January 2021 Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day

[JoAnne]

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January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Choose your level:
Baby: 10-20 words
Food: 21-40 words
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

List:
1. Alcohol
2. Atmosphere
3. Awesome
4. Ball
5. Band
6. Beginning
7. Celebrate
8. Champagne
9. Cheers
10. Clock
11. Confetti
12. Crowd
13. Dinner
14. Drinking
15. Enjoy
16. Fireworks
17. Football
18. Friends
19. Games
20. Gathering
21. Hangover
22. Hat
23. Holiday
24. Hooray
25. Host/Hostess
26. Horns
27. January
28. Jazz
29. Kiss
30. Laughter
31. Liquor
32. Loud
33. Midnight
34. Music
35. Necklace
36. Noise
37. Occasion
38. Onstage
39. Party
40. Rave
41. Resolution
42. Shrimp
43. Streamers
44. Tradition
45. Uptown
46. Wave
47. Win
48. Wishes
49. Year
50. Yell

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[JoAnne]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words
49/41-50

List:
24. Hooray


Dance Away with Me Susan Elizabeth Phillips 1/2/21
1. Alcohol p 211 Your pressing need to abuse alcohol.
2. Atmosphere p 151 ....to her, the atmosphere had grown even chillier.
3. Awesome p 326 "That," she told Ian, "was awesome.
4. Ball p 104 ..., crumpled it into a ball, and tossed...
5. Band p 24 Greatest band that ever lived.
6. Beginning p 35 ...thoughtful work beginning - She closed....
7. Celebrate p 144 Birds were celebrating the extra...
8. Champagne p 9 ...a tiny champagne colored thong.
10. Clock p 30 A Seth Thomas pendulum clock hung near a...
12. Crowd p 125 ...boho, yoga crowd.
13. Dinner p 133 ...accepted Heather's dinner invitation.
14. Drinking p 16 Try drinking more water.
15. Enjoy p 151 ...seemed to enjoy talking to...
16. Fireworks p 255 Her eyes flashed thirteen different kinds of fireworks.
17. Football p 123 ...if she were a football.
18. Friends p 6 ...put on her friends and her co-workers...
20. Gathering p 211 Gathering her dirty clothes,...
22. Hat p 144 ...onesie and a warmer hat, tucked...
23. Holiday p 211 ...staple for holiday parties.
25. Host p 366 Rebecca volunteered to host.
26. Horns p 103 ...me purple horns or a word balloon.
27. January p 8 In January, when Tess...
29. Kiss p 144 ..the extra kiss of warmth in the air...
30. Laughter p 17 ...remember what laughter felt like.
32. Loud p 5 ...it was loud, loud enough...
33. Midnight p 34 ...danced at midnight when she...
34. Music p 5 ...blast her music as loud...
35. Necklace p 125 ...mala bead necklace completed her outfit.
36. Noise p 85 ...usual noise of rushing water.
37. Occasion p 179 What's the occasion?
39. Party p 38 We should have a party.
44. Tradition p 223 ...of oral tradition that had existed...
46. Wave p 6 Defiant waves in the unruly...
47. Win p 73 You win.
49. Year p 12 I lost my grandmother last year.
50. Yell p 172 Don't yell at her.

Lighthouse Cottage Barbara Cool Lee 1/3/21
19. Games p 100 ...flashing video games.
28. Jazz p 84 Cool jazz music wafted...
48. Wishes p 224 ...against my parents' wishes.

Yule Log Eulogy Addison Moore 1/4/21
9. Cheers p 45 ...dose of Christmas cheer now that...
31. Liquor p 64 Why do you reek of liquor?

Man Overboard J.A. Jance 1/7/21
41. Resolution p 255 ...show him high-resolution and often real-time satellite image...

The Tourist Attraction Sarah Morgenthaler 1/8/21
21. Hangover p 42 Nothing helps a hangover like a Montgomery Bloody Mary.
42. Shrimp p 40 Shrimp and tomato smells wafted...

This is How I Lied Heather Gudenkauf 1/13/21
11. Confetti p 97 ...their hair like confetti.

Deep in the Alaskan Woods Karen Harper 1/15/21
38. Onstage p 34 She should have been onstage- maybe in front...
45. Uptown p 176 ...and loose uptown when he was at work here.

The Sweetness of Forgetting Kristin Harmel 1/16/21
40. Rave p 8 ...the Cape Cod Times rave about every year.

Prayers for Rain Dennis Lehane 1/29/21
43. Streamers p 156 ...party, Happy Birthday streamers hanging behind their heads,...

[[deleted user]]

DONE, I found them all

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Choose your level:
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

List:
1. Alcohol .. I thought alcohol was illegal .. Stork Bite loc 3167

2. Atmosphere .. Gone was the atmosphere of brooding antiquity .. Mistress of Mellyn pg 21

3. Awesome .. gave an awesome quality to the room,.. Joe pg 217

4. Ball .. the silver ball and its thin chain .. Stork Bite loc 352

5. Band .. straw fedora with a black band .. Stork Bite loc 2583

6. Beginning .. start at the beginning .. Stork Bite loc 292

7. Celebrate .. in the morning to celebrate .. Stork Bite loc 953

8. Champagne .. tea, champagne and cocktails .. Stork Bite loc 3708

9. Cheers .. in town to cheer him on .. Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law pg 39

10. Clock .. the clock in slow motion .. Stork Bite loc 4831

11. Confetti .. confetti of limp flower beds .. Frog Music pg 19

12. Crowd .. the voices of the crowd .. Stork Bite loc 1599

13. Dinner .. Sunday dinner on the grounds .. Stork Bite loc 672

14. Drinking .. drinking coffee with lots of milk .. Stork Bite loc 1289

15. Enjoy .. he could not enjoy it .. Stork Bite loc 1206

16. Fireworks .. quite a fireworks show .. Stork Bite loc 2634

17. Football .. football team practiced on the field .. Stork Bite loc 2920

18. Friends .. their friends brought hams .. Stork Bite loc 520

19. Games .. participated in the games .. Stork Bite loc 2931

20. Gathering .. gathering around him to welcome .. Stork Bite loc 432

21. Hangover .. felt like a hangover .. Transcendent Kingdom pg 240

22. Hat .. beneath his hat brim .. Stork Bite loc 168

23. Holiday .. fragrance of holiday cheer .. Stork Bite loc 517

24. Hooray .. act has had its last hooray .. Frog Music pg 602

25. Host/Hostess .. too sad to host a potluck supper .. Stork Bite loc 527

26. Horns .. a small sheep horn jar .. The Lost Apothecary loc 1175

27. January .. it was January and cold .. Stork Bite loc 5387

28. Jazz .. I remembered my jazz hands .. Transcendent Kingdom pg 247

29. Kiss .. to kiss her goodnight .. Stork Bite loc 2825

30. Laughter .. brought laughter from the boys .. Stork Bite loc 4584

31. Liquor .. as thick as pot liquor .. Stork Bite loc 814

32. Loud .. David called in a loud voice .. Stork Bite loc 535

33. Midnight .. getting on toward midnight .. Stork Bite loc 2799

34. Music .. music boomed from the gramophone .. Stork Bite loc 524

35. Necklace .. a gold necklace and earrings .. Stork Bite loc 5047

36. Noise .. the white noise of bees buzzing .. Stork Bite loc 1009

37. Occasion .. if'n he be wrong on this occasion .. Stork Bite loc 688

38. Onstage .. they were speaking onstage .. Stork Bite loc 3347

39. Party .. but it's a party line .. Stork Bite loc 3484

40. Rave .. having a stark raving mad as a snake attack .. The Serpent's Skin loc 1250

41. Resolution .. resolution to my unstable marriage .. The Lost Apothecary loc 1344

42. Shrimp .. shrimp boil on the beach .. Stork Bite loc 5548

43. Streamers.. with a marching band and streamers .. The Serpent's Skin loc 4019

44. Tradition .. to have one for tradition .. Stork Bite loc 1892

45. Uptown .. I better get on uptown .. Joe pg 57

46. Wave .. with a fresh wave of tears .. Stork Bite loc 1807

47. Win .. to win the hand of his daughter .. Stork Bite loc 877

48. Wishes .. making her wishes clear .. Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law pg 273

49. Year .. too sorrowful to decorate this year .. Stork Bite loc 526

50. Yell .. slowed long enough to yell .. Stork Bite loc 1592

1/1/21 4☆ 1/2/21 2☆ 1/3/21 3.25☆
1/4/21 3☆ 1/8/21 2.75☆ 1/8/21 4☆
1/18/21 4☆ 1/13/21 2.75☆

[SANDYE]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021
Date Started: January 1, 2021
Date Completed: January 16, 2021

Choose your level:
Food: 21-40 words

Words Found: 38
1. Alcohol - Dark Days (Against the Clock Prequel) by Charlie Moore - 1/15/21 - Pg 68 "Looks like alcohol..."
2. Atmosphere - Gourmet Holiday Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 6) by Patti Benning - 1/13/21 - Pg104 an the cozy atmosphere was only heightened
3. Awesome - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 116 "Awesome," Shannon said.
4. Ball - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 717 she quickly rolled out a small ball of dough
6. Beginning - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 573 People must just be beginning to forget.
7. Celebrate - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 114 let alone that she was expected to celebrate it
8. Champagne - 6. Gourmet Holiday Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 6) by Patti Benning - 1/13/21 - Pg 151 raising her champagne glass
9. Cheers - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 266 but eager to do what she could to cheer her up
10. Clock - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 75 As the clock ticked closer to three
12. Crowd - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 201 she saw her grandmother's familiar face through the crowd
13. Dinner - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 173 the only reason for their dinner date had been to help solve a case
14. Drinking - Smoked Gouda Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 5) by Patti Benning - 1/5/21 - Pg 77 A drink in each hand, she pushed the door open with her hip
15. Enjoy - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 249 "Now, let's go enjoy some of that pizza, my dear."
18. Friends - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 103 since we're friends
19. Games - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 128 Maybe you should have some games
20. Gathering - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 747 Ellie waited quietly for the woman to gather her thoughts
22. Hat - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 87 I'll get your shirt and hat
23. Holiday - Smoked Gouda Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 5) by Patti Benning - 1/5/21 - Pg 11 Ellie had always loved decorating for each holiday
25. Hostess - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 641 when the hostess called out a table for two
26. Horns - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 160 It felt a bit too much like tooting her own horn.
27. January - 6. Gourmet Holiday Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 6) by Patti Benning - 1/13/21 - Pg 12 was not looking forward to the frigid weather of late December and January
29. Kiss - Dark Days (Against the Clock Prequel) by Charlie Moore - 1/15/21 - Pg 23 the feeling of his beard stubble against her palm while they kissed
30. Laughter - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 181 Ellie gave a snort of laughter
32. Loud - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 253 a loud groan accompanied by a crashing sound
33. Midnight - 6. Gourmet Holiday Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 6) by Patti Benning - 1/13/21 - Pg 149 the wouldn't have been able to begin eating until well past midnight
34. Music - Smoked Gouda Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 5) by Patti Benning - 1/5/21 - Pg 20 She paused to pull up a playlist of some classical music on her computer
35. Necklace - 6. Gourmet Holiday Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 6) by Patti Benning - 1/13/21 - Pg 67 "A necklace for a mother, perhaps
36. Noise - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 1110 Karen shouted over the noise of the alarm
37. Occasion - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 519 she used to sun herself on the rare occasions that she and her friends took the boat out
39. Party - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 110 he had a big party and invited everyone
42. Shrimp - Smoked Gouda Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 5) by Patti Benning - 1/5/21 - Pg 88 a whole lobster tail on top of a pile of Alfredo noodles, shrimp, and scallops
43. Streamers - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 186 black and red streamers
44. Tradition - 6. Gourmet Holiday Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 6) by Patti Benning - 1/13/21 - Pg 112 how many people turned out for this annual Kittiport tradition
46. Wave - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 817 Nonna gave a wave.
47. Win - 6. Gourmet Holiday Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 6) by Patti Benning - 1/13/21 - Pg 106 It had taken her weeks to win the macaw's trust
48. Wishes - Smoked Gouda Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 5) by Patti Benning - 1/5/21 - Pg 81 I wish you hadn't done that
49. Year - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21 - LOC 111 one a week for the entire year
50. Yell - Smoked Gouda Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 5) by Patti Benning - 1/5/21 - Pg 126 If you see anyone come out of the trees, yell

[Donna]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Rose Bowl: 41-50 words
Words Found: 50 / 50

