June 2019 Scattergories

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[JoAnne]

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[✨ Vittoria ✨]

JoAnne wrote: "The place or setting MUST be where the book takes place, not finding the word in a sentence."

Omg, I had forgotten that rule, sorry! Anyway, here's the correct version of my challenge, with a new book and a new word!

COMPLETED @ post #25

June Scattergories
Duration: June 1, 2019 - June 19, 2019

Letter: G (12/12)

Recurring Items

1. Book Title: Gunpowder Plot by Carola Dunn - 19 Jun 19
Gunpowder Plot

2. Author: Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates - 06 Jun 19
Gates, Eva

3. Main Character: Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen - 10 Jun 19
Georgiana Rannoch

4. Secondary Character: A Study in Death by Anna Lee Huber - 03 Jun 19
Gage, Sebastian

5. Place/Setting: Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb - 09 Jun 19
Grand Regency Hotel

6. Item on cover: Cover Story by Erika Chase - 03 Jun 19 (Garden)



Specials

7. Sandwich Ingredients : Cover Story by Erika Chase - 03 Jun 19 (Green salad)
"After finishing a green salad for lunch ..." (loc. 275 epub)

8. Things You Get Tickets For: Cover Story by Erika Chase - 03 Jun 19 (Game)
"... a dangerous game and you're definitely not one of the players." (loc. 301 epub)

9. Word that begins with GR: Cover Story by Erika Chase - 03 Jun 19 (Grocery)
"... if she'd do some grocery shopping or wait ..." (loc. 363 epub)

10. Famous People (can be fictional): Gunpowder Plot by Carola Dunn - 19 Jun 19 (Guy Fawkes)
"He's really pleased that you're writing about Guy Fawkes." (loc. 51 epub)

11. Languages : Killer Characters by Ellery Adams - 04 Jun 19 (German)
"... to approach his favorite German shepherd ..." (loc. 37 epub)

12. Ways to Kill Time: Cover Story by Erika Chase - 03 Jun 19 (Golf)
"... nab Daddy before he goes to his golf game." (loc. 116 epub)

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Vittoria!

[Joann]

finished

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title Grave
The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place - Alan Bradley - 6/20/19
2. Author (first or last name) Goldberg
The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes - Leonard Goldberg - 6/24/19
3. Main Character GREEN, Penny
The Maid’s Secret- Emily Organ - 6/9/19
4. Secondary Character Georgia
Country Heaven - Ava Miles - 6/7/19
5. Place/Setting Great Britain
The Maid’s Secret- Emily Organ - 6/9/19
6. Item on cover GOWN
- Dinah Jefferies - 6/10/19

And the Specials for June are:
7. Sandwich Ingredients P. 21 “...GARLIC, onions and GRILLED meat.”
Country Heaven - Ava Miles - 6/7/19

8. Things You Get Tickets For P.76 “...GUNNING the engine like he did.”
Country Heaven - Ava Miles - 6/7/19

9. Word that begins with GR P. 13 “His stomach GRUMBLED.”
Country Heaven - Ava Miles - 6/7/19

10. Famous People (can be fictional) P. 156 “She could have doubled for GRACE Kelly.”
Country Heaven - Ava Miles - 6/7/19

11. Languages p. 245 "...he had eaten with a GERMAN merchant."
The Maid’s Secret- Emily Organ - 6/9/19

12. Ways to Kill Time P. 35 “Someone was playing the GUITAR inside.”
Country Heaven - Ava Miles - 6/7/19

[Johanna]

I want try this, might be too tough but we'll see!

June Scattergories
Duration: June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Geishan muistelmat - Arthur Golden - 25.6.2019

2. Author (first or last name)
Geishan muistelmat - Arthur Golden - 25.6.2019

3. Main Character (first or last name)
The Gray and Guilty Sea - Scott William Carter - 27.6.2019
Garrison Gage

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Punainen kuningatar - Victoria Aveyard - 4.6.2019
Gisa Barrow

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
Geishan muistelmat - Arthur Golden - 25.6.2019
Gion

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
Geishan muistelmat - Arthur Golden - 25.6.2019

Geisha

And the Specials for June are:
7. Sandwich Ingredients
Jane: A Murder - Maggie Nelson - 15.6.2019
...fake gravy... (pg. 38)

