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The Periodic Table-Part 7

Group: The Boron Group: Color: Green
⚛ Boron (B)
At. No: 5, At. Mass No: 10.811
Read a book in which someone relocates because of a job (whether they get a job elsewhere or they got fired and have to move, either works) -or- read a hardcover book.
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⚛ Aluminum (Al)
At. No: 13, At. Mass No: 26.982
Read a book set in East Asia (tell us which country) -or- read a book whose title or series title contains a condiment.
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⚛ Gallium (Ga)
At. No: 31, At. Mass No: 69.723
Read a book that is hot for whatever reason (hot topic, steamy romance, just extremely popular, tell us why your book qualifies) -or- read a book with a character who works for an alphabet company (like FBI, NASA etc.)
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⚛ Indium (In)
At. No: 49, At. Mass No: 114.82
Read a book whose title or author's name contains a shade of blue (blue itself works as well) -or- read a book with a finger (or fingers) shown prominently on the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Thallium (Tl)
At. No: 81, At. Mass No: 204.38
Read a book with GREEN in the title or author's name -or- read a book with a heart shape on the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Nihonium (Nh)
At. No: 113, At. Mass No: 284
Read an omnibus -or- read a book set in Japan.
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The Periodic Table-Part 8

Group: The Carbon Group: Color: Gray
⚛ Carbon (C)
At. No: 6, At. Mass No: 12.011
Read a book with a diamond (the gemstone) or pencil on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book whose author collaborates with a lot of other authors in some way (like James Patterson, Rick Riordan, Stephen King).
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⚛ Silicon (Si)
At. No: 14, At. Mass No: 28.086
Read a book in which the main character is a baker -or- read a book in which a character works with computers.
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⚛ Germanium (Ge)
At. No: 32, At. Mass No: 72.64
Read a book with a landscape of some sort on the cover (no people, post the cover) -or- read a book in which the main character goes on a road-trip in a car.
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⚛ Tin (Sn)
At. No: 50, At. Mass No: 118.71
Read one of the ten oldest books on your TBR (sorted by date added) -or- read a book with cloth shown prominently on the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Lead (Pb)
At. No: 82, At. Mass No: 207.2
Read a book with hair shown prominently on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book in which a child is important to the plot.
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⚛ Flerovium (Fl)
At. No: 114, At. Mass No: 289
Read a book whose publisher's name contains both an F and L, in any order (tell us the publisher's name) -or- read a book written by a Russian author.
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The Periodic Table-Part 9
Group: The Nitrogen Group: Color: Orange
⚛ Nitrogen (N)
At. No: 7, At. Mass No: 14.007
Read a book with a large expanse of sky shown on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book with a character who rides a motorcycle (tell the who).
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⚛ Phosphorus (P)
At. No: 15, At. Mass No: 30.974
Read a book with LIGHT in the title or subtitle (plural okay, no other variations) -or- read a book with some form of china on the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Arsenic (As)
At. No: 33, At. Mass No: 74.922
Read a mystery book in which the dead person is poisoned -or- read a book with a man clearly shown on the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Antimony (Sb)
At. No: 51, At. Mass No: 121.76
Read a book with more than 2 authors listed as contributors (a pair of authors writing under one name doesn't count) -or- read a book with a pair of eyes clearly shown on the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Bismuth (Bi)
At. No: 83, At. Mass No: 208.96
Read a book with WHITE or a synonym of white in the title -or- read a book set in an ancient civilization (tell us which).
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⚛ Moscovium (Mc)
At. No: 115, At. Mass No: 288
Read a book set in a capital city of a real country (tell us where the book is set and which country it is the capital of) -or- read a book in which someone believes something to be true without much evidence (tell us how your book fits, use spoilers if necessary).
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The Periodic Table-Part 10

Group: The Oxygen Group: Color: Red
⚛ Oxygen (O)
At. No: 8, At. Mass No: 15.999
Read a book with the word LIFE or LIVES in its title -or- read a book with fire shown prominently on the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Sulfur (S)
At. No: 16, At. Mass No: 32.065
Read a book that has a black and white animal shown on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book where religion is important (bonus if you find the words sulfur and brimstone referring to the devil).
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⚛ Selenium (Se)
At. No: 34, At. Mass No: 78.96
Read a book with a large moon on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book that is about the environment in some fashion (tell us how your book fits).
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⚛ Tellurium (Te)
At. No: 52, At. Mass No: 127.60
Read a book that was published at least 2 years before you read it, with less than 100 reviews on GR (let us know the publication date and the number of reviews) -or- read a book with something made of glass on the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Polonium (Po)
At. No: 84, At. Mass No: (209)
Read a book with a name of the country in the title -or- read a book with a spacecraft on the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Livermorium (Lv)
At. No: 116, At. Mass No: 293
Read a book with a fraction in the title or subtitle -or- read a book with an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter.
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The Periodic Table-Part 11

Group: The Halogen Group: Cover: Brown
⚛ Fluorine (F)
At. No: 9, At. Mass No: 18.998
Read a book with a cover showing something shattered/cracked/having a hole that it shouldn't (post the cover) -or- read a saccharine sweet book.
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⚛ Chlorine (Cl)
At. No: 17, At. Mass No: 35.453
Read a book that needs a little something to make it great (tell us how the book fits) -or- read a book set during World War I.
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⚛ Bromine (Br)
At. No: 35, At. Mass No: 75.904
Read a book that stinks (< 3.3 rating on GR, tell us GR rating) -or- read a book with a man-made water fixture on the cover (bath tub, swimming pool, water slide, fountain all work, post the cover).
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⚛ Iodine (I)
At. No: 53, At. Mass No: 126.90
Read a book with a real sea creature or seaweed on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book with a word in the title that has more vowels than consonants (6 letters minimum).
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⚛ Astatine (At)
At. No: 85, At. Mass No: (210)
Read a book that you had trouble finding for whatever reason -or- read a book in which a character or relationship is described as unstable (tell us how your book fits).
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⚛ Tennessine (Ts)
At. No: 117, At. Mass No: 294
Read a book first published in 2010 -or- read a book set in Tennessee.
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The Periodic Table-Part 11

Group: Noble Gases: Cover: Pink
⚛ Helium (He)
At. No: 2, At. Mass No: 4.0026
Read a book with balloons or the sun on the cover (post the cover) -or- read the lightest book on your TBR that is still 150 pages (tell us the number of pages).
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⚛ Neon (Ne)
At. No: 10, At. Mass No: 20.180
Read a new book (released the year you read it) from an author you like -or- read a book with a neon sign on the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Argon (Ar)
At. No: 18, At. Mass No: 39.948
Read book #3 of a series (tell us the series) -or- read a book with windows on the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Krypton (Kr)
At. No: 36, At. Mass No: 83.80
Read a book in which something hidden is important to the plot (tell us how your book works, use spoiler tags if needed) -or- read a book with a photograph in the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Xenon (Xe)
At. No: 54, At. Mass No: 131.29
Read a book whose main character has an X in their name (tell us their name) -or- read a book that has been made into a movie (tell us the name of the movie if different from the book title).
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⚛ Radon (Rn)
At. No: 86, At. Mass No: (222)
Read a book in which a natural disaster occurs -or- read a book with a rock shown prominently on the cover (post the cover).
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⚛ Oganesson (Og)
At. No: 118, At. Mass No: 294
Read a book in which a team of people work together for whatever reason -or- read a book involving both the US and Russia (cold war, espionage books work).
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*****COMPLETED 9/8/22***** UNTIMELY
LAST WORD="GRAPHITE"

CHALLENGE #904- Booktivity
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...