List:
✔1. Alcohol ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 76 ~~ “...the way alcohol made her feel loose…”
✔2. Atmosphere ~~ All Systems Red ~~ 03Jan21 ~~ Page 17 ~~ “...the planet’s atmosphere was breathable…”
✔3. Awesome ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 256 ~~ “...I thought last year was going to be awesome…”
✔4. Ball ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 15 ~~ “..in the center of a disco ball…”
✔5. Band ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 24 ~~ “...your band’s badass bassist…”
✔6. Beginning ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 195 ~~ “...in the beginning of a relationship…”
✔7. Celebrate ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 99 ~~ “...not to celebrate a record deal…”
✔8. Champagne ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 10 ~~ “...cheap champagne from a plastic cup…”
✔9. Cheers ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 129 ~~ “...punctuate their outlandish cheers…”
✔10. Clock ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 249 ~~ “...when the stupid clock strikes midnight…”
✔11. Confetti ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 80 ~~ “...silk flowers, glitter, confetti…”
✔12. Crowd ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 10 ~~ “...observed the colorful crowd…”
✔13. Dinner ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 68 ~~ “...our first date was dinner and a movie…”
✔14. Drinking ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 70 ~~ “...drinking mugs of the stuff…”
✔15. Enjoy ~~ Walk the Wire ~~ 14Jan21 ~~ Page 350 ~~ “...dead and won’t enjoy a penny of it…”
✔16. Fireworks ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 6 ~~ “...your only job is to enjoy this party…”
✔17. Football ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 235 ~~ “...watching a muted football game…”
✔18. Friends ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 9 ~~ “...playing for friends tonight…”
✔19. Games ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 42 ~~ “...collect antique board games…”
✔20. Gathering ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 169 ~~ “...for night clubs and wild gatherings…”
✔21. Hangover ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 133 ~~ “...until the hangovers became increasingly brutal…”
✔22. Hat ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 135 ~~ “...in a black-sequined top hat…”
✔23. Holiday ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 8 ~~ “...so busy playing the holiday showcase…”
✔24. Hooray ~~ I Know This Much Is True ~~ 14Jan21 ~~ Page 294 ~~ “...hooray for the guys with slide rules…”
✔25. Host/Hostess ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 87 ~~ “...faster than a virus finds a new host…”
✔26. Horns ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 37 ~~ “...gave two sharp taps on the horn…”
✔27. January ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 50 ~~ “...strip down and go swimming in January…”
✔28. Jazz ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 243 ~~ “...way to jazz up this place…”
✔29. Kiss ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 80 ~~ “...if you don’t let me kiss you…”
✔30. Laughter ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 5 ~~ “...tipsy laughter running through the room…”
✔31. Liquor ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 128 ~~ “...operated without a liquor license…”
✔32. Loud ~~ All Systems Red ~~ 03Jan21 ~~ Page 29 ~~ “...were some loud complaints…”
✔33. Midnight ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 70 ~~ “...at the stroke of midnight…”
✔34. Music ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 58 ~~ “...her favorite was the music room…”
✔35. Necklace ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 95 ~~ “...a gold necklace with a pendant…”
✔36. Noise ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 5 ~~ “...fifty, with the noise and energy of hundreds…”
✔37. Occasion ~~ I Know This Much Is True ~~ 14Jan21 ~~ Page 403 ~~ “...used the occasion to get shit faced…”
✔38. Onstage ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 80 ~~ “...onstage the assistants hooked cables…”
✔39. Party ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 5 ~~ “...the party flowed with cinematic choreography…”
✔40. Rave ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 189 ~~ “...did a rave review of this place…”
✔41. Resolution ~~ I Know This Much Is True ~~ 14Jan21 ~~ Page 321 ~~ “...Thomas’s suppertime resolution…”
✔42. Shrimp ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 99 ~~ “...they ordered shrimp cocktail…”
✔43. Streamers ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 329 ~~ “...popped streamers and created a cacophony…”
✔44. Tradition ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 51 ~~ “...Polar Bear Plunge is an annual tradition…”
✔45. Uptown ~~ Mind Prey ~~18Jan21 ~~ Page 449 ~~ “...lived way over by Uptown…”
✔46. Wave ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 5 ~~ “...danced to a new wave soundtrack…”
✔47. Win ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 132 ~~ “...I can't win with you, Mom…”
✔48. Wishes ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 96 ~~ “...gotta respect the birthday girl’s wishes…”
✔49. Year~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 04Jan21 ~~ Page 13 ~~ “...you could spend a year in London…”
✔50. Yell ~~ I Know This Much Is True ~~ 14Jan21 ~~ Page 81 ~~ “...his job is to yell at kids…”

[Kathryn]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021
48/50

Choose your level:
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

Reunited on Dragonfly Lane Annie Rains 1/31/21 ****
Rave Location 529 But every time I RAVE over something that a friend of mine is wearing,they tell me that they got it here.

The Last Bathing Beauty Amy Sue Nathan 1/16/21 ****
Resolution p 133 “Yes, sir,” Marvin had said, sounding RESOLUTE and like a man

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers Loung Ung 1/13/21

37. Occasion p 235 On OCCASION, the war crossed over from my dreamworld to reality

East Coast Girls Kerry Kletter 1/11/21 ***

Alcohol p 97 Renee said. “I miss my high ALCOHOL tolerance,”
Champagne p 203 Pop some CHAMPAGNE?
Cheers p.122 CHEERS erupted from a scatter of patrons watching a ball game on the TV above the bar.
Clock p.22 The CLOCK said 10:00 a.m.
Hangover p 225 “Pregnancy,” she said. “All of the HANGOVER, none of the booze.”
Hooray p 90 “HOORAY,” Hannah said.
Laughter p 16 LAUGHTER crinkled across her face.
Onstagep 40 Blue noticed that pretty much the only people bidding were the parents of whoever was ONSTAGE at the moment.
Shrimp p 227 Best fried SHRIMP ever.
Uptown p 99 Maya’s “UPTOWN Funk” ringtone cut off the moment.

The Book of Lost Friends Lisa Wingate 1/5/21 ****

Beginning Loc 1653 It’s the BEGINNING of the year
Celebrate Loc 5171 But when you CELEBRATE, I’ll be right there
Drinking Loc 2133 The dog and me DRINK side by side
Fireworks Loc 4510 victims of the FIREWORKS scramble
Hat Loc 827there in his coat and rain HAT
Holiday Loc 5146 HOLIDAY notes
Host/Hostess Loc 3776 The Worthy Room HOSTED everything from stageplays
January Loc 2211 JANUARY 10, 1884
Jazz Loc 3777 performances by visiting JAZZ musicians
Kiss Loc 2128 feathery soft like a KISS
Liquor Loc 1377 barrels of corn LIQUOR
Midnight Loc 1105 Have them here by MIDNIGHT.
Necklace Loc 1698 pushed Missy’s NECKLACE deep in my pocket

A Thousand Questions Saadia Faruqi 1/3/2021 ****
Atmosphere p 305 But the ATMOSPHERE is unchanged
Awesome p 33Dogs are AWESOME
Ball p 276 My fists curl into BALLS
Band p 49 the wall where she pinned posters ofa boy BAND
Crowd p 5 The CROWDS outside have disappeared
Dinner p about to eat DINNER
Enjoy p 90 we found we really ENJOYED each others company
Football p 76 she plays soccer, which is Pakistani FOOTBALL
Friends p 61 I think I’ve made a FRIEND
Games p 79 Let’s play a GAME of what’s your favorite
Gathering p. 90 Im lost in the image of fancy GATHERINGS in America
Horns p 7 honking the HORNS every few seconds
Loud p, 47 I understand that LOUD and clear
Music p, 271 there’s movement outside, shouting and MUSIC
Noise p. 271 I’m tired of all this NOISE in the streets.
Party p. 20 Is there a PARTY?
Tradition p. 3 I do have the TRADITIONAL Pakistani dress.
Wave p 138 we watch the grass WAVE gently in the breeze.
Win p 55 So you agree? Pakistan WINS?
Wishes p 47 does she WISH, she was a rich Pakistani again
Year p 2st the Houston Art Institute, last YEAR.
Yell P 259 I wait for a YELL behind me.

11. Confetti
43. Streamers

[Barbara ★]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day

READ: 41/45

To Kill a Sorcerer - Greg Mongrain 1/1
2. Atmosphere - charged the atmosphere, p44
8. Champagne - over the rim of her champagne flute, p23
25. Host/Hostess - the hostess brought Gene's daughter, p199
31. Liquor - a cupboard filled with bottles of liquor, p35
39. Party - they'll be at the Mayor's Christmas party, p9
43. Streamers - with thin colored streamers, p118

SEALed Forever - Mary-Margret Daughtridge 1/2
17. Football - cradled like a football, p62
33. Midnight - in a voice the color of midnight, p23
34. Music - and start the music, p24
44. Tradition - carrying on the family tradition, p222
46. Wave - like stadium fan doing a wave, p137
47. Win - you're just trying to win, p325

Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 1/3
7. Celebrate - to celebrate the end of summer, p307
11. Confetti - sparkling red and green confetti, p53
20. Gathering - welcome to the gathering place, p32
24. Hooray - hip, hip horray, p355
28. Jazz - cool jazz for a fancy cocktail party, p460
30. Laughter - howling with laughter, p310
32. Loud - Frank's constant very loud complaining, p306
36. Noise - in the absence of all ambient noise, p464
37. Occasion - reserved for special occasions, p44

The Diva Haunts the House - Krista Davis 1/5
4. Ball - a bright red ball bounce down the steps, loc1336
6. Beginning - I saw the beginnings of a hickey, loc321
29. Kiss - after a quick kiss, loc1128
35. Necklace - I borrowed my sister's cross necklace, loc2074
42. Shrimp - added peas and shrimp, loc2359

The Hidden World - Alison Baird 1/6
10. Clock - the tall grandfather clock in the hall, p21
12. Crowd - standing near the front of the crowd, p14
18. Friends - while her friends sniggered, p1

Into the Black Nowhere - Meg Gardiner 1/7
21. Hangover - buzzing with an adrenaline hangover, ch36
26. Horns - there were no horns, cp42

Half-Off Ragnarok - Seanan McGuire 1/8
3. Awesome - and the world would be awesome, p27
9. Cheers - cheers and applause were coming from that direction, p27
38. Onstage - now that she was no longer on stage, p31
50. Yell - barely restraining the urge to yell, p138

The Considerate Killer - Lene Kaaberbøl & Agnette Friis 1/8
1. Alcohol - when mixed with alcohol, p42
5. Band - the three-man live band, p119
19. Games - out of reach of Soren's mind games, p216
23. Holiday - that this holiday involved some female, p95

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Seth Grahame-Smith 1/9
13. Dinner - when they should ask him to dinner, p14
41. Resolution - she declared her resolution, p30

The Tower of Armaethia - Andrenik Sergoyan 1/10
48. Wishes - hopes and wishes, he thought, p235
49. Year - not in all my many years, p242

A Heart So Fierce and Broken - Brigid Kemmerer 1/12
15. Enjoy - I don't want to enjoy it, p342

Calamity Jayne Rides Again - Kathleen Bacus 1/14
14. Drinking - what's he drinking, p80

A Second Chance - Jodi Taylor 1/29
22. Hat - everyone was either wearing or carrying a hat, p26

********************************
16. Fireworks -
27. January -
40. Rave -
45. Uptown -

[Emeli]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Choose your level:
Baby: 10-20 words
Food: 21-40 words
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

List:
1. Alcohol- Taming the Beast Taming the Beast loc 1090 why alcohol and drugs Finished 4/1
2. Atmosphere- My Roommate's Dad: An Instalove Possessive Age Gap Romance loc 132 i take a moment to breathe in the atmosphere Finished 10/1
3. Awesome- Dear Daddy, Please Keep Me loc 1205 awesome i'll hurry i hate melty icecream Finished 9/1
4. Ball- Chef's Nutter Half loc 185 only she has the balls to deal with a broken honey badger finished 2/1
5. Band- Taming the Beast loc 183 he turned away as jerry hansen the most likely mayoral challenger grinned to beat the band
6. Beginning- Taming the Beast loc 1698 he'd lived a quiet life for a long time and now that he had someone to share it with or the beginnings
7. Celebrate- Chef's Nutter Half loc 368 where i come from we dont celebrate this Halloween
8. Champagne- Chef's Nutter Half loc 296 i have even drunk the wine and some champagne
9. Cheers- Chef's Nutter Half loc 1300 cheers we clink our glasses
10. Clock- Chef's Nutter Half loc 1598 surrounding us like a clock
11. Confetti
12. Crowd- Chef's Nutter Half loc 422 staying with oscar deep whitin the forest away from the crowd
13. Dinner- Chef's Nutter Half loc 378 the most hilarious answer will win a dinner treat
14. Drinking- Chef's Nutter Half loc 302 people are drinking and chattering
15. Enjoy- Chef's Nutter Half loc 1881 everyone has enjoyed it
16. Fireworks
17. Football
18. Friends- Taming the Beast loc 98 he had friends there
19. Games- Taming the Beast loc 442 and if you can organize some games and activities with them that would be great
20. Gathering
21. Hangover- 119 Kitty Lane: A Cherry Falls Romance Book 3 loc 241 not a bad night followed by a hangover Finished 28/1
22. Hat- Chef's Nutter Half i don't see the Company logo or the construction hat
23. Holiday- Santa's Baby loc 440 i'm in management but i love the holidays Finished 18/1
24. Hooray
25. Host/Hostess- Taming the Beast loc 2607 you'll be a wonderfully perfect host for tonight
26. Horns- Taming the Beast loc 487 where are his horns
27. January- Stars Collide loc 35 stepping out of my car in the freezing cold january morning Finished 29/1
28. Jazz
29. Kiss- Chef's Nutter Half loc 487 my mouth roves down his neck kissing nipping licking
30. Laughter- Taming the Beast loc 1790 and beau jumped on the bed to dantes laughter
31. Liquor- Taming the Beast loc 2391 they were able to identify bledsoe and explained that he paid them in a case of liquor
32. Loud- Santa's Baby loc 989 mommy says she wont buy it becaude it's loud
33. Midnight
34. Music- Chef's Nutter Half loc 1308 the beat of his heart warbles with my heart creating the music of love and affection
35. Necklace
36. Noise- Chef's Nutter Half loc 60 my body shrinks tighter with tension as i hear noises
37. Occasion- Santa's Baby loc 680 i only wear it on special occasions
38. Onstage
39. Party- Chef's Nutter Half loc 160 oscar is hosting a sort of thank you party
40. Rave
41. Resolution
42. Shrimp
43. Streamers
44. Tradition- Chef's Nutter Half loc 1512 my parents are not into traditions
45. Uptown
46. Wave- Taming the Beast loc 1795 sending a series of overlapping waves of electritricity and heat racing through beau
47. Win- Angel loc 918 it's like Christmas and new years and every fucking win i i could ever imagine Finished 10/1
48. Wishes
49. Year- Chef's Nutter Half loc 1369 you are what i'm thankful for this year
50. Yell,- Taming the Beast loc 1077 i yelled at the top of my lungs

[[deleted user]]

I'm in!

