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March 2024 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Mar24/ Ends: 31Mar24
15/15 BASIC
5/5 BONUS
Basic word list
barely One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris page 11 "I barely hear her..." FINISHED 3/5
combination One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris page 217 "You have to make a different combination every week." FINISHED 3/5
discreet A Delayed Life: The True Story of the Librarian of Auschwitz by Dita Kraus page 212 "She was very discreet and never interfered..." FINISHED 3/9
elevator One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris page 44 "...I am moving toward the elevator." FINISHED 3/5
flimsy Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook page 21 "Her voice sounded flimsy against..." FINISHED 3/2
genuine One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris page 78 "Her face crumbles with genuine sympathy..." FINISHED 3/5
internet One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris page 162 "...that Brixton looked up on the internet." FINISHED 3/5
knuckles One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris page 59 "His knuckles scarred from long hours in the dirt of the prison garden." FINISHED 3/5
laptop Black River Falls by Jeff Hirsch page 314 "Dad's laptop was closed..." FINISHED 3/10
network Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook page 48 "...had been sourced from Inchbold's curated network..." FINISHED 3/2
outwit The Starfish Sisters by Barbara O'Neal page 65 "...a young woman striving against all odds to outwit her brutal father..." FINISHED 3/28
paperback Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidsonpage 143 "Behind the toiletries was a paperback..." FINISHED 3/19
route One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris page 168 "...I decide honesty will be a better route." FINISHED 3/5
slum Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth Macneal page 18 "He recruits his laborers from slums and rookeries..." FINISHED 3/6
tar Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook page 19 "...just as if you distill a globe of coal tar..." FINISHED 3/2
Optional / BONUS words
adrenaline One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris page 357 "The adrenaline from before subsides as I sit on the couch." FINISHED 3/5
hackneyed The 9th Fortress by J.P. Jackson page 6 "I am as real and as hackneyed as you see. " FINISHED 3/20
mojito Mojitos & Murder: A Tropical Witch Mystery by Sara Bourgeois page 31 "I guess I'll try a mojito..." FINISHED 3/29
urine Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook page 37 "...and dank pails of urine cast about." FINISHED 3/2
yelp Black River Falls by Jeff Hirsch page 137 "Greer let out a yelp and took off..." FINISHED 3/10
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Begins: 01Mar24/ Ends: 31Mar24
15 / 15 words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
10 books read
barely - The Silence Between Us ✔ – 01Mar24 - pg 310 - "I can barely understand what…"
combination - The Color Purple ✔ – 06Mar24 - pg 239 - "…a combination church, house and…"
discreet - The Oracle of Stamboul ✔ – 07Mar24 - pg 16 - "…seek a more discreet locale."
elevator - The Silence Between Us ✔ – 01Mar24 - pg 315 - "…to the elevators and rode…"
flimsy - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 26 - "…some flimsy little gyroscope…"
genuine - The Silence Between Us ✔ – 01Mar24 - pg 273 - "…developed genuine feelings…"
internet - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 33 - "…found her on the internet."
knuckles - The Silence Between Us ✔ – 01Mar24 - pg 285 - "…rapped my knuckles on…"
laptop - The Silence Between Us ✔ – 01Mar24 - pg 234 - "…tapping the lid of my laptop."
network - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl ✔ – 11Mar24 - pg 87 - "Not the Food Network though."
outwit - Elvis and the Dearly Departed ✔ – 18May24 - pg 89 - "…animals outwit us at every…"
paperback - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl ✔ – 11Mar24 - pg 114 -"…clutching a paperback with…"
route - The Oracle of Stamboul ✔ – 07Mar24 - pg 8 - "…is the most polite route."
slum - The Queen of Sugar Hill ✔ – 20Apr24 - pg 270 - "…further than the slums of …"
tar - The Color Purple ✔ – 06Mar24 - pg 53 - "She black as tar, nappy…"
Optional / BONUS words
adrenaline - Everything, Everything ✔ – 16Mar24 - pg 240 - "Adrenaline shots to restart…"
hackneyed - The Rose Code ✔ – 06Jun24 - pg 146 - "Hackneyed, he agreed."