November 2021 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Nov21 / Ends: 30Nov21

15/ 15 basic words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found

BASIC word list
✔acorns-CD#3 of audiobook- Circe-"I started with an acorn..." 1/31/22
✔boulders-p.14-A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future-"...no greater thrill than picking up a likely-looking boulder, giving it a smart blow..." 11/28/21
✔cabbage-p.601-Martin Chuzzlewit-"Perhaps the greenest cabbage leaf ever grown in a garden was wrapped about this steak..." 11/15/21
✔dash-p.135-The Red House Mystery-"Dash it, of course he had forgotten Mark." 12/18/21
✔elegant-p.98-Hotel Silence-"...elegant black shoes, like many of the men I have seen on my walk." 12/5/21
✔forearm-CD#3 of audiobook- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim-"Martin's forearm batted against the newspaper..." 12/19/21
✔haze-p.243-Clea-"...I studied the light haze on the horizon..." 3/8/22
✔intervals-p.101-The Red House Mystery-"...said Bill, after an interval for thought." 12/18/21
✔kettle-p.346-Martin Chuzzlewit-"Hem! Mr. La Fayette Kettle,' he said..." 11/4/21
✔lantern-p.389-Martin Chuzzlewit-"Merry, my child, the lantern." 11/6/21
✔newfound-p.124- The Spy Who Loved Me-"...exciting face and the new-found knowledge that there really did exist such men." (Brit. variation)- 1/27/22
✔pumpkins-p.15-Hotel Silence-"My Pumpkin wrote an essay about potatoes..." 12/3/21
✔recent-p.261- Martin Chuzzlewit-"...it looked more like a recent trace of gingerbread than the fair promise of a moustache..." 11/1/21
✔skillet-p.56- Jazz- ...with a baby on her shoulder and a skillet in her hand sang..." 12/30/21
✔vague-p.257- Martin Chuzzlewit-"...then gave a vague flourish with his stick..." 11/1/21

Optional/BONUS word list
✔graphite- p.50-Attrib. and other stories-"...but holding onto you for fear of slipping, parallelographic graphite zest..." 9/8/22
✔jerky-p.201-Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"Muqmad is the Somali version of jerky..." 1/31/22
✔meringue-p.19-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-"...during the lemon meringue pie, Uncle Vernon bored them..." 1/12/22
✔quail-p.262- Martin Chuzzlewit-"...the aristocratic circles of your country quail before the name of Jefferson Brick." 11/1/21
✔waterproofed-p.59- Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station-"...and looked again at its completely waterproof cream jacket." 1/22/22

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Travel list
Passport!
foreign currency?
print out vouchers?

shirts; pants; bathing suit; sandals, sneakers; dress shoes, socks,


Cameras; GPS; Phone(s) and chargers, computer and charger; books & magazines and puzzles; Fit-Bit; phone;
notepads, pens; neck fan; calendar

stop mail; ask someone to pick up packages
batteries and recharger

Toiletries- shampoo; fabric scenter; razor; toothbrush and toothpaste; q-tips; comb; hair gel; shaving cream, tweezers
medications; pillboxes (weekly and travel) and Glucometer

Last things...garbage, close windows, cat food and water; leave light on for security and change status to vacation on Cox

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*****COMPLETED 12/3/21***** UNTIMELY

CHALLENGE #905-WRC
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

November Featured Author: ISABEL ALLENDE
Begins: 01Nov21 / Ends: 30Nov21


4 / 4 completed


1. Isabel Allende:
Isabel Allende first published in 1982 and continues to the current day. She is considered one of the first successful women novelists in Latin America.
*Read a book published between 1982 and 2021 - A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough 12/1/21-pub. 2020
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*Read a book by a female author

2. First Book:
Her first book was The House of the Spirits and was originally published in 1982.
*Read a book beginning with H OR
*Read a book with 1, 9, 8 or 2 in the page count.- Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens-11/26/21- -830p.

3. Genres:
Allende writes in the "magic realism" tradition, often focusing on the experiences of women, weaving myth and realism together.
*Read a book in which Magic Realism shows on the book's main page OR
*Read a book where the beginning of each title word fits into MAGIC REALISM- Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki- 12/1/21-161p.

4. Nationality:
Isabel Allende Llona is a Chilean-American novelist, currently resides in California, and adopted U.S. citizenship in 2003.
*Read a book set in America - That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton -12/3/21
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*Read a book published in 2003.

BONUS
Read a book written by Isabel Allende

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*****COMPLETED 9/16/22***** UNTIMELY

CHALLENGE #906-WRC

see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


December Featured Author - Clement Clarke Moore
125 p. min.
READ: 4/4

1. Clement Clark Moore was a poet and professor who lived in New York in the first half of the nineteenth century .
*Read a book set in New York OR
*Read a book by an American author- How to Fly in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons by Barbara Kingsolver-12/12/21

2. He is mostly famous for his Christmas poem The Night Before Christmas
* Read a book with a Christmas setting OR
* Read a book with snow on the cover- On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming-9/16/22-

3. The original title of Moore's famous poem was A Visit from Saint Nicholas.
* Read a book which has been published under different titles- Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie-12/16/21-original title= "Quinze Dias"
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* Read a book where both the author's initials appear in the word Nicholas.

4. The poem was first published in 1823
* Read a book published in December OR
* Read a book with 1,8,2 or 3 in the page count.-320p.- The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire by Andrew Marshall-12/12/21

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CHALLENGE #907- TCF

see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Bonus Scavenger Hunt: November 1 - December 31

Welcome!

Most items are pretty general, but some are specific. If in doubt about an item – just ask! I try to be pretty flexible on most of these, since I want everyone to have fun. They may be on the cover or mentioned in the book.

The Rules:
• List the sentence in which the word (or phrase) is found and its location in the book.
• You may use a book (or even a single sentence) to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read separate 40 books for this challenge!)
• Books that are used must be read during the period of this challenge.

The list
Antacid
Bell
Butcher
Candle
Celebrate
Ceremony
Chandelier
Decorations
Elegant
Extravagant
Feast
Fetch
Fig
Flannel
Foster
Gifts
Harbor
Holly
Interior
Journal
Kindness
Log
Miracle
Mull
Oil
Paint
Pancake
Pass
Quality
Root beer
Ruffle
Scheme
Shiny
Sketch
Spin
Strive
To-do List
Venue
Wealth
Yearly

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CHALLENGE #908- Wanderlust
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

*****COMPLETED 1/7/22*****
100 p. min.

USA's Capital: Washington DC
December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
0/6

Attractions & Tasks

1. National Mall
✱ Read a book where politics is important to the plot (briefly share how) OR
✱ Read a book with an obelisk or domed building on the cover (post cover)- God in Pink by Hasan Namir-12/8/21
OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in NATIONAL MALL.

2. Smithsonian Museums
✱ Read a book where a museum is mentioned (share name of museum) OR
✱ Read a book with both 1 AND 7 in the total page count (share page count) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS.- Tomoka Shibasaki- 12/1/21-

3. Tidal Basin
✱ Read a book with a body of water on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a series book #3 OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in TIDAL BASIN.- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denimby David Sedaris-1/7/22-

4. More National Memorials
✱ Read a book that mentions a famous historical person in the text (share text) OR
✱ Read a book tagged WAR on its GR homepage - Hotel Silence by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir-12/6/21
OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in WAR MEMORIAL.

5. Historic Ford’s Theatre
✱ Read a book where the MC attends a performance in a theater OR
✱ Read a book published in the month of April (share date) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in HISTORIC FORD'S THEATRE.- A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough 12/1/21

6. City Districts
✱ Read a book whose MC owns a small shop, bar or eating establishment OR
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in NIGHTLIFE (ignore A, An or The) - That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton -12/3/21
OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in CITY DISTRICTS.

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*****COMPLETED 6/23/22 ***** UNTIMELY

CHALLENGE #909- Wanderlust
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Western Canada: From the Rockies to the Pacific
December 1, 2021 - February 28, 2021
100 p. min.

Explorer: Complete 15 of the 20 tasks. You must complete at least one task per day.
15/15

Day 1: Calgary
* Read a book where the MC is a police officer OR read a book in which sports play an important role.- bullfighting is the subject of several stories in -Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway-6/23/22-

* Read a book where a fair, festival or parade takes place (tell us which) OR read a book whose title begins with a letter that can be found in STAMPEDE (Ignore A, An or The).- Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki- 12/1/21-

Day 2: From Calgary to Banff
* Read a book where the word DINOSAUR is mentioned (share text) OR read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in ROYAL TYRREL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY (three words minimum).- The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire by Andrew Marshall-12/12/21

* Read a book set in a hotel, inn, etc. - Hotel Silence by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir-12/6/21
OR read a book whose MC's first name starts with a letter in BANFF.- Felipe in Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins-12/25/21-

Day 3: Banff National Park
* Read a book set in a national park (tell us where) OR read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in LAKE LOUISE.- The Ministry of Flowers by Andrea Witzke Slot-6/2/22-

* Read a book where the environment plays an important role (tell us how) -all about climate change- A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough 12/1/21
OR read a book with a mountain scene on the cover (post cover).

Day 4: Icefields Parkway
* Read a book where the characters take a road trip OR read a book tagged TRAVEL on its GR Homepage.

* Read a book whose MC's first name starts with a letter in JASPER - Andrew in Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates-12/28/21-
OR read a book where all the letters of BEAVER can be found in its title (in any order).

Day 5: Jasper National Park
* Read a book with a lake or river on the cover (post cover) OR read a book whose title begins with a letter in ATHABASCA (ignore A, An or The).- That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton -12/3/21

* Read a book with a wild animal on the cover (post cover) OR read a book with an animal in its title.

Day 6: On the Road
* Read a book with a rustic wilderness setting (tell us where) OR read a book with 3 AND 9 in its total page count.

* Read a series book #1 OR read a book with a scene that takes place in a cave (briefly describe).- The Society meets in Beaver Valley Cave in Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum-1/6/22

Day 7: Vancouver Island
* Read a book set on an island -Britain- Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie-12/16/21-
OR read a book where the word WHALE is mentioned (share text).