50/50

(1/2/21)

1. Alcohol + 14. Drinking - ...drinking too much alcohol.. (p 281)
3. Awesome - "That's awesome!" (p 129)
4. Ball - ...before he hits the ball... (p 55)
6. Beginning -...the number one search beginning... (p 40)
7. Celebrate - ...might celebrate the wisdom.. (p 55)
13. Dinner - ...quiet though the dinner... (p 48)
15. Enjoy - If you enjoy... (p 165)
17. Football - Men talk about "football"... (p 131)
18. Friends - ...perhaps enabling friends to discuss... (p 17)
19. Games - ...searches for "unblocked games"... (p 288)
23. Holiday - ...drop around the holidays. (p 137)
25. Host/Hostess - ...a whole host of information... (p 350)
27. January - It's January 22,... (p 325)
28. Jazz - ...to a jazz club... (p 59)
30. Laughter - "Laughter is the tonic..." (p 40)
31. Liquor - ...in the United States serve liquor. (p 291)
32. Loud - The loud, aggressive.. (p 48)
33. Midnight - ...from midnight to 6 A.M. (p 290)
34. Music - ...and rap music.. (p 35)
36. Noise - ...some online noise... (p 394)
37. Occasion - ...a joyous occasion... (p 137)
39. Party - ...a cool party Saturday night. (p 230)
42. Shrimp - ...can pregnant women "eat shrimp,"... (p 280)
46. Wave - ...rode a wave... (p 210)
47. Win - ...might actually win both... (p 14)
49. Year - ...fifty-five times per year... (p 19)

(1/3/21)

5. Band - ...to hear a band at.. (p 81)
8. Champagne - ...mushrooms and Brie, dry champagne... (p 354)
9. Cheers - ...their cheers felt infantilizing... (p 160)
10. Clock - I looked at the clock... (p 65)
12. Crowd - ...the crowd assembled... (p 350)
16. Fireworks - ...Fourth of July fireworks. (p 22)
20. Gathering - ...like a hurricane gathering force... (p 72)
29. Kiss - "...permission to kiss me." (p 28)
35. Necklace - ...her add-a-bead necklace. (p 18)
40. Rave - "...getting rave reviews." (p 153)
41. Resolution - ...no tidy conclusion, no resolution. (p 61)
44. Tradition - ...without invoking any particular religious tradition.. (p 47)
45. Uptown - ...Marty's tiny Uptown office... (p 252)
48. Wishes - ...troubling wishes about death... (p 14)
50. Yell - ...and yell at Dr. Rosen. (p 147)

(1/8/21)

2. Atmosphere - ...outside the Earth's atmosphere... (p 23)
21. Hangover - ...wake up the next afternoon with a serious hangover. (p 163)
24. Hooray - Hooray for gravitiy! (p 270)
43. Streamers - Streamers of gas... (p 226)

(1/15/21)

11. Confetti - ...like confetti from a wedding... (p 316)
22. Hat - ...stuck in the band of my hat. (p 43)
26. Horns - ...throwing devil horns. (p 77)

(1/17/20)

38. Onstage - ...got over their nerves once we were onstage. (p 156)

List:

[[deleted user]]

carry over

4/23

(1/2/21)

49. World Series (November) - ...The Mets have won just two World Series.. (p 250)
5. Arson (September) - ... the fictional and the real-world arson... (p 284)

(1/8/21)

41. Petroglyphs (June) - ...leaving behind a petrograph, still visible... (p 258)

(1/10/21)

50. Zed (July) - ...occasional Zed security patrols. (p 46)


December, Wonderful Life
14. druggist/pharmacist
41. rabble
42. stockholder

November, Fall
46. Trick or treat

September, Firefighters
34. Jaws of Life

July, Canada
5. Canuck
11. Double-double
15. Give’er
21. Klick
24. Loonies
28. Mounties
33. Poutine
40. Timmies
41. Toonie
45. Two-four

June, Yellowstone
37. Old Faithful

May, Cinco de Mayo
10. Carnitas
37. Queso

March, Green Things
12. Evergreen trees

[Grace]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Choose your level:
Food: 21-40 words

Completed 23

List:
The Baby Shift: North Dakota-Becca Fanning 1/1
5. Band- “There’s a rogue band of wounded ex-alphas and tough guys” pg. 22
23. Holiday- “but holiday season changed her hours” pg. 4
25. Host/Hostess- “The hostess sat him down next to the woman” pg. 12
32. Loud- “she said in a loud ringing voice” pg. 15
46. Wave-”He gave her a friendly wave and asked for a to-go coffee” pg. 27

The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1-Kousuke Oono 1/5
3. Awesome- “I’m awesome at morio kart…” pg. 95

Dearly: New Poems-Margaret Atwood 1/18
2. Atmosphere- “quirks of the atmosphere:” pg. 94
6. Beginning- “In the beginning no one thinks about it.” pg. 86
10. Clock- “The clock ticks and the day shrivels.” pg. 14
11. Confetti- “like sand, like confetti:” pg. 33
13. Dinner- “His dinner bit him.” pg. 73
14. Drinking- “Also drinking straws.” pg. 82
16. Fireworks- “Fireworks, two streets over.” pg. 32
17. Football- “which is shaped like a huge football.” pg. 60
18. Friends- “They’re souvenirs for our friends, remembrances.” pg. 16
22. Hat- “a muscle memory, like hanging a hat” pg. 105
29. Kiss- “Kiss it goodbye, the body that was once yours.” pg. 36
33. Midnight- “Then it was midnight, and a pale flame rose” pg. 110
34. Music- “among the highrises, music dies” pg. 72
36. Noise- “this annoying noise of love.” pg. 27
39. Party- “Fun at a party until we get carried away.” pg. 51
48. Wishes- “and some idiot wishes for salt,” pg. 86
49. Year- “it’s almost the year before:” pg. 102

[Daniel]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Choose your level:
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

48/50

List:
1. ALCOHOL - p. 94 “...National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse...”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21
2. ATMOSPHERE - p. 40 “...poisoning her oceans and atmosphere...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
3. AWESOME - p. 150 “...by the awesome force...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
4. BALL - p. 114 “...Detroit Lions ball cap...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
5. BAND - p. 5 “Each band was comprised...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
6. BEGINNING - p. 48 “...beginning to subside.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
7. CELEBRATE - p. 19 “To celebrate, we...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
8. CHAMPAGNE - p. 16 “...and had a champagne cocktail...”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21
9. CHEERS - p. 45 “Cheers came from inside.”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21
10. CLOCK - p. 27 “...vintage flip-clock radio...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
11. CONFETTI - loc. 291 “...and confetti made of thumbs...”
Shorts & Shit by Dayton O'Donnell 1/17/21
12. CROWD - p. 29 “Tough crowd.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
13. DINNER - p. 190 “...and dinner-fork bracelet.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
14. DRINKING - p. 14 “...drinking a health potion...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
15. ENJOY - p. 219 “...could keep enjoying...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
16. FIREWORKS - loc. 699 “...by fireworks and wars.”
Shorts & Shit by Dayton O'Donnell 1/17/21
17. FOOTBALL - p. 195 “The football and wrestling teams...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
18. FRIENDS - p. 17 “...my friends and I...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
19. GAMES - p. 52 “...software, and games.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
20. GATHERING - p. 208 “...formal social gatherings...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
21. HANGOVER - p. 67 “...with a hangover and tremors...”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21
22. HAT - p. 86 “...a glittery gold top hat.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
23. HOLIDAY - p. 219 “...the Star Wars Holiday Special.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
24. HOORAY - p. 49 “...a few bars of "Hooray for Hollywood"...”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21
25. HOST/HOSTESS - p. 34 “...our friends and our host...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
26. HORNS - p. 281 “...a pair of devil horns...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
27. JANUARY - p. 96 “...the month of January.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
28. JAZZ - p. 124 “...three-man jazz combo.”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21
29. KISS - p. 34 “...after that first kiss.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
30. LAUGHTER - p. 149 “..fit of anxious laughter.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
31. LIQUOR - p. 11 “...any other kind of liquor...”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21
32. LOUD - p. 38 “...admitted it out loud.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
33. MIDNIGHT - p. 200 “...until after midnight.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
34. MUSIC - p. 31 “Indy’s theme music...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
35. NECKLACE - p. 100 “...a necklace floated up...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
36. NOISE - p. 34 “...all of the noise...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
37. OCCASION - p. 7 “...asked on one occasion.”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21
38. ONSTAGE - p. 261 “...walk up onstage...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
39. PARTY - p. 29 “Party time!”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
40. Rave
41. RESOLUTION - p. 331 “The resolution of that mystery...”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21
42. SHRIMP - p. 8 “...eat a marinated shrimp...”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21
43. Streamers
44. TRADITION - p. 33 “Tradition has it...”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21
45. UPTOWN - p. 258 “...Beatown, and Uptown.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
46. WAVE - p. 8 “...a small wave goodbye.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
47. WIN - p. 18 “...guess to win...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
48. WISHES - p. 80 “...obey his wishes...”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
49. YEAR - p. 19 “...an entire year passed.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21
50. YELL - p. 237 “...the urge to yell.”
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/6/21

Leftovers

3/15

December 2020 - It's A Wonderful Life
23. HOMECOMING - p. 31 “...harassing him at Homecoming.”
The Princess Game by Soman Chainani 1/12/21
27. Lasso
42. STOCKHOLDER - p. 155 “...being the largest stockholder...”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21

November 2020 - Fall
11. Cranberries
33. Quarterback
37. SCARECROWS - p. 61 “...a scarecrow of a man.”
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 1/12/21
49. World Series

October 2020 - Fire Fighters
34. Jaws of Life
48. Turnout

August 2020 - Dogs
8. Checkup

July 2020 - Canada
20. Kerfuffle

June 2020 - Yellowstone
47. South Dakota

May 2020 - Cinco de Mayo
10. Carnitas
37. Queso

April 2020 - Sock Monkey
14. Folk art

[Elle]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
January 1-31, 2021

COMPLETE!!

Rose Bowl: 41-50 words
Found: 46/50

Threshold of Annihilation | T.A. White - Jan 4
2. Atmosphere - the giddy atmosphere that had been building since (p. 119)
3. Awesome - "You mean ridiculously awesome," Jin corrected. (p. 367)
4. Ball - when she reached the glowing ball of golden light. (p. 92)
5. Band - rubbed a thumb over the band of tattoos rimming each wrist (p. 319)
6. Beginning - "I don't know why they didn't do it that way from the beginning." (p. 55)
7. Celebrate - "Don't celebrate yet," Odin cautioned. (p. 112)
8. Champagne - Odin swirled the glass of champagne she was holding. (p. 347)
9. Cheers - Cheers resounded from the gathering (p. 360)
10. Clock - an invisible clock in her head counting down (p. 23)
12. Crowd - Kira wove through the crowd, Finn a grumpy sentinel (p. 56)
15. Enjoy - for the café goers to drink and enjoy the picturesque scenery. (p. 143)
16. Fireworks - "The Haldeel sure lie their fireworks," Odin said. (p. 107)
18. Friends - where Devon and his friends waited. (p. 104)
19. Games - gravitated toward combat-based games. (p. 232)
20. Gathering - resounded from the gathering as Jace finished the puzzle. (p. 360)
22. Hat - wearing dark clothes and a hat pulled low over his face (p. 67)
25. Host/Hostess - not only disrespectful to the host but could also (p. 357)
26. Horns - Horns curled up proudly from his head. (p. 421)
29. Kiss - She dropped one final kiss onto her niece's hair (p. 264)
30. Laughter - fought to hold in her laughter. (p. 338)
32. Loud - the drips of water droplets loud in the sudden silence. (p. 196)
33. Midnight - she regretted the loss of midnight strolls (p. 8)
34. Music - The tempo of the music picked up (p. 356)
35. Necklace - Kira withdrew a necklace chain attached to a medallion. (p. 191)
36. Noise - Jin made approving noises as he went through (p. 90)
37. Occasion - What she left out was how rare such an occasion was. (p. 82)
39. Party - she would definitely have invited Finn to the party. (p. 165)
44. Tradition - It was tradition among the Tuann (p. 27)
46. Wave - imagine she could wave her hands and magically fix (p. 112)
47. Win - She wasn't going to win this battle. (p. 55)
49. Year - It was about half a year after she'd woken up from (p. 315)
50. Yell - She'd let him rage and yell all he wanted. (p. 252)

The Ickabog | J.K. Rowling - Jan 6
13. Dinner - the Dovetails came over for dinner one night (p. 14)
14. Drinking - sitting on satin armchairs, drinking more Jeroboam wine (p. 31)

Elatsoe | Darcie Little Badger - Jan 12
17. Football - "That must be their high school football mascot," her father said (p. 88)
23. Holiday - "He also host the Holiday Policeman's Ball...." (p. 85)
27. January - As of January, Ellie had a driver's license. (p. 72)
41. Resolution - disappointed that the resolution was not good enough (p. 225)
48. Wishes - "We will honor you cousin's last wishes," he said. (p. 61)

Paper Princess | Erin Watt - Jan 17
1. Alcohol - but the alcohol is like magic for me (p. 71)
21. Hangover - the bigger the hangover, the bigger the party (p. 230)
28. Jazz - scrape money together to send me to ballet and jazz classes (p. 19)
31. Liquor - the familiar sound of liquor splashing into a tumbler (p. 25)
38. Onstage - "I thought I was going on stage?" (p. 17)
40. Rave - "Moonglow. They're having another rave." I explain. (p. 291)
42. Shrimp - " ... an insane amount of shrimp and crab legs ... " (p. 232)

List:
11. Confetti
24. Hooray
43. Streamers
45. Uptown

[Genevieve]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Choose your level:
Food: 21-40 words


