Fall '20 Read-a-Thon: Scattergories

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

We always try to bring back old favorites. So 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:

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Mom
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Making Cookies
SOMETHING ORANGE: Malayan Tiger
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Milk
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Maple leaves
A WARM DRINK: Macchiatos
SPICES/HERBS: Marjoram
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Maid
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Markers
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Mouse

[Laurel]

The Suicide House

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Sister
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Sipping Cider
SOMETHING ORANGE: Siberian Tiger
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Shortening
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Snow Tires
A WARM DRINK: Shot of Espresso
SPICES/HERBS: Saffron
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Skeleton
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Scissors
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Squirrel

[Kristina]

Stranger in a Strange Land

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Sibling
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: San Gennaro Festival
SOMETHING ORANGE: Sweet potato
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Sugar
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Sweaters
A WARM DRINK: Spiked coffee
SPICES/HERBS: Sage
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Superwoman
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Scissors
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Squirrel

[Nancy]

The Thinnest Air

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Thanksgiving dinner
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Trick or treating
SOMETHING ORANGE: Tiger
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Turbinado sugar
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Turkey
A WARM DRINK: Tea
SPICES/HERBS: Tarragon
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Thor
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Tracing paper
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Titmouse

[Sherri]

The Friend
Something Your Grateful For: Friends
Autumn Activity: Football
Something Orange: Fall leaves
An Baking Ingredient: Flour
An Item Found in Fall: Frost
A Warm Drink:???
Spices/Herbs: Fennel
Halloween Costume: Fairy Princess
School Supplies: Folders
Woodland Animal: Fox

[Joan]

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes


SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: blessings
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: birdwatching
SOMETHING ORANGE: butternut squash
A BAKING INGREDIENT: baking soda
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: boots
A WARM DRINK: butter tea (had to google)
SPICES/HERBS: Basil
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: batman
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: binders
WOODLAND ANIMAL: bear

[Samantha]

Thunderhead

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Thrillers
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Trick or treating
SOMETHING ORANGE: Tangerine
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Treacle
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Tree Leaves on the ground
A WARM DRINK: Tea
SPICES/HERBS: Thyme
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Tiger
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Textbook
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Toad

[Nancy]

Since I have two books going I want to play again :)

The Death of Bees

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Dad
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Driving to look at fall colors
SOMETHING ORANGE: Duck bill (props to my husband for this one)
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Diamond brand sugar
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Dropped leaves
A WARM DRINK: Darjeeling tea
SPICES/HERBS: Dill
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Dragon
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Desk
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Deer

[Kathy]

An American Sunrise: Poems - Joy Harjo

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: agreeable people
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: apple picking
SOMETHING ORANGE: apricots
A BAKING INGREDIENT: almond extract
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: apples
A WARM DRINK: apple cider
SPICES/HERBS: anise
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: acrobat
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: art paper
WOODLAND ANIMAL: ant

[Sarah]

The Calculating Stars

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Companions?
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Crunchy leaf stomping
SOMETHING ORANGE: Clementines
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Chocolate chips
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Conkers
A WARM DRINK: Cocoa
SPICES/HERBS: Cumin
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Cat
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Crayons
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Chipmunk

[Sue]

The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Love of family
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Leaf raking
SOMETHING ORANGE: Life vest
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Lemon juice
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Leaves
A WARM DRINK: Lemon tea
SPICES/HERBS: Lemon thyme
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Lion
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Lunch box
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Lizard

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[Kim]

Hild

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Husband
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Hiking
SOMETHING ORANGE: Harvest moon
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Honey
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Haystack
A WARM DRINK: Hot chocolate
SPICES/HERBS: Hyssop
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Hulk
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Hand sanitizer
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Hawk

[Karissa]

The Good Lord Bird

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Grapes that make wine 😂
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Gobbling up turkey at Thanksgiving
SOMETHING ORANGE: Goldfish
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Ghirardelli chocolate
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Gourds
A WARM DRINK: Green Tea
SPICES/HERBS: Ginger
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Gypsy
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Glue
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Groundhog

[Nancy]

Started The Grammarians today.

