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message 1: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 21078 comments Quebec Word Search
March 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025


The words for this search are taken from our Quebec Adventure: Exploring the St. Lawrence River Seasonal Challenge. You do not need to participate in both to play.

Below is the list of 45 words for you to find. They can only be found within the text of the book - no covers, titles or authors, please. For each word you find, please provide the book title, page or location, and the sentence or phrase containing the word.

Happy Hunting!!

Words
Admire
Accessible
Atlantic
Bilingual
Blowing (no variations)
Breathtaking
Broth
Confluence
Crepe(s)
Cub
Curd(s)
Dinghy
Ecosystem
Estuary
Etched
European
Fleur-de-lys (lis)
Foggy (no variations)
Fast Food (must be together)
Freeze
Furs (must be plural)
Gravy
Headland(s)
Hub
Inclined (no variations)
Insect
License
Limestone
Luck
Maple
Mist
Moose
Nearby
Nest(ing)
Nonexistent (hyphenated ok)
North
Observation
Organized (no variations)
Pierced
Quebec
Sentinel
Tide(s)
Trapping (no variations)
Underground
19th century (must be together; can be hyphenated or have 19th written out)


message 2: by Jan, Moderator (last edited Apr 16, 2025 10:07AM) (new)

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message 3: by Jan, Moderator (last edited May 03, 2025 10:05AM) (new)

Jan | 21078 comments My Spot

Quebec Word Search
March 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
43/45

Words
Fleur-de-lys (lis)
Quebec

Book Used: The Case of the Curious Cook (WISE Enquiries Agency #3) by Cathy Ace
Bilingual - Loc 10212 "our services are bilingual"
Blowing (no variations) - Loc 9705 "I'm blowing my own trumpet"
Gravy - Loc 8452 "Is the gravy good?"
Headland(s) - Loc 85 23 "perched on its prominent headland"
Hub - Loc 10701 "at any transport hub"
Nonexistent - Loc 9977 "widows whose children were non-existent"
North - Loc 10014 "from somewhere in north Wales"
Observation - Loc 8513 "ready to begin her observation"
Organized (no variations) - Loc 8320 "He'd organized a meeting"
Tide(s) - Loc 84244 "that floods with the high tides"
Pierced - Loc 9700 "the silence was pierced by the whistle of Gwen's kettle"
Underground - Loc 10034 "spent their lives underground"

Book Used: Three Tequilas (The Althea Rose Mystery, #3) by Tricia O'Malley
Etched - Loc 2396 "something etched into its side"
Inclined (no variations) - Loc 2389 "She inclined her head."
Luck - Loc 994 "best of luck to you"

Book Used: A Life to Kill (Jenny Cooper, #7) by M.R. Hall
Audio Track 7: "the mile span of the estuary"

Book Used: Inspired Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again by Rachel Held Evans
Accessible - Loc 43 "makes it accessible without trampling its ancient origins"
Breathtaking - Loc 1510 "with both breathtaking scope and rich particularity"
Confluence - Loc 1109 "a growing confluence of misgivings"
Furs (must be plural) - Loc 1951 "More furs, more guns, more profits"
19th century - Loc 761 "the abolition movement in the nineteenth century"

Book Used: The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto
Estuary - Loc 988 "I admire that sort of bluntness"
Freeze - Loc 1666 "You'll freeze!! I screamed."

Book Used: Dying to Remember (Smithwell Fairies Cozy Mystery #1) by Karin Kaufman
Insect - Loc 2536 "the insects, the birds, the varmints"
Maple - Loc 1482 "maple syrup from the trees"
Nearby - Loc 489 "the killer was nearby"
Nest(ing) - Loc 1497 "what a hornet's nest I might poke"

Book Used: Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins
Atlantic - Loc 3150 "the other side of the Atlantic"
Foggy (no variations) - Loc 1961 "late on a foggy night"

Book Used: The Bat (Harry Hole, #1) by Jo Nesbø
European - Loc 2127 "adapt to European urban culture"
License - Loc 3529 "stripped me of my license"
Mist - Loc 2607 "he saw Lebie emerge from the mist"

Book Used: Cold Case Crumble (Murder on the Equator #3) by Jennifer Joy
Broth - Loc 5585 "I dodged a blob of broth"

Book Used: The Town with No Roads by Joe Siple
Crepe(s) - Loc 534 ""Have you even had bacon in your crepes?"
Fast Food (must be together) - Loc 3234 "with big-box stores and fast food chains"

Book Used: Entering the Passion of Jesus A Beginner's Guide to Holy Week by Amy-Jill Levine
Curd(s) - Loc 290 "she brought him curds in a lordly bowl"

Book Used: Away with the Penguins by Hazel Prior
Ecosystem - Loc 677 "change within their ecosystem"

Book Used: Constable on the Prowl (Constable Nick Mystery, #2) by Nicholas Rhea
Cub - Loc 4301 "she appeared even heavier with cubs"
Sentinel - Loc 3582 "The flask of coffee stood like a sentinel beside it."

Book Used: Flashback (Anna Pigeon, #11) by Nevada Barr
Dinghy - Loc 2352 "Occasionally brought a dinghy into shore"
Moose - Loc 5727 "shaking like a newborn moose calf"
Trapping - Loc 643 "trapping Anna's legs"

Book Used: The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Limestone - 4338 "five limestone stacks that stick out"


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Jan | 21078 comments Thanks for joining me Lynda!


message 6: by Ed (last edited Nov 15, 2025 12:54PM) (new)

Ed Lehman | 732 comments Quebec Word Search
March 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

