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Basic word listblurry - "in the blurry background" - Don’t Forget to Write - 5/3
deck (of cards) - "shuffle a deck of cards" - A Most Agreeable Murder - 5/6
emphatically - "Akal interjected emphatically" - A Disappearance in Fiji p60
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improve - "I can improve upon this faulty model" - The Mountain in the Sea - p445 5/17
keep - "Daniel wouldn't keep me waiting" - Don’t Forget to Write p 7 5/3
object - "the blurred features of the object" - A Disappearance in Fiji p228 5/2
precious - "food would be precious" - A Disappearance in Fiji p82 5/2
quite - "Lillian's mother is quite ill" - Don’t Forget to Write p62 5/3
random - "he approached one of the men at random" - A Disappearance in Fiji p75 5/2
sandals - "buttoned-down shirts with leather sandals" - A Disappearance in Fiji p75 5/2
tutor - "was employed to tutor the boys" - A Disappearance in Fiji p96 5/2
unfortunate - "their unfortunate burdens" - A Disappearance in Fiji p166 5/2
valuable - "the thieves got all the valuables" - A Disappearance in Fiji p121 5/2
yanked - "She yanked the door open: - A Disappearance in Fiji p26 - 5/2
Optional / BONUS words
acquaintance - "Akal's short acquaintance with him" - A Disappearance in Fiji p154 5/2
fetes
handbag - "She dug into her handbag" - Don’t Forget to Write p36 5/3
matchmaker - "she's a matchmaker" - Don’t Forget to Write p12 5/3
wineglass
May 2024 Word Search Scavenger HuntBasic word list
blurry - The Mystery of Locked Rooms 5/22/24 - p16 - "image gets blurry"
deck (of cards) - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - 5/4/24 - p11 - "other's deck saying, "Thou shalt not shuffle.""
emphatically - Under the Egg - 5/12/24 - p116 "European Paintings wing," I said emphatically."
German - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - 5/4/24 - p116 - "two Englishmen, and one German"
improve - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 5/30/24 - p77 - "releasing a chemical to improve"
keep - Criminal Destiny - 5/4/24 - p326 - "to keep us from getting"
object - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - 5/4/24 - p33 - "Jamie couldn't object."
precious - The Diamond Eye - 5/17/24 - p33 - "wasn’t so everlastingly precious "
quite - Los Monstruos: Felice and the Wailing Woman - 5/8/24 - p30 - “Yes, yes, quite literally.”
random - Criminal Destiny - 5/4/24 - p13 - "caught in a random dorm"
sandals - The Diamond Eye - 5/17/24 - p40 - "dress and high-heeled sandals"
tutor - Under the Egg - 5/12/24 - p53 - "Tutors, nannies, assistants..."
unfortunate - Red Alert - 5/18/24 - p13 - "champion of the unfortunate"
valuable - Criminal Destiny - 5/4/24 - p324 - "would be most valuable to"
yanked - The Diamond Eye - 5/17/24 - p84 - "yanked my trousers and belt
Optional / BONUS words
acquaintance - Under the Egg - 5/12/24 - p33 - "against most of his acquaintances"
fetes
handbag
matchmaker
wineglass - Red Alert - 5/18/24 - p338 - "lifted my wineglass"
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Begins: 01May24 / Ends: 31May24
15 / 15 words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
8 books read
blurry - Truly Madly Guilty ✔ – 13May24 - pg 334 - "The room went blurry as Erika's…"
deck (of cards) - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store ✔ – 11May24 - pg 39 - "…holding a deck of cards."
emphatically - The Affairs of the Falcóns ✔ – 07May24- pg 112 - "... he said emphatically."
German - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store ✔ – 11May24 - pg 11 - "The German flyers were sent…"
improve - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store ✔ – 11May24 - pg 29 - "I feel Chona will improve.."
keep - A Death in Door County ✔ – 02May24 - pg 293 - "…and keep your head down."
