Spring: Quest to Save Easter!

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 Quest to Save Easter!

Novel Kingdom is a small kingdom on the edge of Lake Lexicon. It is ruled by the benevolent Queen Skye.


Novel Kingdom is in holiday peril again! The Easter Bunny has been kidnapped by the local tribe of Omnibus Trolls.


HELP SAVE EASTER!

Each section of quests should be completed in order by parts. (i.e. Part 1 must be completed before Part 2 is started.) You have been given a Tote of Infinite Books that can store any book read after April 1st, 2015 for use in the quest at a later point. May 31st, 2015 is the last day to turn in progress towards the quest, after that Queen Skye will call in the knights to take drastic measures.

Levels
Finish Part 1: You have made a valiant effort but the knights have a lot of work ahead of them.
Finish Part 2: You've made a dent in the trolls evil plans but still are facing an Easter without chocolate eggs.
Finish Part 3: You almost rescued the Easter Bunny and with a bit more practice and speed reading could become a knight someday.
Rescue the Easter Bunny! You have rescued the Easter Bunny and saved Easter. The dentists of the realm thank you.

Save Easter Quests - Part 1 Discover the threat
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You start hearing whispers of something terribly wrong while walking around town one morning. You hop over to the tavern to hear about the issue. The bartender wipes a tear from the corner of his eye and informs you that the Easter Bunny is missing! Find out all the information you can.

Pump the Bartender for Information
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You think the bartender knows more than he has said. You slide two coins across the counter. They disappear quickly and the bartender tells you about a local troll that has been terrorizing local villages in the region.

Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
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Talk to the Local Children
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The local children like to play just outside the gate and might have seen something. You don't want to upset them with the possible demise of their beloved spring hero so you decide to bribe them with a small toy to answer your questions.

Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
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Talk to the Guard at the Gate
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Guarding the gate is a tough job, it's always opening and closing the gate and checking goods and warding off bandits. This day was particularly interesting for the guard since he noticed something off in the distance.

Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.
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Save Easter Quests - Part 2 Track the rabbit
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The local children noticed something large stomping around the forest surrounding the town. They decided not to mention it to their parents for fear that they would be locked in their homes. The guard saw the Easter Bunny along the road collecting eggs for delivery on Easter. Talking to the bartender, you learn of a large troll that's been seen in the local area.

Putting together all your information in a truly brilliant fashion, you conclude that a troll probably has the Easter Bunny. Now, it's up to you to get him back!

Follow the Troll
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You figure your best bet for finding the Easter Bunny is to track the troll back to his lair. You do your best to creep along without alerting the troll to your presence.

Read 2 books where there are tracks or something hidden on the cover or where a main character is a hunter or tracker to track the trolls.
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Find the Easter Bunny
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You managed not to step on any twigs (or at least any loud ones) and have located the troll lair. It's dank and dark and smells of wet troll. You muse that the trolls are remarkably unimaginative but conclude that that has never been an attribute often given to trolls. You see a small box made out of sticks containing the much loved Easter Bunny. You also see a small flock of prose peeps being held captive. You resolve to save them all.

Read a book with a farm animal on the front or one set on a farm or in the country to find the Easter Bunny.
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Spy on the Cave
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The troll lair is in a cave with a opening not much bigger than the size of a troll. They squat a bit each time they enter and exit the cave. You wonder how to see inside and wish slightly that some sort of x-ray machine exited. Remembering your alchemy lessons you set off to brew a potion of seeing.

Read a book with an eye on the cover, a book with an animal on the cover and a book with water on the cover. Shake and drink to see into the cave.
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Save Easter Quests - Part 3 Make a plan
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Map the Cave
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Any successful breaking and entering requires a detailed map of the site. You decide to use your potion of seeing to map out the cave so you can attempt a rescue and hopefully succeed without being turned into a pancake by angry trolls.

Read a book that is over 400 pages for some map paper, then read a skinny book under 100 pages for a pen. Read a book with the words (up, down, right, left, north, south, east or west) in the title to draw the map. The word may be part of a larger unrelated word (e.g. east in the word beast).
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Plan the Rescue
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Another critical part of any rescue plan is the plan. In fact it's nearly impossible to pull off a rescue just winging it by the cuff of your tunic. To make a plan first you need an idea, preferably a good idea, but if not an average or even slightly poor idea can suffice. Then that idea must take shape and eventually transform into a plan. You assume it has something to do with a chemical reaction in the idea but it may very well be just a trick of the light.

Read a book with a lightbulb on the cover or is in the non-fiction category to get an idea. Then make it take shape by reading a book with a simple shape clearly on the cover or in the title. (e.g. See cover of Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea or Masks of the Illuminati). Finally, read a book with a main character who's a chemist, a steamy romance with romantic chemistry or a book with light in the title to transform it into a plan.
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Obtain the Supplies
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Your plan is coming together... you hope.... it just needs a few things to pull it off. Trolls like to eat, they also like to smash things. This is your main plan. You go off in search of the items to pull your plan together.