mojito - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl ✔ – 11Mar24 - pg 63 - "…Bacardi silver mojitos."
urine - One Hundred Saturdays ✔ – 07Mar24 - pg 131 - "…was given urine to drink."
yelp - The Silence Between Us ✔ – 01Mar24 - pg 195 - "I let out a yelp when he…"
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Basic word list14/15
barely -"There are barely twenty eagles" - Miss Iceland p14 3/1
combination - "some combination of courage and impatience" - Miracle Creek p231 3/17
discreet - "the run will be discreet" - Beautyland p276 - 3/3
elevator - "the elevator has dinged" - Beautyland p188 3/3
flimsy - "like a flimsy toy" - Miss Iceland p22 3/1
genuine - "a genuine calling" - In Praise of the Bees p230 3/15
internet - "she finds on the internet" - Beautyland p234 3/3
knuckles - "knuckles the boy in the face" - Beautyland - p80 3/3
laptop - "Anne closed her laptop" - Miracle Creek p252 3/17
network - "the network of computers" - Pars vite et reviens tard p55 3/9
outwit
paperback - "a few paperback novels" - Pars vite et reviens tard p 266 3/9
route - "but en route wants to " - Miss Iceland p69 3/1
slum - "Washington's alley slums" - Off With Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power p95 3/10
tar - "black and slow tar" - Komarr p113 3/14
Optional / BONUS words
adrenaline - "adrenaline, to be sure" - A Psalm for the Wild-Built 4/5
hackneyed
mojito - "I'll have a virgin mojito" - Maame Ch 17, 14:15 of audiobook
urine - "revolting feces and urine" - Off With Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power p100 3/10
yelp -"I'll yelp for help" - Komarr p108 3/14
March 2024 Scavenger HuntBasic word list
barely - 15th Affair - 3/3/24 - p32 "could just barely drive"
combination - 15th Affair - 3/3/24 - p206 "a few obvious combinations"
discreet - 15th Affair - 3/3/24 - p190 "this was as discreet a"
elevator - 15th Affair - 3/3/24 - p4 "reached the elevator bank"
flimsy - Dead Man's Folly - 3/1/24 - p178 - "...flimsy sort of more or less..."
genuine - Dead Man's Folly - 3/1/24 - p172 - "...he’s a genuine architect..."
internet - 15th Affair - 3/3/24 - p248 "between the time the Internet"
knuckles - 15th Affair - 3/3/24 - p37 "cracked my knuckles"
laptop - 15th Affair - 3/3/24 - p45 "a laptop computer open in"
network - 15th Affair - 3/3/24 - p279 "and the network goes"
outwit - 15th Affair - 3/3/24 - p241 "just outwit three armed"
paperback - Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder - 3/2/24 - p207 - "...to a stand with paperback..."
route - Dead Man's Folly - 3/1/24 - p63 - "...house by a circuitous route..."
slum
tar
Optional / BONUS words
adrenaline - 15th Affair - 3/3/24 - p308 "courage was an adrenaline"
hackneyed
mojito
urine
yelp
March 2024 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Mar24/ Ends: 31Mar24
Basic word list
15/15
barely- What Jackie Taught Us: Lessons from the Remarkable Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by Tina Santi Flaherty finished 3/3 p. 53 ...he barely touched his food.
combination-Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life by Mark Hyman finished 3/15 p. 37... a combination of ones and zeroes.
discreet- What Jackie Taught Us: Lessons from the Remarkable Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by Tina Santi Flaherty finished 3/3 p. 64 ...tasteful and discreet, not overwhelming.
elevator-Blake Shelton: Happy Anywhere by Carol Cash Large finished 3/24 p. 141 We met him coming out of the elevator...
flimsy-Waiter to the Rich and Shameless: Confessions of a Five-Star Beverly Hills Server by Paul Hartford finished 3/8 p. 72 ...some flimsy excuse...
genuine-Waiter to the Rich and Shameless: Confessions of a Five-Star Beverly Hills Server by Paul Hartford finished 3/8 p. 226 ...he seemed genuine otherwise.
