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Koren ✔ - DONE
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Oh boy...I've been hoping we'd do this one again. I had a great time doing this the last time. Now...to just wait to get started!!! 12/12Word list
basket
The Passover Murder by Lee Harris "This one is a toughie, Joseph," I said as she passed the basket of still warm muffins to me. page 174 FINISHED 4/5
bonnet
Collected Easter Horror Shorts by Kevin J. Kennedy "I squint towards the garage door, but it's shimmering...I try to focus, until I'm no longer seeing the metal door at all, but am staring intently at the wild scene beyond the windscreen, while the white bonnet hurtles along winding country roads..." page 421 FINISHED 4/7
bread
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris "We took turns," a young boy says from below, "smuggling water and sharing our bread with you, forcing it down your throat." page 32 FINISHED 4/2
Easter
Collected Easter Horror Shorts by Kevin J. Kennedy "It's Easter," he added, keeping his eyes fixed on me, "and the door needs painting." page 11 FINISHED 4/7
egg
Collected Easter Horror Shorts by Kevin J. Kennedy "Larger than te average egg, Mr. Eldridge had to use both hands to pick one up." page 93 FINISHED 4/7
lilies / lily
Collected Easter Horror Shorts by Kevin J. Kennedy "The scent of lilies permeates the air as we step into the church, and I have an instant headache." page 132 FINISHED 4/7
Passover
The Passover Murder by Lee Harris "Tomorrrow night was the Passover seder, an event I had been only dimly aware of for most of the years of my life, fifteen of which had been spent in St. Stephen's Convent in upstate New York." page 1 FINISHED 4/5
pastel
Collected Easter Horror Shorts by Kevin J. Kennedy "She looks up at me, her head ducked in what she hopes is chagrin, and very carefully places a bag of pastel M & Ms next to her lap." page 144 FINISHED 4/7
rabbit
Collected Easter Horror Shorts by Kevin J. Kennedy "You ever had rabbit stew?" Mr. Eldridge asked. page 79 FINISHED 4/7
showers (the noun)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris "He holds the match to the lining of his jacket, covers it with his trousers, and hurries to join the line of men at the showers." page 12 FINISHED 4/2
spring (the season)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris "Occasionally they pass fields ablaze with spring flowers and Lale smiles to himself" page 5 FINISHED 4/2
wine
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris "As they sit, the maitre d' shows Lale a bottle of wine." page 38 FINISHED 4/2
April 2021 Mini Challenge - Spring Scavenger Hunt...Begins: 01April21/ Ends: 30April21
Word list
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basket-The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J.R. Moehringer finished 4/14 p. 63 ...with The Jungle Book and Minute Biographies in my basket...
bonnet-Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me by Rafe Bartholomew finished 4/3 p. 22 ...a tuft of hair poking out from beneath his bonnet.
bread -Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me by Rafe Bartholomew finished 4/3 p. 247 ...the Italian baker on Bleeker Street that made the whole-wheat bread.
Easter-Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me by Rafe Bartholomew finished 4/3 p. 202 ...a surprise visit from the Easter bunny.
egg-Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me by Rafe Bartholomew finished 4/3 p. 147...to partake in rituals like kegs and eggs...
lilies / lily-The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J.R. Moehringer finished 4/14 p. 216 ...holding a large bouquet of lilies.
Passover-Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal finished 4/9 p. 36 Passover: there's a holiday that isn't all it is cracked up to be.
pastel-My Southern Journey: True Stories from the Heart of the South by Rick Bragg finished 5/4 p. 125 ...what man needs 47 pastel Polo shirts.
rabbit-Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me by Rafe Bartholomew finished 4/3 p. 33 ...where they planned to hunt pheasant and rabbit...
showers (the noun)--Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal finished 4/9 p. 6 ...we pee in the shower, and on the golf course...
spring (the season)-Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal finished 4/9 p. 96 ...and they got to watch winter turn into spring.
wine-The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey finished 4/1 p. 170 I'd have a couple of splashes of wine...,
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Begins: 01April21/ Ends: 30April21
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Word list
basket - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna ✔ – 02Apr21 - p 379 - "…left her basket on the…"
bonnet - Concrete Rose ✔ – 03Apr21 - p 292 - "…in a hair bonnet and slippers."