Read a book with a tree on the cover to gather some sticks. Read a book with food on the cover to gather a tasty treat. Hope that your plan is better than it sounds in your head by crossing your fingers.
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Save Easter Quests - Part 4 Execute the plan
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Setup the Plan
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You lay out the plan in your head.
Step 1 - Sticks make box
Step 2 - Food goes in box
Step 3 - Dig large hole
Step 4 - Cover large hole with branches and leaves
Step 5 - Balance box on leaves
Step 6 - Wait for troll

You take a deep breath then setup your plan.

Read a book with a brown cover to dig a hole. Then read a book about construction or where a main character works in construction to setup the box.
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Free the Bunny
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You wait off in the bushes at the side of the cave. The troll comes out. Sniffs around. You hold your breath. The troll takes out his giant club and WHACK! The box smashes open, the food sprays across the clearing, the leaves collapse, the troll is unbalanced and falls in the hole. You stare blinking at the clearing unsure of what you saw. Then quickly you recover and run inside to free the Easter Bunny!

Read a book about someone overcoming impossible odds. Miracles are way easier than you thought they were. Go buy some lottery tickets on your way back to town.
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Save Easter
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You have saved Easter! The children rejoice! The dentists rejoice! The parent's groan with the added costs of new dental bills.

Take your victory lap and savor the outpouring of love. The Easter Bunny even leaves you some extra treats in your basket this year. Just remember not to trust the beans, you don't know where they come from.

Read a book where the family celebrates Easter or one with a rabbit on the cover. Enjoy your victory.
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If you enjoyed this quest, take a look at our Novel Role-Playing Game for more adventures with Queen Skye and Novel Kingdom.

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[Michelle]

Oooh this sounds fun. I have to try it.

[Kay Kay]

Are these books consumed or can they be used in our Novel Quest as well?

[Kelly]

They can be used in Novel Quest too. This is a separate challenge based in the same world.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Quest to Save Easter!
Duration: April 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015 (extended to August 31,2015)



Tote of Infinite Books
(view spoiler)[The Heist 4/3 295 pgs, Night Embrace 4/3 400 pgs, A Pretty Mess 4/3 260 pgs,Again the Magic 4/4 391 pgs, Mr. Miracle 4/5 256 pgs, Graceling 4/7 471 pgs, Mr. Mercedes 4/8 436 pgs, Love in a Nutshell 4/8 310 pgs, Craving Red 4/9 130 pgs, Under the Dome 4/10 1074 pgs, Allegiant 4/11 526 pgs, Faking It 4/11 304 pgs, The Selection 4/13 336 pgs, Friday Night Bites 4/16 357 pgs,Lover Unbound 4/16 502 pgs, Darkest Longing 4/16 217 pgs, Dead Aim 4/17 341 pgs, Bear with Us: BBW Menage 4/19 82 pgs, Her Two Bears 4/20 106 pgs, Revival 4/20 405 pgs, Cold Cold Heart 4/21 30 pgs, Lost Voices 4/21 291 pgs (hide spoiler)]

Save Easter Quests - Part 1 Discover the threat

Pump the Bartender for Information
~Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender

~Read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
4/30

Talk to the Local Children
Spell out:
T Third Grave Dead Ahead 4/30
O Outlander 4/24
Y Yes Please 5/6

Talk to the Guard at the Gate
~Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard
Once Upon a Time, There Was You 5/15

[Jackie]

This looks like fun! I'll give it a try.

Quest to Save Easter!
Duration: April 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015

Part 1

Tote of Infinite Books
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Save Easter Quests - Part 1 Discover the threat
Quest 1: Pump the Bartender for Information
Info: Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
Book: Death of a Nag by M.C. Beaton - 4/6/15
Character drinks a lot
Book: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan - 4/10/15
Character pays for something with gold

Quest 2: Talk to the Local Children
Info: Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
T: The Mystery of the Cape Cod Players by Phoebe Atwood Taylor - 4/30/15
O: Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper - 4/17/15
Y: Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn - 5/13/15

Quest 3: Talk to the Guard at the Gate
Info: Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.
Book: The Butter Did It by Phyllis C. Richman - 5/3/15
Book: Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood - 4/8/15


Save Easter Quests - Part 2

Follow the Troll
Read 2 books where there are tracks or something hidden on the cover or where a main character is a hunter or tracker to track the trolls.
Book: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett - 4/3/15
Book: Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/15/15

Find the Easter Bunny
Read a book with a farm animal on the front or one set on a farm or in the country to find the Easter Bunny.
Book: Murder at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison - 4/23/15
Set in the country

Spy on the Cave
Read a book with an eye on the cover, a book with an animal on the cover and a book with water on the cover. Shake and drink to see into the cave
Book: by Charlaine Harris - 4/16/15
Eyes on cover

Book: by Sofie Kelly - 4/29/15
Cat on cover

Book: by Dana Stabenow - 4/11/15
Water on cover


Save Easter Quests - Part 3 Make a plan
Map the cave
Read a book that is over 400 pages for some map paper, then read a skinny book under 100 pages for a pen. Read a book with the words (up, down, right, left, north, south, east or west) in the title to draw the map. The word may be part of a larger unrelated word (e.g. east in the word beast).
Book:
Book:
Book:

