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The Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLVIIIOctober 1 - December 31, 2023
List: 0/40
Bonus List: 0/10
The List
Arrow
Ballot
Bill
Carriage
Complex
Cram
Debt
Draft
Elect
Expressionless
Family
Frozen
Gallop
Ghost
Gizzard
Glorious
Grapefruit
Grim
Immerse
Impose
Jealousy
Ornament
Pancake
Presence
Raspberry
Reek
Rotten
Sacrifice
Service
Session
Someone loses a tooth
Spell
Timeout
Tube
Turkey
Vain
Venue
Void
Warrant
Zombie
Bonus list
Adversity
Afar
Dynasty
Heredity
Imbue
Impede
Ragamuffin
Soiree
Urchin
Vague
FINISHEDThe Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLVIII
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2023
Books 38/40
Bonus 9/10
The Empty Chair by Jeffrey Deaver 10.5.23
arrow - "arrow of guilt" p. 194
bill - "we'll have to bill you" p. 265
complex - "complex sugars found in fruit" p. 381
debt - "somebody who doesn't pay his debts" p. 166
expressionless - "Expressionless, he whispered something to the third of the trio" p. 32
family "When the family was killed the car was frosty..." p. 423
frozen - "frozen in panic" p. 395
ghost - "the dusty place seemed to be a ghost town" p. 31
grim - "There was a grim-faced woman with him" p. 375
presence - "The man's presence now was a sign" p. 111
service - "Lucy had gone around for three months with an unloaded service pistol" p.285
spell - "You'll be here for a spell?" p. 202
tube - "he wheeled to the table that held the density gradient tubes" p. 202
turkey - "when that turkey came out of the brush" p. 134
venue - "there isn't a venue in the state that wouldn't try him as an adult" p. 213
warrant - "Rules dictated she call in for a tag, tax and warrant check"
p. 451
zombie - "it was like he became this zombie" p 437
Died in the Wool by Ngaio Marsh 10.8.23
Raspberry - "raspberry canes" p. 12
Reek - "the reek of sheep was almost tangible" p. 55
The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jónasson 10.10.23
pancake - "took a pancake from the refreshment table" p. 252
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough 10.12.23
Ballot -"deadlocked after forty-eight ballots" p. 114
Carriage - "cavalcade of carts and carriages" p. 11
Gallop - "Galloping Gertie" as the bridge became known" p.82
Jealousy - "worst kind of professional jealousies" p. 23
Ornament - "several ornamental toll booths" p.471
Rotten - tough gneiss or rotten quartz boulders" p. 201
Vain - "a vain, hard-drinking, foulmouthed little Democrat" p. 102
Void - "so void of the customary guides" p 15
Bonus list
Heredity - "a great believer in heredity" p. 145
Impede - "will not impede the navigation" p. 56
Soiree - "a musical soiree at the widow Mason's" p. 154
Urchin - "street urchins came daily to gather firewood" p. 377
Vague - "he was rather vague" p. 34
Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams 10.18.23
Cram - "I came home and crammed for the civil service exam" p. 76
Draft - "Through the window came a draft of warm spring air" p. 84
Elect - "she elected to stay in Rome" p. 212
Glorious - "a glorious sun-filled afternoon" p. 320
Immerse - "she is so deeply immersed in this operation" p. 372
Impose - "I hope I'm not imposing" p. 202
Sacrifice - "Everything else fails sacrifice to this idea" p. 9
Session - "had a work session that ran late" p. 231
Someone loses a tooth - "Mommy !! Daddy!! I lost a tooth," Kip says.
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson 10.23.23
Bonus Words
Adversity - "Adversity shaped me" p.. 4
Afar - "know what its doing from afar" p. 485
The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss by Edmund de Waal 11.23.23
Bonus List:
Dynasty - "A par of Tang Dynasty horses" p. 334
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks 12.20.23
Timeout - "time out of mind has made it plain..." p. 34
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout 12.26.23
Bonus List:
Ragamuffin "The poor little things looked like ragamuffins..." p. 183
The List
Gizzard
Grapefruit
Bonus list
Imbue
The Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLVIIIDuration: October 1 - December 31, 2023
Books 38/40
Bonus 6/10
• The List
✅Arrow=Knox P10 "He bought the Double ARROW from the Lindseys a few years ago. Really? Mom said she's dating him?"
