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February Scavenger HuntBASIC Scavenger List
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✔candy - Murder Below Montparnasse by Cara Black audio track 99 - "picked them off like candy."
✔caress - The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George audio track 4c - "many little caresses..."
cupid
✔dinner - Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber p40 - "They agreed to meet for dinner."
heart
✔lace - Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber p25 - "It's really a lace shawl I knit years ago."
love letter
lovers
Paris
red
✔romance - Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber p1 - "a collection of romance novels."
✔roses - Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber p12 - "a crystal vase of red roses..."
✔valentine - Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber p1 - "It was 6:00 on Valentine's Day."
wine
BONUS words
aardvark
cabinet
dentist
picture frame
tequila
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Begins: 01Feb16 / Ends: 29Feb16
5 books read
15/15 basic words found
3/5 BONUS words found
BASIC Scavenger List
✔ arrow - The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop ✔ – 03 Feb 16 - pg 191 - "…each with an arrow pointing …"
✔ candy - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 212 - "…munching on holiday candy and …"
✔ caress - Dream When You're Feeling Blue ✔ – 29Feb16 - pg 36 - "…caress a girl's throat."
✔ cupid - Hail to the Chef – 09Feb16 - pg 11 - "…attempting to play Cupid."
✔ dinner - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 1 - "… fixing dinner and kissing …"
✔ heart - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 2 -"…struck fear in her heart."
✔ lace - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 238 - "…wore black lace mantillas…"
✔ love letter - The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop – 03 Feb 16 - pg 59 - "…seductively powerful love letter …"
✔ lovers - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 217 - "…silver orb that lovers had stared…"
✔ Paris - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 149 - "…American Air Show in Paris."
✔ red - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 36 - "…with smiling red lips."
✔ romance - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 209 - "…a certain amount of romance in …"
✔ roses - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 35 - "…blooming with red cabbage roses."
✔ valentine - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 93 - "…a Valentine's Day Photo…"
✔ wine - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 204 - "…connoisseurs of French wine,"
BONUS words
aardvark
✔ cabinet - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 232 - "…every member of the cabinet."
✔ dentist - The Astronaut Wives Club – 05 Feb16 - pg 174 - "…make weekly visits to the dentist."
✔ picture frame - The Girl on the Train ✔ – 11Feb16 - pg 251 - "I pick up the photo frame …"
tequila
February Scavenger Hunt19 of 20
Basic Scavenger List
✔ arrow - No Other Darkness by Sarah Hilary - 5 Stars - 2/11/16 - page 266 - "nose and brows arrow straight"
✔ candy - Day of the Dead by Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 2/14/16 - page 233 - "would you like a piece of candy"
✔ caress - Day of the Dead by Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 2/14/16 - page 99 - "your mother'scaress."
✔ cupid - In the Shadow of the Glacier by Vicki Delany - 4 Stars - 2/12/16 - page 97 - "a classical statue of a peeing cupid".
✔ dinner - Day of the Dead by Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 2/14/16 - page 27 - "embroidering after dinner"
✔ heart - Day of the Dead by Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 2/14/16 - page 24 - "his heart belonged to another".
✔ lace - Day of the Dead by Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 2/14/16 - page 113 - "a white ruffled ✔ lace headpiece.
✔ love letter - Day of the Dead by Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 2/14/16 - page 54 - "a collection of love letters"
✔ lovers - Day of the Dead by Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 2/14/16 - page 151 - "impassioned opera lovers"
✔ Paris - Ends of the Earth by Robert Goddard - 5 Stars - 2/10/16 - page 1 - "the Paris Peace Conference".
✔ red - Day of the Dead by Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 2/14/16 - page 17 - "blotches of red on his face"
✔ romance - Columbine by Dave Cullen - 2/17/16 - 4.5 Stars - page 29 - "Ir was a torrid romance."
✔ roses - Day of the Dead by Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 2/14/16 - page 60 - "bouquet of roses"
✔ valentine- No Other Darkness by Sarah Hilary - 5 Stars - 2/11/16 - page 144 - "like being mugged by Valentine's Day"
✔ wine - Day of the Dead by Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 2/14/16 - page 217 - "glass of wine"
Bonus words
aardvark
✔ cabinet - Day of the Dead by Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 2/14/16 - page 92 - "closed the cabinet with a bang"
✔ dentist - Mangle Street Murders by MRC Kasasian - 4. Stars - 2/13/16 - page 291 - "trip to the dentist"
✔ picture frame- 13th Hour - Richard Doetsch - 4 Stars - 2/5/16 - page 45 - "Several frames contained pictures of Sheila".
