up inside of him...
night-Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky finished 12/1 p. 110 ...I stayed up all night...
peppermint-Yule Log Murder by Leslie Meier finished 12/10 p. 86 ...lots of peppermint Yule log for dessert.
sweaters-Don't Call Me Jupiter: Memoir of a Reluctant Hippie Kid by Tom Bross finished 12/6 p. 100 I pull the sweater over my head.
trimming-Little House in the Hollywood Hills: A Bad Girl's Guide to Becoming Miss Beadle, Mary X, and Me by Charlotte Stewart finished 12/19 p. 223 ...a big dinner with trimmings galore...
BONUS (Optional) List
5/5
gnome-Fairy Gardening: Creating Your Own Magical Miniature Garden by Julie Bawden-Davis finished 12/27 p. 213 ...climbing gnomes, gazebos and garden gates...
ornaments-The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth by Minu Cash finished 12/13 p. 17 ...old, chipped Christmas ornaments...
rolling pin-Yule Log Murder by Leslie Meier finished 12/10 p. 27 ...crockery bowl, rolling pins, and cookie cutters.
wow-Once Upon a Farm: Lessons on Growing Love, Life, and Hope on a New Frontier by Rory Feek finished 12/5 p. 132 "Wow !!!" Russell said
yule-Yule Log Murder by Leslie Meier finished 12/10 p. 86 ...lots of peppermint Yule log for dessert.
December 2024 Word Scavenger HuntBASIC Scavenger List
apron - A Christmas Carol 12/7/24 - p44 - "they fastened their aprons"
bakery - The Winter Queen 12/21/24 - p41 - "his post beside a bakery"
cottage - A Christmas Carol 12/7/24 - p152 - "that little cottage right"
dimple - Paris is Always a Good Idea 12/12/24 - p82 - "his killer dimples"
extra - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 12/7/24 - p102 - "pause and open extra wide"
favorites - Paris is Always a Good Idea 12/12/24 - p31 - "even my favorite"
inside - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 12/7/24 - p12 - "were standing just inside"
joyous
knitting - The Thirteen Problems 12/11/24 - p4 - "stitches in her knitting"
laughing - A Christmas Carol 12/7/24 - p28 - "voice between laughing and crying"
music - A Christmas Carol 12/7/24 - p27 - "so full of merry music"
night - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 12/7/24 - p 5 - "across the floor all night"
peppermint - The Thirteen Problems 12/11/24 - p273 - "striped piece of peppermint"
sweaters - Paris is Always a Good Idea 12/12/24 - p85 - "his tight gray sweater"
trimming - As Red as Blood 12/18/24 - p156 - "and started trimming "
BONUS (Optional) List
gnome - Board Stiff 12/8/24 - p25 - "he was a gnome"
ornaments
rolling pin
wow - Board Stiff 12/8/24 - p38 - "Wow!"
yule
December 2024 Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Dec24 / Ends: 31Dec24
Basic 15/15
Bonus 5/5
BASIC Scavenger List
apron The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell page 139 "...mum tying an apron around her..." FINISHED 12/8
bakery A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison page 63 "...though the bakery has a business feed..." FINISHED 12/15
cottage SAM SHINE AND THE CURSE OF THE GREENBACK MONKEYS by Dan Walker page 17 "It was a little three-bedroom cottage..." FINISHED 12/18
dimple The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell page 161 "He had a small dimple to the left side..." FINISHED 12/8
extra SAM SHINE AND THE CURSE OF THE GREENBACK MONKEYS by Dan Walker page 72 "I need an extra deck hand..." FINISHED 12/18
favorites The Mystery of the Missing Majorette: Art Dodger Case File #1 by L G Hewitt page 22 "They were always her favorites." FINISHED 12/25
inside SAM SHINE AND THE CURSE OF THE GREENBACK MONKEYS by Dan Walker page 30 "...he knew then that deep down inside..." FINISHED 12/18
joyous Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah page 254 "...who is as serious as her brother is joyous." FINISHED 12/5
knitting Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah page 43 "As usual, she was knitting." FINISHED 12/5