object - A Death in Door County ✔ – 02May24 - pg 150 - "…stared at certain objects with…"
precious - A Death in Door County ✔ – 02May24 - pg 75 -"…the most precious things in…"
quite - A Death in Door County ✔ – 02May24 - pg 53 - "…looked quite content, and whatever…"
random - A Death in Door County ✔ – 02May24 - pg 63 - "…a random event, or might…"
sandals- Carrot Cake Murder ✔ – 03May24 - pg 119 - "…high-heeled sandals she'd…"
tutor - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store ✔ – 11May24 - pg 82 - "…translator and English tutor,…"
unfortunate - A Death in Door County ✔ – 02May24 - pg 263 - "That's unfortunate because the…"
valuable - A Death in Door County ✔ – 02May24 - pg 173 - "…cash in some valuable favors…"
yanked - A Death in Door County ✔ – 02May24 - pg 117 - "…that I yanked the phone away…"
Optional / BONUS words
acquaintance - - A Death in Door County ✔ – 02May24 - pg - 143 - "…and acquaintances, interviewing…"
fetes - Encore Provence - ✔ – 20June24- pg 55 - "…by the salles des fetes they…"
handbag - The Affairs of the Falcóns ✔ – 07May24- pg 13 - "…outlet malls, handbags from…"
matchmaker - The Trouble with Christmas ✔ – 08July24 - pg 170 - "…got Dad playing matchmaker…"
wineglass - Mother-Daughter Murder Night ✔ – 11May24 - pg 319 - "…plus a wineglass that…"
May 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt15/15 BASIC
5/5 BONUS
Basic word list
blurry The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 17 "Blurry little lip prints on wine glasses..." FINISHED 5/03
deck (of cards) The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 108 "I turn the mermaid card back over, returning it neatly to its deck." FINISHED 5/03
emphatically The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 34 "...as though emphatically to warn me away..." FINISHED 5/03
German Murder in the Tattoo Parlor by Elizabeth Perona page 186 "As in the symbol used by German special police..." FINISHED 5/24
improve The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 45 "The opportunity to ceaselessly improve..." FINISHED 5/03
keep The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 26 "...and I decide to keep an open mind." FINISHED 5/03
object The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 138 "Having virtually no energy and no reason to object..." FINISHED 5/03
precious The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 43 "...like I'd taken something precious from her,,," FINISHED 5/03
quite The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 121 "...finding them both quite tedious now." FINISHED 5/03
random The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 337 "...and chants at random..." FINISHED 5/03
sandals The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 97 "...and sparkly thong sandals." FINISHED 5/03
tutor The Hoydens and Mr. Dickens: The Strange Affair of the Feminist Phantom by Wilkie Collins page 76 "...as a frequent visitor and tutor in the French language..." FINSIHED 5/30
unfortunate The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 78 "...my unfortunate body?" FINISHED 5/03
valuable The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 350 "...who wasted my very valuable and precious time..." FINISHED 5/03
yanked The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis page 2 "...yanked the front door open..." FINISHED 5/6
Optional / BONUS words
acquaintance A Flair for Chardonnay by Deborah Garner page 89 "I don't know her circle of friends and acquaintances..." FINISHED 5/03
fetes Murder at the Village Fete by Catherine Coles page 15 "...open the annual village garden fete the next morning." FINISHED 5/7
handbag The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 54 "...clenched anxiously on her handbag..." FINISHED 5/03
matchmaker Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni page 89 "I will call on old Durga the matchmaker today." FINISHED 5/7
wineglass The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch page 17 "Blurry little lip prints on wine glasses..." FINISHED 5/03
May 2024 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01May24/ Ends: 31May24
Basic word list
15/15
blurry-The Two Kinds of Decay by Sarah Manguso finished 5/20 p. 43 All around us are blurry teenagers...
deck (of cards)- The Last Ocean: A Journey through Memory and Forgetting by Nicci Gerrard finished 6/1 p. 11 ...comparisons with a deck of cards reshuffled...
emphatically-An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin finished 5/15 p. 172 "It would," he stated emphatically.
German-An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin finished 5/15 p. ...a German Shepherd from a K-9 unit...
improve-)-Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America by Harry MacLean finished 5/1 p. 340 ...she took every opportunity to improve herself.
keep-Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds by Michelle Horton finished 5/8 p. 274 ...small clots of light to keep her safe.
object-Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds by Michelle Horton finished 5/8 p. 274 I also had small objects...
precious-Too Much Is Not Enough by Andrew Rannells finished 5/2 p. 119 Well, aren't you precious...
quite-Too Much Is Not Enough by Andrew Rannells finished 5/2 p. 230 ...not quite confident...
random-Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds by Michelle Horton finished 5/8 p. 38 ...random people from my nearly forgotten past...
sandals-Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America by Harry MacLean finished 5/1 p. 339 ...a summer hat, white sandals...
tutor-An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin finished 5/15 p. 301 ...where I was a tutor...
unfortunate-Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds by Michelle Horton finished 5/8 p. 301 ...an unfortunate dilution of the law...
valuable-An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin finished 5/15 p. 156 ...damaging such a valuable relationship...
yanked-Southern Discomfort: A Memoir by Tena Clark finished 5/14 p. 267 ...he yanked his hand away...