List:
1. Alcohol Come Unto These Yellow Sands by Josh Lanyon p72 "best option was alcohol"
2. Atmosphere
3. Awesome
4. Ball Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien p 48 "a ball of red string"
5. Band Deck the Halls with Fudge by Nancy CoCo p 64 "a live band"
6. Beginning Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu p 8 "in the beginning"
7. Celebrate The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis p 44 "celebrate her good fortune"
8. Champagne The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis p 44 "a bottle of champagne"
9. Cheers Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien p 65 " cheer up chaps'
10. Clock Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery p 108 "an old-fashioned clock"
11. Confetti
12. Crowd Deck the Halls with Fudge by Nancy CoCo p 69 "watching the crowd"
13. Dinner Deck the Halls with Fudge by Nancy CoCo p54 "I'm off to have dinner"
14. Drinking Shotgun, Wedding, Bells by Joanna Campbell Slan p 36 "she's drinking too much".
15. Enjoying Deck the Halls with Fudge by Nancy CoCo p 73 "enjoying the night"
16. Fireworks Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien p 48 "into my firework crackers"
17. Football Come Unto These Yellow Sands by Josh Lanyon p138 "off the football team"
18. Friends Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery p 60 "could be friends"
19. Games Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien p 79 "everything into a game"
20. Gathering
21. Hangover Shotgun, Wedding, Bells by Joanna Campbell Slan p 38 "had was a hangover"
22. Hats Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery p36 "flower-trimmed hats"
23. Holiday Deck the Halls with Fudge by Nancy CoCo p 82 "Happy Holidays"
24. Hooray
25. Host/Hostess Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery p 68 "but when you were hostess"
26. Horn Come Unto These Yellow Sands by Josh Lanyon p175 "blasts of the horn"
27. January Shotgun, Wedding, Bells by Joanna Campbell Slan p 246 "Yes Jamuary had slammed "
28. Jazz Shotgun, Wedding, Bells by Joanna Campbell Slan p 242 "blues and jazz"
29. Kiss Deck the Halls with Fudge by Nancy CoCo p 65 "a soft kiss"
30. Laughter Deck the Halls with Fudge by Nancy CoCo P82 "love and laughter"
31. Liquor Don't Look Back by Josh Lanyon p 954 "in his liquor cabinet"
32. Loud Come Unto These Yellow Sands by Josh Lanyon p 55 "Time roaring loud"
33. Midnight Shotgun, Wedding, Bells by Joanna Campbell Slan p 120 "for after midnight."
34. Music Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery p 67 "like fairy music"
35. Necklace
36. Noise Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien p 56 "and made queer noises"
37. Occasion Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu p 11 "on occasions of"
38. Onstage
39. Party Deck the Halls with Fudge by Nancy CoCo p 53 "with the party"
40. Rave
41. Resolution
42. Shrimp
43. Streamers
44. Traditions Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery p 72 "the old traditions here"
45. Uptown
46. Wave Shotgun, Wedding, Bells by Joanna Campbell Slan p 60 "a wave of sympathy"
47. Win Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery p 28 "what's the matter with Win"
48. Wishes Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien p 79 "and good wishes"
49. Year Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien p 59 "one left by the New Year"
50. Yell Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien p 111 "cannot help yelling"

[Kendra]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2021 - Jan. 31st, 2021

Choose your level:
Baby: 10-20 words
Food: 21-40 words
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

49/50

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert - Jan. 2nd
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black - Jan. 2nd
Where The Heart Is by Billie Letts - Jan. 4th
A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong - Jan. 9th
My Kind of Wonderful by Jill Shalvis - Jan. 9th
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 12th
Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 16th
Get a Clue by Jill Shalvis - Jan. 20th
The Forever Girl by Jill Shalvis - Jan. 23rd
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman - Jan. 30th

List:
1. Alcohol Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Drink far too much alcohol" @ 38%
2. Atmosphere Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"It had an atmosphere o focus" @ 92%
3. Awesome My Kind of Wonderful
"It's pretty awesome" @ 44%
4. Ball Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Get the ball rolling" @ 21%
5. Band Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"The iron band around his chest" @ 82%
6. Beginning Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"He was beginning to think" @ 22%
7. Celebrate My Kind of Wonderful
"She liked to celebrate birthdays" @ 35%
8. Champagne Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Felt like champagne bubbles looked" @ 30%
9. Cheers Get a Clue
"Un, cheers, mates" @ 53%
10. Clock Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Clock on the kitchen wall" @ 3%
11. Confetti Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Over her like confetti" @ 88%
12. Crowd Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"The crowd slowly began to lose interest" @ 49%
13. Dinner Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Supposed to wear for dinner" @ 4%
14. Drinking Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"I've been drinking tea" @ 3%
15. Enjoy Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Enjoy a drunken night out" @ 8%
16. Fireworks My Kind of Wonderful
"No fireworks." @ 50%
17. Football Get a Clue
"Jeans and a football jersey" @ 70%
18. Friends Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Had zero friends" @ 3%
19. Games My Kind of Wonderful
"I'm not very good at games" @ 38%
20. Gathering Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Gathering her closer" @ 74%
21. Hangover Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"The hangover she would incur" @ 45%
22. Hat Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
"His mink hat crackles and smokes" @ 22%
23. Holiday Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"She is on holiday" @ 43%
24. Hooray
25. Host/Hostess My Kind of Wonderful
"Working as a hostess" @ 56%
26. Horns Across the Green Grass Fields
"Their horns were short" @ 31%
27. January My Kind of Wonderful
"It was the second Saturday in January" @ 14%
*28. Jazz My Kind of Wonderful
"Our seated Jazzercising class" @ 8%
29. Kiss Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"A kiss to both her cheeks" @ 11%
30. Laughter Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"A little burble of laughter" @ 4%
31. Liquor How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
"Strong, grass-scented liquor" pg. 103
32. Loud Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Grew impossibly loud" @ 3%
33. Midnight Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Eyes flashed midnight fire" @ 6%
34. Music Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Music lived under his skin" @ 22%
35. Necklace A Stitch in Time
"He lifts a necklace" @ 55%
36. Noise Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"A useless wheezing noise" @ 5%
37. Occasion Across the Green Grass Fields
"Any special occasion?" @ 46%
*38. Onstage Where the Heart Is
"She's put a lot of musicians on stage" pg. 256
39. Party Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"At a house party" @ 73%
*40. Rave Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
"We had another raving lunatic" @ 18%
41. Resolution Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"And subsequent resolution" @ 7%
42. Shrimp How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
"Sliced scallops and tiny shrimp" pg. 34
43. Streamers The Forever Girl
"Had been decorated with streamers" @ 63%
44. Tradition Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"A time-honored camp tradition" @ 73%
45. Uptown Blood Heir
"An uptown anchored by a cluster" @ 24%
46. Wave Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"On a wave of satisfaction" @ 89%
47. Win Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"You won't help me win" @ 7%
48. Wishes Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"Best wishes, Red" @ 34%
49. Year Get a Life, Chloe Brown
"By the end of the year" @ 7%
50. Yell My Kind of Wonderful
"You going to yell at me" @ 7%

I Still Need:
24. Hooray

[Lexi]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

Words Found: 50/50

Books Used:
Bossypants by Tina Fey - Completed: 1/4/2021
Everybody (Else) Is Perfect: How I Survived Hypocrisy, Beauty, Clicks, and Likes by Gabrielle Korn - Completed: 1/2/2021
Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 1/3/2021
An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette - Completed: 1/19/2021
We Play Ourselves by Jen Silverman - Completed: 1/26/2021

List:
(view spoiler)[
1. Alcohol - Bossypants, pg. 69 "...that might interact negatively with alcohol."
2. Atmosphere - An Appetite for Murder, pg. 83 "...sense a change in the atmosphere without seeing..."
3. Awesome - Bossypants, pg. 31 "...New Year's party was expected to be awesome."
4. Ball - Bossypants, pg. 163 "...we are all indistinguishable fat dough balls."
5. Band - Bossypants, pg. 113 "...of a hipster-sounding band and then act superior..."
6. Beginning - Bossypants, pg. 131 "...came fast and furious in the beginning."
7. Celebrate - Bossypants, pg. 18 "...took me out to dinner to celebrate my success on the debate team."
8. Champagne - Bossypants, pg. 138 "...takes a sip of celebratory champagne, knowing that it..."
9. Cheers - Bossypants, pg. 161 "The crowd cheers."
10. Clock - An Appetite for Murder, pg. 128 "He pointed to the clock on the wall."
11. Confetti - We Play Ourselves, loc. 1139 "...decorating the carpet like confetti."
12. Crowd - Bossypants, pg. 72 "...diagonally through the crowd."
13. Dinner - Bossypants, pg. 18 "...took me out to dinner to celebrate my success on the debate team."
14. Drinking - Bossypants, pg. 79 "...followed by Water Drinking, and both of those..."
15. Enjoy - Bossypants, pg. 139 "Why do we need to enjoy chicken wings..."
16. Fireworks - Bossypants, pg. 128 "MVP episode: 118, "Fireworks"..."
17. Football - Bossypants, pg. 141 "...in my opinion, it's NFL football."
18. Friends - Bossypants, pg. 16 "...between three young friends."
19. Games - Bossypants, pg. 70 "Dan Dan the Party Man leads poolside games that include..."
20. Gathering - An Appetite for Murder, pg. 139 "And gathering information..."
21. Hangover - Midnight in Death, pg. 71 "....the mother of all Christmas hangovers."
22. Hat - Bossypants, pg. 79 "...AWAH (Always Wear a Hat)..."
23. Holiday - Bossypants, pg. 58 "...had to organize a holiday dinner in the basement..."
24. Hooray - An Appetite for Murder, pg. 249 "Hooray! Miss Gloria's Home!"
25. Host/Hostess - Bossypants, pg. 99 "The host was Sylvester Stallone..."
26. Horns - Midnight in Death, pg. 145 "...ignoring the rude blat of horns..."
27. January - Bossypants, pg. 60 "By the end of January..."
28. Jazz - Bossypants, pg. 138 "...calling out different dance styles: 'Jazz! Tap!..."
29. Kiss - Bossypants, pg. 32 "May I kiss you?"
30. Laughter - Bossypants, pg. 135 "...to elicit tears or laughter from humans."
31. Liquor - Everybody (Else) Is Perfect, loc. 1099 "...at the rows of liquor bottles..."
32. Loud - Bossypants, pg. 106 "...except it was dirty and loud and 'unladylike.'"
33. Midnight - Bossypants, pg. 29 "...got tired of playing, around midnight, we would switch..."
34. Music - Bossypants, pg. 113 "...hook up your iPod for background music."
35. Necklace - Bossypants, pg. 48 "...he always wore a small shell necklace and he told me..."
36. Noise - An Appetite for Murder, pg 61 "...a banging noise outside the front door."
37. Occasion - Bossypants, pg. 162 "...on tape that on thie one occasion, I was funny."
38. Onstage - Bossypants, pg. 63 "...eat an entire Big Max Extra Value Meal onstage."
39. Party - Bossypants, pg. 138 "...attends a birthday party for his friend..."
40. Rave - Bossypants, pg. 55 "To rant and rave would be too show-offy..."
41. Resolution - We Play Ourselves, loc. 3732 "We don't talk about our resolutions..."
42. Shrimp - Bossypants, pg. 75 "...but there's all-you-can-eat shrimp."
43. Streamers - Midnight in Death, pg. 125 "She could see streamers..."
44. Tradition - An Appetite for Murder, pg. 115 "...include two traditional restaurant reviews..."
45. Uptown - Everybody (Else) Is Perfect, loc. 2135 "I called Wallace, who was uptown."
46. Wave - Bossypants, pg. 73 "...rocketed into it on a wave of fire."
47. Win - An Appetite for Murder, pg. 69 "...her aspirations to win my boyfriend."
48. Wishes - Bossypants, pg. 194 "...sneaks into weddings and wishes strangers well..."
49. Year - Bossypants, pg. 135 "I learned a lot about acting that year."
50. Yell - Bossypants, pg. 43 "...or Don Fey will yell at them?" (hide spoiler)]

[JoAnne]

Welcome Karen, SANDYE, Donna, Kathryn, Barbara, Emeli, Rosa, Grace, Daniel, Elle, Genevieve, Kendra and Lex!!

[Denise S]

COMPLETED

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Choose your level:
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

50/50 words found

List:
1. Alcohol - “There was no evidence of drug or alcohol abuse.” P. 168 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
2. Atmosphere - “out of keeping with the somber atmosphere” p. 51 The LegacyYrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
3. Awesome - Awesome “Yay! Awesome! Me!” p. 187 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
4. Ball - “lying huddled in a ball” p. 35 The LegacyYrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
5. Band - “27 megaherz band” p. 37 The Legacy Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
6. Beginning - “door at the end beginning to open” p. 20 The Legacy Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
7. Celebrate “she had been intending to celebrate” p. 39
The Legacy Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
8. Champagne - “wasn’t long before he was ordering champagne.” P. 303 A Man Without Breath by Philip Kerr 1.17.21
9. Cheers - “threw himself against the door, to cheers” p. 477 The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish 1.11.21
10. Clock “green glow of the alarm clock” p. 14 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
11. Confetti-“a ton of metallic confetti drops from the ceiling” p. 198 Behind God's Back 1.30.21
12. Crowd - “stood out from the crowd” p. 291 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
13. Dinner - “particularly drunken dinner party” p. 194 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
14. Drinking - “more conscientious about buying than drinking” p. 212 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
15. Enjoy “but I didn’t enjoy it” p. 443 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
16. Fireworks - “no celebratory fireworks” p.37 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
17. Football - “superior claims of football matches” p. 14 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
18. Friends - “breaking the news to friends and relatives” p. 40 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
19. Games - “like in dodgeball games at school” p. 43 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
20. Gathering - ”desk….was gathering dust” p. 45 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
21. Hangover - “if it had not been for my hangover” p. 398 A Man Without Breath by Philip Kerr 1.17.20
22. Hat - “between her scarf and woolly hat” p. 255 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
23. Holiday- “but a week’s holiday from her husband” p. 14 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
24. Hooray - “Hooray for Summer” Loc 970 Force of Habit by Alice Loweecey 2.5.21
25. Host/Hostess - “a whole host of people…” p. 55 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
26. Horns - “she tooted her horn at a sluggish sedan” p. 35 The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish 1.11.21
27. January - “Then in January I saw a wolf in our wood” p. 65 A Man Without Breath by Philip Kerr 1.17.21
28. Jazz - “against a background of jazz music” p. 48 The Silent Pool by Patricia Wentworth 1.14,21
29. Kiss “to kiss him goodbye” p. 25 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
30. Laughter - “he was reassured by her dry laughter ” p. 126 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
31. Liquor - “a cautious sip of strongest liquor” p. 130 The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish 1.11.21
32. Loud - “her cry is neither loud nor piercing” p. 20 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
33. Midnight “estimated time of death around midnight” p. 237 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
34. Music - “end of a broadcast was marked by music” p. 47 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
35. Necklace - “she slid Mary’s necklaces and rings aside.” P. 480 The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish 1.11.21
36. Noise "the rattling noise is familiar” p. 20 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
37. Occasion- “better on the second occasion” p. 56 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
38. Onstage - “Another player steps onstage” p. 156 Snow by John Banville 1.4.21
39. Party - “celebrate with a coffee party” p 38cThe Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
40. Rave - So he raved, so he called her.” P. 28 OrlandoOrlando by Virginia Wolf 1.25.21
41. Resolution -“until he reached a resolution” p. 153 Snow by John Banville 1.4.21
42. Shrimp “frames, cheap editions, shrimping nets” p. 113 Through the Wall by Patricia Wentworth 1.27.21
43. Streamers - “she baked a cake and hung streamers” p. 38 The Wartime Sisters by Lynda Cohen Loigman 1.7.21
44. Tradition - “upend all tradition for the sake of his own self-regarding logic” p. 83 The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish 1.11.21
45. Uptown - “I wonder what such an uptown dog will think” p. 319 The Killing Forest by Sara Blaedel 2.4.21
46. Wave - “hit him like an icy wave” p. 42 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
47, Win - "She had to win the child’s trust” p. 50 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
48. Wishes - ”hadn’t given into her wish to turn back” p. 55 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
49. Year“only three years old” p. 5 The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.3.21
50. Yell - “I didn’t mean to yell” p. 15 The Wartime Sisters by Lynda Cohen Loigman 1.7.21