✔ tequila - Columbine by Dave Cullen - 2/17/16 - 4.5 Stars - page 297 - "Eric ordered tequila."
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BASIC Scavenger List
arrow
candy
caress
cupid
dinner
heart
lace
love letter
lovers
Paris
red
romance
roses
valentine
wine
BONUS words
aardvark
cabinet
dentist
picture frame
tequila
Words: 16/20BASIC Scavenger List
arrow The Passion. (2/21/16) p. 156. "I had not done that before, not felt the icy drops like arrows and the change the skin undergoes."
candy Why Not Me? (2/10/16) p. 1 "You don't have to give people candy to like you, Mindy,"
caress The Perfect Evil (2/15/16) p. 159 "She was surprised to find herself waiting breathlessly, hoping for the caress to continue..."
cupid
dinner The Forgotten Garden (2/3/16) p. 504 "...my tardy appearance at the dinner table..."
heart The Forgotten Garden. (2/3/16) p. 436 "...a sensation of swelling pride in my heart."
lace The Forgotten Garden. (2/3/16) p. 462. "...journal pages, past snippets of lace and ribbon..."
love letter The Shadow of the Wind. (2/27/16) p. 123. " It was a love letter."
lovers The Passion. (2/21/15) p. 66. "Lovers are not at their best when it matters."
Paris The Passion. (2/21/16) p. 16. "I was only five when the Revolution turned Paris into a free man's city and France into the scourge of Europe."
red Death in Their Vaulted Arches. (2/6/16) p. 326. "Undine, in a red velvet dress..."
romance Why Not Me? (2/10/16) p. 209. "Their romance with this country is more romantic than any romantic comedy I could ever write."
rose The Forgotten Garden. (2/3/16) p. 493 "...pink rose for happiness..."
valentine
wine Shadow of the Wind. (2/27/16) p. 63. "I have a bit of wine."
BONUS words
aardvark
cabinet The Shadow of the Wind. (2/27/16) p. 123. "I put the letter in the drawer of the cabinet in the entrance hall..."
dentist Why Not Me? (2/10/16) p. 193. "Once, in my dentist's office, I read a magazine article..."
picture frame A Perfect Evil (2/15/16) p. 139. "Carefully, she tugged the photo out of its frame..."
tequila Why Not Me? (2/10/16) p. 83. "It's okay to drink tequila in the car if you just had a really good meeting."
February Scavenger Hunt5 books read
14/15 basic words found
1/5 BONUS words found
BASIC Scavenger List
arrow- Wildwood Dancing (2/12/16) pg. 355 "I felt the poisoned arrow..."
candy - Dreamfever (2/23/16) pg. 18 "I keep my pockets stuffed with candy bars..."
caress - Dreamfever (2/23/16) pg. 3 "He caresses my skin with hands of fire."
cupid - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2/16/16) pg. 236 "My friendly, card-carrying cupids!"
dinner- Service with a Smile (2/21/16) pg. 24 "I shall be back for dinner, of course."
heart- Wildwood Dancing (2/12/16) pg. 7 "Follow your heart was one of his favorite sayings."
lace- Wildwood Dancing (2/12/16) pg. 81 "She wore her hair covered by a demure lace cap,..."
love letter - Shadowfever ( 2/25/16) pg. 514 "A love letter from him?"
lovers - Dreamfever (2/23/16) pg. 3 " They surround me, my lovers, the terrifying Unseelie Princes."
Paris
red- Wildwood Dancing (2/12/16) pg. 34 "The floor was tiled in red and the walls..."
romance- Shadowfever (2/25/16) pg. 318 "...dress it up in romance?"
roses- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2/16/16) pg. 122 "...the lake rose, the flower beds..."
valentine - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2/16/16) pg. 236 "They will be roving around the school today delivering your valentines!"
wine- Wildwood Dancing (2/12/16) pg. 24 "Flasks of tuica and elderberry wine made the rounds."
