SERIES EXPLORATION: RUTH GALLOWAY

[Ruth]

Judy wrote: "Oh, my word, I just counted and I have 10 books to find that have the letter E in places where I can use them to complete the spell out for the Ruth Galloway challenge."

Those E's are tough....

[jingles]

E letters are very difficult for me as well.

[Kerry]

I just read the first book and plan to read through the whole series, so I am in!

SERIES EXPLORATION: RUTH GALLOWAY
Start Date: 03/01/21
Completion Date: ?????

TASKS:
Complete a task for each of the items below. Four books total for this section.

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES:
The Ruth Galloway series features a forensic archaeologist who lives alone with her two cats in a Saltmarsh cottage.
✿Read a book with a character who is single or lives along, OR
✿Read a book in which a cat is mentioned in the story.

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS:
Elly Griffiths (pen name) is a British crime novelist, born August 17, 1963 in London.
✿Read a book set in London, OR
✿Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with 'E'.

3. TITLES:
There are currently 12 books in this series, with book #12 scheduled for release in 2020. The first book was published in 2009.
✿Read a series book #1, #2, or #12, OR
✿Read a book published in 2009 or 2020.

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
The combined total ratings for this series is 127,373. The combined total number of reviews is approximately 12,096.
✿Read a book with over 12,096 reviews, OR
✿Read a book in which on of the following numbers can be found in the page count: 1, 2, 7 or 3.
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COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these items found on the cover for each of the titles listed below. Only one cover item per book, six books total. Please post the cover.

1. THE CROSSING PLACES:
Body of water, or black & white (only) cover.

2. THE JANUS STONE:
Grassy area, or stone(s), or green cover.

3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END:
Bird(s), house, or light-colored cover.

4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES:
Cabin, sandy beach area, a fence, or dark-colored cover.

5. A DYING FALL:
Skeleton (face or partial/full body), fire, stairs (or steps), or brown cover.

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD:
Castle, a child, or a blue cover

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MATCHING WORDS:
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. Please match words exactly (example: If you choose to match "Stone" from The Stone Circle, the word "Stones" would not count. However, it's perfectly fine to match words such as "The", "At", "Of", etc, from the titles). One book per title, 12 books total.

1. The Crossing Places
2. The Janus Stone
3. The House at Sea's End
4. A Room Full of Bones
5. A Dying Fall
6. The Outcast Dead
7. The Ghost Fields
8. The Woman in Blue
9. The Chalk Pit
10. The Dark Angel
11. The Stone Circle
12. The Lantern Men

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BONUS SECTION:
Complete the bonus section of this challenge by reading a book from this series. Please Note: You may only include this bonus section by completing at least one regular section above.

[Kerry]

SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name. A total of 78 books will be needed to complete this section.

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2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE
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3. THE CHALK PIT
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4. THE DARK ANGEL
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5. THE STONE CIRCLE
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6. THE LANTERN MEN
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[jingles]

Welcome to the challenge, Kerry!

[Judy]

Only 3 Ns left. I am going to finish!

[jingles]

Awesome, Judy!

[Judy]

I am happy to finish this challenge with Elly Griffiths' newest Rurh Galloway mystery, The Night Hawks

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES:
The Ruth Galloway series features a forensic archaeologist who lives alone with her two cats in a Saltmarsh cottage.
X ✿Read a book with a character who is single or lives alone
The Anatomist's Wife Anna Lee Huber 11/1

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS:
Elly Griffiths (pen name) is a British crime novelist, born August 17, 1963 in London.
X ✿Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with 'E'.
Murder on Millionaires' Row Erin Lindsey 11/10

3. TITLES
There are currently 12 books in this series, with book #12 scheduled for release in 2020. The first book was published in 2009.
X ✿Read a series book #1, #2, or #12,
Betsy-Tacy #1 in the series Maud Hart Lovelace 11/1


4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
The combined total ratings for this series is 127,373. The combined total number of reviews is approximately 12,096.
X ✿Read a book in which on of the following numbers can be found in the page count: 1, 2, 7 or 3.
After the Armistice Ball Catriona McPherson 266 pages 11/13

COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these items found on the cover for each of the titles listed below. Only one cover item per book, six books total. Please post the cover.

X 1. THE CROSSING PLACES:
Body of water, or black & white (only) cover.
Jacob Have I Loved Katherine Paterson 11//5

2. THE JANUS STONE:
Grassy area, or stone(s), or green cover. Stone Mattress: Nine Tales Margaret Atwood 3/23

X 3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END:
Bird(s), house, or light-colored cover.
1000 facts on birds Jinny Johnson 11/22

X 4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES:
Cabin, sandy beach area, a fence, or dark-colored cover. Camino Island John Grisham 11/20

5. A DYING FALL:
Skeleton (face or partial/full body), fire, stairs (or steps), or brown cover. Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury 1/17

X 6. THE OUTCAST DEAD:
Castle, a child, or a blue coverSold on a Monday Kristina McMorris 12/27