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January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021
CURRENTLY 37 FOUND

Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
The book of two ways – jodi Picoult – 03.01.21
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman 03.01.21
The Long Call - Anne Cleaves - 16.01.21




1. Alcohol
Page 137 Except, he was now over the legal alcohol limit and unable to drive hi… Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
2. Atmosphere
Page 34 plants or bookshelves to create a homely atmosphere or … Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
4. Ball
Page 35 ’t last. “You’ve been having quite a ball up here, haven’t you, Max?” His body
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
5 Band
Page 3 and it hummed the crackling melody of Band Aid’s newly-crowned Chri…
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
6. Beginning
Page 31 could feel the old wound in her leg beginning to protest, reminding her …
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
7. Celebrate
To celebrate, ancient Egyptians would travel …’
The book of two ways – jodi Picoult – 03.01.21
9. Cheers
Page 152 few things in their life. Am I right?’ Cheers. ‘There’s a few people here…
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman 03.01.21
10. Clock
‘I’ve been able to simply rewind the clock…’
The book of two ways – jodi Picoult – 03.01.21
In the land /Egypt chapter
12. Crowd
Page 9 edge and slipped through the gathering crowd of onlookers.
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
13. Dinner
Page 272 planned this evening?” “I usually have dinner at my mum’s hou…
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
14. Drinking
Page 114 companions stayed up in their lodge drinking and chatting into…
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
15. Enjoy
Page 8 lazy days doing very little except enjoy each other’s company and maki…
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
17. Football
‘…sticking down in the football field of a private school’
In the Prologue –
The book of two ways – jodi Picoult – 03.01.21
18. Friends
‘your friends call you Mark.’
In the Land / Egypt chapter
The book of two ways – jodi Picoult – 03.01.21
19. Games
‘You’d see cooking, grinding grain, dancing, games….’
The book of two ways – jodi Picoult – 03.01.21
20. Gathering
Page 92 only doing the rounds, gathering information.” “Gather all…
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
21. Hangover
Page 335 They’d have come back with tans and hangovers and nothing el…
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman 03.01.21
22. Hat
Page 16 rust-bucket towed away. “I’ll eat my hat if those dogs can sniff out a…
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
23. Holiday
Page 9 holiday lodges they’d rented near the banks of the reservoir.
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
26. Horns
‘take the bull by the horns’ – p336
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman 03.01.21
27. January
‘…that was in January’ –
End of chapter entitled Land / Egypt
The book of two ways – jodi Picoult – 03.01.21
28. Jazz
Page 214 yard. The cafe was holding its regular jazz night. Matthew thought th…
Anne cleeves – the long call 16.01.21
29. Kiss
Page 5 Oliver gave his girlfriend a quick smacking kiss. “Besides, people sa…
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
30. Laughter
Page 3 there came the sound of uproarious laughter. Someone had br…
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
32. Loud
Page 2 hands.” Roly looked down and began to sob loud, self-pitying tears. &…
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
33. Midnight
Page 57 and washed the sky in shades of deep midnight blue, Anna stayed up for a…
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
34. Music
Chapter 7 – ‘jiggled his hips in time to the music …’
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
35. Necklace
Page 18 immediately yield results, they moved into a necklace formation, wor…
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
36. Noise
Page 41 Tony hears the noise a second too late. He turns to see the spanner …
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman 03.01.21
37. Occasion
Page 342 How handsome he looks, dressed for the occasion, ready to do w…
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman 03.01.21
39. Party
Page 155 of the residents this is just a street party in the midsummer sun. No …
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman 03.01.21
40. Rave
Page 179 sorts of things. Very effective, patients rave about it.’ ‘Also you can mi…
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman 03.01.21
44. Tradition
Page 137 mind far away. “It used to be an old tradition to hike up to Deadwater …
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
46. Wave
Page 43 superintendent—to blow in here like a whirlwind, wave their mag…
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
47. Win
Page 41 he has, Tony Curran gets it. You can’t win ’em all, Tony. That’s fair enou…
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman 03.01.21
49. Year
P31 ‘aware of what had happened earlier in the year…’
Dark Skies - LJ Ross 02.01.21
50. Yell
Page 136 didn’t believe a word, had made him want to yell at them all; he coul…
The Long Call - Anne Cleaves 16.01.21

[Jessica]

✅Done!!!✅ 44/50


January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Choose your level:
Baby: 10-20 words
Food: 21-40 words
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words





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✮35/50✮

★★★
8 January 2021

1. Alcohol: "'...it takes a crapload of alcohol...'" p. 256
3. Awesome: "'Yeah. Alice is awesome...'" p. 161
4. Ball: "...he curled into a ball..." p. 167
5. Band: "...the delicate platinum engagement band..." p. 14
6. Beginning: "'...at the beginning of the show...'" p. 52
7. Celebrate: "...with clients celebrating a new puppy..." p. 232
8. Champagne: "...pretended to hold a champagne flute." p. 259
9. Cheers: "His cheer was infectious." p. 107
10. Clock: "'...keeping an eye on the clock.'" p. 172
12. Crowd: "...as he simultaneously scanned the crowd." p. 268
13. Dinner: "'What do I owe you for dinner?'" p. 101
14. Drinking: "...as if drinking in the world." p. 116
15. Enjoy: "'...I would have enjoyed...'" p. 95
18. Friends: "...to her devoted friend." p. 167
19. Games: "'Mind games,' Charlie exclaimed." p. 210
20. Gathering: "...at their monthly gathering." p. 51
21. Hangover: "...fighting off the killer hangover..." p. 177
22. Hat: "...tapping the high hat." p. 264
24. Hooray: "'Hooray, darling!'" p. 87
25. Host/Hostess: "..the attractive host ascended..." p. 42
29. Kiss: "...swept her into a kiss..." p. 338
30. Laughter: "'We've got tons of laughter...'" p. 343
32. Loud: "The music was still so loud..." p. 261
34. Music: "The music was still so loud..." p. 261
35. Necklace: "...a dramatic pink statement necklace." p. 181
36. Noise: "......complaining about the noise." p. 145
37. Occasion: "...perfectly dressed for the occasion..." p. 257
38. Onstage: "...members of the band walked onstage..." p. 264
39. Party: "'It's a party-- prosecco!'" p. 258
44. Tradition: "...the traditional choke chain..." p. 192
46. Wave: "...sent a wave of heat to her face." p. 92
47. Win: "'...he'll win you over if you let him.'" p. 87
48. Wishes: "'I wish I could help.'" p. 149
49. Year: "'I donate to the ALPF every year.'" p. 59
50. Yell: "...they had to lean close together and yell..." p. 261



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✮39/50✮

★★★
16 January 2021

23. Holiday: "The holidays were still months away..." p. 23
28. Jazz: "There was big band and jazz..." p. 242
33. Midnight: "It was after midnight..." p. 292
43. Streamers: "There were no streamers on Row L..." p. 348



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✮41/50✮

★★★★
21 January 2021

17. Football: "... high school junior over a football bet..." p. 34
26. Horns: "...a headband with demon horns..." p. 83



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✮42/50✮

★★★★
24 January 2021


16. Fireworks: "...startled by early indoor fireworks..." p. 6



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✮44/50✮

★★★
31 January 2021

2. Atmosphere: "...desolate atmosphere of the room." p. 108
27. January: "...married in Big Sur in January..." p. 46

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List:
11. Confetti:
31. Liquor:
40. Rave:
41. Resolution:
42. Shrimp:
45. Uptown:

[[deleted user]]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day

Rose Bowl: 41-50 words


Worth the Fall by Claudia Connor - 1/2
1. Alcohol: p. 304: "...a distinct smell of alcohol."
3. Awesome: p. 158: "...and for letting me be awesome."
4. Ball: p. 8: "...NERF ball in hand."
5. Band: p. 14: "Matt tuned them out as the band played..."
6. Beginning: p. 73: "...a hot rush beginning in her heart..."
9. Cheers: p. 160: "...mixed with little-girl cheers."
10. Clock: p. 71: "She reached to turn the clock toward her."
12. Crowd: p. 17: "When they were clear of the crowd..."
13. Dinner: p. 12: "...plenty of time to rest before dinner."
14. Drinking: p. 196: "...the match deteriorated into a drinking game."
15. Enjoy: p. 149: "...ready to enjoy his mother's cooking..."
17. Football: p. 8: "...a small football landed off to his right..."
18. Friends: p. 24: "...you don't have to be friends with people who are mean..."
19. Games: p. 94: "I need it for luck before the games..."
20. Gathering: p. 55: "...gathering her kids' stuff..."
22. Hat: p. 164: "A straw hat sat on her head..."
23. Holiday: p. 164: "A straw hat sat on her head..."
25. Host/Hostess: p. 64: "You don't need to play hostess..."
29. Kiss: p. 27: "She pulled her daughter up for a kiss..."
30. Laughter: p. 15: "...the sound of her laughter stolen by the wind."
32. Loud: p. 58: "...just loud enough for her ears."
34. Music: p. 15: "...she moved to the music with the same grace."
35. Necklace: p. 284: "They both wore silver heart necklaces..."
36. Noise: p. 73: "The constant white noise of the surf..."
37. Occasion: p. 195: "The team had met up to drink on this occasion..."
39. Party: p. 278: "There would be no party tonight..."
44. Tradition: p. 289: "Matt had explained to her it was a family tradition..."
46. Wave: p. 80: "...through the giant gate shaped like a wave..."
47. Win: p. 237: "...I think I can win that game."
49. Year: p. 18: "...a year after their family had moved..."
50. Yell: p. 158: "...lunged across the bed to yell in his sister's face..."


Up in Smoke by T.M. Frazier - 1/3
7. Celebrate: p. 120: "I have no time to celebrate my short-lived freedom..."
16. Fireworks: p. 17: "There's fireworks, but not the exploding colors..."
26. Horns: p. 131: "Show 'em your horns..."
28. Jazz: p. 18: "...science-ey stuff and all that jazz."
31. Liquor: p. 129: "I meant liquor cabinet."
33. Midnight: p. 111: "It's well after midnight when the door squeaks open..."


The Difference Between Us by Rachel Higginson - 1/5
2. Atmosphere: p. 99: "...but if the atmosphere felt even slightly tense..."
8. Champagne: p. 61: "I was three champagne cocktails deep..."
21. Hangover: p. 85: "For your hangover."
41. Resolution: p. 164: I patiently explained the clarity and resolution of each platform..."
48. Wishes: p. 127: "...exploding with unsaid well wishes."


Big Rock by Lauren Blakely - 1/6
40. Rave: loc 1270: "...a new bar in Chelsea getting rave reviews."
45. Uptown: loc 317: "I take off and make my way uptown..."


The Guy in the Middle by Kate Stewart - 1/6
42. Shrimp: p. 200: "...we're devouring Shrimp Lo Mein..."


Love Me Whole by Nicky James - 1/8
27. January: p. 358: "...Oryn and I had been sharing since January."


Knight of Ocean Avenue by Tara Lain - 1/16
43. Streamers: p. 191: "...like streamers in a victory parade..."


Tigerland by Sean Kennedy - 1/20
11. Confetti: p. 107: "...showering myself in its confetti..."
38. Onstage: p. 265: "...I jumped on stage to sing..."


Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn - 1/27
24. Hooray: p. 15: "...by Emma's shouts of joy. 'Hooray!' Hooray!'"

[JoAnne]

Welcome Denise, Den, Jessica and Cyndee!

