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(1) Bridged Kendra Elliot(8/4/17) 5*****
(2) Blood Bound Rachel Vincent (8/5/17) 5*****
(3) Spiraled Kendra Elliot (8/12/17) 5*****
(4) Shadow Bound Rachel Vincent (8/15/17) 4****
(5) Oath Bound Rachel Vincent (8/20/17) 4****
(6) This Is What Happy Looks Like Jennifer E. Smith (8/26/17) 3.5***
(7) Speak Laurie Halse Anderson (8/27/17) 4****
(8) The Martian Andy Weir (8/30/17) 4****
(9) You Caroline Kepnes (8/31/17) 4****
Basic Words 15/15
(1) Benefit: Kindle location 1451-… or for her benefit?”
(1) Bomb: Kindle location 2370-Then he dropped the bomb.
(4) Flattered: Kindle location 2467-“Oddly, I’m flattered.
(9) Gadget: Ebook location 193-…his fake life in his fucking gadgets…
(1) Hopped: Kindle location 66-He hopped in the van,…
(3) Oak: Kindle location 1081-The Fall Oaks community…
(1) Project: Kindle location 1542-…Zander managed to project…
(1) Reservation: Kindle location 2492-…their extensive reservation systems.
(2) Rhythm: Kindle location 2908…fire given rhythm and form-…
(2) Ridge Kindle location 2735-…the new planes and ridges,…
(7) Scientist: Ebook location 90-She could have been a famous scientist…
(4) Secretary: Kindle location 1522-She’s a secretary,…
(7) Softball: Ebook location 388-A couple of softball games…
(2) Surrender: Kindle location 2354-…seemed to indicate surrender.
(6) Thunderstorm: Kindle location 288-Great movies. Thunderstorms.
Bonus/Optional Words: 5/5
(1) Chemical: Kindle location 479-…there was a chemical element…
(3) Colleague: Kindle location 342-…her FBI colleague’s voice instantly.
(8) Plutonium: Kindle location 1213-…is a big box of plutonium.
(5) Stoicism: Kindle location 1214-…stoicism that made my chest ache.
(7) Trinity: Ebook location 75-to worship is the Trinity of Visa,…