36/45

Words
✔ Admire-p.230- Battambang-"...to be seen or to be admired." 3/13/25
Accessible
✔ Atlantic-p.154-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"...to abolish the Atlantic slave trade." 8/12/25
✔ Bilingual-p.81-Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages-"...bilingual children have greater mental flexibility..." 7/6/25
✔ Blowing (no variations)-p. 516-Russell Baker's Book of American Humor-"...often blowing out the main fuse..." 5/5/25
Breathtaking
✔ Broth-p.70-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"Add one cup of the chicken broth..." 3/1/25
✔ Confluence-p.330-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...a confluence of Byzantine and Romanesque architecture..." 8/1/25
✔ Crepe(s)-p.118-Broken-"I ate haggis and crepes (not together)..." 10/10/25
✔ Cub-p.96 of Part 2-Phineas Finn-"...to Willingford to look after the cub hunting." 8/2/25
Curd(s)
Dinghy
Ecosystem
✔ Estuary-p.210- Battambang-"...before narrowing into streams and estuaries..." 3/11/25
Etched
✔ European-p.101-Battambang-"European communism depended on the growth..." 3/1/25
✔ Fleur-de-lys (lis)-p.26-Eye of the Storm-"...with embossed blue-and-silver fleurs de lys..." 6/23/25
✔ Foggy (no variations)-p.18-The Water-Method Man- "Choose a foggy night..." 7/9/25
✔ Fast Food (must be together)-p.328-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"...lefties have the advantage at...fast food restaurants..." 8/1/25
✔ Freeze-p.134-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"...thaw it out and freeze it again." 5/2/25
✔ Furs (must be plural)-p.142-Murder on a Midsummer Night-"...and she was wearing her furs..." 3/29/25
✔ Gravy-p.252-Battambang-"...the gravy forced up around the edges..." 3/16/25
✔ Headland(s)-Kindle loc.3332-The Sun Also Rises- "There was the green of the headlands..." 11/15/25
✔ Hub-p.323-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"Innsbruck is a year-round hub for snow sports..." 8/1/25
✔ Inclined (no variations)-p.121- Battambang-"Bernard now inclined forward to..." 3/2/25
✔ Insect-p.118- Battambang-"The insect's soft smack into the wall..." 3/1/25
License
✔ Limestone-p.128-Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion- "...that is, the limestone of southern England..." 3/8/24
✔ Luck-p.111-Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion-"There was the sheer good luck that..." 3/1/25
✔ Maple-p.69-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"For premium maple syrup, a good sap..." 3/1/25
✔ Mist-p.139-Battambang-"...truck with mist curling around his hips..." 3/3/25
✔ Moose-p.55-Murder on a Midsummer Night-"...stuffed, as it might be, moose." 3/22/25
✔ Utility-p.210Thomas and Niko in the City of Trees-"...from a nearby utilty pole." 5/29/25
✔ Nest(ing)-p.123-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"The hollow-sounding bittern guards its nest..." 3/9/25
Nonexistent (hyphenated ok)
✔ North-p.120- Battambang-"North Korea, Russia, all have succumbed." 3/2/25
✔ Observation-p.142-Dombey and Son-"...the commonest observation to a nervous stranger..." 7/5/25
✔ Organized (no variations)-p.176-The Crime at Black Dudley-"...this man controls organized gangs of crooks..." 7/9/25
Pierced
✔ Quebec-p.86-Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages-"Still, both Quebec and Canada are members of the International Francophonie..." 7/6/25
✔ Sentinel-p.594-The Red Sphinx: A Sequel to The Three Musketeers-"...the sentinels in the town saw the small troop..." 5/31/25
✔ Tide(s)-p.110-Murder on a Midsummer Night
"...the tide was not seething..." 3/27/25
✔ Trapping (no variations)-p.28-Broken-"...the thing trapping me inside the box was me." 7/20/25
✔ Underground-p.311-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...a secret underground bunker where the government..." 5/25/25
✔ 19th century (must be together; can be hyphenated or have 19th written out)-p.322-The Know-It-All-"...a Chinese upheaval in the mid nineteenth century..." 5/21/25


message 7: by Denise S (last edited Jun 03, 2025 08:56AM) (new)

Denise S | 2894 comments Quebec Word Search
March 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
43/45

Words
Admire "admire and respect her" p. 57 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Accessible "called the Accessible Arts Theatre" p. 205 Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia by Orlando Figes 3.28.25
Atlantic "revered on both sides of the Atlantic" p. 186 An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch 3.6.25
Bilingual "She was bilingual you know." p. 58 No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rendell 3.14.25
Blowing (no variations) "after wiping his face and blowing his nose," p. 67 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Breathtaking "breathtaking costumes" p. 227 An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch 3.6.25
Broth "of sweet corn and chicken broth" p. 90 Goodbye to Yesterday by Wanda Brunstetter 4.29.25
Confluence 'amazing and incomprehensible confluence of superstition and magnificence, ignorance and enlightenment' p. 125 Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia by Orlando Figes 3.28.25
Crepe(s) "crepe paper" p. 64 A Cold Day for Murder by Dama Stabenow 4.1.25
Cub - "my blond bear cub of a partner was strangely quiet" p.51 Death Spiral by Leena Lehtolainen 3.20.25
Curd(s) "curd and raspberry" p. 124 The Vanishing Type by Ellery Adams 3.28.25
Dinghy "taken the dinghy across the broad channel to fish" p. 3 Northwest Angle by William Kent Kruger 3.15.25
Ecosystem
Estuary "estuary became an energetic building site" p. 4 Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia by Orlando Figes 3.28.25
Etched "etched carefully into stone" p. 88 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
European "European champion sprinter Rami" Location 65 Snow Woman by Leena Lehtolainen 3.15.25
Fleur-de-lys (lis)
Foggy (no variations) "It was foggy and there was one of those sudden pileups." p.58 No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rendell 3.12.25
Fast Food (must be together) "The fast food perked me up" p. 95 Death Spiral by Leena Lehtolainen 3.20.25
Freeze "left her comatose long enough for her to freeze to death" Location 68 Snow Woman by Leena Lehtolainen 3.15.25
Furs (must be plural). "She is the one who reported my skins and furs business." p. 85 The Woman Who Waited: A Novel by Andrei Makine 3.15.25
Gravy "His black coffee tasted more like gravy." p. 175 No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rendell 3.12.25
Headland(s) "headland, the water whipping up white over its boulder" p. 138 An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch 3.6.25
Hub "each one of them is his or her own hub" p. 124 The Broken Window by Jeffrey Deaver 3.28.25
Inclined (no variations) "Now she inclined her head." p. 26 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Insect "insect?" Mel aked. p. 231 Northwest Angle by William Kent Kruger 3.15.25
License "I got my license in France" p. 248 Snow Woman by Leena Lehtolainen 3.15.25
Limestone "limestone houses to his left" p. 43 An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch 3.6.25
Luck "Good luck. You'll do great" p. 35 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Maple "I was a kid and only knew maples." p. 127 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Mist "a heavy mist settled outside." p 395 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Moose "We think she. might be a moose." p. 267 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Nearby "his contingent had grown to fifteen agents, brought in from regions nearby" p 40 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Nest(ing) "a baby bird balancing on the edge of the nest" p. 258 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Nonexistent (hyphenated ok) "she would have been shepherding a flock to some nonexistent treat" p. 57. No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rendell 3.12.25
North - "north, but this time of year you to see 'em" p. 64 An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch 3.6.25
Observation "One man is still in hospital for observation" p. 126 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Organized (no variations) "That wasn't organized until after the decision had been made" p. 117 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Pierced "The nostrils of her tiny pierced nose..." p12 Snow Woman by Leena Lehtolainen 3.15.25
Quebec "Armand Gamache would never forget when the Premiere of Quebec" p. 1 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Sentinel "sentinels of opposing nations faced one another" p. 285 A Fool's Kabbalah
Tide(s) "Against the Red Tide it seems laughable now" p. 290 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Trapping (no variations) "trapping beaver and. marten" A Cold Day for Murder by Dama Stabenow 4.1.25
Underground "He knew enough about the London underground system." p. 254 No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rendell 3.12.25
19th century (must be together; can be hyphenated or have 19th written out) "nineteenth-century critic referring to a "dialectic of the soul"" p. 17 The Woman Who Waited: A Novel by Andre?? Makine by Andrei Makine 3.15.25


