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November 2024 Word Search Scavenger HuntBasic word list
ankle - "Betty twisted her ankle" - Real Americans p370 11/2
bullet - "putting four bullets in the chamber" - Real Americans p320 11/2
donuts / doughnuts - "like a variety box of donuts" - Real Americans p168 11/2
fabric - "wound fabric around her wrists" - Real Americans p310 11/2
giant - "I regarded the giant television" - Real Americans p15 11/2
hero - "My hero." - Real Americans p231 11/2
lizard - 'There was a lizard in the kitchen" - Real Americans p79 11/2
mood - "she was in one of her moods" - Real Americans p363 11/2
nest - "I found a sparrow's nest" - Real Americans p274 11/2
occupied - "they themselves occupied stolen land" - Real Americans p228 11/3
partner - "the potential partner was meant to meet" - Real Americans p365 11/2
shawl - "she worked in her shawl"The Watchmaker of Filigree Street - p98 11/3
tragic - "if it wasn't so tragic" - Drumindor - ch 9, 15:40 of audiobook
void - "There was a void in my coloring" - Real Americans p7 11/2
weapons - "neither man wore visible weapons" Drumindor ch 8, 47:32 of audiobook 11/14
Optional (BONUS) word list
counterfeit
ennui - "any feeling except ennui" - Red Pottage - ebook has no overall pages, but it is Ch 17, p 3 11/17
involuntarily -
Red Cross
urn - "giant copper urns" - Drumindor ch 9, 2:02 of audiobook 11/14
November 2024 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Nov24 / Ends: 30Nov24
Basic word list
15/15
ankle-Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout finished 11/4 p. 157 I would stand in water above my ankles.
bullet-Sonny Boy: A Memoir by Al Pacino finished 11/7 p. 26 ...if you added a .22-caliber bullet...
donuts / doughnuts-Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout finished 11/4 p. 253 ...a doughnut shop that was only selling coffee...
fabric-River House by Sarahlee Lawrence finished 11/2 p. 5 ...rain broke through the fabric...
giant-River House by Sarahlee Lawrence finished 11/2 p. 11 I took a giant bite...
hero-Long Title: Looking for the Good Times; Examining the Monkees' Songs, One by One by Michael Ventrella finished 11/17 loc. 3706 ...while the hero grabs a milk...
lizard-Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky finished 12/1 p. 194 ...commonly called lobby lizards...
mood-Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout finished 11/4 p. 231 ...I noticed a drop in my mood...
nest-River House by Sarahlee Lawrence finished 11/2 p. 157 ...from eagle's in their nests...
occupied-River House by Sarahlee Lawrence finished 11/2 p. 92 ...nothing like a horse to keep a girl occupied....
partner-River House by Sarahlee Lawrence finished 11/2 p. 90 ...for Renn and his two partners...
shawl-River House by Sarahlee Lawrence finished 11/2 p. 60 ...didn't even have a thin shawl of snow.
tragic-The Boys and Me: My Life in the Country Music Supergroup Sawyer Brown by Mark Miller finished 11/11 p. 192 ...his death was so tragic...
void-The Boys and Me: My Life in the Country Music Supergroup Sawyer Brown by Mark Miller finished 11/11 p. 72 ...filling the creative void...
weapons-Tales of the Iron Road: My Life as King of the Hobos by "Steam Train" Maury Graham
finished 11/15 p. 40 I would have much use for such a weapon.
Optional (BONUS) word list
2/5
counterfeit
ennui
involuntarily
Red Cross-Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream by Scotty McCreery finished 12/7 p. 253 ...American Red Cross, CMA Foundation...
urn-True Crimes: A Family Album by Katherine Harrison finished 11/22 p. 123 ...all the little engraved urns...