13/15
benefit- The C.S.I. Effect by Katherine Ramsland finished 8/2 p. 54 Julia Lynn Turner collect $153,000 in death benefits.
bomb-Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 107- The Germans had Hitler and the possibility of developing an atomic bomb was obvious...
flattered Personal History by Katherine Graham finished 8/24 p. 83 Soon afterwards, I was excited and flattered to be invited to dinner by Borgese.
gadget--Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 28- ...and I saw exactly the gadget I wanted.
hopped- Personal History by Katherine Graham finished 8/24 p. 428 Thinking we'd be less conspicuous, we hopped into Meg's beat up Mustang...
oak--Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 120- One thing had to do with the safety of the plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
project-Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 12 During the time I was at Princeton I started to work on the Manhattan Project...
reservation-Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 167- "Have you got a reservation?"
rhythm-Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 9 ...his fingers tapping out a complicated rhythm...
ridge-Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 120 One thing had to do with the safety of the plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
scientist-Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 57 ...there was a man named Frederic de Hoffman, who was a sort of scientist...
secretary-Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 144 His secretary was the only one who knew it...
softball
surrender- The C.S.I. Effect by Katherine Ramsland finished 8/2 p. 164 It's an absolute surrender to full impact of the flesh,...
thunderstorm
BONUS / OPTIONAL Words
5/5
chemical-Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 55 I set to work putting lots of different knobs in bottles, and putting all kinds of chemicals in.
colleague-Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 9 ...which generations of his students and colleagues know it to be.
plutonium-Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 148 ...the schedules for the production of plutonium...
stoicism-The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives by Theresa Brown finished 3/1/19 p. 206 I was persuaded by Sheila's stoicism...
trinity-Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman finished 8/7 p. 134 I was the only guy who actually looked at the damn thing- the first Trinity test.
August Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Aug17 / Ends: 31Aug17
15 basic words found
5 BONUS words found
8 books read
My Mrs. Brown ✔ – 04Aug17
Kitchens of the Great Midwest ✔ – 05Aug17
Half Broke Horses ✔ – 06Aug17
Lucky Man ✔ – 09Aug17
The Dud Avocado ✔ – 11Aug17
Under This Unbroken Sky ✔ – 18Aug17
Under Fishbone Clouds ✔ – 03Sept17
Blood, Bones, and Butter ✔ – 20Sep17
Rio Grande Fall ✔ – 05Dec17
BASIC word list
benefit - My Mrs. Brown - pg 42 - "…that will benefit from …"
bomb - My Mrs. Brown - pg 222 - "Bombs, blackouts, rationing…"
flattered - My Mrs. Brown - pg 28 - "…were ever flattered here…"
gadget - Under Fishbone Clouds – pg 400 - "…disembodied gadgets seemed…"
hopped - The Dud Avocado – pg 99 - "He hopped huffily into…"
oak - My Mrs. Brown - pg 80 - "…where a strong oak stood."
project - Kitchens of the Great Midwest - pg 312 - "…my research projects, and…"
reservation - My Mrs. Brown - pg 127 - "…make a reservation?"
rhythm - My Mrs. Brown - pg 94 - "…becomes a rhythm of …"
ridge - Kitchens of the Great Midwest - pg 295 - "…Blue-Slide Ridge Pinot…"
scientist - My Mrs. Brown - pg 53 - "…than a scientist - let …"
secretary - Half Broke Horses - "…assistant secretary of …"
softball - Blood, Bones, and Butter - pg 240 - "…a regulation softball."
surrender - Kitchens of the Great Midwest - pg 237 - "…the liberation of surrender."
thunderstorm - My Mrs. Brown - pg 168 - "…heat waves and thunderstorms."
BONUS / OPTIONAL Words
chemical - Lucky Man - pg 145 - "…produce a chemical called …"
colleague - My Mrs. Brown - pg 40 - "…my colleagues and I …"
plutonium - Rio Grande Fall - pg 31 - "…high-level plutonium waste…"
stoicism - Lucky Man - pg 22 - "…predisposition toward stoicism."
trinity - Under This Unbroken Sky - pg 302 - "…the guardian trinity who…"
Begins: 01Aug17 / Ends: 31Aug17
15 basic words found
5 BONUS words found
8 books read
My Mrs. Brown ✔ – 04Aug17
Kitchens of the Great Midwest ✔ – 05Aug17
Half Broke Horses ✔ – 06Aug17
Lucky Man ✔ – 09Aug17
The Dud Avocado ✔ – 11Aug17
Under This Unbroken Sky ✔ – 18Aug17
Under Fishbone Clouds ✔ – 03Sept17
Blood, Bones, and Butter ✔ – 20Sep17
Rio Grande Fall ✔ – 05Dec17
BASIC word list
benefit - My Mrs. Brown - pg 42 - "…that will benefit from …"
bomb - My Mrs. Brown - pg 222 - "Bombs, blackouts, rationing…"
flattered - My Mrs. Brown - pg 28 - "…were ever flattered here…"
gadget - Under Fishbone Clouds – pg 400 - "…disembodied gadgets seemed…"
hopped - The Dud Avocado – pg 99 - "He hopped huffily into…"
oak - My Mrs. Brown - pg 80 - "…where a strong oak stood."
project - Kitchens of the Great Midwest - pg 312 - "…my research projects, and…"
reservation - My Mrs. Brown - pg 127 - "…make a reservation?"
rhythm - My Mrs. Brown - pg 94 - "…becomes a rhythm of …"
ridge - Kitchens of the Great Midwest - pg 295 - "…Blue-Slide Ridge Pinot…"
scientist - My Mrs. Brown - pg 53 - "…than a scientist - let …"
secretary - Half Broke Horses - "…assistant secretary of …"
softball - Blood, Bones, and Butter - pg 240 - "…a regulation softball."
surrender - Kitchens of the Great Midwest - pg 237 - "…the liberation of surrender."
thunderstorm - My Mrs. Brown - pg 168 - "…heat waves and thunderstorms."
BONUS / OPTIONAL Words
chemical - Lucky Man - pg 145 - "…produce a chemical called …"
colleague - My Mrs. Brown - pg 40 - "…my colleagues and I …"
plutonium - Rio Grande Fall - pg 31 - "…high-level plutonium waste…"
stoicism - Lucky Man - pg 22 - "…predisposition toward stoicism."
trinity - Under This Unbroken Sky - pg 302 - "…the guardian trinity who…"