* Read a series book #5 or #7 OR read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in PACIFIC RIM NATIONAL PARK RESERVE (three words minimum).- The Able McLaughlins by Margaret Wilson-4/22/22-
Day 8: Victoria
* Read a book with a character or author named VICTORIA (variations accepted) OR read a book with a character of Chinese origins (tell us who).

* Read a book with a ship or formal garden on the cover (post cover) OR read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in BUTCHART GARDENS.- God in Pink by Hasan Namir-12/8/21-

Day 9: Vancouver
* Read a book set in a large city (tell us where) OR read a book that has been made in a movie or TV series.- The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald12/23/21

* Read a book set in the Gilded Age (late 19th century) - The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne-12/21/21-
OR read a book with a clock or time piece on the cover (post cover).

Day 10: Vancouver
* Read a book where the characters go for a walk or a hike (tell us where)OR read a book with a scene that takes place in a park or in a forest.

* Read a book where a museum is mentioned (share its name) OR read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in GRANVILLE ISLAND PUBLIC MARKET (three words minimum)-Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham-1/4/22

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CHALLENGE #910- Wanderlust
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Western Canada Word Search
December 1, 2021 - February 28, 2022
100p. min.

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Words
Audience
Beaver
Cedar
Chinatown
Continental
Circular
Detour
Environment
Expedition
Federal
Fishing (no variation)
Grizzly
Kayak(ing)
Kiosk
Landscape
Lush
Mammal
Motorist
Olive
Outpost
Pacific
Parkway
Parliament
Petrol
Police
Prairie
Queen
Raft(ing)
Reconstruction
Rescue
Rim
Rocky Mountains (must be together)
Rodeo
Sea Level (must be together)
Shipwreck
Skeleton
Stampede
Steam
Timber
Toll Road (must be together)
Totem
Unpaved
Venue
Western (no variations)
Whale

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*****COMPLETED 1/3/22***** TIMELY

CHALLENGE #911- Wanderlust
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Gift Giving Traditions
December 1, 2021 - February 28, 2022
100 p. min.

9/9

1. China
Sharing gifts in China revolves around respect and gratitude, and there are specific rules in regards to etiquette. Their etiquette demands that the recipient refuse the gift at least two or three times, so as not to appear too greedy. The giver is required to insist upon the offer until their present is finally accepted. The color of the wrapping paper is also significant — red wishes the recipient good luck, gold will bring good fortune, and yellow extends happiness.

✱Read a book with a red, gold or yellow cover (post cover) - Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates-12/28/21-
OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in CHINA (tell us where).

2. Croatia
Gift giving is a big deal in Croatia. Come back from a trip: bring gift. Go to a dinner at someone's home: bring gifts. See someone you haven't seen in a while: bring a gift. In fact, any situation can be an opportunity to give a gift, so it is important to have an extra box of chocolates, packets of coffee, small jewelry, or some wine stowed safely away. However, because of this strong gift culture, don’t be surprised if your gift ends up in the secret gift closet to be re-gifted to someone else at a later time.

✱Read a book where the MC receives a gift (tell us what) -Felipe receives a drawing from a student in Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins-12/25/21-
OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in CROATIA (tell us where).

3. Iceland
Since Iceland is one of the most literate countries in the world, the country’s holiday gift-giving tradition is every book lover’s dream. The tradition is called “Yule Book Flood”. Before the holidays, the country distributes a free national catalog that contains every recently published book in Iceland. Using the catalog, gift-givers choose books for their loved ones and present the gifts on Christmas Eve. Then everyone spends the evening happily reading their newly acquired books at home.

✱Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in YULE (ignore A, An or The) - A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough 12/1/21-
OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in ICELAND (tell us where).

4. India
Indian tradition specifies the exact way a gift should be handed over. Since the left hand is considered unclean, it should not be used for eating, shaking hands, or giving gifts. Hence, gift-givers must always offer the gift using the right hand in order to be respectful. Gifting money is also a welcomed tradition in India, but the amount of cash or value of
a check must always be an odd number since they believe odd numbers bring good luck.

✱Read an ODD numbered series book (i.e.1, 3, 5) OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in INDIA (tell us where).-New York City- Jazz by Toni Morrison-1/3/22-

5. Japan
In Japan, presentation is crucial!! The wrapping paper shouldn’t be too ostentatious, so using pastel-colored wrapping paper and bows is best. Also, the recipient is expected to open the gift in private and must later reciprocate the gesture as a way to show their gratitude.

✱Read a book with a pastel-colored cover (post cover) OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in JAPAN (tell us where).- Japan- Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki- 12/1/21-

6. Kenya
Many cultures don’t approve of the act of spitting, especially when it comes to gift-giving, but for the nomadic Maasai people of Kenya, it is essential. The Maasai recognize spitting as a blessing, which is why it is common for gifts to be spit on before being presented to the recipient. This act demonstrates respect toward the recipient and wishes them good luck.

✱Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in MAASAI OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in KENYA (tell us where).-England- Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie-12/16/21-

7. Mexico
Mexico isn’t as strict with its gift-giving etiquette, but there are certain unwritten rules surrounding the tradition. For example, guests should bring gifts for each child in the home, as a way to show respect to the hosts. Gifts are also opened immediately, with the recipient showing much enthusiasm to express their gratitude. Gift-giving is also not limited to the living. On the Day of the Dead (November 1) many Mexicans offer tequila, sugar skulls, or marigolds to their loved ones who have passed, leaving them on graves or altars to be received on the other side.

✱ Read a book that was published in NOVEMBER (any year) OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in MEXICO (tell us where).-Myanmar- The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire by Andrew Marshall-12/12/21

8. Russia
In Russia you will find that the language of flowers is important in gift-giving, and the ritual can reveal unspoken messages between the giver and receiver. For example, if a man is interested in a woman romantically, he should offer her a bouquet of three flowers to show his initial interest. Should the courtship continue, a bouquet of five flowers will demonstrate his developing feelings, seven flowers will show an intention of marriage, and nine flowers express a sense of deep love and respect. In this case, avoid even-numbered bouquets, for they are only used for funerals.

✱Read a book with a cover that prominently displays flowers (post cover) OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in RUSSIA (tell us where).-Iraq- God in Pink by Hasan Namir-12/8/21-

9. United Kingdom
The culture of gifting in the UK is characterized by a number of unique gifts. A very popular gift here are lottery tickets. In fact, more lottery tickets are purchased and given as gifts in the UK than anywhere else in the world. On your 21st birthday expect to receive a decorative key to "open up the future" for you. And although diamonds are usually gifted on the celebration of 75 years of marriage, in the UK they are associated with the 60 year mark in honor of Queen Victoria’s 60th Jubilee of Reign.

✱Read a book with a page count that includes both 6 AND O (share page count) OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in UNITED KINGDOM (tell us where).-United States-That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton -12/3/21

[Ed]

Virtual Vacations-National Dishes Update #6

This month we added 3 new countries (Philippines, Kenya and Iran) and 1 Region (Macau) to our gastronomic travels....and we added some new dishes from 3 others (United Kingdom, France and Brazil). Several people advised us to get our Filipino food at Tita's Kitchenette in National City...and it was good advice, everything was delicious. For my birthday, Ramiro took me to Flavors of East Africa in San Diego to sample several Kenyan dishes...and afterwards to Creme de la Crepe for some wonderful dessert crepes and lattes (Viva la France!). We visited the Balboa International Market on January 11 and found a bakery there. We got a fresh warm loaf of Sangok... Iranian bread...about the shape of an ironing board....and then visited the Iranian restaurant next door....where one of the dishes was most noteworthy---Fesenjan--- a chicken stew made with walnuts and pomegranate...just excellent.
We also had some Pastel de Nata which are a custard pie.... and a dish for Macau and Portugal...but counting it for Macau this time.
We went (virtually) to the UK for some notable honeycomb toffee. Our trip with Kathy Simmons on January 13 to Sabor de Vida had us trying several wonderful Brazilian dishes. Details in the photos below.

[Ed]

CHALLENGE #912- Wanderlust

see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Let's Spell Oceania
December 1, 2021 to Completion
100 p. min.