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Begins: 01Nov24 / Ends: 30Nov24
15 / 15 words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
8 books read
ankle - Esperanza Rising ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 46 - "…her swollen ankle propped…"
bullet - Death of a Pumpkin Carver ✔ – 11Nov24 - pg 250 - "…as the bulletripped through.."
donuts / doughnuts - The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 37 - "…homemade doughnuts far more…"
fabric - Esperanza Rising ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 145 - "…use as fabric for dresses."
giant - Esperanza Rising ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 29 - "…whose giant leaves spread…"
hero - The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 35 - "…myself as the hero of this…"
lizard - The Storm We Made ✔ – 16Nov24 - pg 220 - "…kinds of lizards that my…"
mood - The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 157 - "…sudden shifts in mood."
nest - The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 191 - "…retirement nest egg once…"
occupied - Esperanza Rising ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 177 - "…their occupied beds scattered…"
partner - The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 7 - "…the victim's partner in a…"
shawl - Esperanza Rising ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 15 - "…a shawl and wrapped it…"
tragic - The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 322 - "…series of tragic accidents."
void - The Wind Knows My Name ✔ – 15Nov24 - pg 57 - "…an immense void in the…"
weapons - The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 99 - "…a weapon strapped to…"
Optional (BONUS) word list
counterfeit - Sun Dog Memory ✔ – 20Mar25 - pg 189 - "…about him seemed counterfeit."
ennui - A Perilous Undertaking ✔ – 10May25 - pg 351 - "…bouts of ennui, longing for…"
involuntarily - The Wind Knows My Name ✔ – 15Nov24 - pg 182 - "…were involuntarily building a…"
Red Cross - A Certain Age ✔ – 27Mar25 - pg 60 - "…in France in the Red Cross."
urn - The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society ✔ – 06Nov24 - pg 39 - "…lingering near the coffee urn."
November 2024 Word Search Scavenger HuntBasic word list
✔ ankle-p.318-Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna-"...pain in her wrists and ankles." 11/13/24
✔ bullet-p.303- The Sicilian-"...his body riddled with bullets." 12/28/24
✔ donuts / doughnuts-p.204-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"...granted a patent for the first doughnut cutter." 7/9/25
✔ fabric-p.171-Time Regained-"...a glimpse of the flimsiness of mental fabric..." 12/28/24
✔ giant- p.156-Battambang-"...a giant leaf splashed across the foreground..." 3/5/25
✔ hero-p.163- Time Regained-"They are heroes, there is no other word..." 11/21/24
✔ lizard-p.74-Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion-"...skeleton 'resembled those of a lizard'..." 2/11/25
✔ mood-p.109-Can You Forgive Her? Volume II-"George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood..." 11/20/24
✔ nest-p.176-Time Regained-"...belong to the nest of espionage..." 12/28/24
✔ occupied]-p.260-Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna-"...seats in the shade were already occupied." 11/2/24
✔ partner-p.343- Keepers of the Wisdom: Reflections from Lives Well Lived-"...if we take God as our partner daily." 12/9/24
✔ shawl-p.159-Can You Forgive Her? Volume II- "Kate's hat and shawl were in the room..." 11/24/24
✔ tragic-p.163-Time Regained-"...had added nothing tragic to the image..." 11/21/24
✔ void-p.9-Mysterious Skin-"...happened during that five-hour void." 6/26/25
✔ weapons-p.278- Can You Forgive Her? Volume II-"...while the woman uses a weapon that can really wound." 12/6/24
Optional (BONUS) word list
✔ counterfeit-p.45-Mysterious Skin-"...spilling the counterfeit blood..." 8/9/25
ennui
✔ involuntarily-p.113-Dombey and Son-"...opened his eyes involuntarily." 5/14/25
✔ Red Cross-p.155-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton." 5/21/25
✔ urn-p.285-The Know-It-All-"...by making two huge urns of coffee..." 12/24/24
November 2024 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Nov24 / Ends: 30Nov24
BASIC: 15/15
BONUS: 5/5
Basic word list
ankle The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 248 "...whacked her own ankle..." FINISHED 11/12
bullet The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 130 "I'd have expected Rijk to put a bullet in his own head..." FINISHED 11/12
donuts / doughnuts The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 212 "...down on the table right beside the doughnuts." FINISHED 11/12