8. Things You Get Tickets For
Jane: A Murder - Maggie Nelson - 15.6.2019
...with long-haired guys gunning their motorbikes outside. (pg. 125)

9. Word that begins with GR
Jane: A Murder - Maggie Nelson - 15.6.2019
...she grabs her bags... (pg. 78)

10. Famous People (can be fictional)
Jane: A Murder - Maggie Nelson - 15.6.2019
...even in God's cause... (pg. 16)

11. Languages
Jane: A Murder - Maggie Nelson - 15.6.2019
...one girl's plate-gold earring... (pg. 117)

12. Ways to Kill Time
Jane: A Murder - Maggie Nelson - 15.6.2019
...played the guitar late into the night... (pg. 152)

Your letter is:

G

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Joann!

Welcome Johanna! You have 5 days left for this month.

[Johanna]

F I N I S H E D

June Scattergories
Duration: June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Geishan muistelmat - Arthur Golden - 25.6.2019

2. Author (first or last name)
Geishan muistelmat - Arthur Golden - 25.6.2019

3. Main Character (first or last name)
The Gray and Guilty Sea - Scott William Carter - 27.6.2019
Garrison Gage

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Punainen kuningatar - Victoria Aveyard - 4.6.2019
Gisa Barrow

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
Geishan muistelmat - Arthur Golden - 25.6.2019
Gion

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
Geishan muistelmat - Arthur Golden - 25.6.2019

Geisha

And the Specials for June are:
7. Sandwich Ingredients
Jane: A Murder - Maggie Nelson - 15.6.2019
...fake gravy... (pg. 38)

8. Things You Get Tickets For
Jane: A Murder - Maggie Nelson - 15.6.2019
...with long-haired guys gunning their motorbikes outside. (pg. 125)

9. Word that begins with GR
Jane: A Murder - Maggie Nelson - 15.6.2019
...she grabs her bags... (pg. 78)

10. Famous People (can be fictional)
Jane: A Murder - Maggie Nelson - 15.6.2019
...even in God's cause... (pg. 16)

11. Languages
Jane: A Murder - Maggie Nelson - 15.6.2019
...one girl's plate-gold earring... (pg. 117)

12. Ways to Kill Time
Jane: A Murder - Maggie Nelson - 15.6.2019
...played the guitar late into the night... (pg. 152)

Your letter is:

G

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Johanna!

[[deleted user]]

WooHoo! Squeaked out a completion with little time to spare. :)
On to July!

June Scattergories
Duration: June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) - Good Boy by Sarina Bowen - 6/7
2. Author (first or last name) - Uncharted by Tracey Garvis Graves - 6/22
3. Main Character (first or last name) - A Place in the Sun by R.S. Grey - 6/12 - MCs are Georgie and Gianluca
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Motion by Penny Reid - 6/14 - secondary character named Gabby
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') - Time by Penny Reid - 6/16 - Main character Mona spends a good portion of the book studying in Geneva, Switzerland
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) - Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata - 6/23 - grill on the front of the truck


And the Specials for June are:
7. Sandwich Ingredients - Tomboy - 6/18 - p. 112: "The guacamole had short-circuited her brain."
8. Things You Get Tickets For - All of It - 6/11 - p. 190: "...before heading out on their vacation to the long awaited Cubs game in Chicago."
9. Word that begins with GR Rogue Wave by J. Bengtsson, p. 67: This time he refused to let me out of his sight, gripping the back of my shirt as he guided me through the halls and into the main office." - 6/6
10. Famous People (can be fictional) - Garrett by Sawyer Bennett - loc 145: "'I'm Garrett Samuelson.'...'Of course I know who you are. Star right winger for the Cold Fury. Everyone who is a hockey fan knows you.'" - 6/28
11. Languages: The Savior by J.R. Ward, loc 2530: "It's not French, it's not...well, I know it's not German." - 6/6
12. Ways to Kill Time - Fighting Shadows by Aly Martinez - 6/19 - p. 90: "I woke up early and decided to stop by and see if you wanted to go garage-saling with me."

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Banshee and Cyndee!

It was a tough month.

@Cyndee, Some of your sentences are so funny!