SPELL OUT:
1. T The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin 11/17
H Harry Potter: Film WizardryBrian Sibley11/4
EEast and West: Stories East and west: stories Pearl S. Buck 12/28
G Ghost Boys Jewell Parker Rhodes 2/2
H How It All Blew Up Arvin Ahmadi12/16
O One to Watch Kate Stayman-London12/11
S Saving Irene: A Culinary Mystery Judy Alter 11/12
TThin Ice Paige Shelton 12/02
FWords for Silence: A Year of Contemplative 1/6Meditations Gregory Fruehwirth 1/6
I The Ickabog J.K. Rowling 1/23
E El Deafo Cece Bell 2/10
L Last Wool and Testament Molly MacRae 12/9
D The Crossing Michael Connelly
S The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection Michael Ruhlman 12/04

2. T The Street Ann Petry 12/18
H Have You Seen Luis Velez?Catherine Ryan Hyde 1/8
E The View from Saturday E.L. Konigsburg
W What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing—What Birds Are Doing, and Why David Allen Sibley 12/6
O Our Lady of the Nile Scholastique Mukasonga 1/2
M A Mary Oliver Collection: A Thousand Mornings, Dog Songs, Blue Horses, and Felicity Mary Oliver 1/23
A No Longer at EaseChinua Achebe 1/30
N Winter Study Nevada Barr 12/21
I Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love Dani Shapiro 1/21
N Forever Fudge Nancy CoCo
B Ten Below Zero C.J. Box 12/08
L Light of the World: A Beginner's Guide to Advent Amy-Jill Levine 12/13
U Under Milkwood: A Play for Voices Dylan Thomas 5/24
E The View from Saturday E.L. Konigsburg 3/15

3. T The Never Tilting WorldcRin Chupeco 12/26
H Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life-in Judaism Sarah Hurwitz 1/12
E Elevation Stephen King 3/23
C Camino Winds John Grisham 11/8
H How to Raise an Elephant Alexander McCall Smith 2/12
A World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments Aimee Nezhukumatathil 2/5
LThe Lost Boys Faye Kellerman 1/2
K King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian Marguerite Henry 1/3
P A Year Down YonderRichard Peck 3/1
I Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious Michael Solomonov 11/9
T The Crossing Michael Connelly 1/18
4. T When You Trap a Tiger Tae Keller 2/19
H Paco Roca La Casa The House in translation 1/21
E Lauren Elliott Murder by the Book 3/28
D A Deadly Inside Scoop Abby Collette 3/16
A A Question of Betrayal Anne Perry 2/18
R Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston 2/5
K When You Trap a Tiger Tae Keller 2/19
A Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian Seth Andrews 3/23
N Just Passing Through: Notes from a SojournerMargaret Guenther 3/9
G Sooley John Grisham 5/16
E The Bounty Janet Evanovich5/21
L Last Stop on Market Street Matt de la Pena 4/1

5. T The Sword in the Stone T.H. White 2/2
H Press Here Hervé Tullet 4/27
E The Westing Game Ellen Raskin
S Selected Poems T.S. Eliot 1/17
T The Parker Inheritance Varian Johnson 4/24
O One for the BooksJenn McKinlay 2/22
N New Kid Jerry Craft 4/8
E The Secret, Book & Scone Society Ellery Adams
C The Crossover Kwame Alexander 3/6
I I, Robot Isaac Asimov 1/23
R One Life Megan Rapinoe 5/20
C Cold Wind Paige Shelton 1/7
L Raceless: In Search of Family, Identity, and the Truth About Where I Belong Georgina Lawton 4/14
E Into the Whirlwind Elizabeth Camden 5/21

6. T The Widows Jess Montgomery 3/5
H The Midnight Library Matt Haig 4/12
E Prologue to Murder Lauren Elliott 4/5
L Leave the Grave Green Deborah Crombie 4/27
A Angel of Mercy Lurlene McDaniel 1/29
N Remote Control Nnedi Okorafor 6/24
T Press Here Hervé Tullet 4/27
E The Pilgrim of HateEllis Peters 6/7
R 33 SnowfishAdam Rapp 6/17
N American Nerd: The Story of My People Benjamin Nugent 7/1
M Yes, Chef Marcus Samuelsson 2/9
E A Girl Called Justice Elly Griffiths 3/2
N The Night Hawks Elly Griffiths 7/3



MATCHING WORDS:
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. Please match words exactly (example: If you choose to match "Stone" from The Stone Circle, the word "Stones" would not count. However, it's perfectly fine to match words such as "The", "At", "Of", etc, from the titles). One book per title, 12 books total.

1. The Crossing PlacesThe Crossing Michael Connelly 1/18
2. The Janus Stone The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires Grady Hendrix 1/1
3. The House at Sea's End Paco RocaThe House 1/21
4. A Room Full of Bones A Morbid Taste for Bones Ellis Peters 1/13
5. A Dying Fall A Fall of Marigolds Susan Meissner 2/14
6. The Outcast Dead Dead End in Norvelt Jack Gantos
7. The Ghost Fields Ghost Boys Jewell Parker Rhodes 2/2
8. The Woman in Blue Gathering Blue Lois Lowry 12/17
9. The Chalk Pit The Black Stallion ReturnsWalter Farley 1/3
10. The Dark Angel Angel of Mercy Lurlene McDaniel 1/29
11. The Stone Circle The Sword in the Stone [author:T.H. White 2/2
12. The Lantern Men Jane of Lantern Hill L.M. Montgomery 12/29

[jingles]

Awesome challenge work, Judy! I love her writing style.