fabric The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi page 58 "...smoothed the abric over her thin shoulders." FINISHED 11/20
giant The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 188 "...you can cheer when Tom Thumb beats the giant..." FINISHED 11/12
hero The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 172 "He's probably the least controversial hero of the past twenty years." FINISHED 11/12
lizard The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton page 47 ",,,day of the lizard, symbol of the Maize Lord..." FINISHED 11/5
mood The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 11 "I do believe I'm in a rather somber mood." FINISHED 11/12
nest The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 45 "...entrusted their hard-earned nest eggs..." FINISHED 11/12
occupied The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 331 "...she occupied herself with just a single activity..." FINISHED 11/12
partner The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 100 "...because no one else will partner with Evert." FINISHED 11/12
shawl The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi page 55 "I removed my woolen shawl..." FINISHED 11/20
tragic The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 270 "Another thing that's tragic..." FINISHED 11/12
void The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi page 211 "...I felt a void as wide and deep..." FINISHED 11/20
weapons The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 140 "...surrounded by all those weapons..." FINISHED 11/12
Optional (BONUS) word list
counterfeit Becoming Fearless: Finding Courage in the African Wilderness by Brenda E. Smith page 26 "...selling goods from clothes to counterfeit Rolex watches... FINISHED 11/17
ennui The Witch Hunter by Max Seeck page 78 "...the absolute ennue of snowy conifers..." FINISHED 11/25
involuntarily Everything Flows by Vasily Grossman page 38 "...strange feeling that had arisen entirely involuntarily." FINISHED 11/3
Red Cross The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 192 "...by cheery Red Cross volunteers." FINISHED 11/12
urn The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old, Hendrik Groen page 241 "I want the others to give my urn pride of place..." FINISHED 11/12
November 2024 Scavenger HuntBasic word list
ankle - Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match 11/10/24 - p395 - "the inside of her ankle"
bullet - Death on the Nile 11/3/24 - p190 - “Two bullets fired."
donuts / doughnuts
fabric - Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match 11/10/24 - p85 - "wet cling of fabric"
giant - The Wild Robot 11/3/24 - p13 - "showed off his giant"
hero - Death on the Nile 11/3/24 - p 146 - "have been a hero"
lizard - The Wild Robot 11/3/24 - p151 - "fox catch a lizard"
mood - Death on the Nile 11/3/24 - p5 - "it’s had a mood."
nest - The Wild Robot 11/3/24 - p58 - "rubble was a goose nest"
occupied - Death on the Nile 11/3/24 - p146 - "port side one was occupied"
partner - Death on the Nile 11/3/24 - p137 - "partner, Pennington, took him to"
shawl - Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match 11/10/24 - 203 pinned on her shawl
tragic - Death on the Nile 11/3/24 - p183 - "isn’t that poor tragic"
void
weapons - Death on the Nile 11/3/24 - p297 - "because it was a handy weapon"
Optional (BONUS) word list
counterfeit
ennui
involuntarily
Red Cross
urn - Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match 11/10/24 - p246 - "into an urn"
November 2024 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Nov24 / Ends: 30Nov24
15 / 15 words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
8 books read:
(1) Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam--11/3/24
(2) The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict--11/4/24
(3) A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan--11/17/24
(4) Mercury by Amy Jo Burns--11/20/24
(5) The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss byMargalit Fox--11/24/24
(6) Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris--11/30/24
(7) The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel--12/11/24
(8) Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie--8/1/25
BASIC word list
✔ankle--(1)--loc. 1519--"...tick burrowing into his ankle..."
✔bullet--(3)--loc. 1809--"...bullets zinging in both directions."
✔doughnut--(1)--loc. 1216--"I like the doughnut one better."
✔fabric--(2)--loc. 431--"...flimsy slips of expensive fabric..."
✔giant--(3)--loc. 1638--"...a great big cross was dragged in..."