Plan the Rescue
Read a book with a lightbulb on the cover or is in the non-fiction category to get an idea. Then make it take shape by reading a book with a simple shape clearly on the cover or in the title. (e.g. See cover of Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea or Masks of the Illuminati). Finally, read a book with a main character who's a chemist, a steamy romance with romantic chemistry or a book with light in the title to transform it into a plan.
Book:
Book:
Book:

Obtain the Supplies
Read a book with a tree on the cover to gather some sticks. Read a book with food on the cover to gather a tasty treat. Hope that your plan is better than it sounds in your head by crossing your fingers.
Book:
Book:

[Michelle]

Does this one count as gold? Let the Sky Fall

[Kelly]

Yeah, that looks gold to me.

[Maritza]

Aww I want to save Easter too.
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Quest to Save Easter!
Duration: April 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015

Part 1 Discover the threat

Quest 1: Pump the Bartender for Information
Info: Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
Book: (bartender) - Give It All read 04/08/15****
Book: (gold cover) - Honeymoon For Three read 04/06/15***

Quest 2: Talk to the Local Children
Info: Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
T: Tangled read 04/10/15*****
O: (Adam O'Connor - character) Meet Me in the Middle read 04/17/15****
Y: (Yolanda - character) Selena's Secret: The Revealing Story Behind Her Tragic Death read 04/12/15**

Quest 3: Talk to the Guard at the Gate
Info: Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.
Book: (restaurant / chef) Fifty Recipes For Disaster: A New Adult Romance Series - Book 1 read 04/22/15***
Book: (Chef) Good Wood read 05/03/15****


Part 2 Track the rabbit
Read 2 books where there are tracks or something hidden on the cover or where a main character is a hunter or tracker to track the trolls.
Book 1: (Tracking killer) Running Blind read 05/07/15****
Book 2: (Tracking killer) Identity Unknown read 05/09/15**

Read a book with a farm animal on the front or one set on a farm or in the country to find the Easter Bunny.
Set on a Farm - Up Close read 05/10/15***

Read a book with an eye on the cover, a book with an animal on the cover and a book with water on the cover.
(Eye on cover) Drip Drop Teardrop read 05/27/15***
(snake on cover) Viper Game read 06/27/15****

[Kay Kay]

Well then Yeah! I'm in!
Pump the Bartender
Lola and the Boy Next Door Lola's mother drank too much
Talk to the local children
T:Childhood, Boyhood, Youth Tolstoy
O: Stern Men, Owney
Y: Eat, Pray, Love, Yuhdi

[Stacey]

I'm going to try to save Easter!

Quest to Save Easter!
Duration: April 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015

Part 1

Tote of Infinite Books
(view spoiler)[Because of Low 4/5 Strangers in Death 4/17 Riveted 4/20 Beauty and the Billionaire 4/29 Salvation in Death 5/14
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Save Easter Quests - Part 1 Discover the threat
Quest 1: Pump the Bartender for Information
Info: Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
Book: Ice Games 4/4
Book: 4/9

Quest 2: Talk to the Local Children
Info: Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
T: Run for Your Life 5/4 (Character Teacher)
O: The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs 4/3
Y: Nikolai 4/18 (Character Yuri)

Quest 3: Talk to the Guard at the Gate
Info: Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.
Book: Taste the Heat 5/4
Book: On Dublin Street 5/12


Save Easter Quests - Part 2 Track the rabbit

Follow the Troll

Read 2 books where there are tracks or something hidden on the cover or where a main character is a hunter or tracker to track the trolls.
1. Burn for Me 4/2
2. Embattled Hearts 5/16

Find the Easter Bunny

Read a book with a farm animal on the front or one set on a farm or in the country to find the Easter Bunny.
1. Out Of Her League 5/15

Spy on the Cave

Read a book with an eye on the cover, a book with an animal on the cover and a book with water on the cover.
1. Night Shift 4/20
2.
3.

[Elizabeth]

This looks like so much fun!

Quest to Save Easter!
Duration: April 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015

Part 1

Save Easter Quests - Part 1 Discover the threat
Quest 1: Pump the Bartender for Information
Info: Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
Book: The Girl on the Train
Book: Discord's Apple

Quest 2: Talk to the Local Children
Info: Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
T: Harvest (by Tess Gerritsen)
O: On the Hunt
Y: Yes Please

Quest 3: Talk to the Guard at the Gate
Info: Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.
Book: Yes, Chef
Book: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly - Read 04/22/2015

[Kelly]

Welcome to the quest guys :) May the spirit of the Easter Bunny be your guide.

[Emily]

This sounds fun, but I know I won't get through it in time - the next two months are going to be crazy busy for me. But then I realized that I still have two Gift Cards! So I'm going to join!

[Rebecca]

Quest to Save Easter!
Duration: April 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015

Infinite Tote of Books
Ruth's First Christmas Tree 4/5/15
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4/1/15

Part 1 Discover the threat

Quest 1: Pump the Bartender for Information
Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender: Holidays on Ice 4/1/15
Read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information:Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore 4/5/15

Quest 2: Talk to the Local Children
Info: Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
T: Tess in Champion 4/1/15
O:
Y: Yes Please

Quest 3: Talk to the Guard at the Gate
Info: Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.
Book:
Book:

[Emily]

Boston Kate ATTEMPTS TO SAVE EASTER!