message 8: by Richard (last edited Mar 14, 2025 10:39PM) (new)

Richard (richoman25) | 127 comments WC - Quebec Word Search

✅ Total: 45/45

1. Admire
3/3: The Human Toll of Too Much Law|200229817], Neil Gorsuch - ⭐️
"I have come to admire" p.193
2. Accessible
1/3 - Luck by Design: The Science and Serendipity of a Well-Lived Life, Adam Tank - ⭐️⭐️
"paths weren’t accessible" p.110
3. Atlantic
3/3 - When Women Ruled the World: Making the Renaissance in Europe, Maureen Quilligan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"the tropical Atlantic tradewinds" p.237
4. Bilingual
9/3 - Complete Spanish Workbook For Adult Beginners: Essential Spanish Words And Phrases You Must Know, Explore ToWin - ⭐️⭐️
"we can become bilingual" p.165
5. Blowing
3/3 - How to Be Great at The Stuff You Hate: The Straight-Talking Guide to Networking, Persuading and Selling, Nick Davies - ⭐️
"mind-blowing headers" p.44
6. Breathtaking
6/3 - On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder, Ed Sikov - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"concerns the breathtaking day" p.39
7. Broth
8/3 - The Survival Doctor's Complete Handbook: WHAT TO DO WHEN HELP IS NOT ON THE WAY!, James Hubbard - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Broth, watered-down sports drinks, or watered-down fruit juices" p.231
8. Confluence
2/3 - A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Dawidziak - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a culmination and a confluence" p.191
9. Crepes
12/3 - Toronto, Lonely Planet - ⭐️⭐️
"crepes, vegan eats and more" p.150
10. Cub
12/3 - The Job Pirate: An Entertaining Tale of My Job-hopping Journey in America, Brandon Christopher - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a lion cub at dawn" p.111
11. Curds
12/3 - Question Everything: 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers, New Scientist - ⭐️
"fusion of its curd pieces" p.182
12. Dinghy
12/3 - Horror Films of the 1980s, John Kenneth Muir - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"the yacht in a dinghy" p.1,479
13. Ecosystem
4/3 - Trespassing Across America: One Man's Epic, Never-Done-Before (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland, Ken Ilgunas - ⭐️⭐️
"an ecosystem of cloud species" p.98
14. Estuary
6/3 - 1494: How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half, Stephen R. Bown - ⭐️⭐️
"entering the estuary" p.146
15. Etched
9/3 - Beyond Gatsby: How Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Writers of the 1920s Shaped American Culture, Robert McParland - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - p.39
16. European
1/3 - Collision of Empires: The War on the Eastern Front in 1914, Prit Buttar - ⭐️⭐️
"like all European armies" p.20
17. Fleur-de-lis
15/3 - Geoffrey Chaucer: Unveiling the Merry Bard, Mary Flannery - ⭐️⭐️
"covered in fleurs-de-lis worked in pearls" p.73
18. Foggy
2/3 - Extend Your Mind: Praxis Volume 2, Tiago Forte - ⭐️
"and the foggy areas" p.43
19. Fast Food
7/3 - Building Self-Confidence for Dummies, Kate Burton - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"fast food, fast cars" p.137
20. Freeze
3/3 - Unbeaten: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Rocky Marciano, Mike Stanton - ⭐️⭐️
“I was in the deep freeze" p.299
21. Furs
4/3 - Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet, Jennifer Homans - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"presented themselves in furs" p.522
22. Gravy
8/3 - The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spices and Herbs: A Savory Guide to Spicing Up Your Favorite Dishes, Leslie Bilderback - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"refers to a meat-based sauce or gravy" p.236
23. Headlands
13/3 - After the North Pole: A Story of Survival, Mythmaking, and Melting Ice, Erling Kagge - ⭐️⭐️
"headlands, lakes, and fjords" p.130
24. Hub
3/3 - Celestial Geometry: Understanding the Astronomical Meanings of Ancient Sites, Ken Taylor - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"central hub flow" p.192
25. Inclined
2/3 - Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life, Brigid Schulte - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"less inclined to act" p.244
26. Insect
11/3 - How to Read a Chicken's Mind: Understand How Chickens Learn, Perceive People, Express Emotions, and Pass Down Knowledge, Melissa Caughey - ⭐️⭐️
"their commercial diet with insects" p.22
27. License
7/3 - Social Anxiety For Dummies, Laura Johnson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"studying for her license" p.68
28. Limestone
3/3 - Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II, Elyse Graham - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a stern limestone tower" p.10
29. Luck
3/3 - A More Loving World : How to increase compassion, kindness and joy, The School of Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"With any luck" p.38
30. Maple
6/3 - Fitter. Calmer. Stronger.: A Mindful Approach to Exercise and Nutrition, Ellie Goulding - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"it binds with the coconut oil and maple syrup" p.218
31. Mist
6/3 - An Architectural Approach to Level Design, Christopher W. Totten - ⭐️⭐️
"obscured by walls of mist" p.325
32. Moose
8/3 - Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood’s First Stuntwoman, Mallory O'Meara - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"the Loyal Order of Moose" p.140
33. Nearby
4/3 - Anxiety: Using Depth Psychology to Find a Balance in Your Life, Fritz Riemann - ⭐️⭐️
"in a nearby city" p.95
34. Nest
7/3 - Notes from New Zealand, Edward Kanze - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a simple nest of seaweed" p.40
35. Nonexistent
8/3 - Social Media and Society: An Introduction to the Mass Media Landscape, Regina Luttrell - ⭐️⭐️
"In a hypothetical scenario where traditional mass media is nonexistent" p.57
36. North
2/3 - Animal Moves: How to Move Like an Animal to Get You Leaner, Fitter, Stronger and Healthier for Life, Darryl Edwards - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"in North America" p.48
37. Observation
4/3 - Play Like a Girl: How a Soccer School in Kenya's Slums Started a Revolution, Ellie Roscher - ⭐️⭐️
"suggestion or observation" p.184
38. Organized
2/3 - Design Your Work: Praxis Volume 1, Tiago Forte - ⭐️⭐️
"not only to stay organized" p.133
39. Pierced
4/3 - Different Loving: A Complete Exploration of the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission, Gloria G. Brame - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"My nipples are pierced" p.244
40. Quebec
12/3 - Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Can't Anybody Spell, Vivian Cook - ⭐️⭐️
"Quebec Queenie" p.82
41. Sentinel
1/3 - Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation, Jamie Lendino - ⭐️
"a large Sentinel spaceship" p.124
42. Tide
7/3 - Cleopatra and Antony: Power, Love, and Politics in the Ancient World, Diana Preston - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"insufficient tide to wash away" p.243
43. Trapping
7/3 - Hidden in the Heavens: How the Kepler Mission’s Quest for New Planets Changed How We View Our Own, Dr Jason Steffen - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"ionized gas trapping energy" p.153
44. Underground
2/3 - I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, Brian Wilson - ⭐️⭐️
"I didn’t like being underground" p.39
45. 19th century
11/3 - Philanthropy: From Aristotle to Zuckerberg, Paul Vallely - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"the 19th-century critique" p.850