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August 1-31, 2017
20 of 20 Complete
Basic Words
✔ benefit - House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 171 - "with the benefit of hindsight"
✔ bomb - House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 111 - "the bomb detonated"
✔ flattered - House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 24 - "a tailored pantsuit that flattered her frame"
✔ gadget- House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 45 - "modern gadgets like cameras"
✔ hopped - The Silent Sea - Clive Cussler - 8/5/17 - page 316 – “As he hopped onto his other foot"
✔ oak - A Perilous Undertaking - Deanna Raybourn - 8/24/17 - page 38 - "furnished in old Tudor oak"
✔ project - A Perilous Undertaking - Deanna Raybourn - 8/24/17 - page 81 - "always bounding from project to project"
✔ reservation - Exit Strategy - Steve Hamilton - 8/12/17 - page 175 - "do you have a lunch reservation"?
✔ rhythm - The Silent Sea - Clive Cussler - 8/5/17 - page 80 – “Back and forth through the haze but held a steady rhythm”
✔ ridge - House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 131 - "distant fires on the ridge"
✔ scientist - The Silent Sea - Clive Cussler - 8/5/17 - page 330 – “he laid the injured scientist down”
✔ secretary - House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 23 - "Charles ran off with his secretary"
✔ softball - Exit Strategy - Steve Hamilton - 8/12/17 - page 58 - "I like softball better"
✔ surrender - House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 113 - "to surrender all recovered documents"
✔ thunderstorm - Exit Strategy - Steve Hamilton - 8/12/17 - page 184 - "a thunderstorm in the distance"
Bonus Words
✔ chemical - The Silent Sea - Clive Cussler - 8/5/17 - page 59 - "like noxious gas from a chemical attack"
✔ colleague - A Perilous Undertaking - Deanna Raybourn - 8/24/17 - page 211 - "giving his colleague a meaningful look"
✔ plutonium - The Silent Sea - Clive Cussler - 8/5/17 - page 29 - "using a tiny amount of plutonium"
✔ stoicism - The Face of Death - Cody McFadyen - 8/29/17 - page 105 - "another hint of the depth beneath his stoicism"
✔ trinity - The Face of Death - Cody McFadyen - 8/29/17 - page 390 - "devote his life to the Holy Trinity"

17/20
BASIC word list
✔ Benefit: The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler – page 159- "Jorge had enjoyed the benefits”. 8/6/17
✔ Bomb:The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler – page 32 – “No need in giving them a head start on their march for the bomb”.
Flattered:
Gadget:
✔ Hopped: The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler – page 316 – “As he hopped onto his other foot…” 8/6/17
✔ Oak: The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler – page 7 – “…. ringed with aged dark timbers…oak. -8/6/17
✔ Project: The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler – page 337 – “…the sort of accidents you see on any large construction ” 8/6/17
✔ Reservation: The Widower's Wife – by Cate Holahan – page 85 – “There had been islands to research, reservations to be made.” 8/7/17
✔ Rhythm: The Silent Sea Clive Cussler – page 80 – “Back and forth through the haze but held a steady ”… 8/6/17
✔ Ridge: The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler – page 213 – “they found a low ridge’. 8/6/17
✔ Scientist: The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler – page 215 – “There was no hope of any of the scientist surviving.” 8/6/17
✔ Secretary: The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler – page 32 – “We saved the Secretary of States life.” 8/6/17
✔ Softball: The Widower's Wife by cate Holahan – page 150 – “Ryan had considered starting a few softball questions.” – 8/7/17
✔ Surrender: The Widower's Wife Cate Holaha – page 25 – “It waved like a flag of surrender in the air.” – 8/7/17
✔ Thunderstorm: Say Nothing by Brad Parks - Page 341- “…an early morning thunderstorm had overtaken Virginia’s Middle Penisular…” 8/28/17
BONUS / OPTIONAL Words
✔ chemical: The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler – page 73 – “Like pressing chemical hand warmers.” 8/6/17
✔ colleague: A Killer Harvest by Paul Cleave – page 10 – None of his colleagues were going to go out their way to disprove his version of events.” – CURRENT
✔ plutonium: The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler – page 32 – “so the Argies don’t know about plutonium -8/6/17
stoicism:
✔ trinity: The Likeness by Tana French - page 5 - "so you've had three years of college...Trinity? - 8/27/17