BONUS words
aardvark
cabinet- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2/16/16) pg. 50 "Harry looked quickly around and spotted a large black cabinet..."
dentist
picture frame
tequila
BASIC Scavenger List(1) Innocent Prey by Maggie Shayne (2/9/16) 4****
(2) Deadly Obsession by Maggie Shayne (2/20/16) 4****
(3) Hostage by Kay Hooper (2/24/16) 3***
(4) Haunted by Kay Hooper (2/27/16) 3***
(5) Breath of Scandal (2/29/16)4****
(3) arrow: page 209 - An arrow?
(5) candy: page 220 - ...owns the candy store.
(5) caress: page 22 - ...to caress bare skin.
cupid
(1) dinner: page 256 -...I wanted a nice dinner...
(1) heart: page 9 - Her heart jumped in her chest...
(1) lace: page 96 - ...with sexy lace sleeves...
love letter
(1) lovers: page 312) - ...like a devoted lover.
(5) Paris: page 170 - "Two years, maybe more, in Paris!"
(1) red: page 25 - ...if it had ever been red.
(4) romance: page 56- A romance on the rocks.
(1) roses: page 259 - ...the White House rose garden.
(1) valentine: page 231 - ...like a Valentine card on crack.
(2) wine: page 165- ...black-and-wine interior,...
"BONUS" words
aardvark
(1) cabinet: page 152 - ...to one of the file cabinets...
(1) dentist: page 148 - ...dentists must see in their nightmares.
(3) picture frame: page 257 - "Picture frames," Hollis said.
tequila
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Just copy the list into a post and I'll get you linked up.
February Scavenger HuntBASIC Scavenger List
✔arrow - Ming Tea Murder - 2/11/16 - pg 236 - "...marked by orange lanterns and glittering arrows."
✔candy - Ming Tea Murder - 2/11/16 - pg 24 - "She's a very nice girl, nice eye candy..."
✔caress - The Light Between Oceans - 2/20/16 - p19 - "letting the sun caress his face,..."
cupid
✔dinner - Ming Tea Murder - 2/11/16 - pg 65 - "Not crashing a state dinner at the White House."
✔heart - Ming Tea Murder - 2/11/16 - pg 8 - "taking a longer, harder look, her heart..."
✔lace - Ming Tea Murder - 2/11/16 - pg 145 - "Drayton held up two frilly white lace aprons,..."
love letter
✔lovers - Ming Tea Murder - 2/11/16 - pg 154 - "Then you must be a chocolate lover,..."
Paris
✔red - Ming Tea Murder - 2/11/16 - pg 1 - Glowing red, Chinese lanterns...
✔romance - The Light Between Oceans - 2/20/16 - p194 - "How many other shipboard romances?"
✔roses - Ming Tea Murder - 2/11/16 - pg 26 - "...what Charlotte really wanted were Juliet roses."
valentine
✔wine - Ming Tea Murder - 2/11/16 - pg 334 - "Air Force romance..."
BONUS words
aardvark
cabinet
dentist
picture frame
tequila
BASIC Scavenger List14/15 basic words
5/5 bonus words
arrow- Shattered by Debra Puglisi Sharp finished 2/11/16 p. 103- Quiet, poised, her spine straight as an arrow.
candy- When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning- finished 2/4/16- p. 122. Those who could not wait their turn bribed their way to the front of the line (with packs of cigarettes, money or candy bars).
caress
cupid- Shattered by Debra Puglisi Sharp finished 2/11/16 P. 30 I did not know it for a quarter of a century, but it was Bill Sharp who played Cupid for me an another "older man"...
dinner- Gifted Hands by Ben Carson finished 2/7/16. P. 65. Afterward, Sgt. Hunt introuduced me to General Westmoreland and I had dinner with him and the Congressional Award winners.
heart- A Deadly Affair by Tom Henderson finished 2/9/16 p. 57. You have a heart of gold, Dawnn.
lace- Happens Every Day by Isabel Gillies finished 2/28/16. P. 33. There were planted flowers, like sunflowers and lilies, and there were also masses of wild Queen Ann's Lace and goldenrod, the stuff that makes everyone sneeze, but looks pretty in bouquets.
love letter- A Deadly Affair by Tom Henderson finished 2/9/16 p. 47 There were several Hallmark cards, love letters, poems, and three photos of a woman and one of a man.
lovers- A Deadly Affair by Tom Henderson finished 2/9/16. P. 70 Lovers would come to the later shows, where some kinds of American Motors cars were banned because they had fully reclining seats...