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Jan | 21078 comments Glad you're joining us Ed, Denise & Richard!


message 10: by ♎ ♡ Jess ♡ the library libra ⚖️ (last edited Mar 02, 2025 03:43PM) (new)

♎ ♡ Jess ♡  the library libra ⚖️ | 3 comments Quebec Word Search
March 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

7/45

✿ Words

Admire
➜ "They were easy to find - always surrounded by a gaggle of fans or being admired from a distance." - pg. 141 of The Ravens.
✿ Accessible

✿ Atlantic

✿ Bilingual

✿ Blowing (no variations)

✿ Breathtaking

✿ Broth

✿ Confluence

✿ Crepe(s)

✿ Cub

✿ Curd(s)

✿ Dinghy

✿ Ecosystem

✿ Estuary

✿ Etched

✿ European

✿ Fleur-de-lys (lis)

Foggy (no variations)
"A new possibility sprouted in my foggy brain." - pg. 100 of Gray After Dark.
✿ Fast Food (must be together)

Freeze
”I pushed the horrifying answers away. They’d only freeze me up.” - pg. 72 of Gray After Dark.
✿ Furs (must be plural)

✿ Gravy

✿ Headland(s)

✿ Hub

✿ Inclined (no variations)

Insect
"Every few minutes, tiny insects skittered across my skin. - pg. 98 of Gray After Dark.
✿ License

✿ Limestone

✿ Luck

✿ Maple

✿ Mist

Moose
”For a few seconds, I flailed in the water, thinking the moose was headed straight for me." - pg. 64 of Gray After Dark.
✿ Nearby

Nest(ing)
”I ignored them, keeping my eyes on the blonde nest of hair Fred had pulled out. - pg. 88 of Gray After Dark.
✿ Nonexistent (hyphenated ok)

North
If this were a compass, then Earth should be at the top, pointing north. - pg 175 of The Ravens.
✿ Observation

✿ Organized (no variations)

✿ Pierced

✿ Quebec

✿ Sentinel

✿ Tide(s)

✿ Trapping (no variations)

✿ Underground

✿ 19th century (must be together; can be hyphenated or have 19th written out)



message 11: by Teri-K (last edited Apr 15, 2025 04:50AM) (new)

Teri-K | 1284 comments Quebec Word Search
March 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
45/45

The Invisible Intruder by Carolyn Keene 3/2
Inclined "She was inclined to think he was part of the racket." pp 44
Insect "There were the usual sounds of night birds and insects..." pp 108
License "Whoever is driving that car ought to have his license taken away." pp 151
Luck "I wish you luck." pp 124
Nearby "It bore the postmark of a nearby town." pp 151
North "which is just one mile north of Vernonville on Route 23." pp 80

The Tamarind Seed by Evelyn Anthony 3/3
Admire "I really don't admire him for it." location 750
Atlantic "Judith had found the savage Atlantic breakers smashing against the rocks..." location 405
Blowing "It looks as if there's a real storm blowing up." location 134
Dinghy "Launch the dinghy, we must hurry." location 68
European "Once in one of the East European countries, he was as good as in the Soviet Union." location 34
Nonexistent "Even your non-existent God." location 117
Observation "sharpened to these things by years of observation in how own home." location 747