laughing SAM SHINE AND THE CURSE OF THE GREENBACK MONKEYS by Dan Walker page 46 "...laughing and screeching as they circled the camp." FINISHED 12/18
music The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell page 230 "...dads who listen to cool music..." FINISHED 12/8
night SAM SHINE AND THE CURSE OF THE GREENBACK MONKEYS by Dan Walker page 7 "Harry decided to stay the night onboard..." FINISHED 12/18
peppermint Christmas, Criminals, and Campers by Tonya Kappes page 98 "...caught up in the mix of peppermint..." FINISHED 12/16
sweaters Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah page 43 "They probably had three hundred sweaters..." FINISHED 12/5
trimming The Mystery of the Missing Majorette: Art Dodger Case File #1 by L G Hewitt page 86 "...and I was trimming them when I heard..." FINISHED 12/25
BONUS (Optional) List
gnome Deck the Santa: A Christmas Cozy Mystery by Sue Hollowell page 3 "A miniature gnome, adorned in Christmas garb..." FINISHED 12/5
ornaments Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah page 6 "...with drugstore lights and ornaments..." FINISHED 12/5
rolling pin Killer Chocolate Pie by Carolyn Q. Hunter page 113 "...and grabbed her rolling pin," FINISHED 12/27
wow Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah page 82 "Wow. You haven't asked me that in weeks." FINISHED 12/5
yule A Cornish Christmas Murder by Fiona Leitch page 19 "All that survived of the yule log..." FINISHED 12/30
December 2024 Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Dec24 / Ends: 31Dec24
13/ 15 words found
4/ 5 BONUS words found
0 books read
✔ apron-p.127-Battambang-"She untied her apron..." 3/2/25
✔ bakery-p.20- Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages-"The town used to possess a bakery..." 12/10/24
✔ cottage-p.14- Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion- "As this cottage industry bloomed..." 1/15/25
✔ dimple-p.90=Phineas Finn-...the dearest dimple that ever acted as a loadstar..." 7/18/25
✔ extra-p.183- Whose Body?-"...I got rather an extra good memory..." 1/18/25
✔ favorites-p.30-Phineas Finn-"...and was a great favourite." (Brit. spelling) 7/16/25
✔ inside-p.233-The Sicilian-"Inside the villa were two old crones..." 12/22/24
joyous
✔ knitting-p.9-Chocky-"Mary lowered her knitting..." 11/21/25
✔ laughing-p.147-Thomas and Niko in the City of Trees-"...and she's laughing pretty hard." 12/21/24
✔ music-p.147- Thomas and Niko in the City of Trees-" We hear the distant thumping of music..." 12/21/24
✔ night-p.224-Can You Forgive Her? Volume II-"When I saw him the other night..." 12/2/24
✔ peppermint-p.27-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"...fudge sauce over peppermint stick ice cream." 1/22/25
✔ sweaters-p.104-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"Use plastic sweater boxes for larger pieces." 4/3/25
✔ trimming-p.23-The Water-Method Man-"Tulpin is trimming some of Ralph's stills..." 8/1/25
BONUS (Optional) List
✔ gnome-p.11-Cover Her Face-"...brown man with a gnome-like face..." 12/15/25
✔ ornaments-p.173-Murder on a Midsummer Night-"...there were far too many ornaments..." 4/1/25
rolling pin
✔ wow-p.516-Russell Baker's Book of American Humor-"What a great lamp! Wow!" 5/5/25
✔ yule-p.353-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"The Yule log, evergreens (box, holly, mistletoe, and pine)... 12/1/25
December 2024 Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Dec24 / Ends: 31Dec24
15 / 15 words found
4 / 5 BONUS words found
6 books read:
(1) The Color Purple by Alice Walker--12/2/24
(2) The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel--12/11/24
(3) The Women byKristin Hannah--1/13/25
(4) Tom Lake by Ann Patchett--1/14/25
(5) Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea--2/4/25
(6) The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller--2/14/25
BASIC List
✔apron--(4)--loc. 4181--"...the sash on a muslin apron."
✔bakery--(3)--loc. 6143--"...two hours a day in a bakery..."