Ballot
✅Bill=Healer p85 "...But your reactions in the Harmony Session and also what you have told me persuade me that you would fill the BILL very well."
✅Carriage=The Sanatoriump557 He's only one CARRIAGE back. If they were to glance over, they might see him there.
✅Complex=The Sanatorium p499 ...her torso is being pulled taut by a COMPLEX system of ropes attached at wrists and ankles.
✅Cram=Healer p262 Pinkie woke of her accord, and he helped her CRAM her half-dry shoes on over his socks.
✅Debt=Curse of the Mayfair Mummyp65 All she knew was that Brendan was here to make good on a DEBT.
✅Draft=Curse of the Mayfair Mummy P41 ...she'd see to cleaning the DRAFTy fireplace since her clothing was already quite filthy.
✅Elect=Knoxp247 Heaven help her if her hobby overtook her true calling as spokeswoman for the ELECT Reba campaign.
✅Expressionless=The Sanatorium p450 ...she raises her hand, draws the knife high, her features blank, EXPRESSIONLESS.
✅Family=The Sanatorium P484 "...The FAMILY doctor referred her there after counsel from her husband."
✅Frozen=The Sanatorium 542 Lucas's face is paralyzed, a FROZEN mask of fear. Elin can tell the sedative is wearing off...
✅Gallop=The Witch Is Back p20 The dog took the treat and GALLOPed over to his dog bed where he crunched. Pieces went everywhere.
✅Ghost=The Sanatorium p337 "...Because you couldn't save Sam, you're trying to save everyone else. Exorcising GHOSTs."
Gizzard
✅Glorious=Knoxp118 The GLORIOUS scent of pine and aspen, of wide-open spaces, and yeah, a working cattle ranch, swept through her.
✅Grapefruit=The Witch Is Back p228 She looked as if she'd swallowed a lemon and a GRAPEFRUIT, and then got bitch-slapped for good measure.
✅Grim=The Sanatorium p437 " I'm sorry, " Cecile repeats, dropping her gaze."It.s Lucas's call." There's a GRIM finality to her tone.
✅Immerse=Reckless in Redp155 He had collected it from the laundry maid just as she was about to IMMERSE the whole into the bath, and he inspected the outside carefully, hoping to find a name or address...
✅Impose=Curse of the Mayfair Mummyp427 " If Mrs. Wiggons has no space, you will stay with us." "I could not IMPOSE, " Eve insisted.
✅Jealousy=Knoxp158 It wen straight to his brain. JEALOUSLY, frustration, not a little unrequited desire, and it all boiled out of Tate, all ove Knox.
✅Ornament=Tate p86 Glo snagged a flute of champagne to carry and wandered toward the pool. ORNAMENTed on four sides with mermaids, she had the crazy urge to climb on the slide and plunge down into the deep end.
✅Pancake=Knoxp185 ...sitting on a high-top stool, now pouring syrup on a stack of PANCAKEs.
✅Presence=Knoxp21 Knox sat next to her. Not too close, but enough to feel his PRESENCE.
✅Raspberry=The Witch Is Back p13 "We still got any of that powder you mixed up last time? You know, the one that tasted like RASPBERRIES, and lost fantasies."
✅Reek=Healer p75 While he waited he glanced around the room. It was small but REEKed of money.
✅Rotten=Curse of the Mayfair Mummy p187 After all the talk about horses and races, he was of a mind to enjoy ROTTEN Row. The exercise would do him good...
✅Sacrifice=Knox P260 "You show up. You wait. You give. You SACRIFICE. You love anyway."
✅Service=The Sanatorium p504 Nothing: the flickering goes, replaced by two words: No SERVICE.
✅SessionCurse of the Mayfair Mummy p675 That was why he not only attended every parliamentary SESSION but kept himself abreast of the issues sos he did not fail the man who had raised him.
✅Someone loses a tooth=Knoxp42 "Oh my, did you know someone stole your front teeth?" The girl giggled, nodded. "The TOOTH fairy!"
✅Spell=The Witch Is Back p16 In her head she saw it, her hand shooting out a, poison ivy SPELL flying free to wrap around him. Not deadly, but oh-so painful.
✅Timeout=Knox p119 "Ma, this is Kelsey and Glo. They're with the Yankee Belles. We need a little...TIMEOUT from touring."