1. First letter of the Book's title (Use or Ignore A, An or The)
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of the Series title
4. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name

0/62
0/14 Countries

1. Australia
A
U
S
T
R
A
L
I
A

2. Fiji
F
I
J
I

3. Kiribati
K
I
R
I
B
A
T
I

4. Marshall Islands
M
A
R
S
H
A
L
L

I
S
L
A
N
D
S

5. Micronesia
M
I
C
R
O
N
E
S
I
A

6. Nauru
N
A
U
R
U

7. New Zealand
N
E
W

Z
E
A
L
A
N
D

[Ed]

Part 2-

8. Palau
P
A
L
A
U

9. Papua New Guinea
P
A
P
U
A

N
E
W

G
U
I
N
E
A

10. Samoa
S
A
M
O
A

11. Solomon Islands
S
O
L
O
M
O
N

I
S
L
A
N
D
S

12. Tonga
T
O
N
G
A

13. Tuvalu
T
U
V
A
L
U

14. Vanuatu
V
A
N
U
A
T
U

[Ed]

Gastro Obscura note-

UK- p. 8- chicken tikka masala probably originated in UK
drink- The King's Ginger-p.3
p.9-Stargazy Pie- a fish pie...usually served Dec. 23
p.12&13- honeycomb toffee and dulce...seaweed flakes. (ordered)
p.67- Colman's powdered mustard

France-
p.18-alcohol- Green Chartreuse- a potent liqeuor
p.66- Dijon Mustard- particularly Grey Poupon.

Portugal-p.38- dessert- Pudim Abade de Priscos-Bacon fat pudding
and a "Francesinha"- a decadent gooey sandwich
p.40-aperitif- ginja- a sour cherry fire water

Spain- p.40-alcohol- vermouth

Czech-p.41- a digestif (after-dinner sipping)- "Becherovka"-
p.45- Hermelin cheese and also mliko- a beer fluffed to a white milky froth

Estonia-p.47- Kali- a fermented rye soda (the Russian version is called "kvass"
Norway- p.76- Brunost...aka as brown cheese or caramel cheese

Israel-p.88-prickly pear
Syria-p.88- prickly pear
Palestine-p.91- Black Tahini (ordered on Amazon)
Qatar-p.92- Balaleet- a sweet noodle omelot
Bangladesh-p.100- Seven Color Tea

[Ed]

*****COMPLETED 10/4/22***** UNTIMELY
LAST WORD= "festive"
Booktivity Dec. 2021 (12/5/21-10/4/22)- 304 days; last word="festive"; 20 words; 11 sources; .066 wpd; 1.818 wps

CHALLENGE #913-Booktivity Dec. 2021-
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Starting December 5, 2021---January 5, 2022

BASIC
✔answer-p.143- Hotel Silence-"No, I don't think there's anything that fits that description,' he answers." 12/6/21
✔bright-p.145- Hotel Silence-"He's not going to draw a sun and bright sky today." 12/6/21
✔dependable-p.279-The Sirens of Titan-"They weren't dependable." 5/18/22
✔entire- p.253- The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire-"...while the novelty in the shape of an entire stranger's, such as an Englishman's, would imply a free fight..." 12/11/21
✔festive-p.249-A Heart So White-"Since his tone was not in the least festive..."10/4/22
✔glow- p.191-Jazz-"As though the red wash flying from veins not theirs is facial makeup patented for its glow." 1/2/22
✔hope-p.5- Home Fire-"She allowed herself to hope..." 12/12/21
✔imagine (-ed, -ing)-p.73- God in Pink-"...I imagine leaning over to shake hands with Jameela..." 12/8/21
✔knives-p.219- The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire-"...soldiers score the bulbs with knives and demonstrate the opium resin oozing out." 12/10/21
✔little-p.110- Hotel Silence-"On the floor is a row of little plastic men..." 12/5/21
✔martini-p.160-The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire-"...was much cooler than [Lietenant0 Martini.'" 12/9/21
✔punch-p.9-[book:The Bookshop|41015154]-"...a Suffolk Punch, its ears turning delicately, like pegs..." 12/21/21
✔seasons-p.102- Jazz-"Three double seasons in a row of bad weather had ruined..." 12/31/21
✔voice-p.27-God in Pink-"...her melodic voice has a touch of melancholy." 12/7/21
✔wedge-p.121-The Spy Who Loved Me-"We'll wedge the door..." 1/27/22

Optional BONUS words
✔centerpiece-p.73-Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"Redressed birds were a classic banquet centerpiece." 1/5/22
✔obnoxious-p.107-Leave a Message for Willie-"...that station is loud and obnoxious..." 7/12/22
✔reindeer-p.76- Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"...you can also pick up some reindeer sausage..." 1/5/22
✔tinsel-p.113- Jack of Spades-"The box I'd wrapped in tinsel wrapping paper..." 12/27/21
✔unfazed-p.180- Hotel Silence-She continued unfazed." 12/6/21

[Ed]

read Dumas’ The Red Sphinx here- http://onlinereadfreenovel.com/alexan...
I'll put it out on the blue chair in front of door at 7864 Mission Vista Drive.

BTW.... I put out some other books in a box also...Feel free to take any or all.



library card #= 01336040473776 pw=8225

✔
brushes…. Sophia Lauren; Queen Elizabeth; Hillary Clinton; Jimmy Carter, Jack Nicholson; Alec Baldwin; Boutros Boutros Ghali; Roseann Barr ; Chris Columbus

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[Ed]

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Began recording for challenges at p17-#349- Eerdmans Handbook to the Bible: A Comprehensive Bible Guide with Hundreds of Photographs, Maps, and Charts by David Alexander 7/5/20

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Claire Zacchanassian

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Bessian and Diana Vorpsi; Gjorg Berisha
1st sentence-“His feet were cold, and each time he moved his numbed legs a little he hears the desolate grating of the pebbles under his shoes."

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Domino Vitali; Felix Leiter

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1st line- ‘How’s Bloodygore?'

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Eugene Jerome; Daisy Hannigan

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Begun recording for challenges at p.9-Ch#184 at post#429 - The House by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga-5/28/21-series #1-312p-pub.1881-TBR#820

The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout-5/30/21-pub. 3/26/2013-320p.

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-128p-graphic- pub. -10/31/13

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Begun recording for challenges at p.23 @ ch.569- post 1119 —First Love by Ivan Turgenev 7/26/21-124p.-1860-TBR#2198

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-TBR#1783
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Begun recording for challenges at p.23 @ ch.583- post 1148- Pereira Declares: A Testimony by Antonio Tabucchi-8/10/21-1994-TBR#791-136p.

[Ed]

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Begun recording for challenges at p.23 @ ch.583- post 1148- Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood-8/25/21 - 241p. pub. 2001-#11series-TBR#2577

Begun recording for challenges at p.23 @ ch.583- post 1148- The Engagement by Georges Simenon-8/27/21 -1933- 135p.-TBR#2106

Begun recording for challenges at p.23 @ ch.583- post 1148- My Sweet Orange Tree by José Mauro de Vasconcelos-8/29/21-1968-TBR#1448-208p


Begun recording for challenges at p.25 @ ch.612- post 1212- Abbott by Saladin Ahmed-9/8/21 -graphic 128p.- 2018-TBR#2567

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-pub 5/1/1993

Begun recording for challenges at p.25 @ ch.625- post 1248- Arabian Nights: More Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights, Volume II of II by Jack D. Zipes-10/13/21-NO TBR-419p.

Begun at p.26 @ ch.631- post 1267 - Typical: Stories by Padgett Powell-10/18/21-pub. 1991-TBR#707-207p.

Begun at p.28 @ ch.684- post 1382 - The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope-10/29/21-TBR#2640-series #6-pub. 1867-890p.

Begun at p.28 @ ch.684- post 1382- out of order- The Many Lives of Pusheen the Cat by Claire Belton- 9/1/21-TBR#2473-183p.

Begun at p.31 @ ch.747- post 1513— Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens-11/26/21- TBR#409-830p.

Begun recording for challenges at p.31 @ ch.751- post 1520- Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki- 12/1/21-161p.-No TBR-pub. 7/28/2014

Begun at p.31 @ ch.751- post 1520 - A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough 12/1/21-TBR#2358-pub. 10/6/2020-272p.

Begun at p.31 @ ch.752- post 1523- That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton -12/3/21-No TBR-pub.4/26/1971-159p.

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Begun - p.32 @ ch.779- post 1578— God in Pink by Hasan Namir-12/8/21-No TBR-pub. 11/17/2015-160p.

Begun at p.32 @ ch.788- post 1595- The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire by Andrew Marshall-12/12/21- TBR#1-pub. 2002-320p.

Begun recording for challenges at p.33 @ ch.791- post 1601 How to Fly in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons by Barbara Kingsolver-12/12/21-TBR# 2146-pub. 8/4/2020-128p.

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Begun at p.34 @ ch.827- post 1676- The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne-12/21/21- TBR#2195-156p.-pub. 1922

Begun at p.34 @ ch.827- post 1676- The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald12/23/21- pub. 10/1/1978-163p.

