Summer '20 Read-A-Thon: Scattergories

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Today’s game is simple. Use the first letter of your current book in order to fill in each of the questions/categories. You can skip A, An, and The, and try to come up with ones that haven't been used yet!

I’ll start:

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

5 LETTER WORD: Magic
NAME: Mark
OCCUPATION: Manager (I figured Magician would be cheating...)
MOVIE: Mad Max
FOOD: Marshmallows
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Meat
BRAND NAMES: Madewell
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Malicious spiders
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Mints
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Made more money somewhere else
A DIFFERENT BOOK: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

[Johanne]

Fun!

The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb

5 LETTER WORD: Match
NAME: Mads (Danish name)
OCCUPATION: Miner
MOVIE: My neighbour Totoro
FOOD: Mussels
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Mittens (when they've been outside)
BRAND NAMES: Marvel
AFRAID OF: Madness
ITEM IN BAG: Money
REASON TO QUIT JOB: Malicious boss
DIFFERENT BOOK: Marie Curie - Et lys i mørket (... - a light in the darkness)
Danish graphic novel about Marie Curie

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

[Edie]

Tell the Wolves I'm Home

5 LETTER WORD: Think
NAME: Tyler
OCCUPATION: Tattooist
MOVIE: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
FOOD: Tofu
THINGS THAT ARE COLD:
BRAND NAMES: Toyota
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Turtles (snapping kind)
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Toothbrush
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Too old
A DIFFERENT BOOK: The Tenth Circle
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[Sarah]

Artificial Condition

5 LETTER WORD: Again
NAME: Abigail
OCCUPATION: Accountant
MOVIE: Annie
FOOD: Apples
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Antarctica
BRAND NAMES: Adidas
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Avians (birds)
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Aerosol
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Alien invasion?
A DIFFERENT BOOK: Atonement

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Who Speaks for the Damned

5 LETTER WORD: Watch
NAME: Wendy
OCCUPATION: Window Washer (I keep thinking of archaic ones, like Wheelwright and Waterman)
MOVIE: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
FOOD: Watermelon
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Water ice (it's shaved ice with flavoring)
BRAND NAMES: Westinghouse
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Wolves
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Wet wipes
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Want more money
A DIFFERENT BOOK: We Were the Mulvaneys

[Laurel]

The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks

5 LETTER WORD: Eager
NAME: Ernest
OCCUPATION: Elephant Handler
MOVIE: Exorcist
FOOD: Eggplant
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Eggs
BRAND NAMES: Eggo
SOMETHING YOU’RE AFRAID OF: Elders
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Eyedrops
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Education
A DIFFERENT BOOK: East of Eden

[Samantha]

All Adults Here

5 LETTER WORD: Aloha
NAME: Arrietty
OCCUPATION: Alchemist
MOVIE: Avengers
FOOD: Apricots
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Air Conditioner
BRAND NAMES: Ace Hardware
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Assholes (hope this language isn't to offensive)
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Alchohol pads
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Accepted a new job
A DIFFERENT BOOK: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

[Traci]

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

5 LETTER WORD: Brown
NAME: Beatrice
OCCUPATION: Banker
MOVIE: Back to the Future
FOOD: Blueberries
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Beverages
BRAND NAMES: Brooks (running shoes)
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Bears
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Book!
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Boss is awful
A DIFFERENT BOOK: Beloved

[Kathy]

5 LETTER WORD: Nasty
NAME: Naomi
OCCUPATION: Nun
MOVIE: Next
FOOD: Nuts
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Nome (Alaska)
BRAND NAMES: Nutrigrain
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Nits (lice)
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Nail polish
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Not happy with it!
A DIFFERENT BOOK: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

[Johanna]

Summer of '69

5 LETTER WORD: Super
NAME: Samantha
OCCUPATION: Superintendent
MOVIE: Silence of the Lambs
FOOD: Salami
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Siberia
BRAND NAMES: Sprite
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Spiders
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Sunglasses
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Salary
A DIFFERENT BOOK: The Secret Garden

[SarahKat]

