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Hard Scavenger Hunt V ChallengeDuration: January 1,2020-July 1, 2020
Words Found:0/25
The List
Bore
Dishabille
Empath
Fawn
Flue
Gallant
Gondola
Habitat
Homage
Kitty
Mannequin
Measurements
Molar
Multiply
Mystical
Pashmina
Pontoon
Posh
Ribeye
Sotto voce
Sow
Sprig
Tiki
Trudge
Tweezer
Welcome to Hard Scavenger Hunt V!The challenge runs from January 1 - July 31, 2020.
The List
Bore – “he found it a bore” p. 125Hard Times by Charles Dickens 1.5.10
Dishabille “dishabille in a haystack (The Outlaw)” p. 191 The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 5.19.20
Empath
Fawn “Her long, fawn colored coat…” p. 216 The Stolen Angel by Sara Blaedel 2.14.20
Flue - – “an iron stove with a flue that went through a hole in the roof” p. 65 The Vogels: On All Fronts by Jana Petken 2.24.20
Gallant “Then the gallant gentleman who is lodging with you will.” Hard TimesP. 88 by Charles Dickens 1.5.20
Gondola -“gondolas moving between the towers” p. 86 Station ElevenEmily St. John Mandel 4.4.20
Habitat - “the habitat of countless birds and animals is being ruined” p. 97 Uncle Vanya and Other Plays by Anton Chekhov 1.3.2020
Homage “offered her homage too” p. 313 Hard Times by Charles Dickens 1.5.20
Kitty “She picked up a pink Hello Kitty sock…” p. 41 The Silence of the Sea by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 1.26.20
Mannequin - “she’d serve as a living mannequin” p. 53 Murder at the Savoy
by Maj Sjowall 2.12.20
Measurements “interest in its exact measurements.” P. 58 Hard Times by Charles Dickens 1.5.20
Molar “Hugle began grinding his molars again” p. 22 The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld 1.17.20
Multiply - “Since they wanted to multiply…” p. 33 Smilla's Sense of Snow 1.12.20
Mystical- “There is something mystical about the proud man” p. 286 Uncle Vanya and Other Plays by Anton Chekhov 1.3.2020
Pashmina - “Black pashmina and matching tights” p. 169 The House Sitter by Peter Lovesey 3.20.20
Pontoon “six or seven hundred yards of pontoon dock… “p. 372 Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg 1.12.20
Posh “ “She was posh” p. 200 Field of Blood by Denise Mina 1.12.20
Ribeye
Sotto voce - “That bathroom,” Mrs. MacBeth said sotto voce to me, shaking her head in disbelief.” P. 190 Emotionally Weird by Kate Atkinson 4.28.20
Sow “they neither sow nor reap” p. 70 Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg 1.12.20
Sprig - “a tall man who is holding a sprig of shiny laurel in his hand” p 224 House of Splendid Isolation by Edna O'Brien 3.5.20
Tiki - “in some guy’s basement tiki bar” p. 75 Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20
Trudge “the third Stratham Younger to trudge through the Yard.” P. 25 The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld 1.17.20
Tweezer - “pluck a stray eyebrow with a tweezer” p. 158 Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black 4.20.20
Hard Scavenger Hunt V ChallengeJanuary 1st 2020 - July 1st 2020
Words Found: 23 of 25
•You may use a book to fulfill multiple items
•When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
Bore - Magic Rises - Ch 12 "It's eyes bore into me" - done 1/1/2020
Dishabille
Empath - Iron Bones - Ch 1 p 3 "She was human, an empath," - done 2/2/2020
Fawn -Royally Screwed - Ch 8, 28.7% "like a fawn trying out its legs for the first time" 1/18
Flue - Dead Witch Walking - p 58 "how long he had been listenin in the flue." - 1/5/2020
Gallant - Fast Burn - Ch 5 loc 1217 "So gallant." done 1/16/2020
Gondola - Lover's Knot - loc 1285 "tiny skiffs used for shooting birds, and gondolas." 1/14
Habitat - Frogs and Kisses Ch 10, loc1797 "It looked like a frog's dream habitat" -1/13/2020
Homage -Destined for an Early Grave - Ch 1, p7 "It was in homage to my nickname," 1/15
Kitty - Lost and Found Sisters Ch 6- "Better than my Hello Kitty thong,"
Mannequin - Lover's Knot - ch 8 loc 1130 "off a mannequin's pert backside." - 1/14/2020
Measurements - Frogs and Kisses Ch 7, loc1187 "need to get a few measurements" -1/13/20