[Kimberly]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Food: 21-40 words
Found: 28

1. Alcohol: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 154 “Quinn felt his shoulders begin to relax as he took another sip of alcohol.” (1.6.21)

2. Atmosphere: Mr Right Across the Street by Kathryn Freeman Loc 1674 “Around them the lights went down, the atmosphere becoming even more intimate.” (1.19.21)

3. Awesome: One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon Loc 1092 "I tried to get a job there because they pay awesome ... " (1.22.21)

4. Ball

5. Band: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 11 “It sounded like a live band had started playing and there were whoops and shrieks from the party.” (1.5.21)

6. Beginning

7. Celebrate: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 324 “She sat dejected, staring out of the window, watching Londoners preparing to celebrate.” (1.7.21)

8. Champagne: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 5 “.. waiters were topping up champagne and nobody was being sick over anyone.” (1.5.21)

9. Cheers

10. Clock: One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon Loc 305 “She glanced at the oversized clock on the dining-room wall.” (1.21.21)

11. Confetti

12. Crowd: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 5 “The girl turned, gave a smile of recognition, then started making her way through the crowd toward them.” (1.5.21)

13. Dinner: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 310 “Bev had sourced all the linen, crockery, and chairs for dinner...” (1.7.21)

14. Drinking: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 154 “You got Dr. Quincey here drinking?” (1.6.21)

15. Enjoy

16. Fireworks: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 4 “An explosion of fireworks erupted the sky...” (1.5.21)

17. Football: Mr Right Across the Street by Kathryn Freeman Loc 1857 “Like I’m sure Man United are just a football team.” (1.19.21)

18. Friends: Mr Right Across the Street by Kathryn Freeman Loc 4286 “We’re friends, aren’t we?” (1.20.21)

19. Games
20. Gathering
21. Hangover

22. Hat: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 152 “He liked the old lady with the funny felt hat who sat on the wall with her cats.. “ (1.6.21)

23. Holiday
24. Hooray

25. Host/Hostess: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 7 “Lucy cocked her head and flashed them both a well-rehearsed hostess smile...” (1.5.21)

26. Horns
27. January
28. Jazz

29. Kiss: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 3 “Minnie looked at all the couples pulling together in anticipation of the midnight kiss.” (1.5.21)

30. Laughter: Mr Right Across the Street by Kathryn Freeman Loc 1824 “The sound of conversation, of laughter.” (1.19.21)

31. Liquor: One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon Loc 1037 "He'd go to meetings, then come home, reeking of liquor and perfume ... " (1.22.21)

32. Loud

33. Midnight: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 1 “We won’t be able to get a drink before midnight.” (1.5.21)

34. Music: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 139 “... and the music goes all up-tempo and there’s nothing he can’t do... “ (1.6.21)

35. Necklace: The Knockout by S.A. Patel Loc 1692 "With a prayer towel, pictures, prayer book, and beaded necklace thing ... " (1.26.21)

36. Noise: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 60 “The phone made a noise like screws in a blender and then the line went dead.” (1.5.21)

37. Occasion: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 321 “That’s why I’d really appreciate it if, one this one occasion, you didn’t try to regulate the service.” (1.7.21)

38. Onstage

39. Party: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 1 “ I don’t even know where Lucy’s party is.” (1.5.21)

40. Rave
41. Resolution

42. Shrimp: One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon Loc 2997 "Popping a miniature shrimp wonton into his mouth ... " (1.25.21)

43. Streamers

44. Tradition: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 330 “It’s kind of a tradition - where do you want to be this time next year?” (1.7.21)

45. Uptown

46. Wave: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 38 “She gave him a little wave.” (1.5.21)

47. Win
48. Wishes

49. Year: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens pg. 3 “She never understood why the end of the year had to be marked with the ridiculous convention of everyone locking lips in unison.” (1.5.21)

50. Yell

Books Read:
This Time Next Year (1.7.21)
Mr Right Across the Street (1.20.21)
One Poison Pie (1.25.21)
The Knockout (1.26.21)

[Shash]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
January 2021

Choose your level:
Baby: 10-20 words
Food: 21-40 words
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

43/50 Words Found

List:
1. Alcohol - To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer (1/19/21)
"The sour smell of alcohol wafted up from his mouth..." (pg 151)
2. Atmosphere - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...adding a festive air to the atmosphere." (pg 139)
3. Awesome - Lies, Love, and Breakfast at Tiffany's by Julie Wright (1/11/21)
"...things weren't as awesome as I'd hoped." (Loc 118)
4. Ball - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"...at each and every London ball I possibly can." (pg 5)
5. Band - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"My ancient namesake had a band of huntresses..." (pg 32)
6. Beginning - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"Henson tells me our guests are beginning to arrive." (pg 38)
7. Celebrate - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"If you want to live to celebrate Christmas..." (pg 147)
8. Champagne - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...like a cork exploding from a bottle of champagne..." (pg 17)
9. Cheers - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"The room erupted in laughter and cheers..." (pg 81)
10. Clock - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...she glanced at the clock." (pg 146)
11. Confetti
12. Crowd - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"Newton kept an eye on the crowd around them..." (pg 28)
13. Dinner - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"Perhaps you'd join us for dinner one evening..." (pg 48)
14. Drinking - The Lawyer's Luck by Piper Huguley (1/4/21)
"...waiting, drinking, and doing God knows what..." (pg 45)
15. Enjoy - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"...one you would enjoy having nearby." (pg 6)
16. Fireworks - Round Up by Rebecca Connolly (1/28/21)
"...his emotions shooting off into fireworks..." (pg 185)
17. Football
18. Friends - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"They'd been friends far too long..." (pg 7)
19. Games - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"...baffled me with during the games of short answer." (pg 44)
20. Gathering - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"...the purportedly less stately weekly gathering." (pg 18)
21. Hangover - Lies, Love, and Breakfast at Tiffany's by Julie Wright (1/11/21)
"He was hungover and angry." (Loc 270)
22. Hat - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...he tipped his hat to her..." (pg 10)
23. Holiday - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"...was not meant to be a leisurely holiday." (pg 8)
24. Hooray
25. Host/Hostess - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"...not nearly as broad shouldered as their host." (pg 65)
26. Horns - Widows of Somerset by Rebecca Connolly, et. al. (1/10/21)
"...looked at him like he'd grown a horn on his forehead." (pg 267)
27. January - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...could reset to that cold January day..." (pg 32)
28. Jazz
29. Kiss - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"She pressed a kiss to his jaw..." (pg 132)
30. Laughter - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"...his tone neutral and his laughter tucked away." (pg 13)
31. Liquor - To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer (1/19/21)
"...pouring liquor down your throat only makes it harder..." (pg 81)
32. Loud - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"Charlie and Artemis laughed out loud." (pg 41)
33. Midnight - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...dress trimmed in midnight velvet ribbon." (pg 144)
34. Music - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"She knew he enjoyed music and poetry..." (pg 86)
35. Necklace - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"...which of Artemis's necklaces would look best..." (pg 100)
36. Noise - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...the discordant noise of the busy city faded away." (pg 9)
37. Occasion - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...this could be a momentous occasion we should preserve..." (pg 9)
38. Onstage
39. Party - The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
"...form our own little party and take up a parlor game?" (pg 39)
40. Rave
41. Resolution - The Weaver's Daughter by Sarah E. Ladd (1/16/21)
"...to discuss a topic that would have no resolution." (pg 107)
42. Shrimp - Charlotte's Promise by Jennifer Moore (1/21/21)
"...bowls of sausage, shrimp, spiced rice, and vegetables..." (pg 158)
43. Streamers - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...fresh pine garlands and streamers all around..." (pg 100)
44. Tradition - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"It was a tradition before Brynn and her grandparents..." (pg 106)
45. Uptown
46. Wave - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...countenance fall and felt a wave of pity wash over her." (pg 86)
47. Win - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...spur on Luke's intense determination to win." (pg 109)
48. Wishes - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...we found a wishes letter stuck inside our door." (pg 38)
49. Year - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
"...a maiden voyage by the first of the year." (pg 13)
50. Yell - The Lawyer's Luck by Piper Huguley (1/5/21)
"He yelled at her and threatened to hit her..." (pg 76)

[JoAnne]

Welcome Kimberly and Shash!

[Sophie]

FINISHED
January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021
I'm always up for a good challenge
50/41-50

1. Alcohol - A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...I love pretty much all alcohol..." 83%
2. Atmosphere- Fairytale- Danielle Steel (1/20/21)
"Camille grew up in the happy atmosphere her parents created..." 6%
3. Awesome - A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...He was awesome." 49%
4. Ball- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"..he wants to curl up in a ball..."31%
5. Band- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"he could have been in a band or something." 46%
6. Beginning- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"I was beginning to regret..." 31%
7. Celebrate- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...maybe we should celebrate..." 65%
8. Champagne - The City Baker's Guide to Country Living - Louise Miller (1/19/21)
"...across the layers of ice cream and cake when I heard the champagne corks pop..." 4%
9. Cheers- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"Cheers." 20%
10. Clock- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...it was five o'clock in the morning..." 27%
11. Confetti- A is for Alibi - Sue Grafton
"So far, I felt like I had a lapful of confetti..." 41%
12. Crowd- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"....we walked out in front of a crowd..." 20%
13. Dinner- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21) (1/1/21)
"...vanished in the middle of a dinner..." 28%
14. Drinking- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"Martin was standing there drinking wine straight out of a bottle..." 20%
15. Enjoy-A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"I was beginning to enjoy myself a little." 39%
16. Fireworks- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"There were all those fireworks..." 32%
17. Football- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...he plays his football..." 37%
18. Friends- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...bands, friends, marriages.." 64%
19. Games- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"... computer games..." 44%
20. Gathering- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...what a little gathering..." 76%
21. Hangover- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"I'd woken up with a hangover..." 38%"
22. Hat- The City Baker's Guide to Country Living - Louise Miller (1/19/21)
"...tipping his baseball hat..." 11%
23. Holiday-A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"Jess, I want a holiday." 63%
24. Hooray - Looking for Alaska - John Green
"'Hip Hip Hip Hooray!' the Colonel cried." 21%
25. Host/Hostess- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...a shrieking adolescent lunatic, and a talk-show host..." 12%
26. Horns- Viscount Vagabond - Loretta Chase (1/26/21)
"Nevermind the Andover can talk the horns off a charging bull..." 43%
27. January- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"Angel sometime between New Year's Eve and January the second." 42%
28. Jazz- A is for Alibi - Sue Grafton
"There was even a certain amount of jazz to the sex for once." 87%
29. Kiss-A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"I leaned down to kiss Cindy on the cheek" 75%
30. Laughter- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"..amid all the laughter..." 56%
31. Liquor- Viscount Vagabond - Loretta Chase (1/26/21)
"...if a man's head was clouded with liquor..." 9%
32. Loud-A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...which was loud..." 42%
33. Midnight-A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"... half an hour before midnight..." 29%
34. Music-A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"You might remember listening to music..." 15%
35. Necklace- That Affair at Portstead Manor - Gladys Edson Locke (1/4/20)
"In books, at least, diamond necklaces had such a deucedly unpleasant way of disappearing." 1%
36. Noise- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"I shouldn't have made the noise." 9%
37. Occasion- The City Baker's Guide to Country Living - Louise Miller (1/19/21)
"Mom will have a glass of wine on a special occasion..." 36%
38. Onstage- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...before we went on stage..." 64%
39. Party- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"I told him I was going to a New Year's Eve party." 4%
40. Rave- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
41. Resolution- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"New Year's resolution: Smoke more." 81%
42. Shrimp- The City Baker's Guide to Country Living - Louise Miller (1/19/21)
"A wave of oysters, clams, and shrimp flew into the panicked crowd before hitting the floor." 4%
43. Streamers - Looking for Alaska - John Green
"She festooned our living room in green and yellow streamers, the colors of my new school." 4%
44. Tradition - The City Baker's Guide to Country Living - Louise Miller (1/19/21)
"The pie contest was a tradition in my family." 91%
45. Uptown- Goodbye Stranger - Rebecca Stead (1/27/21)
"It's possible that he was complimenting her heart's determination to keep pumping when half her blood was still uptown on 114th Street..." 4%
46. Wave- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...a wave of the hand..." 32%
47. Win - A is for Alibi - Sue Grafton (1/26/21)
"You win much?" 50%
48. Wishes- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...you're going to waste two wishes?" 73%
49. Year- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"...over and over as the year came to an end." 4%
50. Yell- A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (1/1/21)
"... because strangers yell..." 26%

[JoAnne]

Welcome Sophie!

[Chelsea]

FINISHED!!! January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words
47/41-50

List:
11. Confetti
24. Hooray
44. Tradition

Isolation - Travis Thrasher 01/03/21
1. Alcohol - pg 187 "She had never drunk any sort of alcohol until..."
3. Awesome - pg 118 "Zachary picked the "awesome" hunting room..."
4. Ball - pg 146 "...crumpled in a big ball at..."
5. Band - pg 4 "...trying to get the band going..."
6. Beginning - pg 245 "...from the beginning of time."
7. Celebrate - pg 199 "...she would celebrate his his arrival..."
10. Clock - pg 177 "The clock on the microwave..."
12. Crowd - pg 6 "...proceeded to get the entire crowd drunk..."
13. Dinner - pg 135 "'Any thoughts on dinner?'"
14. Drinking - pg 2 "He wasn't even drinking, but..."
15. Enjoy - pg 152 "'Jim will enjoy having you up here.'"
18. Friends - pg 42 "...Stephanie's friends for the..."
19. Games - pg 16 "...and mind-game shrink..."
22. Hat - pg 177 "...a hat that Bluebeard..."
27. January - pg 59 "It was January 5..."
29. Kiss - pg 10 "As she went to kiss Zach..."
30. Laughter - pg 2 "Laughter, conversation..."
32. Loud - pg 21 "A loud smack..."
33. Midnight - pg 104 "...past midnight."
34. Music - pg 16 "The music blasted..."
36. Noise - pg 204 "The noise was quick..."
37. Occasion - pg 39 "...Stephanie on occasion."
39. Party - pg 216 "...and show the party, which..."
46. Wave - pg 37 "He felt a wave of fear..."
48. Wishes - pg 238 "...with his wishes more quickly..."
49. Year - pg 109 "...it did ten years ago..."
50. Yell - pg 267 "...a voice yelling his name."

The Boylan House Trilogy - Ron Ripley 1/5/21
17. Football - pg 58 "Football practice had..."
21. Hangover - pg 9 "...with a book hangover.'
35. Necklace - pg 40 "...fished the necklace out..."
47. Win - pg 123 "...to win the war."