bread - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna ✔ – 02Apr21 - p 377 - "…her dry bread breakfast…"
Easter - City of Secrets ✔ – 09Apr21 - p 122 - "Easter Sunday the draw was…"
egg - The Weight of Heaven ✔ – 07Apr21 - p 179 - "…beat the eggs for him."
lilies / lily - Even in Paradise ✔ – 24Apr21 - p 229 - "…a bunch of ginger lilies from…"
Passover - p 32 - "…and Passover dishes." - Rachel to the Rescue ✔ – 28Aug21
pastel - The Art Forger ✔ - 30Apr21 - p 124 - "…painted in pastels, using the…"
rabbit - City of Secrets ✔ – 09Apr21 - p 155 - "'Rabbits' Willi said."
showers - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ✔ – 13Apr21 - p 107 - "…sound of the shower upon the roof…"
spring - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna ✔ – 02Apr21 - p 384 - "…this past spring when…"
wine - Concrete Rose ✔ – 03Apr21 - p 355 - "…a bottle of wine outta the…"
April 2021 Mini ChallengeWord list
✔basket - Dear Martin - 4/3/21 - p217 - "...clean in a basket at the foot of the bed..."
bonnet
✔bread - Winter Counts - 4/4/21 - p141 - "I made kabubu bread."
✔Easter - Dear Martin - 4/3/21 - p172 - "And I'm the Easter bunny."
✔egg - Winter Counts - 4/4/21 - p169 - "...cereal, maybe a boiled egg..."
✔lilies / lily - The House in the Cerulean Sea - 4/12/21 - p74 - "...but there were calla and Asiatic lilies, Dahlias..."
Passover
✔pastel - Handbook for Homicide - 4/6/21 - p30 - "...switched from pastel petunias to yellow, gold and orange..."
✔rabbit - Winter Counts - 4/4/21 - p125 - "...I saw a rabbit skitter across the snow..."
✔showers (the noun) - Winter Counts - 4/4/21 - p239 - "...receipts for catering weddings, baby showers, seafood purchases..."
✔spring (the season) - Winter Counts - 4/4/21 - p318 - "...passing of winter, the coming of spring."
✔wine - Dear Martin - 4/3/21 - p134 - "...a glass of red wine for Dr Rivers..."
This looks like fun!April 2021 Mini Challenge
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✔basket - Joy in the Morning by Betty Smith - "He presented her with a strawberry basket, left over from the summer, filled with walnuts." - P. 127
✔bonnet- Autumn Lace by Eileen Jackson - "Ellen and Angharad also wore straw bonnets." - Large Print edition, P. 209
✔bread - Autumn Lace by Eileen Jackson - "...I am relieved to find that I did not steal the bread and butter from your mouth after all." - Large Print edition, P. 188
Easter
✔egg - Joy in the Morning by Betty Smith - "She went into Lopin to get some eggs for her supper." - P. 144
✔lilies / lily - Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto - "Wow, she's got a bunch of lilies with her and, oh, oh . . . oh man!" - P. 379 (Hoopla)
Passover
✔pastel- Autumn Lace by Eileen Jackson - "Delicate spirals in pastel colours spanned an archway below which was an icing sugar seat on which sat a porcelain figure of a woman,..." Large Print edition, P. 324
✔rabbit - Autumn Lace by Eileen Jackson - "She held her breath as a rabbit appeared and hopped closer to her,...." Large Print edition, P. 92
✔showers (the noun) - Joy in the Morning - Betty Smith - "...the clubhouse where Annie and Carl took their showers smelled of sweatshirts..." - P. 168
✔spring (the season) - Joy in the Morning - Betty Smith - "...which was a baseball field in the spring and a football field in the fall." P. 137
✔wine - Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters "...and Amy would drink white wine in the kitchen with Greta and the other wives,..."
Kindle location 4529 of 4976 -- should be the equivalent of P. 324
I'm in.basket--Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison--pg. 188--The photographs were all of a much younger Lily--one of her wearing a blue-and-white nurse's uniform with an old-fashioned cape astride a bicycle with a pannier basket on the handlebars.
bonnet--A Plain Malice by Amanda Flower--Pg. 76--A plump Amish woman with strawberry blonde hair peeking out from under her bonnet and reading glasses...
bread--Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison--pg. 176--" I can't believe Jago and Cador are actually going to move the body." Margot said incredulously as she slathered butter onto her second bread roll.