Molar - Magic to the Bone - done 1/7/2020 Ch 6 p 101- "She smiled wide enough to flash me her back molars"
Multiply - Romancing the Inventor Ch 3 p 45 - "In Which Equations Prove Fruitful and Multiply" - done 2/10/2020
Mystical - Destined for an Early Grave - Ch 5, p47 "with mystical powers had almost killed all of us." - done 1/15/2020
Pashmina - One Foot in the Gravy Ch 20 p 297 "the orange pashmina scarf" - 2/19/2020
Pontoon - Dying Echo Ch 39 loc 3710 "typical pontoon-style houseboat," - done 1/24/2020
Posh - How to Marry a Werewolf Step 2, Page 19 "Mums says I'm too posh for words" -1/19
Ribeye Killer Green Tomatoes - Ch 18, p 140 "specials today are the rib eye steak" - 1/12
Sotto voce - Magic Rises - Ch 5 "English words spilled out, sotto voce, accented and mangled"
Sow - Lost and Found Sisters Ch 16 - "Go sow your wild oats" - done 1/2/2020
Sprig - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Ch 22 p 395 "a sprig of peppermint,"- 1/11
Tiki
Trudge - Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case: A Nocturne Falls Mystery Ch10 loc 1505 "Instead, I trudge up to the check-out counter"- 1/25/2020
Tweezer - As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust Ch 16, p 208 "a white enamel kidney bowl, tweezers, rubber gloves," - 1/23/20
Mod
The List
Flue
Gondola
Mannequin
Pashmina
Pontoon
Sotto voce
Akimbo Someone to Watch Over Me p.2 "She was spread akimbo..."
Aviary Darwin's Cipher p.59 "...was a tall aviary..."
Bore Darwin's Cipher p.262 "...and the bored-looking driver..."
Dishabille The Girl Who Stepped Into The Past p.38 "...in a state of dishabille makes me wonder..."
Empath Burning Water p.113 "...as an empath..."
Gallant Devil Days in Deadwood p.340 "...but it was gallant of him to want..."
Fawn Darwin's Cipher p.14 "...watched Megan fawning over Jasper..."
Habitat Single Malt Murder l.2015 "...in their natural habitat."
Homage Footsteps in Time p.138 "...pay homage to him..."
Kitty Tailspin p.43 "...on the beach at Kitty Hawk."
Measurements Darwin's Cipher p.214 "...based on these measurements..."
Molar The Library of Lost and Found p.101 "...a molar stuck out of the red shiny sugar..."
Multiply The Library of Lost and Found l.4318 "The padlocks keep multiplying."
Mystical Forgotten Bones p.219 "...thrived on finding mystical origins..."
Posh The Library of Lost and Found p.44 "I bet it's a posh spa."
Ribeye Darwin's Cipher p.110 "twenty-ounce cowboy Delmonico ribeye..."
Sow Tailspin p.338 "Those deputies sowed seeds of doubt..."
Speedboat Escape, A New Life p.267 "It was a speedboat..."
Tiki Darwin's Cipher p.108 "...palm fronds and tiki statues."
Trudge Darwin's Cipher p.34 "...and trudged through the burnt field..."
Tweezer Darwin's Cipher p.35 "Grabbing the tweezers..."
The ListBore
Dishabille
Empath
Fawn
Flue
Gallant
Gondola
Habitat
Homage
Kitty
Mannequin
Measurements
Molar
Multiply
Mystical
Pashmina
Pontoon
Posh
Ribeye
Sotto voce
Sow
Sprig
Tiki
Trudge
Tweezer
HARD Scavenger Hunt VBegins: 01Jan20 / Ends: 31July20
25 / 25 words found
17 books read
Bore - Al Capone Shines My Shoes ✔ - 03Jan20 - pg 252 - "…father's eyes bore a hole…"
Dishabille - Night Boat to Tangier ✔ - 10Nov20 - pg 15 - "…state of comic dishabille."
Empath - Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict ✔ – 20Feb2020 - pg 84 - "…clean trumps my empathy for …"
Fawn - Ike and Kay ✔ – 09Jan2020 - pg 121 - "…wearing a fawn pullover with…"
Flue - Odds Against ✔ – 27Apr2020 - pg 255 - "…vast chimney flue for the…"
Gallant - Riders of the Purple Sage ✔ - 17Jan20 - pg 324 - "…as fine and gallant a Southern…"
Gondola - The Right Stuff ✔ - 28Mar20 - pg 144 - "…a cockpit, or gondola, on the…"
Habitat - Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer ✔ – 24Feb2020 - pg 209 - "Tahiti was a habitat for…"
Homage - Don Quixote ✔ – 17Jan2020 - pg 22 - "…Spanish Ovid's homage is…"
Kitty - Patsy ✔ – 01Feb2020 - pg 339 - "…Hello Kitty sweatshirt…"
Mannequin - Lab Girl ✔ – 25Jan2020 - pg 20 - "…a size-zero mannequin designed…"
Measurements - Riders of the Purple Sage ✔ - 17Jan20 - pg 162 - "…eyed her in curious measurement."