✅Tube=The Sanatorium P512 ...taking in detail: the hairline cracks in the rubber, the wide TUBE connecting nose and mouth.
✅Turkey=Christmas at the Restaurant p231 "...what was the name of the next-door neighbors whose dogs ate the Christmas TURKEY?"
✅Vain=Doctor, Soldier, Daddy p408 It was all in VAIN, because the man who came home was not the same man who'd kissed her before he left.
✅Venue=Knoxp105 ...she'd orchestrated as they practiced onstage at the Bourbon Theatre, another historic VENUE, a 1930s renovated movie theater.
✅Void=The Sanatorium p455 ...kind of sign that he was sad to have gone, to have left her, but there was nothing. Only a VOID.
✅Warrant=Doctor, Soldier, Daddy p79 ...Sam was attached to Miss Harrison WARRANTed further investigation at first opportunity...
✅Zombie=Knoxp104 Tate didn't know how to protect Kelsey. Not since she'd turned into a ZOMBIE. Or at least part of the walking dead, because every day she seemed to fade.
Bonus list
Adversity
✅Afar=Queen Bee p371 "And when I think of all the days and nights I wasted thinking about Archie and literally worshipping him from AFAR, its just too stupid. Too stupid."
Dynasty
✅Heredity=Doctor, Soldier, Daddy p43 Kendry wished her Irish HERITAGE didn't make it so easy for her pale skin to blush.
Imbue
✅Impede=Curse of the Mayfair Mummy p383 "What of your other plans?" Pickmore asked. "Might those be IMPEDEd if there is a suitor or husband involved?"
Ragamuffin
✅Soiree=Curse of the Mayfair Mummyp 30 "Yes, well according to your mother, you have not attended a single ball, SOIREE, musical, luncheon, picnic, breakfast, or any societal event this spring. If you ask me you are hiding."
✅UrchinCurse of the Mayfair Mummyp143 ...it hadn't worked because as long as she continued to speak like a common Irish street URCHIN, she would be judged.
✅Vague=Healerp 138 A VAGUE shape, blurred at the edges, but strong and dark and dangerous.
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The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XLVIIIDuration: October 1 - December 31, 2023
READ: 44/50
The Book of Fire - Marjorie Kellogg 10/1
Arrow - hearing the clunk of a second arrow, p211
Carriage - the carriage horse, p197
Presence - her presence in his world, p311
Service - while we upgrade our service, p283
Never Whistle at Night - Shane Hawk 10/2
Cram - no limbs to cram people into its maw, p83
Gallop - to sick to gallop even a furlong, p110
Raspberry - she blew a raspberry at the child, p72
Rotten - rotten smirk leering back at him, p213
Sacrifice - sacrifice he made to save them, p338
Someone loses a tooth - I spit the tooth into my hand, p165
Turkey - that looked to be a turkey, p122
The Girl the Sea Gave Back - Adrienne Young 10/4
Debt - who didn't replay a debt, p341
Malice House - Megan Shepherd 10/5
Frozen - frozen like trapped prey, p32
Ghost - going to be spared my father's ghost, p19
Grim - thinking better of bringing up grim memories, p20
Reek - everything reeked of the ocean, p112
Session - some kind of fever-dream therapy session, p66
Tube - bleeding art brushes and tubes of paint, p1
Warrant - didn't warrant me throwing my arms around him, p122
Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers - Diane Kelly 10/6
Venue - the change of venue tabled for now, ch23
Zombie - a dead-on-my-feet human zombie, ch16
Ledge - Stacey McEwan 10/9
Complex - much more complex than he'd have her believe, p154
Impose - with pale wings and imposing mass, p29
Vain - only for it to be in vain by dusk, p34
Void - she can feel the void of her mind reaching out, p58
Ledge - Stacey McEwan 10/9
Expressionless - her face still dull and expressionless, p190
Jealousy - and possibly suffocate in my own jealousy, p217
Unnatural Causes - Dawn Eastman 10/11
Pancake - you can make me some pancakes while we talk, p104
Other Birds - Sarah Addison Allen 10/12
Ornament - the small glass ball ornaments she'd hung, p48
Night of the Witch - Sara Raasch & Beth Revis 10/14
Spell - just say the spell, p76
Gone with the Whisker - Laurie Cass 10/15
Family - just some family stuff, p133
The Taken Ones - Jess Lourey 10/17