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[JoAnne]

FINISHED
June Scattergories - Letter G
12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: Going Wild Gretchen Galway 6/3/19
2. Author: Gretchen Galway Going Wild 6/3/19
3. Main Character: Jane Garcia Going Wild Gretchen Galway 6/3/19
4. Secondary Character: Grant Whitman Going Wild Gretchen Galway 6/3/19
5. Place/Setting: Georgia Magic Triumphs Ilona Andrews 6/11/19
6. Item on cover: Green Skirt
Optical Delusions in Deadwood Ann Charles 6/27/19

And the Specials for June are:
7. Sandwich Ingredients: Green Bean Salad The Mephisto Club Tess Gerritsen 6/10/19 p 33 Angela bustled over to inspect the green bean salad.

8. Things You Get Tickets For: Game Going Wild Gretchen Galway 6/3/19
p 47 I’m game. Thanks for asking.

9. Word that begins with GR: Grabbing The Night Mark Tiffany Reisz 6/2/19 Chap 16 page 23 Grabbing Dolly by the arm, Faye pulled her toward the house.

10. Famous People: George Strait Optical Delusions in Deadwood Ann Charles 6/27/19 p 179 ...pipes, I heard the twangy sounds of George Strait singing all about...

11. Languages: Gold Going Wild Gretchen Galway 6/3/19
p 13 That gold chain was short, but it was thick and ropey,...

12. Ways to Kill Time: Game Going Wild Gretchen Galway 6/3/19
p 219 He’d have to up his game.

[Vanessa]

Completed!

June Scattergories
Duration: June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Gilded Needles by Michael McDowell
2. Author (first or last name)
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
3. Main Character (first or last name)
Gianna: Vox by Christina Dalcher
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Grief Knight Die Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
Grammercy Park Gilded Needles by Michael McDowell
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Graves
Frankenstein by Junji Ito

And the Specials for June are:
7. Sandwich Ingredients: Garlic
"Garlic?" Location 3857
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
8. Things You Get Tickets For: Gambling
"Even if he were to remain and recover the eight hundred dollars that he had lost during the afternoon's play, his family would know that he must have got it all by gambling somewhere." Location 824
Gilded Needles by Michael McDowell
9. Word that begins with GR: Grate
"A shrill argument arose among the children whether a girl, who carried a wheezing infant in her arms, ought to be alloted a longer time upon the grate." Location 70
Gilded Needles by Michael McDowell
10. Famous People (can be fictional): Greta Garbo
"Such as the starlet who walked out of a phone booth one afternoon, saw Greta Garbo standing before her in unassuming street clothes, and fainted dead away on the spot." Location 1868
The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont by Shawn Levy
11. Languages: Gold
"All the fine furniture, all the upholstery, all the papering and paint and decorations were but a single color: gold." Location 232
Gilded Needles by Michael McDowell
12. Ways to Kill Time: Guitar
"Imagine your body is an electric guitar." Location 3246
Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick by Maya Dusenbery

6/1 6/6 6/15 6/24 6/25 6/26 6/29

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Vanessa!

[Rina]

Finished!

June Scattergories - Letter G
Duration: June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Ghost and the Graveyard, Genevieve Jack, 17.06.2019

2. Author (first or last name)
Until Friday Night, Abbi Glines, 05.06.2019

3. Main Character (first or last name)
Grateful Knight - The Ghost and the Graveyard, Genevieve Jack, 17.06.2019

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Godwin - Wolves of the Northern Rift, Jon Messenger, 01.06.2019

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
Georgia - Bellamy and the Brute, Alicia Michaels, 08.06.2019

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
Graveyard - The Ghost and the Graveyard, Genevieve Jack, 17.06.2019


And the Specials for June are:
7. Sandwich Ingredients
Greens - Until Friday Night, Abbi Glines, 05.06.2019 - "Meat loaf, mashed potatoes, and collard greens,", p. 37

8. Things You Get Tickets For
Game - Until Friday Night, Abbi Glines, 05.06.2019 - "She agreed, and I left right after the game with her", p. 162

9. Word that begins with GR
Grow - Wolves of the Northern Rift, Jon Messenger, 01.06.2019 - "You do eventually grow accustomed to it.", p. 14

10. Famous People (can be fictional)
Emma Goldman - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow, 02.06.2019 - is one of the characters

11. Languages
German - The Vanished Man, Jeffery Deaver, 03.06.2019 - "German shepherd or Malinois.", p. 152

12. Ways to Kill Time
game - Wolves of the Northern Rift, Jon Messenger, 01.06.2019 - "I've never been so tired that I couldn't beat you in a game of chess.", p. 55

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June Scattergories - Letter G COMPLETION POST
Duration: June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019 - finished reading my last book for the challenge at just gone eleven last night!