Molar - The Amish Christmas Kitchen ✔ - 14Jan20 - pg 88 - "…between his back molars and …"
Multiply - Ike and Kay ✔ – 09Jan2020 - pg 57 - "Code names multiplied that autumn."
Mystical - The Snow Leopard ✔ – 06Apr2020 - pg 60 - "The mystical perception…"
Pashmina - Espresso Shot ✔ - 26July20 - pg 88 - "…not a pashmina nightie…"
Pontoon - The President Is Missing ✔ – 09Jan2020 - pg 233 - "…sitting on the pontoon, taking…"
Posh - Ike and Kay ✔ – 09Jan2020 - pg 5 - "…were too posh to be told…"
Ribeye - Lab Girl ✔ – 25Jan2020 - pg 157 - "…ordered two rib eyes and two…"
Sotto voce - Indianapolis: The True Story ✔ – 11Feb2020 - pg 111 - "…and say sotto voce, "Hey…"
Sow - Don Quixote ✔ – 17Jan2020 - pg 90 - "…better sow chick peas, not…"
Sprig - Ike and Kay ✔ – 09Jan2020 - pg 55 - "…and a sprig of mint and…"
Tiki - Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe ✔ - 07Nov20 - pg 209 - "…mojitos at the Tiki Room?"
Trudge - The Amish Christmas Kitchen ✔ - 14Jan20 - pg 122 - "They trudged to the barn…"
Tweezer - Lab Girl ✔ – 25Jan2020 - pg 233 - "…with tweezers, and gently…"
Shouldn't the end date be 30June? That would be six months.
Mod
This one will go 7 months, as will the next (June - Dec). :-)
Hard Scavenger HuntDuration: January 1 - July 31, 2020
25/25 FOUND
A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
Gallant - he played the gallant, p42
Gondola - glanced up at the two gondola cars above, p257
Ribeye - I'm going for the 10oz ribeye steak, p262
I Am Watching You - Teresa Driscoll 1/3
Posh - I'm not too posh to push, p48
Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
Bore - he still bore a striking resemblance p59
Trudge - trudging up to his old room, p400
My Fair Assassin - C.J. Anaya 1/4
Measurements - weights and Measurements of a newborn, p89
Don't Close Your Eyes - Christie Craig 1/5
Kitty - and pulled own the kitty food, p160
Mannequin - they found a mannequin, p131
Consequences - Aleatha Romig 1/7
Multiply - make the figures in the profit column multiply, p58
Wickedly Unraveled - Deborah Blake 1/10
Mystical - trapped in the mystical otherworld, p2
The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers 1/12
Sprig - sprigs of what might have been mistletoe, p16
The Shape of Water - Guillermo del Toro & Daniel Kraus 1/13
Fawn - some adman's fawn-legged secretary, p53
Poppet - Mo Hayder 1/23
Molar - eight of them, incisors and molars, p283
Tweezer - using the knifes tweezer head, p282
Wickedly Charming - Kristine Grayson 1/24
Flue - there was something wrong with the flue, p38
Easy - Tammara Webber 1/25
Sow - if I have these desires to sow my wild oats, p13
The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
Habitat - enormous habitats were formed to suit ourselves, p255
Trick or Treat - Kerry Greenwood 2/14
Homage - one small bit of salt beef in homage, p83
No Fixed Line - Dana Stabenow 2/14
Sotto voce - someone said Sotto voce, p294
Alien Diplomacy - Gini Koch 2/22
Empath - Jeff was the strongest empath in the universe, p34
The Day is Dark - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 2/26
Pashmina - and a glittery pashmina shawl, p98
Bone Driven - Hailey Edwards 3/18
Tiki - a few tiki torch refills, p101
Night Diver - Elizabeth Lowell 3/25
Pontoon -stepped from the gunwale up onto the pontoon, p221
Middlegame - Seanan McGuire 6/26
Dishabille - if someone is in dishabille back there, p348
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Welcome to Hard Scavenger Hunt V!The challenge runs from January 1 - July 31, 2020.
Similar to the other Scavenger Hunt Challenges, but this one will be a bit more challenging to find all of the words and is published semi-annually.
•While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items - they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book.
•Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!