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab 1/8/21
2. Atmosphere - pg 266 "...the atmosphere, a bottle..."
8. Champagne - pg 42 "...bottles of Champagne uncorked..."
9. Cheers - pg 369 "'Cheers', he says..."
16. Fireworks - pg 402 "...watch the fireworks go..."
23. Holiday - pg 215 "of Billie Holiday, and..."
25. Host - pg 189 "...the host and servers..."
26. Horns - pg 278 "...car horns, the..."
27. Jazz - pg 370 "Jazz spills through..."
31. Liquor - pg 417 "...for hard liquor, but..."
38. Onstage - pg 215 "...ten of them onstage."
40. Rave - pg 251 "...Passover, raves about..."
45. Uptown - pg 412 "...their way uptown.."

Let Me In - John Ajvide Lindqvist 1/14/21
3. Awesome - pg 106 "'...I see. Awesome.'"
20. Gathering - pg 225 "...in the cellar gathering the..."
41. Resolution - pg 298 "...of a resolution before lunchtime."
42. Shrimp - pg 111 "...the deep-fried shrimp that were..."
43. Streamers - pg 226 "Signs and streamers that..."

[Ferenc]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Goal: 46/50
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

The Midnight Lie - Marie Rutkoski - 01/05/21 - 29 words
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4. Ball - The ball in my belly hardened to stone. (Kindle Location 647)
6. Beginning - Why had I risked going beyond the wall, if not in search of some kind of beginning? (Kindle Location 1425)
7. Celebrate - We celebrated festivals without knowing why. (Kindle Location 4184)
11. Confetti - Duskwings flurried in the sky like black confetti. (Kindle Location 4102)
12. Crowd - It flew over the awed crowd, its red wings shimmering (Kindle Location 4196)
13. Dinner - One night, at dinner, I glimpsed red speckles (Kindle Locations 928-929)
14. Drinking - I remembered the duskwing drinking the god’s blood (Kindle Location 1718)
15. Enjoy - Yes, he would enjoy someone like that. (Kindle Locations 850-851)
18. Friends - I have many friends. Many admirers. (Kindle Location 1693)
19. Games - The children must have seen the danger in their own games, (Kindle Locations 24-25)
20. Gathering - his hand on my naked shoulder, gathering me to him (Kindle Location 1545)
22. Hat - “You don’t even have a hat on your head, child. (Kindle Location 1792)
23. Holiday - Will this be taken from us, too, our one holiday of the year? (Kindle Location 132)
25. Host/Hostess - A host of councilmen in red robes (Kindle Locations 4191-4192)
29. Kiss - Once tempted to taste a mortal kiss, (Kindle Location 4562).
30. Laughter He dissolved into laughter. “Absurd! (Kindle Location 1387)
32. Loud - I heard the loud clank of the pipe (Kindle Location 385)
33. Midnight - It is a midnight lie, she said. (Kindle Location 289)
34. Music - expressing a longing the god of music had never known, (Kindle Locations 4536-4537)
35. Necklace Inside was a necklace of seed pearls. (Kindle Location 4024).
36. Noise - The noise must have been heard. (Kindle Location 387)
39. Party - I plan for us to do a little investigative work at a party. (Kindle Locations 2919-2920).
43. Streamers - High-Kith children in their finery bounced inside the chariot, waving streamers. (Kindle Locations 4155-4156).
44. Tradition - men had given the walls a fresh coat of limewash, as was tradition every year (Kindle Locations 226-227)
46. Wave - its natural wave was because I must have had it in small, illegal braids. (Kindle Location 218)
47. Win - She shook her head. “Too boring. I always win.” (Kindle Location 3228)
48. Wishes - “She probably wishes she still had you.” (Kindle Location 3714)
49. Year - “That is so last year.” (Kindle Locations 3100-3101)
50. Yell - you wanted to yell at me about a bored foreigner (Kindle Locations 2082-2083).
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The Upside of Falling - Alex Light - 01/09/21 - 8 words
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5. Band - I could hear the band begin to play (Kindle Location 504)
8. Champagne - Waiters were floating around too, carrying flutes of champagne (Kindle Location 1775)
9. Cheers - She held up her cup in a mock cheers (Kindle Locations 1187-1188)
10. Clock - I glanced at the clock to make sure it hadn’t. (Kindle Location 54)
16. Fireworks - Would it be raining? What about fireworks? (Kindle Location 2531).
17. Football - I started playing football for him. (Kindle Location 2050)
37. Occasion - on the rare occasion she spilled a drink. (Kindle Location 1021)
41. Resolution - the final stage of a book is the resolution. (Kindle Locations 1753-1754)
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The Last Sister - Kendra Elliot - 01/10/21 - 1 word
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1. Alcohol - “Alcohol, marijuana, opiates, barbiturates, (Kindle Location 2451)
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Mr. Nobody - Catherine Steadman - 01/15/21 - 1 word
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27. January - It’s early morning in January. (Kindle Location 129)
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Gone at Midnight: The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam - Jake Anderson - 01/21/21 - 3 words
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3. Awesome - she says “the Speakeasy was AWESOME” (Kindle Location 933)
28. Jazz - I got a couple drinks and listened to the jazz, (Kindle Locations 1790-1791)
31. Liquor - after drinking poisoned liquor that had killed three other men. (Kindle Location 1493)
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Smoke and Iron - Rachel Caine - 01/23/21 - 2 words
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2. Atmosphere - struggling to breathe in the toxic atmosphere, (Kindle Location 3588)
21. Hangover - I’ve got a nasty hangover and my ears are still ringing (Kindle Location 884)
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Sword and Pen - Rachel Caine - 01/24/21 - 1 word
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26. Horns - A bull’s head with sharp, curving horns... (Kindle Location 2270)
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The Start of Me and You - Emery Lord - 01/28/21 - 1 word
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38. Onstage - They were personal: between her and the band onstage. (Kindle Locations 133-134)
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List:
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24. Hooray
40. Rave
42. Shrimp
45. Uptown
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[Rissa]

New to the group! :) (I was looking for more scavenger hunt challenges in Goodreads and saw this group - I was so excited!)

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Choose your level:
Baby: 10-20 words
Food: 21-40 words FINISHED!!!!
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

List:
✔1. Alcohol - Flakes by Lucy Lennox (1/2/2021)
“We can’t drink a client’s alcohol!” (loc. 295)
✔2. Atmosphere - Junk Mage - Elliot Cooper (1/1/2021)
I changed course and started the steady climb toward the outer atmosphere while quickly running the coordinate scans to safely jump right out of the system. (loc. 892)
✔3. Awesome - His Prince - Mary Calmes (1/5/2021)
“I think that’s awesome.” (p.21)
✔4. Ball - Junk Mage - Elliot Cooper (1/1/2021)
I formed the bike into a ball of malleable metal, then stretched it out as quickly as I could, melding it to Lemon to patch the hole. (loc. 851)
✔5. Band - Junk Mage - Elliot Cooper (1/1/2021)
I yanked the goggles off, twisted awkwardly to the side, and shoved the elastic band back over Hunter’s smooth head. (loc. 684)
✔6. Beginning - Junk Mage - Elliot Cooper (1/1/2021)
This guy’s life sounded depressing, and I was beginning to suspect he didn’t have a sense of humor. (loc. 139)
✔7. Celebrate - Flakes by Lucy Lennox (1/2/2021)
“It’s almost midnight, and we have a lot to celebrate.” (loc. 640)
✔8. Champagne - Flakes by Lucy Lennox (1/2/2021)
I grinned up at him , the fizz of excitement and possibility in my blood headier than any champagne being poured anywhere on the planet this evening. (loc. 691)
xxx9. Cheers
✔10. Clock - Flakes by Lucy Lennox (1/2/2021)
What would happen when the clock struck midnight? (loc. 577)
✔11. Confetti - Flakes by Lucy Lennox (1/2/2021)
Ryder unwrapped the platter of cupcakes and then studied them like a math problem before finally selecting one covered in edible silver confetti. (loc. 95)
✔12. Crowd - An Everyday Hero - E.J. Russell (1/2/2021)
“...But those skills don’t exactly fit with the university crowd, any more than my stellar pest-control credentials.” (p.42)
✔13. Dinner - An Everyday Hero - E.J. Russell (1/2/2021)
“Good. I was hoping to ask you out for drinks or dinner, but I need to relocate the snake.” (p.29)
✔14. Drinking - An Everyday Hero - E.J. Russell (1/2/2021)
“...Sit around the fireplace, drinking Nana’s punch—although when we were kids, we didn’t have rum in ours—and speculating where Santa might be on his journey.” (p.38)
✔15. Enjoy - Flakes by Lucy Lennox (1/2/2021)
Granny usually tagged along to help me make a big breakfast spread for all of us to enjoy when they were finished. (loc. 814)
xxx16. Fireworks
✔17. Football - An Everyday Hero - E.J. Russell (1/2/2021)
He called the house-sealing company owned by one of his old high school football buddies. (p.31)
✔18. Friends - Junk Mage - Elliot Cooper (1/1/2021)
I’d just wanted to hang out with my parents and have fun with my old friends. (loc. 69)
✔19. Games - An Everyday Hero - E.J. Russell (1/2/2021)
“I hate guessing games if I don’t at least have some context.” (p.20)
✔20. Gathering - Finch - Piper Scott (1/4/2021)
“So a normal Drake gathering, then.” (p.85)
✔21. Hangover - Frosted Feelings - Emy Calirel (1/6/2021)
“Drink some water before bed tonight or the hangover will kill you in the morning.” (loc. 804)
✔22. Hat - Finch - Piper Scott (1/4/2021)
What he was not glad about was the large lizard at the center of the table wearing a party hat. (p.87)
✔23. Holiday - An Everyday Hero - E.J. Russell (1/2/2021)
He should have waited until the holiday frenzy died down in January. (p.4)
xxx24. Hooray
✔25. Host/Hostess - Finch - Piper Scott (1/4/2021)
If their father found out about his plans to host a ball, he’d undoubtedly put a stop to it, and if Everard knew, he would find out. (p.46)
xxx26. Horns
✔27. January - An Everyday Hero - E.J. Russell (1/2/2021)
He should have waited until the holiday frenzy died down in January. (p.4)
xxx28. Jazz
✔29. Kiss - Junk Mage - Elliot Cooper (1/1/2021)
Blew a kiss. (loc. 49)
✔30. Laughter - An Everyday Hero - E.J. Russell (1/2/2021)
Because he didn’t think Adam would appreciate it, Garrett smothered his laughter. (p.12)
✔31. Liquor - An Everyday Hero - E.J. Russell (1/2/2021)
“...But I’m a lightweight when it comes to liquor other than beer, so I’ll probably stop at one.” (p.38)
✔32. Loud - Junk Mage - Elliot Cooper (1/1/2021)
A loud slam rocked the ship. (loc. 879)
✔33. Midnight - Flakes by Lucy Lennox (1/2/2021)
What would happen when the clock struck midnight? (loc. 577)
✔34. Music - Junk Mage - Elliot Cooper (1/1/2021)
I thought about turning some music on but didn’t want Hunter to think I was being dismissive. (loc. 899)
✔35. Necklace - His Prince - Mary Calmes (1/5/2021)
Carefully, reverently, he took the necklace out of the box and lifted it over his head. (p.215)
✔36. Noise - Junk Mage - Elliot Cooper (1/1/2021)
Junior trudged out of the tall weeds, blinking, bleary eyed, onto the dirt road to investigate all the noise. (loc. 546)
✔37. Occasion - After Felix - Lily Morton (1/8/2021)
On another memorable occasion, we caught the ferry to the Scilly Isles. (p.68)
xxx38. Onstage
✔39. Party - An Everyday Hero - E.J. Russell (1/2/2021)
“...Can you imagine me at a faculty cocktail party?...”(p.41)
xxx40. Rave
✔41. Resolution - After Felix - Lily Morton (1/8/2021)
“Early New Year’s resolution,” I say smoothly. (p.128)
xxx42. Shrimp
xxx43. Streamers
✔44. Tradition - An Everyday Hero - E.J. Russell (1/2/2021)
“Thank you. I haven’t had a family tradition present in… well… ever.” (p.40)
xxx45. Uptown
✔46. Wave - Junk Mage - Elliot Cooper (1/1/2021)
He took a last glance out the window, then trudged over, forced a small smile, and gave a little wave. (loc. 794)
✔47. Win - Flakes by Lucy Lennox (1/2/2021)
If I could make him laugh and smile, maybe I had a chance to win his affection. (loc. 582)
✔48. Wishes - Finch - Piper Scott (1/4/2021)
“Gerald, please get Finch’s coat and hat. He wishes to go home.” (p.199)
✔49. Year - An Everyday Hero - E.J. Russell (1/2/2021)
“...I’ll agree to almost anything as long as you’ll agree to coach again this year.” (p.32)
✔50. Yell - Flakes by Lucy Lennox (1/2/2021)
She’d kick Grandpa awake, and he’d roll over just long enough to yell, “Happy New Year, Colin,” before falling back asleep. (loc. 285)

[JoAnne]

Welcome Chelsea, Ferenc and Rissa!

@Welcome Rissa, there are more scavenger hunts in the Open Ended, Yearly and Six Month Challenge Sections. Look in Challenge Directory. :)

[Rissa]

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Chelsea, Ferenc and Rissa!