Timeout - I'd never been ordered to take a timeout before, p222
Aftershock - Andrew Vachss 10/27
Ballot - the right to cast a ballot, p348
Grave Witch - Kalayna Price 11/3
Bill - his views on this and that bill, p173
Elect - he was elected at a time, p184
Calculated Risks - Seanan McGuire 11/11
Draft - still the size of a draft horse, p233
Glorious - the glorious favor of removing it for you, [254
[book:Abounding Might|35911568] - Melissa McShane 11/22
Immerse - will immerse the city like a flood, p130
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Gizzard -
Grapefruit -
Bonus list
The Book of Fire - Marjorie Kellogg 10/1
Vague - the vague motion and she can fix, p169
Ledge - Stacey McEwan 10/9
Imbue - something akin to thrill imbues her, p67
Unnatural Causes - Dawn Eastman 10/11
Afar - they'd admired him from afar, p33
Chasm - Stacey McEwan 10/21
Urchin -reminds Alvira of the street urchin in the Mecca, p24
House of Correction - Nicci French 11/11
Impede - don't want to be seen to be impeding the course of justice, p203
An Argumentation of Historians - Jodi Taylor 11/25
Soiree - I enquired whether he would be attending the soiree, p88
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Adversity -
Dynasty -
Heredity -
Ragamuffin -
Factory Hunt XLVIII Progress: 43/50
- 10/41. Family: „He’d always envied her family“ - p 173
2. Warrant: „They’d also executed search warrants“ - p 182
3. Vague: „Tracy vaguely recalled standing on the deck“ - p 279
4. Ghost: „telling a ghost story“ - p 356
5. Presence: „The big man had always had a presence about him.“ - p 361
6. Service: „the same faces that had come to Sarah’s service“ - p 388
- 10/57. Reek: „this house reeks of wealth“ - p 331
8. Session: „When I have my sessions with Dr. Barringer“ - p 230
9. Someone loses a tooth: Andrew pulls out his own teeth
- 10/610. Sacrifice: „brothers I fought, bled, and sacrificed with“ - p 10
11. Grapefruit: „the grapefruit-sized lump in my throat“ - p 10
12. Bill: „I’ve got bills to pay“ - p 17
13. Zombie: „stories about ghost sightings and zombies“ - p 37
14. Pancake: „Buy one get one free pancakes and eggs“ - p 38
15. Debt: „Ronnie took on a boatload of debt“ - p 43
- 10/2116. Jealousy: „the only thing you’re showing off is your jealousy“ - p 53
17. Ornament: „They hover like golden ornaments“ - p 58
18. Carriage: „We take a white-horse carriage“ - p 71
- 10/619. Frozen: „frozen with need“ - p 100
20. Turkey: „a bite of turkey sandwich“ - p 138
21. Soiree: „showing them all decked out at fabulous soirées“ - p 146
22. Spell: „I was under a wickedly strong spell.“ - p 157
23. Venue: „I talked about coaches…sold-out venues“ - p 158
24. Draft: „congratulate me when I got drafted“ - p 166
- 10/1725. Glorious: „The inside of his home was as glorious as the outside“ - p 129
26. Impose: „Imposing trees with….dark leaves“ - p 125
27. Tube: „The creature…held a long clear tube“ - p 8
28. Vain: „they’d earned the right to be callous, vain“ - p 215
- 10/2029. Complex: „he was trying to figure out a complex equation“ - p 75
30. Grim: “his eyes meeting mine. Grim.“ p 30
31. Void: „the ocean that looked like a void“ - p 118
_ 10/2132. Rotten: „something rotten lies in your earth“ - p 234
- 10/2733. Arrow: „The words were like an arrow to my chest.“ - p 97
- 11/434. Cram: „fit everybody who could cram in“ - p 205
35. Gallop: „covering her galloping heart“ - p 58
- 11/1136. Expressionless: „Nina kept her head down…her face expressionless“ - p 28
37. Urchin: „I will…let a street urchin steal your boots“ - p 55
38. Afar: „Hanne had only ever seen them from afar“ - p 83
39. Imbue: „a girl he had…imbued with power“ - p 135
40. Dynasty: „the Fjerdan dynasties that have reigned“ - p 154
- 11/3041. Raspberry (German Himbeere): „Ian’s Stammrezeptur: eine Schale Himbeeren“ - p 38
- 12/2742. Immerse: „she missed being immersed in a long-form project“ - p 40
- 12/1343. Adversity: „being polite in the face of adversity“ - 42%
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The Challenge FactoryFactory Scavenger Hunt XLVIII
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 0 out of 50
Challenge rules:
• Welcome to Challenge #48!