internet-Waiter to the Rich and Shameless: Confessions of a Five-Star Beverly Hills Server by Paul Hartford finished 3/8 p. 29 ...with whom she had connected on the internet.
knuckles-American Patriots: A Short History of Dissent by Ralph Young finished 3/29 p. 42 ...some of their fingers off at the knuckles.
laptop-Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life by Mark Hyman finished 3/15 p. 37...typing on a laptop...
network-Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life by Mark Hyman finished 3/15 p. 3 ...cells, tissues, and biological networks.
outwit-A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime by Casey Sherman finished 3/30 loc. 447 ...to outwit the inexperienced dealers...
paperback-Sleeping With the Devil by Suzanne Finstad finished 3/19 p. 103 ...straight out of a paperback she saw him reading...
route-A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime by Casey Sherman finished 3/30 loc.1267 ... past the doctor's office on route 6A..
slum-American Patriots: A Short History of Dissent by Ralph Young finished 3/29 p. 29 ...they were crammed into squalid urban slums.
tar-Southern Discomfort: A Memoir by Tena Clark finished 5/14 p. 40 ...a dirt road lined with tar paper shacks.
Optional / BONUS words
5/5
adrenaline-Waiter to the Rich and Shameless: Confessions of a Five-Star Beverly Hills Server by Paul Hartford finished 3/8 p. 190 ...were from adrenaline or from anxiety.
hackneyed-American Patriots: A Short History of Dissent by Ralph Young finished 3/29 p. 181 ...the hackneyed teenage lust...
mojito-Waiter to the Rich and Shameless: Confessions of a Five-Star Beverly Hills Server by Paul Hartford finished 3/8 p. 19 mojitos and glasses of fine champagne...
urine-Waiter to the Rich and Shameless: Confessions of a Five-Star Beverly Hills Server by Paul Hartford finished 3/8 p. 16 ...had gotten my urine test results...
yelp-Waiter to the Rich and Shameless: Confessions of a Five-Star Beverly Hills Server by Paul Hartford finished 3/8 p. 54 ...heard a girl yelp loudly.
*****COMPLETED 6/25/24*****Last Word="yelp"(3/1/24-6/25/24)-117 days; last word="yelp"; 20 words; 14 sources; .171wpd; 1.429wps
March 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Mar24/ Ends: 31Mar24
15/15 BASIC
5/5 BONUS
Basic word list
✔ barely-p.202-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"Countries one has barely heard of break up..." 3/4/24
✔ combination-p.80-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...through a combination of rough justice and wishful thinking." 3/1/24
✔ discreet-p.127-No Filter-"...more discreet than meeting in my office..." 3/7/24
✔ elevator-p.96-There's Nothing to Be Afraid Of-"...then motioned at the bank of elevators." 3/4/24
✔ flimsy-p.80-Burma Sahib-"...half-hidden in silks and flimsy blouses." 3/26/24
✔ genuine-p.322-The Reader's Companion to Cuba-"'Is it genuine?', I asked." 3/19/24
✔ internet-p.70- Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...fonts favored on travelers' Internet chat forums..." 3/1/24
✔ knuckles-p.88-Last Call Chicago: A History of 1001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts-"...music by...DJ Frankie Knuckles..." 3/2/24
✔ laptop-p.229-The Catch Me if You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World-"..I put my laptop on the beach and..." 3/17/24
✔ network-p.102-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...building a network of new cities...." 3/2/24
✔ outwit-p.151-The End-"...trying to outwit everyone else." 3/26/24
✔ paperback-p.111-The Know-It-All-"...a housewife who sold the paperback rights..." 3/4/24
✔ route-p.76-The Colonel's Mistake-"These are the Agency assets en route." 3/1/24
✔ slum-p.123-Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden-"A vision of the Birmingham slum in..." 3/6/24
✔ tar-p.280-Cadillac Beach-"Pavement changed: concrete, tar, gravel..." 5/19/24