@Welcome Rissa, there are more scavenger hunts in the Open Ended, Yearly and Six Month Challenge Sections. Look in Challenge Directory. :)"

Thanks JoAnne! I will definitely check them out! :)

[Sabrina]

I'm in!
January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Choose your level:
Baby: 10-20 words
Food: 21-40 words
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words
45/50 Words

List:
1. Alcohol- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 119 "I got it into my head that maybe if I drink enough the alcohol will chase the infection right out of my veins."
2. Atmosphere- Party Games by Whitney Lyles Jan. 15, 2021
Pg. 107 "The atmosphere in the room was regal."
3. Awesome- Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson Jan. 7, 2021
Pg. 6 "At the time I thought it looked awesome."
4. Ball- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 51 "I turn on my side, curl into a ball, and amazingly, fall asleep."
5. Band- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 214 "Judging by the Dora the Explorer sticker on the band, I'm guessing it's the one they use on kids, my arm too small for the one made for adults."
6. Beginning- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 61 "Coach saw me for who I was right from the beginning--- someone who wasn't going to back down from that kind of an insult."
7. Celebrate- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 6 "It'll be loud later, when we celebrate the beginning of summer vacation, talk about how crazy it is that we'll be seniors next year..."
8. Champagne- Under His Control by Mia Faye Jan. 13, 2021
Pg. 116 "Perhaps a glass of champagne and conversation is all I'm up for this evening."
9. Cheers- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 11 ""Cheers," he says, touching his can to mine, but we don't say much past that."
10. Clock- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 93 "This is how I measure time, with no clock and the sun perpetually hidden."
11. Confetti
12. Crowd- Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson Jan. 7, 2021
Pg. 89 "We make our way upstream, against the crowd."
13. Dinner- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 3 "One animal's death is another's dinner, that's just the way it is."
14. Drinking- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 21 "Duke is drinking so much so fast that his glances towards Natalie are getting long enough to verge into staring, and he's not even trying to hide it."
15. Enjoy- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 199 "I let out a sigh, determined to enjoy the view if nothing else..."
16. Fireworks- Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson Jan. 7, 2021
Pg. 40 "You said we could go to Houston. Hit up some clubs, watch the fireworks. Get a hotel room."
17. Football- Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson Jan. 7, 2021
Pg. 92 "No one at my old school cared about football."
18. Friends- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 220 "My friends settle into chairs by my side, both nervous."
19. Games- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 185 "Our games were made of mud and sticks, rocks and dirt."
20. Gathering- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 170 "...but it makes me laugh, distracting me from the gathering storm right up until it almost kills me."
21. Hangover- Party Games by Whitney Lyles Jan. 15, 2021
Pg. 44 "She'd never even been close to a hangover."
22. Hat- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 95 "I want that hat, so I'm going to get it."
23. Holiday
24. Hooray
25. Host/Hostess- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 186 "The host always offered to let the remaining ones stay, have their parents come get them in the morning."
26. Horns
27. January- Party Games by Whitney Lyles Jan. 15, 2021
Pg. 29 "Since January, Sara had been helping her mom with setting dates and making phone calls."
28. Jazz- A New Year With You: A Short Story by D. Rose Jan. 13, 2021
Pg. 11 "They were surrounded by heated lamps and jazz music playing lowly in the background."
29. Kiss- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 136 "How is this the same guy who punched a boy for trying to kiss me?"
30. Laughter- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 25 "Tonight, I'm in it alone, the unnerving cluster of high-pitched laughter following me as I slip down to the ground, head cradled in my arms."
31. Liquor- Under His Control by Mia Faye Jan. 13, 2021
Pg. 34 "So green fairy is absinthe; it's this anise liquor, people used to think it made you hallucinate."
32. Loud- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 201 ""Get up," I say, either in my head or out loud."
33. Midnight- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 97 "We broke out onto the trailhead past midnight, thirsty, exhausted, covered in bug bites, leg muscles flickering from the pace."
34. Music- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 129 "When we got back into the car Meredith snapped off the music."
35. Necklace- Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson Jan. 7, 2021
Pg. 324 "Maybe it's the necklace that reminds me."
36. Noise- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 106 "I can't even make a noise, I hurt so bad..."
37. Occasion- Under His Control by Mia Faye Jan. 13, 2021
Pg. 39 "You're dressed for the occasion, just slap on some cologne and get ready..."
38. Onstage- Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson Jan. 7, 2021
Pg. 15 "It's easy to imagine him on stage, speaking poetry to the darkness beyond."
39. Party- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 6 "Please tell me you're not taking that to the party."
40. Rave- Party Games by Whitney Lyles Jan. 15, 2021
Pg. 279 "Tiki lamps burned and sexy rave music played from a set of speakers."
41. Resolution- A New Year With You: A Short Story by D. Rose Jan. 13, 2021
Pg. 24 "The conversation transitioned to their New Year's resolutions and goals for the year."
42. Shrimp- Party Games by Whitney Lyles Jan. 15, 2021
Pg. 268 "You should start off with some shrimp cocktail and perhaps chicken skewers as well."
43. Streamers- Party Games by Whitney Lyles Jan. 15, 2021
Pg. 4 "They stopped her before she divulged the details, then covered her words with streamers and whipped cream."
44. Tradition- Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson Jan. 7, 2021
Pg. 39 ""It's tradition," says Caleb."
45. Uptown
46. Wave- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 118 "I get onto my elbows and let the wave of black in my vision settle before going the rest of the way up, leaning forward to see what's left of my foot."
47. Win- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 95 "The hat lands at my feet, and I follow it to the ground, happy to finally win at something, and happier yet to rest."
48. Wishes- Under His Control by Mia Faye Jan. 13, 2021
Pg. 286 "Let Baz take you and do exactly as he wishes."
49. Year- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 110 "I'm back at the state qualifiers junior year and we're headed for the woods."
50. Yell- Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis Jan. 3, 2021
Pg. 43 "But I'll die right here with my shirt on my foot and my back against a tree before I yell for him."

[JoAnne]

Welcome Sabrina!

[JoAnne]

Welcome Poppet!

[Vanessa]

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Choose your level:
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words
45/50

The Silent Speaker by Rex Stout 1/5
2. Atmosphere: "The atmosphere was not hail-fellow-well-met." Pg. 82
4. Ball: "The exchequer had not swung for the third strike, but neither had it knocked the ball out of the park." Pg. 2
6. Beginning: "From the moment, right at the beginning" Pg. 35
9. Cheers: "There was a subdued, but close to unanimous, concert of Bronx cheers." Pg. 136
10. Clock: "He glanced at the wall clock." Pg. 94
12. Crowd: "also knew that the BPR would gladly have seen the atom bomb tested by bunching the NIA crowd on an island and dropping one on them" Pg. 35
13. Dinner: "His wife, who had come with him to the dinner, had stayed in the reception room." Pg. 17
14. Drinking: "while everyone was still milling around drinking and talking" Pg. 17
15. Enjoy: "both of us understanding that the only private detectives hotels enjoy having around are the ones they hire" Pg. 7
16. Fireworks: "I suspected it was only fireworks." Pg. 203
18. Friends: "Alger Kates was staying with friends on Eleventh Street" Pg. 26
19. Games: "In spite of our having outriders I'm game for Centre Street or for a dash for Canada" Pg. 195
20. Gathering: "he was working like a demon supervising Saul and Bill, and they were gathering in the sheaves" Pg. 103
21. Hangover: "I reserved judgement because he apparently had a hangover and that is no time to file a man away" Pg. 22
22. Hat: "You get your hat and go where he is." Pg. 27
25. Host/Hostess: "for the hostess had got up, crossed to a table, and picked up his hat and coat" Pg. 49
26. Horns: "No sir, I'm not trying to horn in, but if you'll let me..." Pg. 260
29. Kiss: "I remember I decided that if it was me I would kiss the woman and baby good-by and then jump." Pg. 175
32. Loud: "the voice of Sergeant Purley Stebbins, came loud and irritated through the door" Pg. 100
33. Midnight: "first because it was going on midnight and I was sleepy" Pg. 1
34. Music: "there is no music, and you can wave a fork in any direction without stabbing anybody except your own companion" Pg. 180
37. Occasion: "I tried to remember another occasion on which he had called me Archie" Pg. 150
39. Party: "Now we have work to do, getting ready for the party." Pg. 32
41. Resolution: "of resolutions passed by Chambers of Commerce and all sorts of clubs and groups" Pg. 66
42. Shrimp: "Nina speared a shrimp with her fork" Pg. 182
45. Uptown: "'Hello there, Mr. O'Neill! Going uptown?'" Pg. 76
46. Wave: "there is no music, and you can wave a fork in any direction without stabbing anybody except your own companion" Pg. 180
48. Wishes: "With best regards and best wishes for the success of your meeting" Pg. 92
49. Year: "For nearly a year executives and other BPR personnel have been followed by detectives" Pg. 42
50. Yell: "I'm quite aware that if I were trapped in a burning building you would yell for gasoline to toss on the flames." Pg. 4

A Nest of Nightmares by Lisa Tuttle 1/3
5. Band: "It was the mate to mine, a platinum band set with rubies." Loc. 3421
7. Celebrate: "We should celebrate it by doing something together." Loc. 3508
23. Holiday: "It was Christmas after all: a special, family holiday." Loc. 3508
30. Laughter: "It was game-show time, and the sounds of hysteria, clanging bells, and idiotic laughter filled the room." Loc. 3300
36. Noise: "The steady noise and pressurized atmosphere inside the plane made everything seem slightly unreal." Loc. 787
44. Tradition: "Obviously, he wasn't going to be much help with information on local traditions." Loc. 1394
47. Win: "Although she liked neither spiders nor wasps, Ellen hoped that the spider would win." Loc. 383

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 1/6
1. Alcohol: "Now he uses mouthwash every time he utters the word 'alcohol.'" 29%
35. Necklace: "She also knitted me a sweater full of holes and made me a necklace with chains and nails." 36%

Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh 1/16
8. Champagne: "'I do think we must have champagne at the buffet.'" Pg. 8
27. January: "The will was dated January 1st of that year." Pg. 80
28. Jazz: "The same people meeting each other over and over again at great expense to the accompaniment of loud noises of jazz bands." Pg. 42
40. Rave: "'Well, Sir Dan adores old things and he saw it and raved about it'" Pg. 253

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 1/24
31. Liquor: "Henry is fourteen the first time he steals a swig of his father's liquor" Loc. 3939
38. Onstage: "caught between their onstage characters and their offstage selves." Loc. 1561

List:
3. Awesome
11. Confetti
17. Football
24. Hooray
43. Streamers

[JoAnne]

Welcome Vanessa!

[Kay (PhoenixArisen)]

I'm in. Will fill out as soon as I have access to laptop :)

[JoAnne]

Welcome Kay!

[[deleted user]]

JoAnne, would you take for petroglyph (June) petrograph?

it is used for ancient rock paintings - The paint baked itself onto the clay in the desert heat, leaving behind a petrograph, still visible hundreds of years later. (How to Die in Space: A Journey Through Dangerous Astrophysical Phenomena)

(Chaco petropraphs in New Mexico)

[JoAnne]

Rosa wrote: "JoAnne, would you take for petroglyph (June) petrograph?

it is used for ancient rock paintings - The paint baked itself onto the clay in the desert heat, leaving behind a petrograph, still visible..."

Sure! :)

[[deleted user]]

JoAnne wrote: "Sure! :)"

Yaaaaaaaay!!

[Sue]

Covid has been getting me down so my reading has been neglected. Trying to get my head and emotions back on an even keel. Joining this challenge (first one in months). I am going for the Rose Bowl level

Choose your level: 
Baby: 10-20 words
Food: 21-40 words
Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

List:
1. Alcohol
2. Atmosphere
3. Awesome
4. Ball
5. Band
6. Beginning
7. Celebrate
8. Champagne
9. Cheers
10. Clock
11. Confetti 
12. Crowd
13. Dinner
14. Drinking
15. Enjoy
16. Fireworks
17. Football
18. Friends
19. Games
20. Gathering
21. Hangover
22. Hat
23. Holiday
24. Hooray
25. Host/Hostess
26. Horns
27. January
28. Jazz
29. Kiss 
30. Laughter
31. Liquor
32. Loud
33. Midnight
34. Music
35. Necklace
36. Noise
37. Occasion
38. Onstage
39. Party
40. Rave
41. Resolution
42. Shrimp
43. Streamers
44. Tradition
45. Uptown
46. Wave
47. Win
48. Wishes
49. Year
50. Yell 

[Rissa]

I finished my level, FOOD, yay! This was fun! See message 31!

I am not finished reading for the month of January yet so I will keep an eye on my remaining words! :)

Thanks!

[JoAnne]

Rissa wrote: "I finished my level, FOOD, yay! This was fun! See message 31!

I am not finished reading for the month of January yet so I will keep an eye on my remaining words! :)

Thanks!"

In this group, you earn the badge for the what you find. Do you wish to continue until the end of the month?

Also please repost your challenge when you are finished.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Sue!! :)

[Rissa]

JoAnne wrote: "Rissa wrote: "I finished my level, FOOD, yay! This was fun! See message 31!

I am not finished reading for the month of January yet so I will keep an eye on my remaining words! :)

Thanks!"

In thi..."

Hi JoAnne,

What do you recommend? Should I wait to see if I find those remaining words or just get the badge for the level I finished already?

Thanks,
Rissa

[Johanna]

I'm in!

January Scavenger Hunt - New Year's Day
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021

Rose Bowl: 41-50 words

Found: 0/41

List:
1. Alcohol
2. Atmosphere
3. Awesome
4. Ball
5. Band
6. Beginning
7. Celebrate
8. Champagne
9. Cheers
10. Clock
11. Confetti
12. Crowd
13. Dinner
14. Drinking
15. Enjoy
16. Fireworks
17. Football
18. Friends
19. Games
20. Gathering
21. Hangover
22. Hat
23. Holiday
24. Hooray
25. Host/Hostess
26. Horns
27. January
28. Jazz
29. Kiss
30. Laughter
31. Liquor
32. Loud
33. Midnight
34. Music
35. Necklace
36. Noise
37. Occasion
38. Onstage
39. Party
40. Rave
41. Resolution
42. Shrimp
43. Streamers
44. Tradition
45. Uptown
46. Wave
47. Win
48. Wishes
49. Year
50. Yell

[JoAnne]

Rissa wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Rissa wrote: "I finished my level, FOOD, yay! This was fun! See message 31!

I am not finished reading for the month of January yet so I will keep an eye on my remaining words! :)

T..."


Whatever you want! :) If you are tired of searching, let me know and I will award the badge. You will need to set up a badge thread - Start Collecting Badges