• 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 50 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
• Books that are used must be read during the period of this challenge.
• When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, & rate it. Also specify where the item is found within the book and include 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.
The List
Arrow
Ballot
Bill
Carriage
Complex
Cram
Debt
Draft
Elect
Expressionless
Family
Frozen
Gallop
Ghost
Gizzard
Glorious
Grapefruit
Grim
Immerse
Impose
Jealousy
Ornament
Pancake
Presence
Raspberry
Reek
Rotten
Sacrifice
Service
Session
Someone loses a tooth
Spell
Timeout
Tube
Turkey
Vain
Venue
Void
Warrant
Zombie
Bonus list
Adversity
Afar
Dynasty
Heredity
Imbue
Impede
Ragamuffin
Soiree
Urchin
Vague
The Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLVIIIBegins: 01Oct23 / Ends: 31Dec23
40 / 40 words found
10 / 10 BONUS words found
21 books read
Arrow - How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe ✔ – 25Oct23- pg 231 - "…with an arrow than…"
Ballot - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 256 - "…should get that on the ballot."
Bill - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 22 - "She found a bill and tossed…"
Carriage - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 149 - "It wasn't a carriage, but it…"
Complex - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 5 - "…inferiority complex a mile wide."
Cram - Classified as Murder ✔ – 23Oct23 - pg 14 - "…stay up and cram."
Debt - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 176 - "…her debts, her broken vehicle,…"
Draft - Ursula, Under ✔ – 13Oct23 - pg 404 - "…in the draft and makes…"
Elect - The Good Guy ✔ – 31Oct23 - pg 368 - "The people elect mostly…"
Expressionless - Ursula, Under ✔ – 13Oct23 - pg 378 - "…standing there expressionless, her…"
Family - At First Bite ✔ – 01Oct23 - pg 138 - "That her whole family does."
Frozen - At First Bite ✔ – 01Oct23 - pg 158 - "…frozen with fear and anziety."
Gallop - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 50 - "…his heart at full gallop."
Ghost - At First Bite ✔ – 01Oct23 - pg 58 - "…her face is ghost white."
Gizzard - Good Night, Irene ✔ – 26Mar24 - pg 39 - "…are delicacies like gizzards,…"
Glorious - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 62 - "How glorious!"
Grapefruit - Ripley Under Ground ✔ – 30Oct23- pg 67 - "She said, chewing grapefruit,…"
Grim - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 100 - "…say such grim things and…"
Immerse - Fat Chance, Charlie Vega ✔ – 04Jan24 - pg 139 - "…harder to immerse myself in…"
Impose - Classified as Murder ✔ – 23Oct23 - pg 29 - "I had to impose, and it…"
Jealousy - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 55 - "…profound jealousy, the kind…"
Ornament - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 312 - "…hood ornaments glinting in…"
Pancake - Push ✔ – 12Oct23 - pg 17 - "…flat like a pancake, eyes all…"
Presence - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 277 - "…not the presence of light."
Raspberry - Ursula, Under ✔ – 13Oct23 - pg 415 - "…the raspberry preserves they…"
Reek - The Haunting Season ✔ – 31Oct23 - pg 278 - "There is a reek of decaying…"
Rotten - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 11- "…pile of rotten lettuce."
Sacrifice - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 55 - "…Aztec sacrifice as shot by…"
Service - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 62 - "…with customer service, so that…"
Session - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 20 - "…lovemaking sessions she told…"
Someone loses a tooth - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 91 - (person has suffered a beating) "On the bedspread, Elvis spotted two teeth."
Spell - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 34 - "…couldn't spell when he was…"
Timeout - What Happened to Ruthy Ramiírez ✔ – 16May24 - pg 186 - "…for an hour about time-out."
Tube - At First Bite ✔ – 01Oct23 - pg 65 - "…setting down the tube of aloe gel."
Turkey - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 112 - "…they looked like turkeys."
Vain - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 52 - "It all seemed to be in vain."