Book: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

5 LETTER WORD: Trust
NAME: Tina
OCCUPATION: Typist
MOVIE: The Two Towers
FOOD: Tiramisu
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Tea (the iced kind of course)
BRAND NAMES: Tampax
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Tetanus
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Twenty dollar bill
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Trained for a new position
A DIFFERENT BOOK: Turtles All the Way Down

[Rachel]

Book: Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

5 LETTER WORD: Years
NAME: Yolanda
OCCUPATION: Yoga instructor
MOVIE: Yes Man (Jim Carrey)
FOOD: Yams
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Yogurt (I was thinking of frozen yogurt, but I guess both work)
BRAND NAMES: Yamaha? I think they make musical instruments
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Yodeling (not really afraid, but it irritates me)
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Yellow highlighter (that's pushing it a bit, lol!)
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Yachting (as in, buying a yacht and choosing to do that instead)
A DIFFERENT BOOK: Young Jane Young

Wow...maybe I should have waited for my next book instead for an easier letter!

[Kristina]

Book: The Air You Breathe

5 LETTER WORD: Amber
NAME: Allison
OCCUPATION: Astronaut
MOVIE: Avatar
FOOD: Avocado
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Atmosphere
BRAND NAMES: Aerie
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Arachnids
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Aleve
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Anger
A DIFFERENT BOOK: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

[Kendra]

Book: One to Watch

5 LETTER WORD: Other
NAME: Opal
OCCUPATION: Office Manager
MOVIE: One for the Money
FOOD: Onions
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Oceans
BRAND NAMES: Ocean Spray
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Orangutans
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Orange tic tacs
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Offered a better one.
A DIFFERENT BOOK: On the Edge

[Bana AZ]

Book: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

5 LETTER WORD: Caper
NAME: Casper
OCCUPATION: Chauffeur
MOVIE: Chicago
FOOD: Chunky peanut butter
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Chiller
BRAND NAMES: Chanel
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Creepy people
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Cord of my charger
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Can't stand it anymore
A DIFFERENT BOOK: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

[Kat]

The House in the Cerulean Sea

5 LETTER WORD: Haste
NAME: Harriet
OCCUPATION: Hairdresser
MOVIE: Hercules
FOOD: Hotdogs
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Helsinki in Winter
BRAND NAMES: Haribo
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Heights
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Hairbrush
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Had a better offer
A DIFFERENT BOOK: The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

[°~Amy~°]

Beyond the Grave by James Graham

5 LETTER WORD: Basic
NAME: Brian
OCCUPATION: Baker
MOVIE: Breakfast Club
FOOD: Biscuits
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Butter
BRAND NAMES: Bisquick
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Basketballs in my face
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Book
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Bit**y boss? (not even a lie, lol)
A DIFFERENT BOOK: Becoming by Michelle Obama

[Jen K]

Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray

5 LETTER WORD: Later
NAME: Lulu
OCCUPATION: Lawyer
MOVIE: La La Land
FOOD: Lentils
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Lionfish
BRAND NAMES: Lego
SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF: Leaps from high places
ITEM IN YOUR BAG: Lipstick
REASON TO QUIT YOUR JOB: Layoffs
A DIFFERENT BOOK: Lost Children Archive

[Rose]

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, by Hank Green

5 LETTER WORD: Batch
NAME: Betty
OCCUPATION: Baker
MOVIE: Balls of Fury
FOOD: Brussels Sprouts
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Blizzard
BRAND NAMES: Bandai
AFRAID OF: Being alone
ITEM IN BAG: Band-aids
REASON TO QUIT JOB: Boss
DIFFERENT BOOK: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

[Joan]

Artemis by Andy Weir

5 LETTER WORD: After
NAME: Andy
OCCUPATION: Accountant
MOVIE: Argo
FOOD: Artichoke
THINGS THAT ARE COLD: Avalanche
BRAND NAMES: Apple
AFRAID OF: Abandonment
ITEM IN BAG: Advil
REASON TO QUIT JOB: Additional compensation
DIFFERENT BOOK: After