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Good friends
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Going to the pumpkin patch
SOMETHING ORANGE: Giraffe
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Ghee
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Gourd
A WARM DRINK: Ginger tea
SPICES/HERBS: Ground cinnamon
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Ghost
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Green marker
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Groundhog

[Pam]

Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Sunshine
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Sunday NFL games
SOMETHING ORANGE: Soda
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Salt
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Spooky decorations
A WARM DRINK: Spiced cider
SPICES/HERBS: Sage
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Scooby Doo
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Sanitizer (hand)
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Snake

[SarahKat]

On a Pale Horse

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Optometry
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Oktoberfest
SOMETHING ORANGE: Oranges ;)
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Oats
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: October?
A WARM DRINK: Oolong Tea
SPICES/HERBS: Oregano
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Ogre
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Organizer
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Opossum

O is hard...

[Maggie]

The Color Purple

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Clean water
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Camping
SOMETHING ORANGE: Carrot
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Coconut oil
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Conkers
A WARM DRINK: Camomile tea
SPICES/HERBS: Cinnamon
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Clown
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Calculators
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Caterpillar

[Veronica]

Burned

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: best friends
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Baking cookies
SOMETHING ORANGE: Basketball
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Baking soda
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Boots
A WARM DRINK: Black tea
SPICES/HERBS: Bay leaf
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Baseball player
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Books
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Bear

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Old friends
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Oak leaf raking
SOMETHING ORANGE: An orange!
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Oatmeal
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: October calendar page
A WARM DRINK: Orange pekoe tea
SPICES/HERBS: Oregano
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Oscar the Grouch
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Origami paper?
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Opossum

[Chelsey]

The Round House

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Reading
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Raking Leaves
SOMETHING ORANGE: Road Cone
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Raspberry
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Rhododendron
A WARM DRINK: Raspberry Tea
SPICES/HERBS: Rosemary
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Robot
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Ruler
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Raccoon

[Chrissy]

Simon the Fiddler

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: smiles
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: sailing?
SOMETHING ORANGE: Satsuma
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Soda
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: September?
A WARM DRINK: Sanka
SPICES/HERBS: Sage
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Space alien
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Stapler
WOODLAND ANIMAL: squirrel

[Katie]

The Sight of You

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Sunshine
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Sports
SOMETHING ORANGE: Squash (Butternut)
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Sugar
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Sweaters
A WARM DRINK: Spiced Cider
SPICES/HERBS: Sage
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Skeleton
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Scissors
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Squirrel

[Sara]

Time and Again

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: True Love
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Trail hiking
SOMETHING ORANGE: Toadstool
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Table salt
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Trees with turning leaves
A WARM DRINK: Toddy
SPICES/HERBS: Turmeric
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Thunderbird
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Tape
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Texas nine-banded armadillo

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

The Christmas Hirelings
SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Cooler weather
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Cooking soup
SOMETHING ORANGE: Candy pumpkins
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Coconut
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Colored leaves
A WARM DRINK: Cocoa
SPICES/HERBS: Cardamom
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Cat
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Crayons
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Cougar

[Rachel]

If I Never Met You

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Indoor heating
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Inline skating? (I think?)
SOMETHING ORANGE: Ice cream (Tiger ice cream, it's orange and black licorice)
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Icing Sugar
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: I don't think there are any...
A WARM DRINK: Irish coffee (I had to look this up, I could only think of iced drinks)
SPICES/HERBS: Italian herb seasoning
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Iron Man
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Ink for the printer
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Insects (might be a bit of a stretch, lol!)

[Dana]

Down a Dark Road

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Doctor
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Drinking cider
SOMETHING ORANGE: Dishes
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Diced pecans
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Decorations
A WARM DRINK: Dark hot chocolate
SPICES/HERBS: Dill
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Dog
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Dry erase markers
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Deer

[°~Amy~°]

A Princess of Mars

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Puppies
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Pontoon boat rides to see the foliage
SOMETHING ORANGE: Pumpkin
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Pecans
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Pie (apple and pumpkin, yum!)
A WARM DRINK: pumpkin spiced latte
SPICES/HERBS: pepper
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Pup Patrol
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: pencils
WOODLAND ANIMAL: porcupine

[Kat]

The Thursday Murder Club

SOMETHING YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Time to sit on my own and read a good book
AUTUMN ACTIVITY: Trick or treating
SOMETHING ORANGE: Tigger
A BAKING INGREDIENT: Turmeric
AN ITEM FOUND IN THE FALL: Trees shedding their leaves
A WARM DRINK: Tea
SPICES/HERBS: Thyme
HALLOWEEN COSTUME: Tutankhamen (mummy)
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Trigonometry set
WOODLAND ANIMAL: Termite