Optional / BONUS words
✔ adrenaline-p.139-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...this adrenaline packed adventure includes a walk along catwalks..." 6/4/24
✔ hackneyed-p.138-The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play-"...instead of hackneyed advice on overcoming procrastination." 3/14/24
✔ mojito-p.249-The Reader's Companion to Cuba-"Cubans prefer mojitos..." 3/16/24
✔ urine-p.130-Cadillac Beach-"...saw a bald man in a urine soaked bathrobe..." 3/5/24
✔ yelp-p.591-14,000 Things to Be Happy About: The Happy Book-"...yellow bicycles... the yelp of a puppy..." 6/25/24
Basic word listbarely-Out of the Easy-3/3/24-page 106-"barely said a word to me"
combination-Carved In Bone-3/9/24-page 145-"some combination of suspicion"
discreet-Out of the Easy-3/3/24-page 171-"Discreet and effortless"
elevator-Out of the Easy-3/3/24-page 119-"As the elevator climbed"
flimsy-Out of the Easy-3/3/24-page 267-"He's a flimsy pawn"
genuine-Out of the Easy-3/3/24-page 22-"exspression has been genuine"
internetCarved In Bone-3/9/24-page 9-"era of television, the Internet"
knuckles-Out of the Easy-3/3/24-page 142-"cracking his knuckles"
laptop
network-Ines of My Soul-3/8/24-page 169-"an information network"
outwit-Out of the Easy-3/3/24-page 237-"outwit any hustler"
paperback
route-Out of the Easy-3/3/24-page 162-"he confirmed the route"
slum
tar-Out of the Easy-3/3/24-page 327-"full of tar and gasoline"
Optional / BONUS words
adrenaline-Out of the Easy-3/3/24-page 232-"That's adrenaline"
hackneyed
mojito
urine-Out of the Easy-3/3/24-page 105-"like urine or vomit"
yelp-Carved In Bone-3/9/24-page 231-"A yelp of pain and confusion"
March 2024 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Mar24/ Ends: 31Mar24
15 / 15 words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
8 books read:
(1) Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus--3/1/24
(2) Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang--3/6/24
(3) The Exchange: After The Firm by John Grisham--3/13/24
(4) The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen--3/18/24
(5) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin--4/17/24
(6) Up Home: One Girl's Journey by Ruth J. Simmons--5/4/24
(7) Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen--5/16/24
(8) The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty--10/13/24
BASIC Words
✔barely--(1)--loc. 353--"...she could barely breathe,..."
✔combination--(1)--loc. 3907--"A mixture, which is a combination of..."
✔discreet--(2)--loc. 4843--"...as long as actors were discreet about their..."
✔elevator--(1)--loc. 1644--"I was in the elevator today,..."
✔flimsy--(1)--loc. 4352--"...dynamite bound together with wires so flimsy,..."
✔genuine--(2)--loc. 5374--"...that looked like genuine American chop suey."
✔internet--(3)--loc. 517--"His cursory internet sleuthing had..."
✔knuckles--(1)--loc. 1350--"Calvin touched his swollen knuckles,..."
✔laptop--(3)--loc. 624--"He closed his laptop and smiled...
✔network--(2)--loc. 5607--"...when the Dumont Network offer..."
✔outwit--(6)-- loc. 113--"...ready to outwit everyone."
✔paperback--(5)--loc. 631--"...reading the dog-eared paperbacks..."
✔route--(1)--loc. 995--"...always ran the same four or five routes,..."
✔slum--(2)--loc. 440--"...the famed interpreter of slum life..."
✔tar--(2)--loc. 5548--"...taxi dancer out of Hollywood in tar and feathers...:
Optional / BONUS words
✔adrenaline--(4)--p. 331--"The adrenaline has faded,..."
✔hackneyed--(8) loc. 4519--"...taboo, totally hackneyed attraction."
✔mojito--(7) loc. 3167--"I asked a uniformed bartender for a mojito."
✔urine--(1)--loc. 2111--"I've been monitoring my urine,..."
✔yelp--(4)--p. 263--"Lucy gave a startled yelp."
Updated message #3: Challenge completed...basic and bonus
Message #7 Both basic and bonus lists done!