Paris- When Books Went To War by Molly Guptill Manning finished 2/4/16- p. 9- "The reaction of the German people to the cowardly murder in Paris signified the nation following its healthy instincts" Goebbels said.
red- When Books Went To War by Molly Guptill Manning finished 2/4/16- p. 113. For days I've been hunting through our service club, bothering the Red Cross, scanning our library shelves and hunting unrelentlessly through the barracks- for what????
romance- Gifted Hands by Ben Carson- finished 2/7/16. P. 89. I'd come too far to be sidetracked by romance.
roses- Fatal Beauty by Brut Barer p. 55. Finished 2/11/16. Krell showed up one morning at my apartment with thirteen roses and thirteen 100 dollar bills.
valentine- Gifted Hands by Ben Carson finished 2//7/16. P 168. Bo-Bo Valentine was still alive.
wine- Shattered by Debra Pugliosi Sharp finished 2/11/16. P 110. Right now wine, and lots of it, is highly medicinal.
BONUS words
aardvark- Yes We Treat Aardvarks: Stories from an extraordinary Veterinary Practice by Robert M. Miller, D.V.M finished 2/28/16 preface. page 1.The title of the book is misleading. You see, I never actually treated an aardvark.
cabinet- Shattered by Debra Puglisi Sharp finished 2/11/16. P 57. He searches the medicine chest and the cabinet under the sink...
dentist- Fatal Beauty by Burl Barer finished 2/11/16 p. 54. The dentist who had just graduated from dental school was Dr. John Drell, DDS, a native Houstonian.
picture frame- Happens Every Day by Isabel Gillies finished 2/28/16 p. 16. Josiah was upstairs ripping into boxes, hauling books into the guest room, but when I heard the clacking around of picture frames and spinning of measuring tapes my interest perked up.
tequila- Night People by Larry Dunlap finished 2/15/16 p. 29. The players began a tepid version of Tequila, an instrumental featuring a sax...
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BASIC Scavenger Listarrow-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 178-"eyes on the glowing arrow"
candy-Off the Page-2/10/16-page 34-"they ate candy for eight straight hours."
caress-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 62-"with the speed of a caress."
cupid-Off the Page-2/10/16-page 21-"Struck by cupid's arrow!"
dinner-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 36-"from the fields for his dinner"
heart-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 29-"but her heart beat"
lace-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 30-"giving the impression of lace."
love letter-Off the Page-2/10/16-page 351-"sends a love letter in a bottle"
lovers-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 279-"friend,lover,rich,poor"
Paris-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 334-"fine cloth sent from Paris"
red-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 13-"digital clock glowing red"
romance-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 196-"parents' perfect romance"
roses-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 7-"where rogue roses bloomed"
valentine-Off the Page-2/10/16-page 6-"her second grade valentines"
wine-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 167-"stained red with wine"
BONUS words
aardvark
cabinet-Off the Page-2/10/16-page 136-"rummages through the cabinets"
dentist-Off the Page-2/10/16-page 277-"You clearly want to be a dentist."
picture frame-Between Sisters-2/15/16-page 166-"seashell picture frames"
tequila-Between Sisters-2/15/16-page 70-"to slam tequila and line-dance"
I guess I need to read The House Girl! Actually, I just put it on hold from the library yesterday.
Patty wrote: "BASIC Scavenger Listarrow-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 178-"eyes on the glowing arrow"
candy
caress-The House Girl-2/5/16-page 62-"with the speed of a caress."
cupid
dinner-The House Girl-2/5/16-pa..."
Wow! Jackpot!
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arrow-The House..."
Hi, Patty .. I've got you linked. Welcome to the challenge.
I'm assuming there is not going to be anyone finding aardvark? :^)
Yeah. The only way I can think of to find an aardvark is with a picture book, and they're under 100 pages. Maybe a book that takes place in the lower half of Africa?
Olivermagnus wrote: "February Scavenger Hunt15 of 20
Basic Scavenger List
✔ arrow - No Other Darkness by Sarah Hilary - 5 Stars - 2/11/16 - page 266 - "nose and brows arrow straight"
✔ candy - Day of the Dead by Ma..."
Connie wrote: "Yeah. The only way I can think of to find an aardvark is with a picture book, and they're under 100 pages. Maybe a book that takes place in the lower half of Africa?"I hope I'm not in a public place if I find 'aardvark' cause I'll be jumping up and down and screaming.