Easter--Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch by Erin French--pg. 12--It was like the most exciting Easter egg hunt you could imagine--...
egg--Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison--pg. 104--What had started as a faint mark had rapidly swollen to the size of a small egg.
lilies / lily--Kindred in Death by J. D. Robb--pg. 130--And I had to pick up a dress for her, and the marketing, and she wanted flowers. Lilies. So I'm loading ,...
Passover
pastel--Kindred in Death by J. D. Robb--pg. 160--Mira stroked a loving hand over the pastel leather.
rabbit--Kindred in Death by J. D. Robb--pg. 143--When we busted the main operation he tried to rabbit.
showers (the noun)--Spy School Goes South--pg. 147--"All right!" Erica said, in a way that indicated she felt food, showers, and a place weren't nearly as important to her as they were to everyone else.
spring (the season)--Death at High Tide--pg. 73--The urns stood empty now, but it was easy to imagine just how stunning the terrace would be awash with flowers in the spring and summer months.
wine==Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison--pg. 177--Margot took another gulp of wine.
by Hannah Dennison--finished 4/2/2021
by J. D. Robb--finished 4/14/2021
by Stuart Gibbs--finished 5/2/2021
by Amanda Flower--finished 5/9/2021
Wow! This could be a real challenge! basket
Cherry Ames, Night Supervisor by Julie Tathum
page 51
...with a basket under his arm.
April 1, 2021
bonnet
I am Lidian by Naomi Lane Babson
page 13
...snow melted on her fur bonnet...
April 12, 2021
bread
Independence by Dana Fuller Ross
page 106
...a token breakfast of bread and tea...
April 7, 2021
Easter
egg
Independence by Dana Fuller Ross
page 135
...and a nest egg to start.
April 7, 2021
lilies / lily
I Am Lidian by Naomi Lane Babson
page 11
...he feedeth among the lilies.
April 12, 2021
Passover
The Significance of Passover to Christians by Chaplain Bill Duncan
Page 43
The Passover starts on ...
April 25, 2021
pastel
rabbit
Independence by Dana Fuller Ross
page194
Even a rabbit will do that.
April 7, 2021
showers (the noun)
Rafael by Laurell K. Hamilton
page 30
We got close enough to the showers.
April 4, 2021
spring (the season)
Independence by Dana Fuller Ross
page 59
...there was no hint of spring in the air...
April 7, 2021
wine
Independence by Dana Fuller Ross
page 74
...he carried several cases of wine...
April 7, 2021
Updated message #3: DONEThe Collected Easter Horror Shorts contained every word I needed for the challenge with the exception of Passover. There's about 8 hours of my life that I'll never get back!!
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The Collected Easter Horror Shorts contained every word I needed for the challenge with the exception of Passover. There's about 8 hours of my life that I'll never get back!!"
LOL .... but great challenge work!
Book Concierge wrote: "Beverly wrote: "Updated message #3: DONEThe Collected Easter Horror Shorts contained every word I needed for the challenge with the exception of Passover. There's about 8 hours of my life that I'..."
Hey...anything for the challenge!!! :)
Well, I think I'm probably finished. I only got 10/12, but I'm pretty proud of that! I never did find Easter or Passover, but I was surprised to find the 10 others! I had not done a challenge like this one before and I really enjoyed it! Thanks for the fun :)
Hey, I'm with you Terris. Could only find 10/12. Better Luck next month. Bring it on...
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Book Concierge wrote: "Well, Terri, I never close / lock the challenge threads, so if you come across those elusive words any time in the future, feel free to come back and fill in the blanks."Great! I'll keep my eye out for those two elusive words! Thanks :)
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Your entry for "showers" is a verb, and I specified that it must be a noun.
Book Concierge wrote: "Hi, Koren ... almost ...Your entry for "showers" is a verb, and I specified that it must be a noun."
Dang! Can't get anything past you! Just kidding. Fixed it. Same book. I copied the wrong sentence. Thanks for catching that.
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Begins: 01April21/ Ends: 30April21
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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!
Word list
basket
bonnet
bread
Easter
egg
lilies / lily
Passover
pastel
rabbit
showers (the noun)
spring (the season)
wine
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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 "gold" - I will NOT allow "golden."
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.com'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.
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Finger - The Summer Wives ✔ - 15March21 - pg 47 - "...instant before her fingers opened, I saw..."
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