Start Date: April 1, 2015
End Date: May 31, 2015 July 31, 2015



Books read: 9

Tote of Infinite Books
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Annihilation - read 4/8/15
The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster - read 6/2/15
Unbecoming - read 6/5/15
My Real Children - read 6/11/15
Horns - read 6/23/15
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - read 7/1/15
The Girl on the Train - read 7/15/15
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Part 1: Discover the Threat

Pump the Bartender for Information
Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
*Proof: The Science of Booze - read 5/26/15
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Talk to the Local Children
Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
T- Broken Harbor by Tana French - read 4/23/15
O-
Y-

Talk to the Guard at the Gate
Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.
*Yes, Chef - read 6/30/15
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Part 2: Track the Rabbit
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Follow the Troll
Read 2 books where there are tracks or something hidden on the cover or where a main character is a hunter or tracker to track the trolls.
*
*

Find the Easter Bunny
Read a book with a farm animal on the front or one set on a farm or in the country to find the Easter Bunny.
*

Spy on the Cave
Read a book with an eye on the cover, a book with an animal on the cover and a book with water on the cover. Shake and drink to see into the cave.
*
*
*
(hide spoiler)]

Part 3: Make a Plan
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Map the Cave
Read a book that is over 400 pages for some map paper, then read a skinny book under 100 pages for a pen. Read a book with the words (up, down, right, left, north, south, east or west) in the title to draw the map. The word may be part of a larger unrelated word (e.g. east in the word beast).
*
*
*

Plan the Rescue
Read a book with a lightbulb on the cover or is in the non-fiction category to get an idea. Then make it take shape by reading a book with a simple shape clearly on the cover or in the title. Finally, read a book with a main character who's a chemist, a steamy romance with romantic chemistry or a book with light in the title to transform it into a plan.
*
*
*

Obtain the Supplies
Read a book with a tree on the cover to gather some sticks. Read a book with food on the cover to gather a tasty treat. Hope that your plan is better than it sounds in your head by crossing your fingers.
*
*
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Part 4: Execute the Plan
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Setup the Plan
Read a book with a brown cover to dig a hole. Then read a book about construction or where a main character works in construction to setup the box.
*
*

Free the Bunny
Read a book about someone overcoming impossible odds. Miracles are way easier than you thought they were. Go buy some lottery tickets on your way back to town.
*

Save Easter
Read a book where the family celebrates Easter or one with a rabbit on the cover. Enjoy your victory.
*
(hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

Kate wrote: "This sounds fun, but I know I won't get through it in time - the next two months are going to be crazy busy for me. But then I realized that I still have two Gift Cards! So I'm going to join!"

Even finishing one or two parts will give the knights a leg up if they're called in to help at the end so don't feel like you can't help the Easter Bunny. Heroic deeds are a team effort in today's world.

[Emily]

"Even finishing one or two parts will give the knights a leg up if they're called in to help at the end so don't feel like you can't help the Easter Bunny. Heroic deeds are a team effort in today's world."

Okay, good. I didn't want the knights to be disappointed in me if I didn't save the Easter Bunny myself. I will be glad to do my part. :)

[Teri-K]

Looks like fun!

Quest to Save Easter!
Part 1 Discover the Threat
Quest 1: Pump the Bartender for Information
Info: Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
Drink: Under a Blackberry Moon
Gold: Valley of the Shadow

Quest 2: Talk to the Local Children
Info: Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
T: Tarek (character), The Last Camel Died at Noon
O: Owens (character), Falling for the Fireman
Y: Yancey (author), The Jesus I Never Knew

Quest 3: Talk to the Guard at the Gate
Info: Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.
Book 1: Murder to Go
Book 2: Earthly Delights

Part 2 Track the rabbit
Read 2 books where there are tracks or something hidden on the cover or where a main character is a hunter or tracker to track the trolls.
Book 1: He Drank, and Saw the Spider
Book 2: Borrower of the Night

Read a book with a farm animal on the front or one set on a farm or in the country to find the Easter Bunny.
Farm: The Truest Pleasure

Read a book with an eye on the cover, a book with an animal on the cover and a book with water on the cover.
Eye:
Animal:
Water:

Part 3 Make a plan
Read a book that is over 400 pages for some map paper, then read a skinny book under 100 pages for a pen. Read a book with the words (up, down, right, left, north, south, east or west) in the title to draw the map. The word may be part of a larger unrelated word (e.g. east in the word beast).
Over 400 pp: Living with Shakespeare: Actors, Directors, and Writers on Shakespeare in Our Time 523 pp
Under 100 pp: The Bone Knife 35 pp
W/direction word: A Visitor's Guide to the Literary South