The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer 3/5
Broth "he agreed to compromise with a bowl of chicken broth..." location 42%
Crepe "You would have me decked out in black crepe!" location 49%
Freeze "Don't freeze me quite to death, Nicky!" location 91%
Mist "the engaging creature was off in a mist of gauze to throw her arms round Nicky's neck..." location 64%
Underground "You will be glad to be done with this, Ned, and know Eustace underground!" location 57%

Mrs. Tim Carries On by D.E. Stevenson 3/5
Furs "gathering up her furs and groping for her gloves down the back of the chair..." location 18
Maple "First I examine the light maple suite and I discover the dent..." location 575
Tide "The tide is out and the sands are brown and firm..." location 148

How the West Was Won by Louis L'Amour 3/6
Trapping "He was through with trapping." pp 280

Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold 3/6
Ecosystem "It's a pretty complex ecosystem." location 58
Headland "A cliff-cut headland at the water's edge was crowned by the ruins..." location 721
Hub "Escobar was one of the planetary hubs in the network of wormhole exits..." location 295
Pierced "A distant whining, rising to a howl, pierced the silence." location 12

Soulless by Gail Carriger 3/7
Accessible "before zeroing in on the most accessible meal in the chamber..." location 930
Breathtaking "The views were reportedly breathtaking..." location 122
19th century "This was the nineteenth century, after all..." location 60

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench 3/8
Curds "The queen of curds and cream." location 1480
Sentinel "One aloof stand sentinel." location 139

My Lady Quicksilver by Bec McMaster 3/10
Foggy "His gaze tracked the foggy streets below..." location 10

Beauty and the Werewolf by Mercedes Lackey 3/11
Cub "a torch-bearing mob to descend in fear of werewolf cubs appearing in a few months..." location 1332
Gravy "or a soup with a thick gravy." location 324
Organized "Wait, they are already organized." location 428

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 3/12
Etched "In the distance the shapes of the pyramids were etched against the sky..." location 268
Limestone "can possibly prepare one for the color of Egyptian limestone ..." location 117
Nest "had left the nest some time before." location 24

Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster 3/15
Fleurs-de-lis "Little silver fleurs-de-lis graced the fabric..." location 1146

The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold 3/17
Confluence "Yours is the final confluence." location 831

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 3/24
Fast Food "handed him a heavy sack of fast-food breakfast sandwiches" location 59
Moose "sticking his thumbs in his ears and spreading his fingers out like moose antlers." location 402

The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers 3/25
Estuary "she slid through the calm channels of the Thames estuary..." location 57

A Killer in King's Cove by Iona Whishaw 4/4
Quebec "Quebec might have suited you better." location 689

Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs 4/12
Bilingual "but he is certainly bilingual." location 199

The Invisible Intruder (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #46) by Carolyn Keene The Tamarind Seed by Evelyn Anthony The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer Mrs. Tim Carries On (Mrs. Tim #3) by D.E. Stevenson How the West Was Won (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures) by Louis L'Amour Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) by Lois McMaster Bujold Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) by Gail Carriger Shakespeare The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench My Lady Quicksilver (London Steampunk, #3) by Bec McMaster Beauty and the Werewolf (A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms) by Mercedes Lackey Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) by Elizabeth Peters Kiss of Steel (London Steampunk, #1) by Bec McMaster The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) by Patricia Briggs The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers A Killer in King's Cove (Lane Winslow #1) by Iona Whishaw Storm Cursed (Mercy Thompson, #11) by Patricia Briggs


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message 13: by Book Concierge (last edited Sep 29, 2025 05:22AM) (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 1816 comments Quebec Word Search
Begins: 01Mar25 / Ends: 31May25



43 / 45 completed
15 books read


Admire - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 193 - "…to notice and admire his…"

Accessible - Give the Boys a Great Big Hand ✔ – 04Mar25 - pg 180 - "…one accessible to customers of…"

Atlantic - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 132 - "…in Atlantic waters due to strong…"

Bilingual - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25- pg 280 - "A bustle of bilingual chatter…"

Blowing - Give the Boys a Great Big Hand ✔ – 04Mar25 - pg 178 - "…three matches blowing out before…"

Breathtaking - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 106 - "…or their breathtaking beauty."

Broth - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue ✔ – 30Apr25 - pg 64 - "…the mug of broth, the basin…"

Confluence - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 105 - "…at the confluence of her arms."

Crepe(s) - A Certain Age ✔ – 27Mar25 - pg 257 - "…delicate crepe de chine …"

Cub - The Door-to-Door Bookstore ✔ – 23Apr25 - pg 25 - "…like a lion cub with underdeveloped…"

Curd(s) - Driving Miss Norma ✔ – 14Apr25- pg 171 - "…cheese curds, and with…"

Dinghy - The Berry Pickers ✔ – 05Apr25 - pg 141 - "…to a dinghy out on the ocean."

Ecosystem

Estuary - Crying in H Mart ✔ – 31May25 - pg "…in the estuaries year-round."

Etched - A Certain Age ✔ – 27Mar25 - pg 156 - "…frigid, etched onto the page with…"

European - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 190 - "…era, most Europeans believed…"

Fleur-de-lys (lis)

Foggy - Give the Boys a Great Big Hand ✔ – 04Mar25 - pg 139 - "…across the bay on a foggy day."

Fast Food - The Second Death Of Goodluck Tinubu ✔ – 14May25 - pg 49 - "…some fast food at the…"

Freeze - A Certain Age ✔ – 27Mar25 - pg 54 - "…my hands freeze in their…"

Furs - Give the Boys a Great Big Hand ✔ – 04Mar25 - pg 97 - "With the furs."

Gravy - The Secret, Book & Scone Society ✔ – 18Mar25 - pg 30 - "…or covered in brown gravy."

Headland(s) - Horse ✔ – 20Apr25- pg 45 - "…below a rock-ribbed headland."

Hub - Jaws ✔ – 23June25 - pg 178 - "…the hub of commerce on Eastern…"

Inclined - The Secret, Book & Scone Society ✔ – 18Mar25 - pg 23 - "Nora inclined her head."

Insect - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 192 - "…if these small insects were mere…"

License - Give the Boys a Great Big Hand ✔ – 04Mar25 - pg 87 - "…card and a driver's license."