BASIC word list
✔benefit - Before I Fall - 8/6/17 - p185 - "That's the only benefit...."
✔bomb - Before I Fall - 8/6/17 - p122 - "...doodling guns and bombs..."
✔flattered - Caramel Crush - 8/29/17 - p84 - "...that flattered every figure..."
✔gadget - Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution - 8/16/17 - p41 - "...countertops are gadgets..."
✔hopped - The Invisible Man - 8/12/17 - p21 - "...the stranger's hat hopped off..."
✔oak - Before I Fall - 8/6/17 - p287 - "...a long oak bar."
✔project - Before I Fall - 8/6/17 - p293 - "Science project thing"
✔reservation - A Deadly Cliché - 8/8/17 - p13 - "...the Boot Top's reservation log..."
✔rhythm - Before I Fall - 8/6/17 - p211 - "...beat a steady rhythm..."
✔ridge - Before I Fall - 8/6/17 - p183 - "...on Fallow Ridge..."
✔scientist - A Deadly Cliché - 8/8/17 - p145 - "...or laboratory scientist..."
✔secretary - A Deadly Cliché - 8/8/17 - p60 - "...transferred to a secretary..."
softball
✔surrender - Before I Fall - 8/6/17 - p72 - "...hands up in surrender..."
✔thunderstorm - Before I Fall - 8/6/17 - p42 - "...a summer thunderstorm..."
BONUS / OPTIONAL Words
✔chemical - Before I Fall - 8/6/17 - p138 - "Chemical reactions, blah, blah, blah."
✔colleague - Reading Up a Storm - 8/14/17 - p143 - "My colleagues had gone home..."
plutonium
stoicism
trinity


benefit- Desecration-08-04-17-page 69-"make you see the benefits"
bomb-The Best of Me-08-06-17-page 186-"Bombs and smoke everywhere"
flattered-Wife 22-08/11/17-page 90-"I see them are flattered"
gadget- Desecration-08-04-17-page 77-"the gadgets and marvels of technology"
hopped- Desecration-08-04-17-page 192-"will need to be air hopped inside"
oak-The Best of Me-08-06-17-page 19-"branches of an ancient live oak."
project- Desecration-08-04-17-page 105-"use only to project your image"
reservation- Desecration-08-04-17-page 316-"I have my reservation"
rhythm-The Best of Me-08-06-17-page 89-"been as important as rhythm"
ridge- Desecration-08-04-17-page 196-"just below the ridge"
scientist- Desecration-08-04-17-page 94-"An old man, a scientist."
secretary- Desecration-08-04-17-page 400-"Director Akbar's secretary informed him"
softball-The Best of Me-08-06-17-page 323-"leaving for the softball field."
surrender- Desecration-08-04-17-page 240-"we don't wish to surrender."
thunderstorm-The Girl Who Chased the Moon-08-08-17-page 256-"A terrific thunderstorm erupted"
BONUS / OPTIONAL Words
chemical--Wife 22-08/11/17-page 145-"Multiple chemical sensitivity."
colleague- Desecration-08-04-17-page 102-"divine experience of a beloved colleague"
plutonium
stoicism
trinity-Wife 22-08/11/17-page 210-"a trinity way before Zoe was born"

Begins: 01Aug17 / Ends: 31Aug17
14 basic words found
3 BONUS words found
6 books read
BASIC word list
✔benefit--A Truck Full of Money--by Tracy Kidder--8/6/17--loc. 899--"He thought he himself might benefit."
✔bomb--A Truck Full of Money--by Tracy Kidder--8/6/17--loc. 201--"...they thought a bomb was more interesting..."
✔flattered--Between Them: Remembering My Parents--by Richard Ford--8/1/17--loc. 233--"...who were flattered to receive such gifts..."
✔gadget--You'll Never Know, Dear by Hallie Ephron--8/21/17--loc. 2251--"And I'm working on a gadget..."
✔hopped--You'll Never Know, Dear by Hallie Ephron--8/21/17--loc. 3236--"A man hopped out..."
✔oak--Between Them: Remembering My Parents--by Richard Ford--8/1/17--loc. 770--"...with a water oak in the yard..."
✔project--A Truck Full of Money--by Tracy Kidder--8/6/17--loc. 864--"...and many lesser projects at once."
✔reservation--A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman--8/16/17--loc. 2139--"...again brought up his reservations..."
✔rhythm--A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline--8/10/17--loc. 1564--"...we fall into an easy rhythm."
✔ridge--A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline--8/10/17--loc. 1701--"...but hidden by the ridge,..."
✔scientist--A Truck Full of Money--by Tracy Kidder--8/6/17--loc. 591--"...where he worked with scientists who knew..."
✔secretary--A Truck Full of Money--by Tracy Kidder--8/6/17--loc. 3111--"...young associates and female secretaries in cubicles..."
✔softball--You'll Never Know, Dear by Hallie Ephron--8/21/17--loc.1449--"Girls' fast-pitch softball."
✔surrender--The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea--8/30/17--loc. 2541--"He raised his hands in a symbolic surrender."
thunderstorm
BONUS / OPTIONAL Words
✔chemical--A Truck Full of Money--by Tracy Kidder--8/6/17--loc. 1941--like a chemical flood."
✔colleague--A Truck Full of Money--by Tracy Kidder--8/6/17--loc. 526--"...he and his colleagues at the table..."
plutonium
✔stoicism--Between Them: Remembering My Parents--by Richard Ford--8/1/17--loc. 1317--"...and a great deal of stoicism, even humor..."
trinity