Venue - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 150 - "…afford such a venue, and…"
Void - The Children's Blizzard ✔ – 26Oct23 - pg 33 - "…in the swirling, blinding void."
Warrant - Classified as Murder ✔ – 23Oct23 - pg 257 - "Get another warrant."
Zombie - At First Bite ✔ – 01Oct23 - pg 147 - "…feel more like a zombie than…"
Bonus list
Adversity - All the Ways We Said Goodbye ✔ – 24Dec23 - pg 233 - "…has survived adversity and …"
Afar - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 206 - "…from afar, stared at her…"
Dynasty - Ursula, Under ✔ – 13Oct23 - pg 304 - "…Han dynasty, readable by…"
Heredity - Ruddy Gore ✔ – 25Jan24 - pg 100 - "…his heredity was lethally…"
Imbue -The Personal Librarian ✔ – 10Jan24 - pg 111 - "We will imbue the Pierpont…"
Impede - The Children's Blizzard ✔ – 26Oct23 - pg 322 - "… didn't impede her at all."
Ragamuffin - You, Again ✔ – 25Nov23 - pg 186 - "…like a drowned ragamuffin."
Soiree - The Daughters of Yalta ✔ – 13Nov23- pg 3 - "…birthday with a grand soiree."
Urchin - The Haunting Season ✔ – 31Oct23 - pg 263 - "…a host of caroling urchins."
Vague - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 49 - "…remain vague about the…"
Another one I'm just finding... will start Oct. 31, 2023 and aim to finish January 31, 2024The Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLVIII
Duration: October 31, 2023 - January 31, 2024
39/ 40 words found
10/ 10 BONUS words found
0 books read
✔ Arrow-p.251-She: A History of Adventure-"...that his arrows shall glance..." 10/31/23
✔ Ballot- p.190-Death by Water-"...who had drawn him in the escort ballot and..." 1/9/24
✔ Bill-p.31-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center is dedicated..." 11/16/23
✔ Carriage-p.195-Can You Forgive Her?-"...we will send the carriage to you..." 11/1/23
✔ Complex-p.19-The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play-"...the more complex and varied your sense of self, the..." 1/16/24
✔ Cram-p.344-Can You Forgive Her?-"But Burgo was seen to cram his horse..." 2/21/24
✔ Debt-p.128-The Prisoner-"...of paying his debts without removing the obligation," 11/22/23
✔ Draft-p.92-The Slippery Slope-"...from this cave to the Valley of Four Drafts." 11/14/23
✔ Elect-p.126- America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction-"Tomorrow you wake up an office-holder-elect..." 12/29/23
✔ Expressionless-p.346-The Sea, the Sea-"The expressionless mask was gone." 12/31/23
✔ Family-p.51-Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club-"...to say about my family history." 10/31/23
✔ Frozen-p.240-She: A History of Adventure-"...the frozen voices of the past..." 10/31/23
✔ Gallop-Kindle loc. #1676-Murder in the Dark-"...neither a canter nor a gallop." 2/4/24
✔ Ghost--p.132- She: A History of Adventure"...Ayesha's white and ghost like form flitting..." 11/2/23
✔ Gizzard-p.404-Russell Baker's Book of American Humor-"My gizzard isn't speaking to me these days..." 4/9/25
✔ Glorious-p.231-She: A History of Adventure-"...in her glorious radiant beauty..." 10/31/23
✔ Grapefruit-p.58-A Traveller on Horseback-"...amid a date and grapefruit orchard." 12/15/23
✔ Grim-p.75-The Sea, the Sea-"There is a terrible grim simplicity..." 12/7/23
✔ Immerse-p.67-Have You Eaten Yet? Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World-"It's time to relax and immerse myself..." 12/11/23
✔ Impose-p.267-Zeno's Conscience-"...it had been her teacher to impose those howls." 7/8/25
✔ Jealousy-p.231-She: A History of Adventure-"...by mad and furious jealousy..." 10/31/23
✔ Ornament-p.10-The Wayward Bus-"...and might as well be used for ornament." 11/3/23
✔ Pancake-p.115-America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction-"A pancake effect can make a candidate look waxy..." 12/29/23
✔ Presence-p.79-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...a uniformed state presence in the area..." 3/1/24
✔ Raspberry-p.225-The Wayward Bus-"There's raspberry and lemon cream..." 12/24/23