Begun at p.34 @ ch.835- post 1691- Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins-12/25/21-288p.-pub. 6/5/2017

Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates-12/28/21-224p.-pub.5/5/15

Begun at p.35- @ ch.#842-post 1709- Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez- 12/29/21-169p.-pub. 1978

Begun recording for challenges at p.36 @ ch.866- post 1758-
12/29/21- Begun- Jazz by Toni Morrison-1/3/22- 229p.-series#2
USA-NY Violet Trace; Dorcas; Golden Gray; Felice; Joe Trace-finished 1/3/22-pub. 1992

Begun recording for challenges at p.36 @ ch.866- post 1758- - 1/3/22- Begun- Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham-1/4/22-120p.-pub. 1941

Begun recording for challenges at p.36 @ ch.884- post 1794-1/4/22- Begun- Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum-1/6/22
USA-VT; JOHN KEATING, Knox Overstreet-finished 1/6/22-166p.-pub. 1988

Begun recording for challenges at p.36 @ ch.884- post 1794-- 1/6/22- Begun and finished- Storm by Kevin Crossley-Halland- 48p.-pub. 1985-1001Kids

Begun recording for challenges at p.36 @ ch.884- post 1794-- 1/6/22- Begun and Finished- Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema-32p.- pub. 1975-1001Kids

Begun recording for challenges at p.36 @ ch.884- post 1794-- 1/7/22-Finished - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denimby David Sedaris-1/7/22-
-257p. -pub. 2004

Begun 1/11/22- The Tea Dragon Society

Begun & Fnished 2/2/22- Otto by Tomi Ungerer (male)- 32p.

Begun recording for challenges at p.39 @ ch.924- post 1905- - Finished 3/1/22- Bitter Root, Vol. 1: Family Business by David F. Walker-3/1/22- 160p. series#1-pub.5/14/19

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Begun recording for challenges at p.39 @ ch.924- post 1905-- Finished 3/1/22- I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider-3/1/22- 128p. pub. 4/14/2020

Begun recording for challenges at p.39 @ ch.924- post 1905-- Finished 3/2/22- Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton-3/2/22-184p.-pub. 1998

Begun recording for challenges at p.39 @ ch.924- post 1907- Finished 3/2/22- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling-3/2/22-series#3- 435p.-pub. 6/8/1999

Begun recording for challenges at p.39 @ ch.924- post 1909-The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming-3/2/22 - 3/2/22- 198p. series #10-pub. 4/16/1962

Clea- finished 3/8/22

Mrs. Pollifax on China Station-finished 3/9/22

Begun 3/9/22- Harp of Burma

Begun-3/14/22-Fried Green Tomatoes (USA-AL; IL)

Finished -3/20/22- Mexican Gothic- Begun ?

A Christmas Carol- Begun- 3/20/22

begun-4/18/22- The Able McLaughlins-USA-IA; Wully McLaughlin; Chirstie... p.121---at dinner-"I like a wee cake with my tea."- Finished 4/22/22

Begun- 4/22/22- Baking Cakes in Kilgali by Gaile Parkin-Rwanda; Angel Tungaraza; p.166- ...holding in her other hand the slice of cake that she had saved for Bosco."-finished 4/27/22

Begun- 4/27/22- Greenwich Killing Time-USA-NY; Kinky Friedman, Cynthia, Nina Kong- finished 4/30/22

Begun& Finished 5/1/22- The Tiger Who Came to Dinner by Judith Kerr

Begun- 5/1/22-Finished 5/25/22- The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane- Henry Fleming

Begun- 5/2/22- Natural Histories- by Guadalupe Nettel-finished 5/10/22
-The Marriage of Red Fish- France
-War in the Trash Cans- Mexico
-Felina-unspecified location
-Fungoes-Denmark, Canada
The Snake from Beijing- China

5/10/22-Begun The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut- USA_RI; CA; Mars; Titan

5/21/22-Finished- Fire in the Blood-France- Silvio, Colette, Helene
5/21/22- Begun- Finished 5/23/22- Idiot's Delight by Robert Sherwood-Italy-Harry Van; Irene- Finished 5/23/22
5/25/22- Begun- Finished 5/26/22In the Orchard, the Swallows- Pakistan
5/27/22- Begun-Fairy Tales for Lost Children by Diriye Osman-(Somali author)
-Watering the Imagination-Somalia
-Tell the Sun Not to Shine-Somalia
-Fairytales for Lost Children-Kenya (Xirsi-male)
-Shoga-Kenya; UK
-If I Were to Dance-UK
-Pavilion-
Ndambi-
Earthling
-Your Silence WillNot Protect You
-The Other (Wo)man
-My Roots are Your Roots

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Finished 5/27/22-They Do it with Mirrors- p.32- He nodded awkwardly and went on cramming cake into his mouth."

Begun- 5/27/22- Kid Lobotomy- USA-VA-Kid and Ottla (female), Rosebud (sister)

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24. A book by a Muslim American author-God in Pik by Hasan Namir-2005-160 (Iran)(LGBT)
25. A book that was published anonymously-Arabian Nights

26. A book with an oxymoron in the title-Conference at Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (1949)-166p.
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts-The Girl He Used to Know- cd in car
28. A magical realism book- The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz (Poland) 1933-160p.
29. A book set in multiple countries-Around the World in 50 Years- 244 p. left
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021-The Ballad of Peckham Rye
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality-Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson-392p. 2015- (on CD)-can also be oxymoron-#26
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”-Quiet in the Land by Anne Cheslett (Canada)(play)1983-115p.
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)-The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout-320p. 2013
34. A book about a social justice issue-March Book Two by John Lewis graphic- NF- 2015-192p.
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
37. A book you think your best friend would like
38. A book about art or an artist-My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber ((nF)(1933)- 106p.
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge-any mystery or thriller-For Your Eyes Only same as ATY #42

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41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list-A Suitable Boy
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list-Elmer:Elephant Colors-12p.
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time-The Trouser People-12/23/12
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t-Portnoy’s Complaint- on RwS Winter
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random-Matigari by Ngugi wa Thiongo-(Kenya)-148p. 1986
49. A DNF book from your TBR list-The Arabian Tales-if not used above
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
The Father by Auguste Strindberg-104p.-1887- left-26
Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens-830p-1844- left- 769


POE- The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe

Twins in the nice and the good
Zombie-Live andLet Die- Mr. Big believed to be the zombie of Baron Samedi

Female characters—need- T&Q
Keiko in Convenience Store Woman; Eunice in This Town Sleeps; Furukura in Convenience store woman; Nell (Elinor) in Euphoria; Zaynab in Arabian Nights; Paula or Kate in The Nice and the Good; Kimberly Jones in Bangkok 8; Patti in Just Kids; Cadance Roth in Maybe the Moon; Winifred Olmstead and Nora Kelly in Cliff Walk; Ussiri Thanya (Fatima) in Bangkok 8; Eloise Renauld in murder on the links; Nadyezhda Fyodorovna in The Duel; Einstein in the other einstein; Zarifa and Qamar in Celestial bodies; Qamar in Celestial Bodies

PDF of The Case of Miss Elliott—— https://books.google.mu/books?id=bFI9...

Polyeucte - http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2543/2... at Act 4


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Carbamazepine

I’m hoping my first idea can work since we are switching up some of the usual ways of things to adapt to our times.
(I have such a huge magazine backlog, I wish something like this was a perpetual option.Maybe a 5 point task?)
Anyway, if it can work….I have no problem if you would want to change the parameters more than I have set out…my main idea is to get some magazines read.
I used the 75% rule because even though I read the New Yorker and some other magazines cover-to-cover*…even old issues in my piles….I do so with an asterisk- I will skip over articles that clearly aren’t relevant anymore (like financial/market analysis)….or 2012 election analyses and such.

1) Read at least 75% of a magazine with substance… (Even the best magazines have articles that can be skipped.) .Think something like the New Yorker, National Geographic, Audubon or The Atlantic….not People or US. (No celebrity or fashion magazines or magazines that rely mostly on photo-journalism) In one or two sentences tell us about the best article you read and/or something that you learned. When posting give the name and date of the magazine issue you read.

My two back-up suggestions are:

2) Ed’s Task- Read a book with a title OR sub-title that begins OR ends with either the letters “E” or “D”. Articles (The, A, An) may be ignored.

3) Bigger and Better- Read a book with at least 400 pages and with a minimum of a 4.0 rating


Thera, Greece puzzle begun 7/16/20-9/15/20
African Animals puzzle begun 9/16/20-10/11/20
World Map Puzzle- 10/11/20-10/23/20
Dog Puzzle 10/24/20-11/13/20
USA Map Puzzle-300 pieces 11/13/20-11/14/20
Cat puzzle- 11/14/20-1/25/21
New Yorker puzzle 1/25/21-

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Breathe- wreath, Matters, witness, arc, dream, wrath… death…breath…soothe…agitate…lost sheep in bible…weaves

Generations seeking justice foresaw a day of reckoning.
Elusive truths shattering myths and lies.
Our sins to fester,. Our hearts to seethe.
Ravaged dreams once promised and delayed.
Grieving, we ask which lives matter?
Everyone needs to breathe.