✔hero--(3)--loc. 219--"He told people he was a war hero..."
✔lizard--(1)--loc. 2954--"Stowaway lizards on a log,..."
✔mood--(2)--loc. 682--"The pressure to keep the mood playful..."
✔nest--(1)--loc. 384--"...dropped the herb butter into a nest of noodles..."
✔occupied--(2)--loc. 317--"...the luxurious stores that occupied the prime space..."
✔partner--(2)--loc. 994--"...was trying to steer her inebriated partner..."
✔shawl--(5)--loc. 91--"...a trunk brimming with shawls..."
✔tragic--(4)--loc. 2503--"It was tragic was what it was."
✔void--(1)--loc. 342--"...a chill from the void of the ocean."
✔weapons--(1)--loc. 1081--"...brilliant to turn a plane into a weapon."
Optional (BONUS) word list
✔talented--(5)--loc. 2019--"...impeccably printed counterfeit money..."
✔ennui--(8)--loc. 5061--"Was this what the novelists meant by ennui?"
✔involuntarily--(6)--loc. 2393--"I involuntarily grabbed the knees..."
✔Red Cross--(3)--loc. 1853--"...and took Red Cross training."
✔urn--(7)--loc. 1386--"...displaying an immense urn..."
Basic word listankle-The Subtle Knife-11/4/24-page 86-"chair out with her ankle"
bullet-The Subtle Knife-11/4/24-page 40-"the bullets struck metal"
donuts / doughnuts-A Northern Light-11/20/24-page 349-"I'd paged back from doughnut"
fabric-The Subtle Knife-11/4/24-page 15-"the hole in the fabric"
giant-The Subtle Knife-11/4/24-page 122-"placed there by a giant hand"
hero-City of Angels-11/12/24-page 325-"into some sort of hero"
lizard-The Subtle Knife-11/4/24-page 270-"I have never seen- lizards and apes"
mood-The Subtle Knife-11/4/24-page 80-"sense now that it had moods"
nest-City of Angels-11/12/24-page 147-'all tucked down into a nest."
occupied-The Subtle Knife-11/4/24-page 111-"it kept her occupied"
partner-City of Angels-11/12/24-page 171-"so charming a partner"
shawl-A Northern Light-11/20/24-page 207-grabbed my shawl"
tragic-City of Angels-11/12/24-page 94-"and so, so tragic."
void-City of Angels-11/12/24-page 174-"surprisingly void of activity"
weapons-The Subtle Knife-11/4/24-page 76-"objects of magic and tools and weapons"
Optional (BONUS) word list
counterfeit-A Ruse of Shadows11/25/24-page 244-" know of this counterfeit Mrs. Claiborne"
ennui
involuntarily-City of Angels-11/12/24-page 201-"Almost involuntarily, Kit said"
Red Cross
urn
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I think I've got everyone linked to this point. If I missed you, please let me know.
I am working the election tomorrow and will be away from my computer all day, so bear with me if I don't get back to you immediately.
I just realized I finished the basic list 2 days ago!
Updated message #7: Challenge completed...both Basic and Bonus
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Finished the BASIC list for Nov 2024--haven't finished the BASIC word list in one month for quite a while!
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Challenge completed - ✔ 10May25
Finally finished the BONUS word list for Nov 2024! Phew! Finding "ennui" wasn't easy for me...
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Americanah (other topics)Mysterious Skin (other topics)
A Perilous Undertaking (other topics)
Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year (other topics)
Dombey and Son (other topics)
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (other topics)Michael Finkel (other topics)
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Timothy Egan (other topics)
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Begins: 01Nov24 / Ends: 30Nov24
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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
ankle
bullet
donuts / doughnuts
fabric
giant
hero
lizard
mood
nest
occupied
partner
shawl
tragic
void
weapons
Optional (BONUS) word list
counterfeit
ennui
involuntarily
Red Cross
urn
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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:
kindly - The Personal Librarian ✔ – 10Jan24 - pg 4 - "…and a kindly expression…"
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