Limestone - A Certain Age ✔ – 27Mar25 - pg 94 - "…like a limestone monument…"

Luck - Give the Boys a Great Big Hand ✔ – 04Mar25 - pg 35 - "Good luck with them."

Maple - The Secret, Book & Scone Society ✔ – 18Mar25 - pg 139 - "…cider, and buy maple syrup."

Mist - The Little Old Lady Strikes Again ✔ – 28Mar25 - pg 57 - "…a damp mist lay over the bay."

Moose - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 66 - "…1,000 pounds - as much as a moose."

Nearby - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 193 - "…in nearby Mali have spread to…"

Nest(ing) - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 180 - "...with the nesting area he's…"

Nonexistent - Give the Boys a Great Big Hand ✔ – 04Mar25 - pg 117 - "The bra is practically nonexistent."

North - Give the Boys a Great Big Hand ✔ – 04Mar25 - pg 1 - "North or south, it didn't make…"

Observation - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 10 - "…intriguing observations of wild…"

Organized - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 1 - "…aren't organized like ours."

Pierced - The Secret, Book & Scone Society ✔ – 18Mar25 - pg 168 - "…a thorn pierced the skin…"

Quebec - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 106 - "…to a larger tank in Quebec."

Sentinel - The Berry Pickers ✔ – 05Apr25 - pg 260 - "…windmills stood sentinel over…"

Tide(s) - The Soul of an Octopus ✔ – 14Mar25 - pg 76 - "…visit different tide pools for…"

Trapping - Kept ✔ – 03May25 - pg 42 - "…accidentally trapping her hand…"

Underground - A Certain Age ✔ – 27Mar25 - pg 183 - "…the underground shaking of…"

19th century - The Little Old Lady Strikes Again ✔ – 28Mar25 - pg 45 - "…end of the nineteenth century."


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Richard (richoman25) | 127 comments Finished

✅ Total: 45/45

1. Admire
3/3: The Human Toll of Too Much Law|200229817], Neil Gorsuch - ⭐️
"I have come to admire" p.193
2. Accessible
1/3 - Luck by Design: The Science and Serendipity of a Well-Lived Life, Adam Tank - ⭐️⭐️
"paths weren’t accessible" p.110
3. Atlantic
3/3 - When Women Ruled the World: Making the Renaissance in Europe, Maureen Quilligan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"the tropical Atlantic tradewinds" p.237
4. Bilingual
9/3 - Complete Spanish Workbook For Adult Beginners: Essential Spanish Words And Phrases You Must Know, Explore ToWin - ⭐️⭐️
"we can become bilingual" p.165
5. Blowing
3/3 - How to Be Great at The Stuff You Hate: The Straight-Talking Guide to Networking, Persuading and Selling, Nick Davies - ⭐️
"mind-blowing headers" p.44
6. Breathtaking
6/3 - On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder, Ed Sikov - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"concerns the breathtaking day" p.39
7. Broth
8/3 - The Survival Doctor's Complete Handbook: WHAT TO DO WHEN HELP IS NOT ON THE WAY!, James Hubbard - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Broth, watered-down sports drinks, or watered-down fruit juices" p.231
8. Confluence
2/3 - A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Dawidziak - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a culmination and a confluence" p.191
9. Crepes
12/3 - Toronto, Lonely Planet - ⭐️⭐️
"crepes, vegan eats and more" p.150
10. Cub
12/3 - The Job Pirate: An Entertaining Tale of My Job-hopping Journey in America, Brandon Christopher - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a lion cub at dawn" p.111
11. Curds
12/3 - Question Everything: 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers, New Scientist - ⭐️
"fusion of its curd pieces" p.182
12. Dinghy
12/3 - Horror Films of the 1980s, John Kenneth Muir - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"the yacht in a dinghy" p.1,479
13. Ecosystem
4/3 - Trespassing Across America: One Man's Epic, Never-Done-Before (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland, Ken Ilgunas - ⭐️⭐️
"an ecosystem of cloud species" p.98
14. Estuary
6/3 - 1494: How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half, Stephen R. Bown - ⭐️⭐️
"entering the estuary" p.146
15. Etched
9/3 - Beyond Gatsby: How Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Writers of the 1920s Shaped American Culture, Robert McParland - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - p.39
16. European
1/3 - Collision of Empires: The War on the Eastern Front in 1914, Prit Buttar - ⭐️⭐️
"like all European armies" p.20
17. Fleur-de-lis
15/3 - Geoffrey Chaucer: Unveiling the Merry Bard, Mary Flannery - ⭐️⭐️
"covered in fleurs-de-lis worked in pearls" p.73
18. Foggy
2/3 - Extend Your Mind: Praxis Volume 2, Tiago Forte - ⭐️
"and the foggy areas" p.43
19. Fast Food
7/3 - Building Self-Confidence for Dummies, Kate Burton - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"fast food, fast cars" p.137
20. Freeze
3/3 - Unbeaten: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Rocky Marciano, Mike Stanton - ⭐️⭐️
“I was in the deep freeze" p.299
21. Furs
4/3 - Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet, Jennifer Homans - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"presented themselves in furs" p.522
22. Gravy
8/3 - The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spices and Herbs: A Savory Guide to Spicing Up Your Favorite Dishes, Leslie Bilderback - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"refers to a meat-based sauce or gravy" p.236
23. Headlands
13/3 - After the North Pole: A Story of Survival, Mythmaking, and Melting Ice, Erling Kagge - ⭐️⭐️
"headlands, lakes, and fjords" p.130
24. Hub
3/3 - Celestial Geometry: Understanding the Astronomical Meanings of Ancient Sites, Ken Taylor - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"central hub flow" p.192
25. Inclined
2/3 - Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life, Brigid Schulte - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"less inclined to act" p.244
26. Insect
11/3 - How to Read a Chicken's Mind: Understand How Chickens Learn, Perceive People, Express Emotions, and Pass Down Knowledge, Melissa Caughey - ⭐️⭐️
"their commercial diet with insects" p.22
27. License
7/3 - Social Anxiety For Dummies, Laura Johnson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"studying for her license" p.68
28. Limestone
3/3 - Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II, Elyse Graham - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a stern limestone tower" p.10
29. Luck
3/3 - A More Loving World : How to increase compassion, kindness and joy, The School of Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"With any luck" p.38
30. Maple
6/3 - Fitter. Calmer. Stronger.: A Mindful Approach to Exercise and Nutrition, Ellie Goulding - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"it binds with the coconut oil and maple syrup" p.218
31. Mist
6/3 - An Architectural Approach to Level Design, Christopher W. Totten - ⭐️⭐️
"obscured by walls of mist" p.325
32. Moose
8/3 - Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood’s First Stuntwoman, Mallory O'Meara - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"the Loyal Order of Moose" p.140
33. Nearby
4/3 - Anxiety: Using Depth Psychology to Find a Balance in Your Life, Fritz Riemann - ⭐️⭐️
"in a nearby city" p.95
34. Nest
7/3 - Notes from New Zealand, Edward Kanze - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a simple nest of seaweed" p.40
35. Nonexistent
8/3 - Social Media and Society: An Introduction to the Mass Media Landscape, Regina Luttrell - ⭐️⭐️
"In a hypothetical scenario where traditional mass media is nonexistent" p.57
36. North
2/3 - Animal Moves: How to Move Like an Animal to Get You Leaner, Fitter, Stronger and Healthier for Life, Darryl Edwards - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"in North America" p.48
37. Observation
4/3 - Play Like a Girl: How a Soccer School in Kenya's Slums Started a Revolution, Ellie Roscher - ⭐️⭐️
"suggestion or observation" p.184
38. Organized
2/3 - Design Your Work: Praxis Volume 1, Tiago Forte - ⭐️⭐️
"not only to stay organized" p.133
39. Pierced
4/3 - Different Loving: A Complete Exploration of the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission, Gloria G. Brame - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"My nipples are pierced" p.244
40. Quebec
12/3 - Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Can't Anybody Spell, Vivian Cook - ⭐️⭐️
"Quebec Queenie" p.82
41. Sentinel
1/3 - Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation, Jamie Lendino - ⭐️
"a large Sentinel spaceship" p.124
42. Tide
7/3 - Cleopatra and Antony: Power, Love, and Politics in the Ancient World, Diana Preston - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"insufficient tide to wash away" p.243
43. Trapping
7/3 - Hidden in the Heavens: How the Kepler Mission’s Quest for New Planets Changed How We View Our Own, Dr Jason Steffen - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"ionized gas trapping energy" p.153
44. Underground
2/3 - I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, Brian Wilson - ⭐️⭐️
"I didn’t like being underground" p.39
45. 19th century
11/3 - Philanthropy: From Aristotle to Zuckerberg, Paul Vallely - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"the 19th-century critique" p.850