F….. mourning in America
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O…heal and soothe
Y-yearning to breathe free
D…matters

Hi Bob,

I have been feeling so guilty about not writing to you. I missed sending a Christmas card because I didn’t have your address until I received your card. I then procrastinated like crazy and life intervened. Then I went and bought this St. Patrick’s Day card….with the intention to write to you then. More procrastination. Arghhhhh!

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Kiribati's Capital: Tarawa
January 1, 2022 - January 31, 2022
6/6

Tasks

1. Kiribati Parliament
✱ Read a book with a triangular object on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with a character that is a politician or bartender (tell us who) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in KIRIBATI PARLIAMENT.- Jazz by Toni Morrison-1/3/22-

2. World War II Remains
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in BATTLE OR
✱ Read a book tagged WAR on its GR homepage OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in WORLD WAR REMAINS- Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham-1/4/22-

3. Giant's Footprints
✱ Read a book with a double OO in its title OR
✱ Read a book that shares a legend in the text (briefly share) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in GIANT'S FOOTPRINTS.- I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider-3/1/22-

4. Copra Factory
✱ Read a book with a coconut on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book that mentions "coconut" in its text (share text) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in COPRA FACTORY- -They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie-5/27/22

5. Outdoor Activities
✱ Read a book with a boat on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book where the MC participates in an outdoor activity (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens-3/20/22

6. Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA)
✱ Read a book with the ocean or sea creature on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with an environmental theme (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PHOENIX ISLANDS PIPA- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denimby David Sedaris-1/7/22-

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CHALLENGE #915-Wanderlust
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Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut
January 1, 2022 - March 31, 2022
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TASKS

1. Number: 5th State to Join the Union
* Read a series book #5 OR read a book with a page count that includes 5 (share count).-257p.- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris-1/7/22

2. State Animal (Mammal): Sperm Whale
* Read a book with a title that starts with the letter S or W (ignore A, An or The).- Syrian Wives by Anna Halabi-3/23/22

3. State Bird: American Robin
* Read a book with a MC that starts with a letter in ROBIN (tell us who).-Idgie in Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg 3/20/22

4. State Flower: Mountain Laurel
* Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover (post cover).- The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming-3/2/22 -

5. State Tree: White Oak
* Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in WHITE OAK.- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories by Washington Irving- 6/12/22

6. Official State Nickname: The Constitution State
* Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE CONSTITUTION STATE (3 Word Minimum).- The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.-5/18/22

7. Most Visited Attraction: The Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum
* Read a book with a seaport setting (tell us where) OR read a book with a five word title.- When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn-4/18/22-

*****8. Must Try Food: White Clam Pizza
* Read a book with the word CLAM OR PIZZA in the text (share text).-p.49- Territorial Rights-"She gave them money to go out and eat pizzas or English sandwiches..." 12/16/22

9. Weird Fact: Holds a Special Place in Candy History
The first lollipop-making machine was invented in New Haven in 1908 AND the state boasts the invention of the popular PEZ candy. It is home to the PEZ Factory and Visitor Center which is filled with PEZ memorabilia and boasts the largest PEZ dispenser in existence.
* Read a book with some sort of candy on the cover (post cover) OR read a book with a title that includes all the letters in CANDY (any order).- Fairytales for Lost Children by Diriye Osman-6/7/22

10. Optional Bonus Task
* Read a book that takes place in Connecticut

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Urban National Parks
January 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
15/15

1. USA: Gateway Arch National Park
✱ Read a book with an ARCH on the cover (post cover) or read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in MISSOURI.- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia-3/19/22 ✱ Read a book with an MC whose first name starts with a letter found in POD.-Dorcas in Jazz by Toni Morrison-1/3/22
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in GATEWAY ARCH NATIONAL PARK (3 Word Minimum).- Greenwich Killing Time by Kinky Friedman-4/30/22-

2. FINLAND: Kotka National Urban Park
✱ Read a book with a seaside landscape on the cover (post cover) or read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in BALTIC SEA.- The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane-5/25/22-
✱ Read a book with an MC whose first name starts with a letter found in WATERFALL.- Agatha- Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton-3/2/22-
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in KOTKA NATIONAL URBAN PARK (3 Word Minimum).- Books Promiscuously Read: Reading as a Way of Life by Heather Cass White-7/1/22

3. AUSTRALIA: Western Sydney Parklands
✱ Read a book with a green space on the cover (post cover) or read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in URBAN FARM.- -Afterlife with Archie, Vol. 1: Escape from Riverdale by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa-6/3/22
✱ Read a book with an MC whose first name starts with a letter found in PLAYGROUND.-David in Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denimby David Sedaris-1/7/22-
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum).- Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum-1/6/22

4. CANADA: Rouge National Urban Park
✱ Read a book with a bird or wild animal on the cover (post cover) or read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in WILDLIFE.- Bitter Root, Vol. 1: Family Business by David F. Walker-3/1/22
✱ Read a book with an MC whose first name starts with a letter found in CAMPING.-Mary in Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham-1/4/22
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in ROUGE NATIONAL URBAN PARK (3 Word Minimum).- The Rise of Life on Earth by Joyce Carol Oates-6/19/22

5. UK: National Park City - London
✱ Read a book with urban green space on the cover (post cover) or read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in FESTIVAL.- -The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming-3/2/22 - 3/2/22-
✱ Read a book with an MC whose first name starts with a letter found in RANGER.- Emily Pollifax in Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman 3/9/22
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in NATIONAL PARK CITY (3 Word Minimum).- The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara-7/19/22

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2022 Travel Resolutions
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Level 2
18/18

Resolutions

"X" marks MY resolutions:

⇨ Create a Travel Bucket List
X- Read a book that takes place in a location you would most like to visit.- Italy----and planning to go in March- Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham-1/4/22
⇨ Add Stamps to Your Passport
X- Read a book that takes place in more than one country - tell us the countries.-France and England- The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas-4/18/22
⇨ Take a Road Trip
Read a book with an automobile or RV on the cover (post cover).
⇨ Use More Vacation Days:
Read a book where the MC takes a vacation (tell us where).
⇨ Plan Ahead
-Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges.
⇨ Start Learning a New Language
X-Read a book that has been translated from its original language.- Harp of Burma by Michio Takeyama-3/20/22-
⇨ Sign Up for Travel Alerts
Read a book you purchased from a deal alert.
⇨ Travel Solo
Read a stand alone book that is written in first person POV.
⇨ Redeem Mileage or Points for Travel
X- Read a book that was a gift or a book you bought with a gift card.- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia-3/19/22
⇨ Be More Adventurous
X- Read a book tagged ADVENTURE on its GR homepage.- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling-3/2/22
⇨ Take More Weekend Getaways
Read a series book #2 or #3.
⇨ Get Off the Beaten Path
X- Read a book that has less than 500 ratings on GR.-70 ratings- Sonora Pass by Jaime Olmos-3/24/22-
⇨ Go Somewhere Out of Your Comfort Zone
Read a book from a genre out of your comfort zone - tell us the genre.
⇨ Leave Your Expectations at Home
Read a debut novel (first published work) by an author.
⇨ Visit a New City
X- Read a book that takes place in a city you've not visited but would like to visit - tell us where.- Damascus, Syria- (when it becomes safe)- Syrian Wives by Anna Halabi-3/23/22
⇨ Explore Your Own Backyard
X- Read a book that takes place in the state/country you live in.- California, USA- -Obit by Victoria Chang-6/7/22-
⇨ Pack Lighter
X- Read an ebook or audiobook.- ebook- Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum-1/6/22
⇨ Get Back to Nature
Read a book that is set in a wilderness area.
⇨ Eat Like a Local
Read a book where the characters hang out at a local diner or eatery.
⇨ Splurge Once in a While
Read a book that you purchased for "full price".
⇨ Unplug Completely
X- Read a physical book (no ebooks or audiobooks allowed)- The Godfather by Mario Puzo-3/1/22
⇨ Ask for Local Recommendations
Read a book that a GR friend rated 5 stars.
⇨ Walk Down Main Street
X- Read a book that takes place in a small town.- -The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming-3/2/22
⇨ Be More Spontaneous
Sort your To Read Shelf to Random/30 Books per page. (view spoiler) Read a book from the first page of books.
⇨ Stay Fit on the Road
Read a book where the MC exercises regularly or is extremely health conscious.
⇨ Open Up and Talk to Strangers
X- Read a book by an author you have never read before.- Bitter Root, Vol. 1: Family Business by David F. Walker-3/1/22-
⇨ Learn the Local History
X- Read a book that takes place anytime before the year you were born.- -Clea by Lawrence Durrell 3/8/22
⇨ Have More Fun
X- Read a book tagged HUMOR on its GR Homepage.- I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider-3/1/22-
⇨ Relive Past Travel Through Photographs
Read a book with a camera or photograph on the cover (post cover)
⇨ Check out Free Events
X- Read a book you checked out from the library.- Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman 3/9/22
⇨ Take Time to Relax
X- Relax and read a book you are really looking forward to reading.- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denimby David Sedaris-1/7/22-
⇨ Learn About a New Culture
X- Read a book tagged CULTURAL on it GR Homepage- Jazz by Toni Morrison-1/3/22
⇨ Try a New International Cuisine
Read a book with an MC that works in the food industry IN a DIFFERENT country than your own (tell us their role and where).
⇨ Discover a Museum
Read a book that mentions a museum in the text (share text).
⇨ Splurge for Travel Insurance
X- Read a book from a series you have already started and really liked.- Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton-3/2/22