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*****COMPLETED 6/25/24*****Last Word="yelp"March 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Mar24/ Ends: 31Mar24
15/15 BASIC
5/5 BONUS
Basic word list
✔ barely-p.202-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"Countries one has barely heard of break up..." 3/4/24
✔ combination-p.80-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...through a combination of rough justice and wishful thinking." 3/1/24
✔ discreet-p.127-No Filter-"...more discreet than meeting in my office..." 3/7/24
✔ elevator-p.96-There's Nothing to Be Afraid Of-"...then motioned at the bank of elevators." 3/4/24
✔ flimsy-p.80-Burma Sahib-"...half-hidden in silks and flimsy blouses." 3/26/24
✔ genuine-p.322-The Reader's Companion to Cuba-"'Is it genuine?', I asked." 3/19/24
✔ internet-p.70- Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...fonts favored on travelers' Internet chat forums..." 3/1/24
✔ knuckles-p.88-Last Call Chicago: A History of 1001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts-"...music by...DJ Frankie Knuckles..." 3/2/24
✔ laptop-p.229-The Catch Me if You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World-"..I put my laptop on the beach and..." 3/17/24
✔ network-p.102-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...building a network of new cities...." 3/2/24
✔ outwit-p.151-The End-"...trying to outwit everyone else." 3/26/24
✔ paperback-p.111-The Know-It-All-"...a housewife who sold the paperback rights..." 3/4/24
✔ route-p.76-The Colonel's Mistake-"These are the Agency assets en route." 3/1/24
✔ slum-p.123-Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden-"A vision of the Birmingham slum in..." 3/6/24
✔ tar-p.280-Cadillac Beach-"Pavement changed: concrete, tar, gravel..." 5/19/24
Optional / BONUS words
✔ adrenaline-p.139-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...this adrenaline packed adventure includes a walk along catwalks..." 6/4/24
✔ hackneyed-p.138-The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play-"...instead of hackneyed advice on overcoming procrastination." 3/14/24
✔ mojito-p.249-The Reader's Companion to Cuba-"Cubans prefer mojitos..." 3/16/24
✔ urine-p.130-Cadillac Beach-"...saw a bald man in a urine soaked bathrobe..." 3/5/24
✔ yelp-p.591-14,000 Things to Be Happy About: The Happy Book-"...yellow bicycles... the yelp of a puppy..." 6/25/24
Completed the BASIC word list for March, 2024!
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Found the last BONUS word back in October, but just now entering it in for March, 2024. The last one I found was "hackneyed"!
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Congrats on a strong finish, Marilyn!
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Begins: 01Mar24/ Ends: 31Mar24
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Your challenge is to find the words/phrases shown below in the TEXT of the books you are reading this month.
You are NOT restricted to one book / one word; you may find as many of the words/phrases in a single book as you like. If you find all the words in one book you are really lucky!
NOTE - you may NOT use the book which is the source for the words in the scavenger hunt!
This month's scavenger list are words found in
NOTE: You may NOT use this book for this month's scavenger hunt!
Basic word list
barely
combination
discreet
elevator
flimsy
genuine
internet
knuckles
laptop
network
outwit
paperback
route
slum
tar
Optional / BONUS words
adrenaline
hackneyed
mojito
urine
yelp
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Unless a variation is specified above, words must match exactly, with the following exceptions: I will accept a plural/singular version, or differences in spelling between British and American English (e.g. honor or honour). But those are the ONLY deviations allowed. So, if you are looking for "vivid" - I will NOT allow "vividly."
All books used must be a minimum of 100 pages long - Page length determined by HARDCOVER 1st edition. If there is no Hardcover, then the most popular paperback governs page #.
You may read in any format - text, audio, or e-book. If using audio or e-book I suggest using Amazon’s “look inside" feature to get a page number for your quote.
You MUST finish the book before you can claim credit for finding the word/phrase.
EXAMPLE of a successful post:
predicament - You, Again ✔ – 25Nov23 - pg 206 - "…sizing up her predicament."
Have Fun!
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