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Jan | 21078 comments Wow Richard ... that was fast! Terrific job ;)


message 17: by Teri-K (new)

Teri-K | 1284 comments Finished. I'd totally given up on "bilingual" and then - there it was! I laughed when I read it. :)

Quebec Word Search
March 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
45/45

The Invisible Intruder by Carolyn Keene 3/2
Inclined "She was inclined to think he was part of the racket." pp 44
Insect "There were the usual sounds of night birds and insects..." pp 108
License "Whoever is driving that car ought to have his license taken away." pp 151
Luck "I wish you luck." pp 124
Nearby "It bore the postmark of a nearby town." pp 151
North "which is just one mile north of Vernonville on Route 23." pp 80

The Tamarind Seed by Evelyn Anthony 3/3
Admire "I really don't admire him for it." location 750
Atlantic "Judith had found the savage Atlantic breakers smashing against the rocks..." location 405
Blowing "It looks as if there's a real storm blowing up." location 134
Dinghy "Launch the dinghy, we must hurry." location 68
European "Once in one of the East European countries, he was as good as in the Soviet Union." location 34
Nonexistent "Even your non-existent God." location 117
Observation "sharpened to these things by years of observation in how own home." location 747

The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer 3/5
Broth "he agreed to compromise with a bowl of chicken broth..." location 42%
Crepe "You would have me decked out in black crepe!" location 49%
Freeze "Don't freeze me quite to death, Nicky!" location 91%
Mist "the engaging creature was off in a mist of gauze to throw her arms round Nicky's neck..." location 64%
Underground "You will be glad to be done with this, Ned, and know Eustace underground!" location 57%

Mrs. Tim Carries On by D.E. Stevenson 3/5
Furs "gathering up her furs and groping for her gloves down the back of the chair..." location 18
Maple "First I examine the light maple suite and I discover the dent..." location 575
Tide "The tide is out and the sands are brown and firm..." location 148

How the West Was Won by Louis L'Amour 3/6
Trapping "He was through with trapping." pp 280

Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold 3/6
Ecosystem "It's a pretty complex ecosystem." location 58
Headland "A cliff-cut headland at the water's edge was crowned by the ruins..." location 721
Hub "Escobar was one of the planetary hubs in the network of wormhole exits..." location 295
Pierced "A distant whining, rising to a howl, pierced the silence." location 12

Soulless by Gail Carriger 3/7
Accessible "before zeroing in on the most accessible meal in the chamber..." location 930
Breathtaking "The views were reportedly breathtaking..." location 122
19th century "This was the nineteenth century, after all..." location 60

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench 3/8
Curds "The queen of curds and cream." location 1480
Sentinel "One aloof stand sentinel." location 139

My Lady Quicksilver by Bec McMaster 3/10
Foggy "His gaze tracked the foggy streets below..." location 10

Beauty and the Werewolf by Mercedes Lackey 3/11
Cub "a torch-bearing mob to descend in fear of werewolf cubs appearing in a few months..." location 1332
Gravy "or a soup with a thick gravy." location 324
Organized "Wait, they are already organized." location 428

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 3/12
Etched "In the distance the shapes of the pyramids were etched against the sky..." location 268
Limestone "can possibly prepare one for the color of Egyptian limestone ..." location 117
Nest "had left the nest some time before." location 24

Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster 3/15
Fleurs-de-lis "Little silver fleurs-de-lis graced the fabric..." location 1146