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2022 Travel Journal
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

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CHALLENGE #919- Booktivity
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MEGA Scavenger Hunt V

100/100

✔adobo-p.162-Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"Lillian prepares adobo...without the customary soy sauce..." 1/20/22
✔analysis-p.88-Dead Poets Society-"Hours of boring analysis, dissection, and criticism will see..." 1/5/22
✔antioxidant-p.68- Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"...a chai latte made from an antioxidant rich native mushroom..."
✔awful-p.226- Jazz-"...sleeve was muscled by field labor, awful thin..." 1/3/22
✔barefoot-"...preacher got his barefoot congregation all excited." 3/13/22
✔bifocals-p.56-The Spy Who Loved Me-"The bifocals registered shock." 1/13/22
✔birdsong-p.14-The Ministry of Flowers-"Those who disregard the warnings of birdsong." 5/30/22
✔Bob Dylan (or just Dylan, IF it refers to the famous musician)-p.94-Unmanned-"Dylan. The Best of the Beatles, The Who? U2. Tom Petty..."7/21/22
✔Broadway-p.144- The Godfather-"...in front of Jack Dempsey's bar on Broadway." 1/9/22
✔chalk-p.87-Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"...like a chunk of chalk or a solid clump of mustard powder." 1/6/22
✔chemical-p.162-Greenwich Killing Time-"She was a chemical puppet." 4/30/22
✔chopsticks-P.10- Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station-"...she given it: gold chopstick letters on dark green construction paper." 1/12/22
✔community-p.43-Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe-"...to get involved with the Women's Community Center..." 3/13/22
✔conjure-p.181-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-"And how do you conjure it?" 1/15/22
✔daze-p.33-Harp of Burma-"...and we sat there in a daze." 3/10/22
✔desert-p.86- Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"But each spring, this desert region bursts into bloom..." 1/6/22
✔dinosaur-p.144- Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"...and so they constructed 20-foot (6m) dinosaurs and hippos..." 1/17/22
✔doorbell-p.114- Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death-"There was a ring at the doorbell." 1/13/22
✔dressmaker-p.209-The Godfather-"...her seventeen-year-old daughter, a dressmaker, did the same." 1/10/22
✔dollhouse-p.120-The Summer Friend-"...in the Blue Room, a big wooden dollhouse that nobody..." 8/3/22
✔equivalent-p.178-The Godfather-"...he had given the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts..." 1/9/22
✔eucalyptus-p.123-Harp of Burma-"Hiding behind a large eucalyptus tree, I watched them." 3/12/22
✔expedition-p.93-Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station-"And there is a British weather expedition somewhere..." 1/23/22
✔faint-p.146- Jazz-"...the tree is not the cause of her faint..." 1/2/22
✔fireplace-p.147-Jazz-"...and the fireplace has a heap of ash, but no embers." 1/2/22
✔footnotes-p.70-Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station-"...he's scribbled a footnote explaining the circle..." 1/22/22
✔frock-p.152- Jazz-"...a box and a woman's green frock folded on top..." 1/2/22
✔fumble-p.58-This Way Out-"I somehow fumble for my phone and order an Uber home." 11/3/22
✔gambol-p.57-The Ministry of Flowers-"...these nymphs, who, at night, gambol along our brooks..." 6/2/22
✔giraffe-p.42-I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf-"Go away, giraffes." 3/1/22
✔gourmet-p.17-On Her Majesty's Secret Service-"James Bond was not a gourmet." 9/11/22
✔granite-p.281-The Sirens of Titan-"...it is as durable as granite..." 5/18/22
✔hemophilia-p.66-On Her Majesty's Secret Service-(Brit. spelling)- So is the tendency to haenophilia among descendants of the Bourbons." 9/12/22
✔highlands-p.71-How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals-"Glen Highland Farm Sweet Border Collie Rescue was the obvious place..." 8/9/22
✔hypodermic-p.80-The Long Valley-"...doctor stuck him with a hypodermic..." 12/16/22
✔hunch-p.114-Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-"I had a hunch, you know, right from the beginning..." 6/9/22
✔husband-p.138- Jazz-"Nothing on the paper about the husband..." 1/1/22
✔indeed-p.13-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-"Harry felt very well groomed indeed." 1/12/22
✔instinct-p221- The Godfather-"And it brought out a professorial instinct in the Don himself..." 1/11/22
✔intimate-p.155-Fairytales for Lost Children-"...something of himself that is more intimate than an expensive bouquet of flowers." 6/7/22
✔isotope-p.272-Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...water containing a large amount of the hydrogen isotope deuterium..." 12/23/22
✔jawbone-p.46-In the Orchard, the Swallows-"...kissing me again on my jawbone." 5/25/22
✔jocular-p.266- Under Fire-"...saying, in a jocular tone..." 11/21/22
✔juvenile-p.7- Harp of Burma-"...a now defunct, but then leading juvenile magazine..." 3/9/22
✔ kindle-p.425-The Albigenses, by the Author of 'Bertram' Volume 1-"...but ye will kindle the eternal fire for yourselves..." 5/16/23
✔kith and kin (entire phrase; "kith or kin" also okay))-p.47- A Christmas Carol-"...are strange to us, and all our kith and kin..." 3/20/22
✔labyrinth-p.18-Natural Histories: Stories-"Experts classify them as a labyrinth fish..." 5/2/22
✔lance-p.160-Jazz-"He thought she would be his lance and shield..." 1/2/22
✔lopsided-p.5- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-"Silhouetted...was a large, strangely lopsided creature..." 1/11/22
✔lurch-p.193- The Sirens of Titan-"Its lurches were more frequent." 5/18/22
✔mahogany-p.79-The Adventures of China Iron-"...the whole room's dark mahogany panelling..." 7/18/22
✔meek-p.102-The Able McLaughlins-"But that timid, wee body! Meek like!" 4/20/22
✔middle-p;119-Jazz-"...uncles positioning themselves in the middle of the block..." 1/1/22
✔molasses-p.159-The Taker and Other Stories-"...she would bring something, olive oil,... spaghetti, molasses,milk..." 6/12/22
murk- p.212-Leaves of Grass-"Where through the murk the easterly death-wind breasting,..." 6/6/23
✔ namaste-p.14-Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions-"...and say, 'Namaste, life.'" 9/1/23
✔nebula(ae)-p.5-Foucault's Pendulum-"...earth, solar system, nebulae and black holes..." 11/21/22
✔negligee-p.175-Greenwich Killing Time-"...a rather risque, black,see-through-but-you-wish-you-hadn't sort of negligee affair."4/30/22
✔newcomer-p.139- Jazz-"The out-of-state newcomer, rich and headstrong, contented herself..." 1/1/22
✔nugget-p.123-Murder Once Removed-"...when I announced this nugget of information..." 8/25/22
✔ocher-p.51-Fairytales for Lost Children-"Narciso's body was draped in red silk, mine in ochre." (Brit. variation) 5/27/22
✔ostrich-p.195- Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"...from just about every animal not on the endangered species list: beef, lamb...ostrich, ox, and more." 1/25/22
✔ottoman-p.112- Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"...Asitane Restaurant prides itself re-creating Ottoman cuisine." 1/13/22
✔Oxford-p.174-When the Ground Is Hard-"And neither do you, Miss Oxford Dictionary!" 4/10/22
✔pessimism-p.31-Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris-"...and she returned to her practical pessimism." 7/30/22
✔playlist-p.158-Playing with Myself-"...the final song on our ultragay preshow Spotify playlist..." 9/4/22
✔poetry-Kindle loc. 13579= The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"He related, with that poetry,that picturesqueness which..." 4/16/22
✔ poppycock-p.310-Babbitt: The 1922 Sinclair Lewis Classic Satire Novel-"...labor federations and all that poppycock." 8/18/23
✔proximity-p.12- The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey-"...and I felt the proximity of the birthdays forged a bond." 8/10/22
✔quadrangle-p.175-When the Ground Is Hard-"...gather the girls in the quadrangle." 4/10/22
✔quibble-p.269-Clea-"...flutes haunted them with their piercing quibbles." 3/8/22
✔retinue-p.93Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station-"...went off traveling in the west with his retinue..." 1/23/22
✔ricochet(ed)-p.98-Harp of Burma-"I only saw the bullets ricochet off the rock..." 3/11/22
✔rhetorical-p.58-Greenwich Killing Time-"Cooperman's question...was somewhat rhetorical." 4/28/22
✔rocking chair-p.27-Greenwich Killing Time-"The rocking chair belonged to the cat." 4/27/22
✔rustle-p.238- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-"Just then, there was a rustle at the window..." 1/17/22
✔sojourn-p.28-Books Promiscuously Read: Reading as a Way of Life-"Kafka, just over fifty years after Thoreau's sojourn, ..." 6/28/22
✔sherry-p.199-Baking Cakes in Kigali-"He certainly won't be crying into his sherry..." 4/25/22
✔soprano-p.90-Playing with Myself-"...plus a few inches and minus a soprano high C..." 9/3/22
✔souvenir-p.4- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-"It was not...a souvenir of the car crash..." 1/11/22
✔stock market-p.15-Semiautomatic-"...the stock market is down." 9/6/22
✔taxidermist-p.9-Men Without Women-"...a bull's head, stuffed by a Madrid taxidermist..."6/20/22
✔tongue-p.14-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-"...'you'll keep a civil tongue in your head..."-1/12/22
✔topsy-turvy-p.83-Year of the Monkey-"A blameless bit of topsy-turvy, no doubt, or a kind of homeopathic spell..." 6/27/22
✔transfer-p.139-Territorial Rights-"He was to transfer from a bank in Switzerland..." 3/14/23
✔trapeze-p.143-Clea-"Brother Ass, the diving-board, the trapeze, lie just to the eastward..." 3/4/22
✔unborn-p.50- Strange Fruit & Other Plays-"Sharon Tate, her unborn baby." 1/14/22
✔undertow-p.59-The Taker and Other Stories-"The next day there was an undertow and several people drowned..." 6/5/22
✔vanity-p.118-Fire in the Blood-"His vanity made him close his bedroom door..." 5/20/22
✔venture-p.50-Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe-"But I would venture to say she was still cooking..." 3/14/22
✔viper-disc 8 of audiobook- Circe-"She had nursed a viper." 6/16/22
✔ volt-p.315-Torpedo Juice-"Twelve volts of DC current zapped to..." 7/11/24
✔wave (the verb - any tense accepted)-p.159- Jazz-"When I find it, will it wave to me?" 1/2/22
✔whiff- p.79-Clea-"...and whiffs of baking bread from the bakeries." 3/3/22
✔widower-p.48-The Spy Who Loved Me-"...a doctor from Munich, a widower." 1/12/22
✔wretch-Kindle loc.14321-The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"I am a base wretch!"4/17/22
✔Yiddish-p.11-Playing with Myself-"...Estelle performed in Yiddish theatre..." 9/2/22
✔yoga-p.33- Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station-"I haven't managed Yoga for three days..." 1/21/22
✔zone-p.164-Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide-"...the city itself became a war zone." 1/21/22
✔zoom-unpaginated- Afterlife with Archie, Vol. 1: Escape from Riverdale-"Zoom in camera 5, Smithers..." 6/3/22