Read a book with a lightbulb on the cover or is in the non-fiction category to get an idea. Then make it take shape by reading a book with a simple shape clearly on the cover or in the title. (e.g. See cover of Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea or Masks of the Illuminati). Finally, read a book with a main character who's a chemist, a steamy romance with romantic chemistry or a book with light in the title to transform it into a plan.
Non-fiction: King's Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus
Shape:
Romance: Soulless

Read a book with a tree on the cover to gather some sticks. Read a book with food on the cover to gather a tasty treat.
Tree on cover:
Food on cover:

Part 4 - Execute the plan 
Read a book with a brown cover to dig a hole. Then read a book about construction or where a main character works in construction to setup the box.
Brown cover:
Construction: A Father For Zach

Read a book about someone overcoming impossible odds.
Impossible odds: The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax

Read a book where the family celebrates Easter or one with a rabbit on the cover. Enjoy your victory.
Easter/rabbit: Unexpected Dismounts

[Nancy]

Quest to Save Easter!
Duration: April 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015



Part 1 - Discover the Threat

Quest 1: Pump the Bartender for Information
Info: Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
Book 1: ✔Strip Jack by Ian Rankin - 13.4.15 ★★★★ (Rebus drinks a lot)
Book 2: ✔Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling - 25.5.15 ★★★★ (Gold is the currency in Diagon Alley)

Quest 2: Talk to the Local Children
Info: Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
T: ✔Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith - 8.4.15 ★★★★
O: ✔On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan - 22.4.15 ★★★★
Y: ✔The Tragic Bride by Francis Brett Young - 16.5.15 ★★★★

Quest 3: Talk to the Guard at the Gate
Info: Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.
Book: ✔China Trade by S.J. Rozan - 16.4.15 ★★★ (Lydia Chin eats in a lot of restaurants)
Book: ✔Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell - 2.5.15 ★★★★

Part 2: Track the Rabbit

Tote of Infinite Books
✔The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy - 2.4.15 ★★★★★
✔Still Life With Murder by P.B. Ryan - 3.4.15 ★★★★★
✔The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer - 4.4.15 ★★★★
✔Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho - 4.4.15 ★★★★
✔Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky - 7.4.15 ★★★★
✔Red Thread by Nicholas Jose - 9.4.15 ★★
✔The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark - 10.4.15 ★★★
✔The Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Simon Mawer - 18.4.15 ★★★★
✔The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield - 20.4.15 ★★★★
✔The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton - 21.4.15 ★★★★
✔Through a Glass, Darkly by Jostein Gaarder - 22.4.15 ★★★
✔Monk’s Hood by Ellis Peters - 23.4.15 ★★★★
✔Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Betrayer, Hero, Spy by Ben Macintyre - 26.4.15 ★★★★
✔Sabriel by Garth Nix - 28.4.15 ★★★★★ (1995, 364)
✔And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie - 28.4.15 ★★★★
✔Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction by David C. Catling - 29.4.15 ★★★
✔Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins - 29.4.15 ★★★ (Mar 2010, 337)
✔The Bloody Chamber & Other Stories by Angela Carter - 30.4.15 ★★★★
✔Lirael by Garth Nix - 1.5.15 ★★★★★
✔Sexuality: A Very Short Introduction by Véronique Mottier - 3.5.15 ★★★★
✔Passing by Nella Larsen - 3.5.15 ★★★★
✔Journey of the Universe by Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker - 3.5.15 ★★
✔The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet by Neil deGrasse Tyson - 4.5.15 ★★★★
✔The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - 5.5.15 ★★★★★
✔The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury - 6.5.15 ★★★
✔Tartuffe by Molière - 6.5.15 ★★★★
✔My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland - 7.5.15 ★★★★★
✔The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater - 10.5.15 ★★★★★
✔The Swerve: How The Renaissance Began by Stephen Greenblatt - 10.5.15 ★★★★★
✔Morality Play by Barry Unsworth - 12.5.15 ★★★★
✔The Outsider by Albert Camus - 12.5.15 ★★★
✔Abhorsen by Garth Nix - 15.5.15 ★★★★★
✔The Hemingway Hoax by Joe Haldeman - 18.5.15 ★★★
✔The Humans by Matt Haig - 19.5.15 ★★★
✔Pet Sematary by Stephen King - 21.5.15 ★★★★★
✔Storm Front by Jim Butcher - 22.5.15 ★★★★
✔The Cultural Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Curt Kraus - 22.5.15 ★★★
✔Men At Arms by Evelyn Waugh - 26.5.15 ★★★
✔Jewels: A Secret History by Victoria Finlay - 26.5.15 ★★★★★
✔My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier - 28.5.15 ★★★★
✔Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - 29.5.15 ★★★
✔Bitten by Kelley Armstrong - 31.5.15 ★★★★
✔Golden Past, Red Future by Paul Tomkins - 31.5.15 ★★★
✔Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction by John Sutherland - 1.6.15 ★★★
✔Death Calls On The Witches: A Novel by Jan Mårtenson - 2.6.15 ★★★
✔Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene - 3.6.15 ★★★★
✔Guilt Trip by Anne Cassidy - 4.6.15 ★★
✔Roses Are Red by James Patterson - 5.6.15 ★★★
✔Skipping Christmas by John Grisham - 6.6.15 ★★
✔Judaism: A Very Short Introduction by Norman Solomon - 6.6.15 ★★

[Teri-K]

I have a question. I've never done any of this type of challenge before and I'm wondering how "strict" the tasks are. For instance, for the one that calls for reading a book about a chef would someone who makes their living as a baker or a candy maker work? Or should it be a restaurant chef? What about a cook for a household or a camp?

