The Challenge Factory discussion

8. Don't Fool with a Phantom
While participating in the Johnny Sands Dance Game Show at the local TV station, the teens encounter a phantom made of wax, who steals a safe full of money and kidnaps the station manager. Is the phantom a hoax, or the result of a curse from an old station employee seeking revenge for the cancellation of his show?

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book with a teen-aged MC
2. a book where the MC watches TV
3. a book where the MC uses a candle
4. a book with 'revenge' in the text of the book
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page

Author: Jim Butcher
Book: White Night
Date Read: 6/10/22
Task: Read a book with 'revenge' in the text of the book
How it Fits: Loc 3780: I'd known that the Beckitts set out to tear Marcone down out of revenge for what the warring gangsters had done to their daughter--but knowing the story was one thing.
Next Episode Choice: 1. Watch Out! The Willawaw!

1. Watch Out! The Willawaw!
While visiting Velma's Uncle Dave, the gang find out he has been kidnapped from his home, and that a mysterious Williwaw is haunting the area.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book with a 'V' somewhere in the author's name
2. a book where an uncle plays an important part in the story
3. a book where a kidnapping occurs
4. a book with an unusual name in it
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page

Author: V.E. Schwab
Book: Gallant
Date Read: 6/20/22
Task: Read a book with a 'V' somewhere in the author's name
How it Fits: V is the author's first name
Next Episode Choice: 2. A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle

2. A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle
While on a boat flowing down the Gulf Stream, the gang end up in the Bermuda Triangle and discover an airplane-snatching flying saucer and a trio of Skeleton Men.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book with 'boat' in the text of the book
2. a book set along the Atlantic Ocean
3. a book from a trilogy
4. a book with a man or men on the cover
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page

Author: Colleen Hoover
Book: Ugly Love
Date Read: 6/23/22
Task: Read a book with 'boat' in the text of the book
How it Fits: Page 272: I open my eyes. We're in a boat.
Next Episode Choice: 3. A Scary Night with a Snow Beast Fright

3. A Scary Night with a Snow Beast Fright
After being invited by Professor Krueger at the North Pole, the gang finds out that he has been captured. After they meet an Inuit named Chief Minook, he gets captured as well, and the gang attempts to solve the mystery.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book where the main character receives an invitation
2. a book with a main character's name that begins with 'K'
3. a book with 'capture', 'captures', or 'captured' in the text of the book
4. a book with a Native American character in the story
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page

Author: A.A. Milne
Book: Winnie-the-Pooh
Date Read: 6/24/22
Task: Read a book with 'capture', 'captures', or 'captured' in the text of the book
How it Fits: Loc 768: Plan to capture Baby Roo.
Next Episode Choice: 4. To Switch a Witch

4. To Switch a Witch
On Halloween night, the New England town of Salem, Massachusetts is being haunted by the witch of Milissa Wilcox, who was burned at the stake in 1778. After receiving a distressed call from their friend Arlene Wilcox, a descendant of the accused witch, the gang arrives to help, despite being warned off by the town's mayor. The gang realizes the witch looks exactly like Arlene.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book set in a New England state: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut
2. a book with a witch in it
3. a book the main character receives a call for help
4. a book with 'warning' in the text of the book
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page

Author: Kiersten White
Book: Hide
Date Read: 6/25/22
Task: Read a book with 'warning' in the text of the book
How it Fits: Page 58: An alarm will give you your thirty-minute warning in the morning.
Next Episode Choice: 5. The Tar Monster

5. The Tar Monster
The gang go to the ancient city of Byzantius in Turkey. On the way there, they meet the Tar Monster, who frightens the workers away while opening the inner sanctum.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book with a very old character in it
2. a book set in a place that starts with a 'T'
3. a book with a title that spells 'monster'
4. a book where the main character uses a very private room or place
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page

Author: James Patterson
Book: Mary, Mary
Date Read: 3/9/23
Task: Read a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page
How it Fits: MPG is Mystery
Next Episode Choice: 6. A Highland Fling with a Monstrous Thing

6. A Highland Fling with a Monstrous Thing
The gang travel to Scotland to visit their friend Aggie MacDuff, who says people have left her castle in fear after ghost sightings. It seems the ghost plays bagpipes to call on the Loch Ness Monster to help him scare people away from the castle.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book set in Scotland or written by a Scottish author
2. a book with the tag 'Paranormal'
3. a book where character plays a musical instrument
4. a book with water on the cover
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page

Lanelle,

That is the wrong one. I need 6. A Highland Fling with a Monstrous Thing

Nancy85 wrote: "Lanelle,

That is the wrong one. I need 6. A Highland Fling with a Monstrous Thing"

Sorry about that. It's fixed now.

I remember looking at the right episode, but I somehow gave you #6 of Season 1.

7. The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face
As the gang go water-skiing, they encounter Old Iron Face, a phantom who is supposed to have a hideous face. Later the gang's guide, Captain Morgan, disappears, and they set out for the island to find him.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book where the main character spends time playing in the water
2. a book with a character that is considered ugly or unpleasant
3. a book with 'captain' in the text of the book
4. a book set on an island
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page