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Last word="Ultimately"
(1/1/22-7/11/22)-192 days; last word="ultimately"; 20 words; 10 sources; .104wpd; 2.000wps

CHALLENGE #920- Booktivity
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


January 2022 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Jan22 / Ends: 31Jan22

20/20

Basic word list
✔annoy-p.173-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-"For some reason this seemed to annoy Hermione..." 1/15/22
✔casualty-p.5-Burnt Sugar Cana Quemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish- ...gazing over a burning harbor or a casualty list..." 6/12/22
✔dizzy-p.311-The Godfather-"...the drink went to her head and made her dizzy." 2/26/22
✔emergency-p.123-The Godfather-"...I had to call the detectives to the phone for an emergency..." 1/8/22
✔flesh-p.139- Jazz-"...his flesh was radiantly golden..." 1/1/22

✔incline-p.178- Jazz-"He hauled himself down the incline, as he turned to go..." 1/2/22
✔jagged-p.98-Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station-"...while jagged rocks pummeled and bruised him." 1/23/22
✔limbs (arms & legs)-p.275- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-"...limbs were sprouting; next moment, a man was standing where Scabbers had been." 1/18/22
✔overnight-p.56- The Spy Who Loved Me-"Just with my overnight things." 1/13/22
✔pinch-p.40-The Spy Who Loved Me-"But at the first pinch of my behind, I told him..."

✔razor-p.161- Jazz-"...power that flicks like a razor and then hides." 1/2/22
✔twins-p.131-Jazz-"...and the blind twins were playing guitar..." 1/1/22
✔ultimately-p.53-Leave a Message for Willie-"...McFate's appearance, however, was ultimately worse." 7/11/22
✔veins-p.191-Jazz-"As though the red wash flying from veins not theirs is facial makeup patented for its glow." 1/2/22
✔yellow-p.139- Jazz-"...and floppy yellow curls covered his head..." 1/1/21

Optional (BONUS) word list
✔belly button-p.153-The Cement Garden-"...but none of these looked so alike as our belly buttons..." 6/24/22
✔glimmer-p.235- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-"...a few feet above the grass below, was a tiny, golden glimmer." 1/17/22
✔handlebars-p.13-Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe-"Poppa had this great big handlebar moustache..." 3/13/22
✔qualms-p.154-Jazz-"I had no qualms." 1/2/22
✔stainless-steel-p.35-Syrian Wives-"...the self-cleaning feature with the stainless-steel pot." 3/21/22

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CHALLENGE #921- CCC
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


NATIONAL KAZOO DAY, 1/1 – 1/31
150p. min.

7/7 COMPLETE

1. Alabama Vest of Macon, Georgia, made the first Kazoo in the 1840's. Actually, he conceived the Kazoo, and had Thaddeus Von Clegg, a German-American clockmaster make it to his specifications. It was first presented to the world at the Georgia State Fair in 1852.
🎵 Read a book in which at least one character attends a fair/festival/carnival; tell us who and what kind of event OR a book originally published in a year ending in 0; tell us the year- -Clea by Lawrence Durrell 3/8/22
-pub. 1960

2. It is believed that the Kazoos closest relative is the African version of a mirliton, a group of instruments characterized by having a vibrating membrane. The African horn-mirliton was used to distort voices at tribe gatherings.
🎵 Read a book set in Africa; tell us where OR a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in HORNMIRLITON; 2-word minimum (a letter can only be used as many times as it appears in the phrase)- Red Lights by Georges Simenon-6/27/22 -

3. A Kazoo is a tube-shaped, American musical instrument, with both ends of the tube uncovered. One end of the tube is flattened, while the other end of the tube has a small circular opening. Around two thirds down the instrument there is another circular hole, leading to a small chamber, where a wax-membrane is situated. The membrane, which is fixed around the edges by a circular cylinder-ring, is free to oscillate.
🎵 Read a book with a musical instrument shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book with a Z somewhere in the author's name; post a link to the author's GR page- The Godfather by Mario Puzo-3/1/22

4. Kazoos can be made of plastic, metal, wood or other materials. Each has unique sound qualities, but the tone quality of a Kazoo is determined by the quality of the membrane or resonator. The membrane is the key point of the Kazoo. This membrane gives the Kazoo its distinction from other horn section instruments. Some have called the Kazoo a "singing drum."
🎵 Read a book whose title contains OO - Books Promiscuously Read: Reading as a Way of Life by Heather Cass White-7/1/22
OR a book with a character who works in manufacturing; tell us who and their job

5. Commercial production of the Kazoo didn't begin until 1912. Manufacturing was started by Emil Sorg, a traveling salesman, in Western New York. Sorg joined up with Michael McIntyre, a Buffalo tool and die maker. Production moved to Eden, NY where the factory museum remains today as a working museum.
🎵 Read a book set between 1900 and 1930 (inclusive); tell us when -1926- Jazz by Toni Morrison-1/3/22
OR a book by an author whose last name contains the prefix Mc (will also accept Mac as long as it's a prefix and not simply the first three letters of the last name); post a link to the author's GR page

6. Other manufacturers of Kazoos tried to get in on the sales market, but McIntyre got a patent for his product in 1923, limiting competition. Today, Kazoobie Kazoos, America's largest manufacturer, sells nearly 1 million Kazoos every year.
🎵 Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are the same; post a link to the author's GR page OR a book with two of these in the total page count: 1, 2, 3, 9; tell us how many pages- -The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming-3/2/22 - 198p

7. Kazoos are easy to play: Don't blow into a Kazoo; instead, simply hum into the big end of the Kazoo. By singing or speaking through the Kazoo, the player creates an air current which makes the membrane vibrate and thus creates a summing, "nasal" sound. By wholly or partially covering up the membrane hole, a large variety of sounds can be created.
🎵 Read a book with a character who is a musician; tell us who and what they play OR a book that was easy to read; briefly explain-well...listened to the book while driving- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denimby David Sedaris-1/7/22-