[Maritza]

is there a minimun page count for books?

[Madz]

So.. What is this

[Kelly]

Maritza wrote: "is there a minimun page count for books?"

Minimum page count will be 100.

[Kelly]

Teri-k wrote: "I have a question. I've never done any of this type of challenge before and I'm wondering how "strict" the tasks are. For instance, for the one that calls for reading a book about a chef would some..."

Since this is a single player challenge, I tend to be a bit more loose on the tasks. You're always welcome to ask if you're unsure.

For the chef one I think it would be fine to do a baker or a private chef since they both make their living by cooking.

[Kelly]

Maddy wrote: "So.. What is this"

This is a monthly (2 month) reading challenge. It's based in the same world as the RPG challenge that's going on but doesn't overlap with it. It's very similar to the Quest to Save Christmas that we ran a few months back.

[Teri-K]

Kelly wrote: "Teri-k wrote: "I have a question. I've never done any of this type of challenge before and I'm wondering how "strict" the tasks are. For instance, for the one that calls for reading a book about a ..."

Thanks for the clarification.

[[deleted user]]

HELP SAVE EASTER!
Duration: April 1st - May 31st, 2020

Tote of Infinite Books
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Save Easter Quests - Part 1 Discover the threat - Done!
(view spoiler)[You start hearing whispers of something terribly wrong while walking around town one morning. You hop over to the tavern to hear about the issue. The bartender wipes a tear from the corner of his eye and informs you that the Easter Bunny is missing! Find out all the information you can.

✔Pump the Bartender for Information
You think the bartender knows more than he has said. You slide two coins across the counter. They disappear quickly and the bartender tells you about a local troll that has been terrorizing local villages in the region.

Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner - finished 05/16/20 ★★ - Jason drinks a lot.
and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
The Distant Marvels by Chantel Acevedo - finished 05/24/20 ★★★★ - gold cover


✔ Talk to the Local Children
The local children like to play just outside the gate and might have seen something. You don't want to upset them with the possible demise of their beloved spring hero so you decide to bribe them with a small toy to answer your questions.

Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
T - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides - finished 05/02/20 ★★★★★
O - On Borrowed Time by Jenn McKinlay - finished 4/3 ★★★
Y - You by Caroline Kepnes - finished on 08/08/20 ★★★


✔ Talk to the Guard at the Gate
Guarding the gate is a tough job, it's always opening and closing the gate and checking goods and warding off bandits. This day was particularly interesting for the guard since he noticed something off in the distance.

Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin - read 06/18/20
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - read 06/25/20
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Save Easter Quests - Part 2 Track the rabbit
The local children noticed something large stomping around the forest surrounding the town. They decided not to mention it to their parents for fear that they would be locked in their homes. The guard saw the Easter Bunny along the road collecting eggs for delivery on Easter. Talking to the bartender, you learn of a large troll that's been seen in the local area.

Putting together all your information in a truly brilliant fashion, you conclude that a troll probably has the Easter Bunny. Now, it's up to you to get him back!

Follow the Troll
You figure your best bet for finding the Easter Bunny is to track the troll back to his lair. You do your best to creep along without alerting the troll to your presence.

Read 2 books where there are tracks or something hidden on the cover or where a main character is a hunter or tracker to track the trolls.
1 - Feed - finished on 04/16/2020
2 -

Find the Easter Bunny
You managed not to step on any twigs (or at least any loud ones) and have located the troll lair. It's dank and dark and smells of wet troll. You muse that the trolls are remarkably unimaginative but conclude that that has never been an attribute often given to trolls. You see a small box made out of sticks containing the much loved Easter Bunny. You also see a small flock of prose peeps being held captive. You resolve to save them all.

Read a book with a farm animal on the front or one set on a farm or in the country to find the Easter Bunny.

Spy on the Cave
The troll lair is in a cave with a opening not much bigger than the size of a troll. They squat a bit each time they enter and exit the cave. You wonder how to see inside and wish slightly that some sort of x-ray machine exited. Remembering your alchemy lessons you set off to brew a potion of seeing.

Read a book with an eye on the cover, a book with an animal on the cover and a book with water on the cover. Shake and drink to see into the cave.


Save Easter Quests - Part 3 Make a plan

Save Easter Quests - Part 4 Execute the plan

[Kelly]

Welcome Talia :)

[Cristal]

This looks fun, I would like to give it a go.

Quest to Save Easter!
Duration: April 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015 (Part 1)

Tote of Infinite Books
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Save Easter Quests - Part 1 Discover the threat
Quest 1: Pump the Bartender for Information
Info: Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
Book: Golden Son. Golden cover.