Optional / BONUS words
5/5
acquaintance-An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin finished 5/15 p. 1 An acquaintance who knew him...
fetes-The Two Kinds of Decay by Sarah Manguso finished 5/20 p. 116 ...the notoriously conservative Eliot Spring Fete in drag...
handbag-Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America by Harry MacLean finished 5/1 p. 339 ...a small, white handbag.
matchmaker-The Orchard by Theresa Weir finished 6/7 p. 109 If I'd been a matchmaker I would have paired them off.
wineglass-An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin finished 5/15 p. 63 ...raising his wineglass to toast...
*****COMPLETED 9/4/25***** Last word="emphatically"May 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01May24/ Ends: 31May24
Basic word list
✔ blurry-p.233-Tea in Tripoli-"Everything was blurry." 5/29/24
✔ deck (of cards)-p.87-Cousins-"...like counting out a deck of cards on a card table." 6/14/24
✔ emphatically-p.290-Dombey and Son-"...and rolling his head emphatically..." 9/4/25
✔ German-p.163-The Know-It-All-"A cockroach. A German cockroach..." 5/31/24
✔ improve-Kindle loc. 171-Enchiladas, Rice, and Beans-"...you could hardly improve on the scene..." 9/3/25
✔ keep-p.181-Riders of the Purple Sage-"Keep my secret and don't forget me." 5/8/24
✔ object-p264-.Tea in Tripoli-"...was the little plastic objects counter." 5/30/24
✔ Precious-p.144-Dombey and Son-"'Oh! he was a precious fellow'..." 7/5/25
✔ quite-p.22- 84, Charing Cross Road-"...no one else quite dares to write to Frank's Miss Hanff." 5/5/24
✔ random-p.35-Mysterious Skin-"...open my eyes, catch a random image..." 8/3/25
✔ sandals-p.495-14,000 Things to Be Happy About: The Happy Book-"...the first day of sandals..." 6/1/24
✔ tutor-p.43-Phineas Finn-"...discussion between the tutor and the pupil..." 7/17/25
✔ unfortunate- Can You Forgive Her, Vol. 2"...eyes turned towards the unfortunate orator..." 8/30/24
✔ valuable-p.285-Phineas Finn-"...and saved the Cabinet Minister's neck and valuables..." 7/26/25
✔ yanked-p.78-The Candidate-"I could feel my eyelids yanked up." 5/8/24
Optional / BONUS words
✔ acquaintance-p.21-Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna-"...meets two old acquaintances and loses her temper..." 6/2/24
✔ fetes-p.135-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...part of the fun at this November fete around..." 6/2/24
✔ handbag-p.183-Tea in Tripoli-"...having forgotten his keys or his handbag..." 5/28/24
✔ matchmaker-p.162- Marshall's Gold-"He's playing matchmaker." 5/17/25
✔ wineglass-p.17-All Souls' Rising-"He moved his hand toward his wineglass..." 7/12/24
May 2024 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01May24 / Ends: 31May24
15 / 15 words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
9 books read:
(1) Up Home: One Girl's Journey by Ruth J. Simmons--5/4/24
(2) The Which Way Tree by Elizabeth Crook--5/5/24
(3) Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan--5/7/24
(4) Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen--5/16/24
(5) Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman--5/24/24
(6) Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano--5/27/24
(7) Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail by Andrea Lankford--6/13/24
(8) When All Is Said by Anne Griffin--6/25/24
(9) The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck--9/17/24
BASIC words
blurry--(6)--loc. 2648--"...but then forms were blurry."
deck--(5)--loc. 3434--"A deck of cards."
emphatically--(7)--p.247--"...the subject emphatically denied it..."
German--(2)--loc. 595--"We was not German,..."
improve--(2)--loc. 753--"A pen would improve my writing..."
keep--(2)--loc. 296--"But the panther was hard to keep hold of."
object--(2)--loc. 104--"...then I seen him take a object from the..."
precious--(1)--loc. 866--"...greeted me with 'Hello Precious'..."
quite--(2)--loc. 59--"Julian Creek is quite a few miles from Camp Verde."
random--(4)--loc. 1436--"...questions about the motive seemingly random topics..."
sandals--(4)--loc. 1710--"What I need is a sturdy pair of sandals."
tutor--(4)--loc. 1907--"...started offering his services as a Chinese tutor."
unfortunate--(2)--loc. 751--"...picking the pockets of the unfortunate hanged."
valuable--(2)--loc. 106--"...searching for valuables to pinch and pilfer."
yanked--(2)--loc. 466--"...she yanked my head around..."
Optional / BONUS words
acquaintance--(2)--loc. 2856--"...greeted warmly by many old acquaintances..."
fetes--(8)--p. 253--"...like it had suffered one fete too many over the years."
handbag--(3)--loc. 151--"...patent shoes and a matching handbag,...
matchmaker--(9)--loc. 2861--"...she shall have the matchmaker's fee..."
wineglass--(6)--loc. 2883--"Miniature wineglasses, which were intended..."