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I hope I'm not..."
And I DO hope you are in a public place ... especially one with cameras so I can watch the You-Tube video ....
Koren wrote: "Connie wrote: "Yeah. The only way I can think of to find an aardvark is with a picture book, and they're under 100 pages. Maybe a book that takes place in the lower half of Africa?"I hope I'm not..."
I too look forward to seeing that video too. :-D
I haven't read either of them yet but I did find aardvark in two books I own, in case any of you have them or can check them out. They are:The Dry Grass of August
and
The Witch Doctor's Wife
:-) Nice, OM! I doubt I'll have time to read them now, but that's very helpful.P.S. I still haven't found arrow or cupid or valentine either, but I think I just need to find a different kind of book for them. Or The House Girl.
Connie wrote: "Koren wrote: "Connie wrote: "Yeah. The only way I can think of to find an aardvark is with a picture book, and they're under 100 pages. Maybe a book that takes place in the lower half of Africa?"..."
I did find aardvark and thankfully I wasnt in a public place. I went to Amazon and googled. I found a book about a veterinarian called Yes, We Treat Aardvarks: Stories from an Extraordinary Veterinary Practice by Robert M. Miller, D.V.M.
Strangely, I have found all the words except for 'caress'. You would not think that would be a hard word to find but I dont do love stories.
I found "caress" in a mystery novel, Koren. I can't find cupid or valentine. No love stories this month for me either. I like them combined with other things, but rarely on their own.I thought picture frame would be easy, but although there were paintings and photographs and frames in several of my books, they were never linked as "picture frame".
It's been an interesting challenge, Book Concierge! I've never done this before.
Connie wrote: "I found "caress" in a mystery novel, Koren. I can't find cupid or valentine. No love stories this month for me either. I like them combined with other things, but rarely on their own.I thought pi..."
I chose a book called Happens Every Day by Isabel Gillies because it had a lot of picture frames on the cover. At first I found 'framed pictures' and 'pictures in frames'. Frustrating but did finally find 'picture frame'.
Connie wrote: ":-) Nice, OM! I doubt I'll have time to read them now, but that's very helpful.P.S. I still haven't found arrow or cupid or valentine either, but I think I just need to find a different kind of b..."
Strangely, I found Cupid and arrow in a true crime book. I found valentine as the last name of a person.
Clever with the picture frames, Koren, and weird about the true crime book having cupid and arrow!
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This month, I will take any combination - WITHIN a sentence - that clearly is referencing a picture frame.
e.g. "... photo in it's silver frame"
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Book Concierge wrote: "Connie wrote: "I thought picture frame would be easy, but although there were paintings and photographs and frames in several of my books, they were never linked as "picture frame". i..."This mon..."
I was just getting ready to call it quits on the "picture frame". I found lots of combinations that fit your relaxed criteria". Thanks B.C.!
Thanks, Book Concierge, for the relaxed rules on picture frame. I did find one like that. I saved the sentence but didn't count it before. Oops. It wasn't even picture and frame, it was photo and frame. Oh well.
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That would still work.
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Nothing like squeaking in right under the wire! Found the last "basic" word in the book I finished on 29Feb16!
"Marching" on to the next month's list ...
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Begins: 01Feb16 / Ends: 29Feb16
Your challenge is to find the following words/phrases in the TEXT of the books you are reading this month.
You are NOT restricted to one book / one word. In other words, 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!
All books must be at least 100 pages long. Re-reads are allowed, as long as you read the entire book.
BASIC Scavenger List
arrow
candy
caress
cupid
dinner
heart
lace
love letter
lovers
Paris
red
romance
roses
valentine
wine
BONUS words
aardvark
cabinet
dentist
picture frame
tequila
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Unless a variation is specified above, words must match exactly - although I will accept a plural/singular version. But that is the ONLY deviation allowed. So if you are looking for "daddy" - I will NOT allow "father", "Pops" or "dad".
You MUST finish the book before you can claim credit for finding the word/phrase.
Report as follows:
Word - Title of book - date finished - page # where you found the text - QUOTE
E.g.
1. Chandelier – A Prayer for Owen Meany ✔ – 10Jan16 – pg 297 – “…looking at the chandelier, …”
Have fun!
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