benefit- Desecration-08-04-17-page 69-"make you see the benefits"
bomb-The Best of Me-08-06-17-page 186-"Bombs and smoke everywhere"
flattered-Wife 22-08/11/17-page 90-"I see th..."
I only have 2 words left and I doubt I will find them.

August Scavenger Hunt
August 1-31, 2017
20 of 20 Complete
Basic Words
✔ benefit - House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 171 - "with the benefit of hindsight"
✔ bomb - House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 111 - "the bomb detonated"
✔ flattered - House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 24 - "a tailored pantsuit that flattered her frame"
✔ gadget- House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 45 - "modern gadgets like cameras"
✔ hopped - The Silent Sea - Clive Cussler - 8/5/17 - page 316 – “As he hopped onto his other foot"
✔ oak - A Perilous Undertaking - Deanna Raybourn - 8/24/17 - page 38 - "furnished in old Tudor oak"
✔ project - A Perilous Undertaking - Deanna Raybourn - 8/24/17 - page 81 - "always bounding from project to project"
✔ reservation - Exit Strategy - Steve Hamilton - 8/12/17 - page 175 - "do you have a lunch reservation"?
✔ rhythm - The Silent Sea - Clive Cussler - 8/5/17 - page 80 – “Back and forth through the haze but held a steady rhythm”
✔ ridge - House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 131 - "distant fires on the ridge"
✔ scientist - The Silent Sea - Clive Cussler - 8/5/17 - page 330 – “he laid the injured scientist down”
✔ secretary - House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 23 - "Charles ran off with his secretary"
✔ softball - Exit Strategy - Steve Hamilton - 8/12/17 - page 58 - "I like softball better"
✔ surrender - House of Spies - Daniel Silva - 8/15/17 - page 113 - "to surrender all recovered documents"
✔ thunderstorm - Exit Strategy - Steve Hamilton - 8/12/17 - page 184 - "a thunderstorm in the distance"
Bonus Words
✔ chemical - The Silent Sea - Clive Cussler - 8/5/17 - page 59 - "like noxious gas from a chemical attack"
✔ colleague - A Perilous Undertaking - Deanna Raybourn - 8/24/17 - page 211 - "giving his colleague a meaningful look"
✔ plutonium - The Silent Sea - Clive Cussler - 8/5/17 - page 29 - "using a tiny amount of plutonium"
✔ stoicism - The Face of Death - Cody McFadyen - 8/29/17 - page 105 - "another hint of the depth beneath his stoicism"
✔ trinity - The Face of Death - Cody McFadyen - 8/29/17 - page 390 - "devote his life to the Holy Trinity"

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Begins: 01 August 17 / Ends: 31 August 17
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Your challenge is to find the following words/phrases 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!
This month's scavenger list are words that were found in
NOTE - you may NOT use this book for the scavenger hunt!
BASIC word list
benefit
bomb
flattered
gadget
hopped
oak
project
reservation
rhythm
ridge
scientist
secretary
softball
surrender
thunderstorm
BONUS / OPTIONAL Words
chemical
colleague
plutonium
stoicism
trinity
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. But those are the ONLY deviations allowed. So if you are looking for "daddy" - I will NOT allow "father", "Pops" or "dad".
You MUST finish the book before you can claim credit for finding the word/phrase.
Report as follows:
Word - Title of book - date finished - page # where you found the text - QUOTE
E.g.
1. Aviator – Deeper Than the Dead ✔ – 01March2017 – pg 200 – “…a pair of aviator sunglasses, …”
Have fun!