✔ Reek-p.131-Malaria Dreams: An African Adventure-"...goat meat out front that reeked of death." 2/13/24
✔ Rotten-p.252-She: A History of Adventure-"...and rotten at the core..." 10/31/23
✔ Sacrifice-p.257-She: A History of Adventure-"...cost of a terrible sacrifice of life." 10/31/23
✔ Service-p.254-The Red Sphinx: A Sequel to The Three Musketeers-"Who remembers the services of one..." 11/16/23
✔ Session-p.68-Secrets of the Kashmir Valley-"She didn't need a counseling session..." 1/5/24
✔ Someone loses a tooth-p.197-All Souls' Rising-"Robinson's front teeth had been smashed out..." 7/20/24
✔ Spell-p.34-Secrets of the Kashmir Valley-"Kashmir cast a spell on me." 12/22/23
Timeout
✔ Tube-p.58-Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club-"...a little straight glass tube." 10/31/23
✔ Turkey-p.63-The Sicilian-"...chasing chickens, turkies, young goats..." 11/16/23
✔ Vain-p.175-The Sea, the Sea-"Vain wars for phantom goods." 12/26/23
✔ Venue- Kindle loc. 733- Murder in the Dark-"...waiting to escort her to the jazz venue." 2/2/24
✔ Void-p.11- The Fugitive-"...have rendered almost null and void..." 12/16/23
✔ Warrant-p.173-Guy Mannering-"...I'll warrant him." 12/18/23
✔ Zombie-p.222-The Sea, the Sea-"Ben was like a zombie." 12/28/23
Bonus list
✔ Adversity-p.115-The Sicilian-"...to be under the whip of adversity..." 2/19/24
✔ Afar-p.400-Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"From afar, this 10-million-ton stone looks like..." 2/7/24
✔ Dynasty-p.469-Foucault's Pendulum-"At the end of the dynasty..." 10/31/23
✔ Heredity-p.453-Time Regained-"...through heredity and through contagion..." 2/16/25
✔ Imbue-p.82-The Fugitive-"It is not the only art which is able to imbue..." 1/23/25
✔ Impede-p.140-The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play-"...will halt creativity and impede access to..." 3/15/24
✔ Ragamuffin-p,193-14,000 Things to Be Happy About: The Happy Book-"...lighthouses...ragamuffins...tugs-of-war..." 2/18/24
✔ Soiree-p.172-The Red Sphinx: A Sequel to The Three Musketeers-"...publicly and in midst of a grand soiree..." 11/14/23
✔ Urchin-p.185-Death by Water-"...later admitting that sea urchin was an acquired taste..." 1/9/24
✔ Vague-p.240-She: A History of Adventure-"...mists of vague esoteric philosophy..." 10/31/23
Perhaps THIS thread can be pinned to the top and XLVII unpinned?
Mod
It is unpinned. I did unpin the other.
Update message # 8 - Challenge completed - ✔ 16May24The Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLVIII
Begins: 01Oct23 / Ends: 31Dec23
40 / 40 words found
10 / 10 BONUS words found
21 books read
Arrow - How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe ✔ – 25Oct23- pg 231 - "…with an arrow than…"
Ballot - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 256 - "…should get that on the ballot."
Bill - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 22 - "She found a bill and tossed…"
Carriage - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 149 - "It wasn't a carriage, but it…"
Complex - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 5 - "…inferiority complex a mile wide."
Cram - Classified as Murder ✔ – 23Oct23 - pg 14 - "…stay up and cram."
Debt - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 176 - "…her debts, her broken vehicle,…"
Draft - Ursula, Under ✔ – 13Oct23 - pg 404 - "…in the draft and makes…"
Elect - The Good Guy ✔ – 31Oct23 - pg 368 - "The people elect mostly…"
Expressionless - Ursula, Under ✔ – 13Oct23 - pg 378 - "…standing there expressionless, her…"
Family - At First Bite ✔ – 01Oct23 - pg 138 - "That her whole family does."
Frozen - At First Bite ✔ – 01Oct23 - pg 158 - "…frozen with fear and anziety."
Gallop - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 50 - "…his heart at full gallop."
Ghost - At First Bite ✔ – 01Oct23 - pg 58 - "…her face is ghost white."
Gizzard - Good Night, Irene ✔ – 26Mar24 - pg 39 - "…are delicacies like gizzards,…"
Glorious - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 62 - "How glorious!"