✔cottage--(1)--loc. 2417--"...used to tell her about the thatched cottages..."
✔dimple--(2)--loc. 865--"Dimples pleat her cheeks..."
✔extra--(1)--loc. 672--"Well maybe he was extra hungry."
✔favorite--(1)--loc. 1231--"What was her favorite color?"
✔inside--(1)--loc. 456--"It come from inside the house."
✔joyous--(5)--loc. 1373--"It was joyous to coast down the gentle slope..."
✔knitting--(4)--loc. 4554--"...we didn't have a knitting shop in town."
✔laughing--(1)--loc. 171--"She be dressed to kill, whirling and laughing."
✔music--(1)--loc. 777--"Nobody be bothered by the loud music."
✔night--(1)--loc. 170--"And all night long I stare at it."
✔peppermint--(6)--loc. 3409--"...the faint smell of peppermint..."
✔sweaters--(2)--loc. 1278--"...identical wool fisherman sweaters..."
✔trimming--(1)--loc. 1167--"...he make me finish trimming his hair."
BONUS (Optional) List
✔gnome--(5)--loc. 1471--"...on their short skis like gnomes."
✔ornaments--(3)--loc. 5300--"...with multicolored lights and gold trimmed ornaments..."
✔rolling pin--(6)--loc. 1386--"...pulls a wooden rolling pin out..."
✔wow--(4)--loc. 4484--"'Wow! Will you look at her?' he said."
yule
BASIC Scavenger Listapron-What Stands in a Storm-12/5/24-page 234-"tied on their aprons"
bakery-First Lie Wins-12/10/24-page 48-"Mama unwraps the bakery paper"
cottage-What Stands in a Storm-12/5/24-page 133-"small cottages two blocks east"
dimple-First Lie Wins-12/10/24-page 34-"grin that shows his dimple"
extra-What Stands in a Storm-12/5/24-page 101-"looked at the extra spaces"
favorites-What Stands in a Storm-12/5/24-page 226-"her favorite regular guests"
inside-What Stands in a Storm-12/5/24-page 33-"Inside the white sphere"
joyous-The Vatican Princess-12/17/24-page 17-"push forward and joyous cry"
knitting-On the Beach-12/30/24-page 166-"Your knitting."
laughing-What Stands in a Storm-12/5/24-page 223-"found herself laughing"
music-What Stands in a Storm-12/5/24-page 172-"listen to country music"
night-What Stands in a Storm-12/5/24-page 16-"in the middle of the night"
peppermint
sweaters
trimming-What Stands in a Storm-12/5/24-page 246-"been trimming trees for fifty-five years"
BONUS (Optional) List
gnome
ornaments-Lady Tan's Circle of Women-12/25/24-"page 327-the tinkling of hair ornaments"
rolling pin
wow-What Stands in a Storm-12/5/24-page 175-"Wow. He said deceased"
yule
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If I missed you, please let me know.
I have completed the basic list. I had to read about 8 Christmas books before I found "trimming"!
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Same to you! Thanks for having the monthly search as well as the 6-month ones.
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Basic list done! Now only to find 'gnome'.
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Book Concierge wrote: "I'm sure it will be in the next book you read, Koren! Great scavenging!"Read a book on fairy gardening to complete this challenge, both basic and bonus.
Updated comment #8: Challenge completed both BASIC and BONUS
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I never lock the threads, Cassie, so if you find those last three words at any time in the future, feel free to come by and update your thread.
Brilliant, I’ll skip this one, but carry it on if I have words left over from January:)
Finished the BASIC word list for December, 2024!
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Begins: 01Dec24 / Ends: 31Dec24
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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 that were found in
NOTE - you may NOT use this book for the scavenger hunt!
BASIC Scavenger List
apron
bakery
cottage
dimple
extra
favorites
inside
joyous
knitting
laughing
music
night
peppermint
sweaters
trimming
BONUS (Optional) List
gnome
ornaments
rolling pin
wow
yule
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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:
kindly - The Personal Librarian ✔ – 10Jan24 - pg 4 - "…and a kindly expression…"
Have Fun!
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