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title Ghost GirlTorey L. Hayden 30.06.19
2. Author Garth NixNewt's Emerald 15.06.19
3. Main Character Zara Gill in Secret Evil Zara Gill 15.06.19
4. Secondary Character Odds Against Dick Francis Gloria - 15.06.19
5. Place/Setting - Great Britain Odds Against - Dick Francis 15.06.19
6. Item on cover - Graffiti - Jeremy strong 01.06.19

And the Specials for June are:
7. Sandwich Ingredients - Garlic
Page 28 ‘we have mint? Garlic?’
Unraveling OliverLiz Nugent 22.06.19
8. Things You Get Tickets For - Game
Unraveling OliverLiz Nugent 22.06.19
‘I changed my game and instead began to play …’ p36
9. Word that begins with GR
Gradually
P20 ‘gradually alice and I got ….

10. Famous People (can be fictional) (macy) Gray
P106 ‘…was older now and there were flecks of gray in his hair…’
Unraveling OliverLiz Nugent 22.06.19

11. Languages - Greek
P198 ‘…straight ahead of them a row old classical Greek pillars …’
Selection DayAravind Adiga 17.06.19

12. Ways to Kill Time - gaming
P27 ‘internet gaming cyber Mahesh café’
Selection DayAravind Adiga 17.06.19

[Sarah-Jane]

All completed 🤗🤗🤗

🌀🌀Yes Please🌀🌀

June Scattergories
Duration: June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019

12/12

Recurring Items:
✅ Book Title: A Girl Like That, Tanaz Bhathena, June 28th
✅ Author (first or last name): Mike Gayle, The Man I Think I Know, June 27th
✅ Main Character (first or last name): Grindelwald - Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay, J.K. Rowling, July 2nd
✅ Secondary Character (first or last name): George - The Mother's Promise, Sally Hepworth, June 11th
✅ Place/Setting: Gold Coast - Any Ordinary Day: What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life?, Leigh Sales, June 7th - page 12 - two firefighters died battling a blaze in a Gold Coast home.
✅ Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Gold hearts: The Mother's Promise, , Sally Hepworth, June 11th

And the Specials for June are:
✅ Sandwich Ingredients: Green vegetables - Any Ordinary Day: What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life?, Leigh Sales, June 7th - page 15 - We eat leafy green vegetables
✅ Things You Get Tickets For: Good films - The Man I Think I Know, Mike Gayle - page 277 - Good films coming out this year.
✅ Word that begins with GR: grasp - Any Ordinary Day: What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life?, Leigh Sales, June 7th - page 11 - It’s straightforward to grasp this intellectually,
✅ Famous People (can be fictional): god - Any Ordinary Day: What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life?, Leigh Sales, June 7th - page 235 - predetermination, probability, chance, God, deservedness,
✅ Languages: Germanic - Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay, J.K. Rowling - page 17 - SPIELAN (Germanic). . . you’ll be glad to be rid of him, I expect.
✅ Ways to Kill Time: Game - The Mother's Promise, Sally Hepworth, June 11th - page 70 - I’m going to have a game of Pokémon Go

Your letter is:
G

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Rina and Sarah-Jane!

@Den - #10 doesn't work. It needs to be a person's name.

[[deleted user]]

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Rina and Sarah-Jane!

@Den - #10 doesn't work. It needs to be a person's name."

The Secret Runners of New YorkMatthew Reilly - 01.06.19 God
'This is God's vengeance' location 202

[JoAnne]

Den wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Rina and Sarah-Jane!

@Den - #10 doesn't work. It needs to be a person's name."

The Secret Runners of New YorkMatthew Reilly - 01.06.19 God
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Fantastic!!