•You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read 40 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
•When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
Good Luck & Happy Reading! ☺
The List
Bore
Dishabille
Empath
Fawn
Flue
Gallant
Gondola
Habitat
Homage
Kitty
Mannequin
Measurements
Molar
Multiply
Mystical
Pashmina
Pontoon
Posh
Ribeye
Sotto voce
Sow
Sprig
Tiki
Trudge
Tweezer
The ListDishabille
Empath
Flue
Gallant
Gondola
Habitat
Homage
Kitty
Measurements
Molar
Multiply
Mystical
Pashmina
Pontoon
Posh
Ribeye
Sotto voce
Sow
Sprig
Tweezer
Read:
1st Jan - Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life - Ali Wong
20th Jan - Kushner, Inc.: Greed. Ambition. Corruption. the Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump - Vicky Ward
24th Jan - Juliet Immortal - Stacey Jay
Will you accept this for "cassette tape"..."There was a pause in the dication, while a few inches of tape unwound thoughtfully."
Mod
"There was a pause in the dication, while a few inches of tape unwound thoughtfully.""
I will take that, but it's on THIS hunt. ;-)
Deb wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "Will you accept this for "cassette tape"..."There was a pause in the dication, while a few inches of tape unwound thoughtfully.""
I will take that, but it's on THIS hunt. ;-)"
Oops .... Thanks.
Finished - thank you!Welcome to Hard Scavenger Hunt V!
The challenge runs from January 1 - July 31, 2020.
23/25
The List
Bore – “he found it a bore” p. 125Hard Times by Charles Dickens 1.5.10
Dishabille “dishabille in a haystack (The Outlaw)” p. 191 The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 5.19.20
Empath
Fawn “Her long, fawn colored coat…” p. 216 The Stolen Angel by Sara Blaedel 2.14.20
Flue - – “an iron stove with a flue that went through a hole in the roof” p. 65 The Vogels: On All Fronts by Jana Petken 2.24.20
Gallant “Then the gallant gentleman who is lodging with you will.” Hard TimesP. 88 by Charles Dickens 1.5.20
Gondola -“gondolas moving between the towers” p. 86 Station ElevenEmily St. John Mandel 4.4.20
Habitat - “the habitat of countless birds and animals is being ruined” p. 97 Uncle Vanya and Other Plays by Anton Chekhov 1.3.2020
Homage “offered her homage too” p. 313 Hard Times by Charles Dickens 1.5.20
Kitty “She picked up a pink Hello Kitty sock…” p. 41 The Silence of the Sea by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 1.26.20
Mannequin - “she’d serve as a living mannequin” p. 53 Murder at the Savoy
by Maj Sjowall 2.12.20
Measurements “interest in its exact measurements.” P. 58 Hard Times by Charles Dickens 1.5.20
Molar “Hugle began grinding his molars again” p. 22 The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld 1.17.20
Multiply - “Since they wanted to multiply…” p. 33 Smilla's Sense of Snow 1.12.20
Mystical- “There is something mystical about the proud man” p. 286 Uncle Vanya and Other Plays by Anton Chekhov 1.3.2020
Pashmina - “Black pashmina and matching tights” p. 169 The House Sitter by Peter Lovesey 3.20.20
Pontoon “six or seven hundred yards of pontoon dock… “p. 372 Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg 1.12.20
Posh “ “She was posh” p. 200 Field of Blood by Denise Mina 1.12.20
Ribeye
Sotto voce - “That bathroom,” Mrs. MacBeth said sotto voce to me, shaking her head in disbelief.” P. 190 Emotionally Weird by Kate Atkinson 4.28.20
Sow “they neither sow nor reap” p. 70 Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg 1.12.20
Sprig - “a tall man who is holding a sprig of shiny laurel in his hand” p 224 House of Splendid Isolation by Edna O'Brien 3.5.20
Tiki - “in some guy’s basement tiki bar” p. 75 Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20
Trudge “the third Stratham Younger to trudge through the Yard.” P. 25 The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld 1.17.20
Tweezer - “pluck a stray eyebrow with a tweezer” p. 158 Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black 4.20.20
Mod
Message # 7
- Challenged completed - ✔ 10Nov20
All words found!"
Outstanding! Congratulations!
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Books mentioned in this topic
Night Boat to Tangier (other topics)Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe (other topics)
Devil Days in Deadwood (other topics)
The Vogels: On All Fronts (other topics)
The Woman in the Window (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Emily St. John Mandel (other topics)Emily St. John Mandel (other topics)
The challenge runs from January 1 - July 31, 2020.
Similar to the other Scavenger Hunt Challenges, but this one will be a bit more challenging to find all of the words and is published semi-annually.
•While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items - they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book.
•Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!
•You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read 40 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
•When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
Good Luck & Happy Reading! ☺
The List
Bore
Dishabille
Empath
Fawn
Flue
Gallant
Gondola
Habitat
Homage
Kitty
Mannequin
Measurements
Molar
Multiply
Mystical
Pashmina
Pontoon
Posh
Ribeye
Sotto voce
Sow
Sprig
Tiki
Trudge
Tweezer