Basic word listblurry-The Guardian-5/31/24-page 297-"his vision was blurry"
deck (of cards)-Paradise-5/27/24-page 127-"two coloring books< a deck of cards"
emphatically
German-Harmful Intent5/7/24-page 239-"nasty German shepherd"
improve-Josephine- A life of the Empress-5/15/24-page 34-"his efforts to improve her"
keep-The Housemaid-5/4/24-page 13-"you have to keep things simple"
object-The Housemaid-5/4/24-page 193-"one other object inside my purse"
precious-Josephine- A life of the Empress-5/15/24-page 63-"posses the most precious result"
quite-The Housemaid-5/4/24-page 6-"not quite at the weight"
random-Harmful Intent5/7/24-page 218-"It was random."
sandals-Josephine- A life of the Empress-5/15/24-page 136-"for Roman sandals"
tutor-Josephine- A life of the Empress-5/15/24-page 34-"told his old tutor"
unfortunate-The Housemaid-5/4/24-page 273-"Well, that's unfortunate"
valuable-The Housemaid-5/4/24-page 235-"I taught you a valuable lesson"
yanked-The Housemaid-5/4/24-page 98-"the door is yanked open"
Optional / BONUS words
acquaintance-Harmful Intent5/7/24-page 137-"discoverd by an acquaintance"
fetes-Josephine- A life of the Empress-5/15/24-page 233-"Many dinners and fetes"
handbag
matchmaker-Josephine- A life of the Empress-5/15/24-page 31-"she had struck as a matchmaker"
wineglass)-Paradise-5/27/24-page 237-"The two wineglasses she rescued"
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Updated message #6: Challenge completed for both the basic and the bonus list.
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Basic list done and 1 bonus word left. message 7.
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Completed BASIC word list for May, 2024!
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Completed BONUS word list for May, 2024--finally found "matchmaker"!
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*****COMPLETED 9/4/25***** Last word="emphatically"May 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01May24/ Ends: 31May24
Basic word list
✔ blurry-p.233-Tea in Tripoli-"Everything was blurry." 5/29/24
✔ deck (of cards)-p.87-Cousins-"...like counting out a deck of cards on a card table." 6/14/24
✔ emphatically-p.290-Dombey and Son-"...and rolling his head emphatically..." 9/4/25
✔ German-p.163-The Know-It-All-"A cockroach. A German cockroach..." 5/31/24
✔ improve-Kindle loc. 171-Enchiladas, Rice, and Beans-"...you could hardly improve on the scene..." 9/3/25
✔ keep-p.181-Riders of the Purple Sage-"Keep my secret and don't forget me." 5/8/24
✔ object-p264-.Tea in Tripoli-"...was the little plastic objects counter." 5/30/24
✔ Precious-p.144-Dombey and Son-"'Oh! he was a precious fellow'..." 7/5/25
✔ quite-p.22- 84, Charing Cross Road-"...no one else quite dares to write to Frank's Miss Hanff." 5/5/24
✔ random-p.35-Mysterious Skin-"...open my eyes, catch a random image..." 8/3/25
✔ sandals-p.495-14,000 Things to Be Happy About: The Happy Book-"...the first day of sandals..." 6/1/24
✔ tutor-p.43-Phineas Finn-"...discussion between the tutor and the pupil..." 7/17/25
✔ unfortunate- Can You Forgive Her, Vol. 2"...eyes turned towards the unfortunate orator..." 8/30/24
✔ valuable-p.285-Phineas Finn-"...and saved the Cabinet Minister's neck and valuables..." 7/26/25
✔ yanked-p.78-The Candidate-"I could feel my eyelids yanked up." 5/8/24
Optional / BONUS words
✔ acquaintance-p.21-Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna-"...meets two old acquaintances and loses her temper..." 6/2/24
✔ fetes-p.135-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...part of the fun at this November fete around..." 6/2/24
✔ handbag-p.183-Tea in Tripoli-"...having forgotten his keys or his handbag..." 5/28/24
✔ matchmaker-p.162- Marshall's Gold-"He's playing matchmaker." 5/17/25
✔ wineglass-p.17-All Souls' Rising-"He moved his hand toward his wineglass..." 7/12/24
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Begins: 01May24/ Ends: 31May24
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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
All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White
NOTE: You may NOT use this book for this month's scavenger hunt!
Basic word list
blurry
deck (of cards)
emphatically
German
improve
keep
object
precious
quite
random
sandals
tutor
unfortunate
valuable
yanked
Optional / BONUS words
acquaintance
fetes
handbag
matchmaker
wineglass
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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!