The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold 3/17
Confluence "Yours is the final confluence." location 831

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 3/24
Fast Food "handed him a heavy sack of fast-food breakfast sandwiches" location 59
Moose "sticking his thumbs in his ears and spreading his fingers out like moose antlers." location 402

The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers 3/25
Estuary "she slid through the calm channels of the Thames estuary..." location 57

A Killer in King's Cove by Iona Whishaw 4/4
Quebec "Quebec might have suited you better." location 689

Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs 4/12
Bilingual "I don't think Mrs. Salas speaks English, but he is certainly bilingual." location 199

The Invisible Intruder (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #46) by Carolyn Keene The Tamarind Seed by Evelyn Anthony The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer Mrs. Tim Carries On (Mrs. Tim #3) by D.E. Stevenson How the West Was Won (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures) by Louis L'Amour Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) by Lois McMaster Bujold Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) by Gail Carriger Shakespeare The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench My Lady Quicksilver (London Steampunk, #3) by Bec McMaster Beauty and the Werewolf (A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms) by Mercedes Lackey Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) by Elizabeth Peters Kiss of Steel (London Steampunk, #1) by Bec McMaster The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) by Patricia Briggs The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers A Killer in King's Cove (Lane Winslow #1) by Iona Whishaw Storm Cursed (Mercy Thompson, #11) by Patricia Briggs


message 18: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 21078 comments Fantastic job Teri! I haven't finished a word search in over a year ... LOL.


message 19: by Teri-K (last edited Apr 17, 2025 04:34AM) (new)

Teri-K | 1284 comments Jan wrote: "Fantastic job Teri! I haven't finished a word search in over a year ... LOL."

Never give up, never give in! Or something like that, haha.

I found "multilingual" - twice - before I hit bilingual. lol


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Denise S | 2894 comments finished

Quebec Word Search
March 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
43/45

Words
Admire "admire and respect her" p. 57 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Accessible "called the Accessible Arts Theatre" p. 205 Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia by Orlando Figes 3.28.25
Atlantic "revered on both sides of the Atlantic" p. 186 An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch 3.6.25
Bilingual "She was bilingual you know." p. 58 No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rendell 3.14.25
Blowing (no variations) "after wiping his face and blowing his nose," p. 67 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Breathtaking "breathtaking costumes" p. 227 An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch 3.6.25
Broth "of sweet corn and chicken broth" p. 90 Goodbye to Yesterday by Wanda Brunstetter 4.29.25
Confluence 'amazing and incomprehensible confluence of superstition and magnificence, ignorance and enlightenment' p. 125 Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia by Orlando Figes 3.28.25
Crepe(s) "crepe paper" p. 64 A Cold Day for Murder by Dama Stabenow 4.1.25
Cub - "my blond bear cub of a partner was strangely quiet" p.51 Death Spiral by Leena Lehtolainen 3.20.25
Curd(s) "curd and raspberry" p. 124 The Vanishing Type by Ellery Adams 3.28.25
Dinghy "taken the dinghy across the broad channel to fish" p. 3 Northwest Angle by William Kent Kruger 3.15.25
Ecosystem
Estuary "estuary became an energetic building site" p. 4 Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia by Orlando Figes 3.28.25
Etched "etched carefully into stone" p. 88 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
European "European champion sprinter Rami" Location 65 Snow Woman by Leena Lehtolainen 3.15.25
Fleur-de-lys (lis)
Foggy (no variations) "It was foggy and there was one of those sudden pileups." p.58 No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rendell 3.12.25
Fast Food (must be together) "The fast food perked me up" p. 95 Death Spiral by Leena Lehtolainen 3.20.25
Freeze "left her comatose long enough for her to freeze to death" Location 68 Snow Woman by Leena Lehtolainen 3.15.25
Furs (must be plural). "She is the one who reported my skins and furs business." p. 85 The Woman Who Waited: A Novel by Andrei Makine 3.15.25
Gravy "His black coffee tasted more like gravy." p. 175 No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rendell 3.12.25
Headland(s) "headland, the water whipping up white over its boulder" p. 138 An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch 3.6.25
Hub "each one of them is his or her own hub" p. 124 The Broken Window by Jeffrey Deaver 3.28.25
Inclined (no variations) "Now she inclined her head." p. 26 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Insect "insect?" Mel aked. p. 231 Northwest Angle by William Kent Kruger 3.15.25
License "I got my license in France" p. 248 Snow Woman by Leena Lehtolainen 3.15.25
Limestone "limestone houses to his left" p. 43 An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch 3.6.25
Luck "Good luck. You'll do great" p. 35 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Maple "I was a kid and only knew maples." p. 127 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Mist "a heavy mist settled outside." p 395 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Moose "We think she. might be a moose." p. 267 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Nearby "his contingent had grown to fifteen agents, brought in from regions nearby" p 40 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Nest(ing) "a baby bird balancing on the edge of the nest" p. 258 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Nonexistent (hyphenated ok) "she would have been shepherding a flock to some nonexistent treat" p. 57. No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rendell 3.12.25
North - "north, but this time of year you to see 'em" p. 64 An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch 3.6.25
Observation "One man is still in hospital for observation" p. 126 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Organized (no variations) "That wasn't organized until after the decision had been made" p. 117 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Pierced "The nostrils of her tiny pierced nose..." p12 Snow Woman by Leena Lehtolainen 3.15.25
Quebec "Armand Gamache would never forget when the Premiere of Quebec" p. 1 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Sentinel "sentinels of opposing nations faced one another" p. 285 A Fool's Kabbalah
Tide(s) "Against the Red Tide it seems laughable now" p. 290 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 3.7.25
Trapping (no variations) "trapping beaver and. marten" A Cold Day for Murder by Dama Stabenow 4.1.25
Underground "He knew enough about the London underground system." p. 254 No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rendell 3.12.25
19th century (must be together; can be hyphenated or have 19th written out) "nineteenth-century critic referring to a "dialectic of the soul"" p. 17 The Woman Who Waited: A Novel by Andre?? Makine by Andrei Makine 3.15.25


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