Quest 2: Talk to the Local Children
Info: Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
T:
O: Our Endless Numbered Days read 5/4/15
Y: Hero by Samantha Young read 8/5/15

Quest 3: Talk to the Guard at the Gate
Info: Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.
Book:
Book:

[Kelly]

Welcome Cristal :)

[Cristal]

Thank you:-)

[Lara]

I'm going to try this one. I'll just have to see how far I get given my other challenges.

Infinite Tote of Books
(view spoiler)[The Occasional Diamond Thief 4/1
Dream a Little Dream 4/12
Death of a Peer 4/15
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians 4/18
Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris 4/18
Rev It Up 4/20
Paladin of Souls 4/21
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Part I Complete! (view spoiler)[
Quest 1:
MC drinks a lot. Poison Fruit 4/5
Gold: The Chance 4/8

Quest 2:
T. Trey Ziegler, victim in Festive in Death 4/10
O. Ove, in A Man Called Ove 4/11
Y. Yamila Abraham, author of Alien's Bride - Book #1 4/12

Quest 3:
Restaurant: Delicious 4/13
Chef: Flirting with Felicity 4/12 (hide spoiler)]

Part II Complete! (view spoiler)[
Quest 1:
Hunting: Beyond Galaxy's Edge 4/17
Tracks: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians 4/18

Quest 2:
In the countryside: A Promise of Spring 4/19

Quest 3:
Eye: Obsession in Death 4/25
Animal: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4/26
Water: I Only Have Eyes for You 4/19 (hide spoiler)]

Part III Complete!(view spoiler)[
Quest 1:
Book >400 pp.: Paladin of Souls (from Tote of books)
Book <100 pp.: Apples Should Be Red 4/26
Direction in title: Rev It Up (from Tote of books)

Quest 2:
Nonfiction: Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris (from Tote of books)
Simple shape: 4/30
Chemistry: Melting into You 4/28

Quest 3:
Tree: 5/2
Food: 5/1 (hide spoiler)]

Part IV Complete!
Quest 1:
Brown cover: 5/9
Construction: The Mane Squeeze 5/10

Quest 2:
Overcome impossible odds: The Occasional Diamond Thief from infinite tote (read 4/1)

Quest 3:
Rabbit on cover: 5/17

[Kelly]

Welcome to the quest Lara :)

[Lara]

Thanks Kelly :-)

[Suzanne]

Novel Books & Reading Challenges
Quest to Save Easter!
Duration: 4/1/2015 - 4/30/2015

HELP SAVE EASTER!

Each section of quests should be completed in order by parts. (i.e. Part 1 must be completed before Part 2 is started.) You have been given a Tote of Infinite Books that can store any book read after April 1st, 2015 for use in the quest at a later point. May 31st, 2015 is the last day to turn in progress towards the quest, after that Queen Skye will call in the knights to take drastic measures.

Levels
Finish Part 1: You have made a valiant effort but the knights have a lot of work ahead of them.
Finish Part 2: You've made a dent in the trolls evil plans but still are facing an Easter without chocolate eggs.
Finish Part 3: You almost rescued the Easter Bunny and with a bit more practice and speed reading could become a knight someday.
Rescue the Easter Bunny! You have rescued the Easter Bunny and saved Easter. The dentists of the realm thank you.

Save Easter Quests - Part 1 Discover the threat
You start hearing whispers of something terribly wrong while walking around town one morning. You hop over to the tavern to hear about the issue. The bartender wipes a tear from the corner of his eye and informs you that the Easter Bunny is missing! Find out all the information you can.

1. Pump the Bartender for Information
You think the bartender knows more than he has said. You slide two coins across the counter. They disappear quickly and the bartender tells you about a local troll that has been terrorizing local villages in the region.
Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information:
1.

2-4. Talk to the Local Children
The local children like to play just outside the gate and might have seen something. You don't want to upset them with the possible demise of their beloved spring hero so you decide to bribe them with a small toy to answer your questions.
Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
T: Laini Taylor; Days of Blood & Starlight - *** - 4/13/2015
O: Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout - **** - 4/5/2015 - 382 Pages
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Night Myst - ***** - 4/30/2015


5-6. Talk to the Guard at the Gate
Guarding the gate is a tough job, it's always opening and closing the gate and checking goods and warding off bandits. This day was particularly interesting for the guard since he noticed something off in the distance.
Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast:
5. Meet Me at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - ***** - 4/23/2015
6.

[Kelly]

Welcome Suzanne :)

[JackAttack]

Sounds fun :) I'm in!


Quest to Save Easter!
Duration: 4/1/2015 - 5/31/2015 (extending to 8/31/2015 with gift cards)

Will be using all 3 gift cards to extend the challenge!


Tote of Infinite Books
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PART 1: DISCOVER THE THREAT - FINISHED 5/15/2015

(view spoiler)[Quest 1: Pump the Bartender for Information- FINISHED 4/7/2015

Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
- Mr. Kiss and Tell Bartender provides information for latest mystery



Quest 2: Talk to the Local Children - Finished 4/19/2015

Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.