Grapefruit - Ripley Under Ground ✔ – 30Oct23- pg 67 - "She said, chewing grapefruit,…"
Grim - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 100 - "…say such grim things and…"
Immerse - Fat Chance, Charlie Vega ✔ – 04Jan24 - pg 139 - "…harder to immerse myself in…"
Impose - Classified as Murder ✔ – 23Oct23 - pg 29 - "I had to impose, and it…"
Jealousy - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 55 - "…profound jealousy, the kind…"
Ornament - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 312 - "…hood ornaments glinting in…"
Pancake - Push ✔ – 12Oct23 - pg 17 - "…flat like a pancake, eyes all…"
Presence - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 277 - "…not the presence of light."
Raspberry - Ursula, Under ✔ – 13Oct23 - pg 415 - "…the raspberry preserves they…"
Reek - The Haunting Season ✔ – 31Oct23 - pg 278 - "There is a reek of decaying…"
Rotten - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 11- "…pile of rotten lettuce."
Sacrifice - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 55 - "…Aztec sacrifice as shot by…"
Service - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 62 - "…with customer service, so that…"
Session - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 20 - "…lovemaking sessions she told…"
Someone loses a tooth - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 91 - (person has suffered a beating) "On the bedspread, Elvis spotted two teeth."
Spell - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 34 - "…couldn't spell when he was…"
Timeout - What Happened to Ruthy Ramiírez ✔ – 16May24 - pg 186 - "…for an hour about time-out."
Tube - At First Bite ✔ – 01Oct23 - pg 65 - "…setting down the tube of aloe gel."
Turkey - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 112 - "…they looked like turkeys."
Vain - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 52 - "It all seemed to be in vain."
Venue - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 150 - "…afford such a venue, and…"
Void - The Children's Blizzard ✔ – 26Oct23 - pg 33 - "…in the swirling, blinding void."
Warrant - Classified as Murder ✔ – 23Oct23 - pg 257 - "Get another warrant."
Zombie - At First Bite ✔ – 01Oct23 - pg 147 - "…feel more like a zombie than…"
Bonus list
Adversity - All the Ways We Said Goodbye ✔ – 24Dec23 - pg 233 - "…has survived adversity and …"
Afar - Velvet Was the Night ✔ – 12Oct23- pg 206 - "…from afar, stared at her…"
Dynasty - Ursula, Under ✔ – 13Oct23 - pg 304 - "…Han dynasty, readable by…"
Heredity - Ruddy Gore ✔ – 25Jan24 - pg 100 - "…his heredity was lethally…"
Imbue -The Personal Librarian ✔ – 10Jan24 - pg 111 - "We will imbue the Pierpont…"
Impede - The Children's Blizzard ✔ – 26Oct23 - pg 322 - "… didn't impede her at all."
Ragamuffin - You, Again ✔ – 25Nov23 - pg 186 - "…like a drowned ragamuffin."
Soiree - The Daughters of Yalta ✔ – 13Nov23- pg 3 - "…birthday with a grand soiree."
Urchin - The Haunting Season ✔ – 31Oct23 - pg 263 - "…a host of caroling urchins."
Vague - Lessons in Chemistry ✔ – 14Oct23 - pg 49 - "…remain vague about the…"
The Challenge Factory
Books mentioned in this topic
Zeno's Conscience (other topics)Russell Baker's Book of American Humor (other topics)
Time Regained (other topics)
All Souls' Rising (other topics)
Ursula, Under (other topics)
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Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2023
Challenge rules:
• Welcome to Challenge #48!
• 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 50 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
• Books that are used must be read during the period of this challenge.
• When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, & rate it. Also specify where the item is found within the book and include 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.
The List
Arrow
Ballot
Bill
Carriage
Complex
Cram
Debt
Draft
Elect
Expressionless
Family
Frozen
Gallop
Ghost
Gizzard
Glorious
Grapefruit
Grim
Immerse
Impose
Jealousy
Ornament
Pancake
Presence
Raspberry
Reek
Rotten
Sacrifice
Service
Session
Someone loses a tooth
Spell
Timeout
Tube
Turkey
Vain
Venue
Void
Warrant
Zombie
Bonus list
Adversity
Afar
Dynasty
Heredity
Imbue
Impede
Ragamuffin
Soiree
Urchin
Vague
Good Luck & Happy Hunting!
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