T: Third Grave Dead Ahead4/13/2015
O Olga (eldest Romanov daughter)The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra 4/19/2015
Y Yelena (character) Shadow Study 4/19/2015



Quest 3: Talk to the Guard at the Gate - Finished 5/15/2015

Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.

1. Garden SpellsMC Claire a chef/caterer, Finished 5/3/2015
2. When in Doubt, Add ButterMC Gemma a chef, Finished 5/15/2015

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PART 2 - TRACK THE RABBIT - FINISHED 5/16/2015

(view spoiler)[Quest 1: Follow the Troll - Finished 5/16/2015

Read 2 books where there are tracks or something hidden on the cover or where a main character is a hunter or tracker to track the trolls.

1. American Sniper - MC a solder and sniper; tracks enemies - Finished 5/5/2015
2. Paper Towns - MC tracking missing friend through clues she left - Finished 5/11/2015



Quest 2: Find the Easter Bunny - Finished 5/16/2015

Read a book with a farm animal on the front or one set on a farm or in the country to find the Easter Bunny.

1. The Shack - Shack where MC stays is housed in a rural area/country side; Finished 4/17/2015



Quest 3: Spy on the Cave - Finished 5/16/2015

Read a book with an eye on the cover, a book with an animal on the cover and a book with water on the cover. Shake and drink to see into the cave.

1. Eye - Bloodlines - 4/23/2015
2. Animal - Going Bovine - 4/30/2015
3. Water - Darkfever - 4/26/2015

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PART 3 - MAKE A PLAN-FINISHED 6/25/2015

(view spoiler)[Quest 1: Make a Plan- Done 6/25/2015

Read a book that is over 400 pages for some map paper, then read a skinny book under 100 pages for a pen. Read a book with the words (up, down, right, left, north, south, east or west) in the title to draw the map. The word may be part of a larger unrelated word (e.g. east in the word beast).

1. 400+ pages - Elantris638 pages, Finished 4/12/2015
2. <100 pages - Until Midnight(112 Total pages; actual story is shorter than 100 pages as this contained two full chapters of Alienated and Invaded;) Finished 6/25/2015
3. Direction in title (East) - Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the BeastFinished 6/24/2015



Quest 2: Plan the Rescue - DONE 5/30/2015

Read a book with a lightbulb on the cover or is in the non-fiction category to get an idea. Then make it take shape by reading a book with a simple shape clearly on the cover or in the title. (e.g. See cover of Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea or Masks of the Illuminati). Finally, read a book with a main character who's a chemist, a steamy romance with romantic chemistry or a book with light in the title to transform it into a plan.

1. Non-Fiction - The Diary of a Young Girl-4/5/2015
2. Simple Shape - Sphere-5/30/2015
3. The Indigo SpellMC Sydney is an Alchemist, works with chemistry. Steamy romance between her and Adrian. Finished 5/18/2015



Quest 3: Obtain the Supplies - DONE 5/25/2015

Read a book with a tree on the cover to gather some sticks. Read a book with food on the cover to gather a tasty treat. Hope that your plan is better than it sounds in your head by crossing your fingers.

1. Tree - Chosen at Nightfall - 4/9/2015
2. Food - Blueberry Muffin Murder-5/25/2015

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PART 4 - EXECUTE THE PLAN

Quest 1 - Set-up the Plan - DONE 8/15/2015

Read a book with a brown cover to dig a hole. Then read a book about construction or where a main character works in construction to setup the box.

- Brown Cover: House of Leaves8/15/2015
- Construction: Nantucket NightsMC Raoul owns his own construction business; 7/18/2015



Quest 2 - Free the Bunny- DONE 6/28/2015

Read a book about someone overcoming impossible odds. Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis6/29/2015



Quest 3 - Save Easter - DONE 8/23/2015!

Read a book where the family celebrates Easter or one with a rabbit on the cover. Enjoy your victory. Watership Down by Richard Adams8/23/2015



FINALLY! Saved the Easter Bunny :)

[Kelly]

Welcome Jacki :)

[Teri-K]

Now I need some guidance on the hunter/tracker choice. Does this include private detectives and people hunting down an object or person, or only those who are officially hunters - like vampire hunters or animal hunters?

Thanks.

[Kelly]

I'd think private detectives would fit since they're main job is tracking down stuff.

As for people hunting down an object or person, I'd base it on whether that's the main point of the book. If it's a military ops book and they're hunting down the bad guy for the whole book that's one thing. If someone's hunting down a pencil they misplaced for a page in the book then that doesn't count. :)

[Teri-K]

Kelly wrote: "I'd think private detectives would fit since they're main job is tracking down stuff.

As for people hunting down an object or person, I'd base it on whether that's the main point of the book. If i..."

Great. I just read a book where the characters bet each other who could find a missing painting first. Tracking it down was the entire plot of the book. It sounds like it would work, then?

[Kelly]

That sounds fine :)

[Teri-K]

Kelly wrote: "That sounds fine :)"

Great! I love reading a book on impulse and then finding I can use it somewhere. :)

Thanks.

[Teri-K]

I have completed the quest - post #23. It was fun, thanks. :)

[Lara]

Yea Teri-k!

[Kelly]

Congrats Teri :)