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July Scavenger Hunt
Summer Bingo | Duration 1st July 2017 - 31st August 2017
August Scavenger Hunt | August 2017
August Easy As 1,2,3
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1998
BFTP: Fun Things To Do In August
Back To School

Summer Bingo
Read books that relate to the images in the bingo grid to complete a bingo line. The line can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal. If you're feeling brave and you're a fast reader, feel free to try to complete the board!

How you connect the book to the image is up to you, the item could be on the cover (please post the cover), in the title or part of the plot. Be creative, think outside the box, but please tell us how it fits!

EXAMPLE: (view spoiler)

RULES

*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for ONE square
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
*Please explain briefly how your book fits a task.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.

*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

Please see TLC Standard Challenge Rules for further details.

Late Start but this looks like fun :D
Squares: 0/25
Bingo: 0
Date Completed:

B1: Sun
B2: Sea
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
B5: Travel/Vacation

I1: Surf
I2: Beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream

N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit

G1: Hat
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs
G5: Pool

O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair

August Scavenger Hunt
Each month we will give you a list of 50 themed words to find in your books.

There is no limit to how many words you can get per book.

For each word please post a link to the book, the author, the date you finished it, plus the page number/location and sentence where you found the word.

EXAMPLE -
Apple - A Touch of Ice - L.J. Charles (1/10/16)
I had a weakness for apple pie, heavy on the cinnamon... (loc. 245)

Any genre/format is fine.
Re-reads are OK.
No page minimum.
To count a book towards the challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.

At the end of the month please re-post your whole challenge as a new message so that we can award your Hall of Fame badge!

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for, you can still claim a badge for the words you did get.)

Our theme for August is...

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Choose your Level:
Weekend Break � 10-20 words
Annual Leave � 21-40 words
Trip of a Lifetime � 41-50 words

DURATION: 1st August 2017 - 31st August 2017

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1. Airport
2. Baggage
3. Boat
4. Booking
5. Break
6. Camera
7. Cruise
8. Currency
9. Customs
10. Destination
11. Explore
12. Flight
13. Foreign
14. Guide
15. Holiday
16. Hotel
17. Island
18. Journey
19. Landmark
20. Leisure
21. Luggage
22. Map
23. Motel
24. Pack
25. Passport
26. Photograph
27. Plane
28. Pool
29. Postcard
30. Relax
31. Reservation
32. Resort
33. Safari
34. Ship
35. Souvenir
36. Station
37. Suitcase
38. Sunbathe
39. Ticket
40. Tour
41. Tourist
42. Train
43. Translate
44. Transport
45. Travel
46. Trip
47. Trunk
48. Vacation
49. Visa
50. Voyage

"Easy As 1, 2, 3" monthly challenge
August 1, 2017-August 31, 2017

This challenge is an ongoing monthly mini-challenge to keep us all motivated to start, (and then continue), some of the many series in our TBR.

Rules:
1) You must read one of each; a 1st, 2nd, and a 3rd book in a series.
2) Any genre of series is acceptable.
3) 'Half-step' short-stories (i.e., shorts in anthologies), do not count.
**For uniformity, the numbering on GR will be the judge of this.**
4) Rereads do count.
5) No more than 2 of the 3 books each month can be from the same series.
6) Please post a link to the book and the author and also the date you finished the book.
7) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1998
Every 3 months we will give you a list of facts about a randomly selected year with reading tasks to go with them. Read one book for each task.

RULES

*Books may only be used for one task
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*Please explain briefly how your book fits a task.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go but also post an occasional message to let us know how you're getting on, if you would like to.

*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge!

LEVELS

Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Duration: 1st July 2017 - 30th September 2017

This quarter the year is: 1998

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1. Most watched TV show� ER
Read a book that features a medical professional (doctor, nurse etc)

2. Best selling single (UK) � Believe - Cher
Read a book with a one word title.

3. Best selling album (US) � 'Titanic' Original Soundtrack - James Horner
Read a book that has been made into a film.

4. Most popular film � Armageddon
Read a book where somebody goes into space OR featuring a major disaster.

5. Best selling book � The Street Lawyer - John Grisham
Read a book that involves a courtroom trial.
A Daughter's Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story
6. Celebrities of the year � Robbie Williams / Faith Hill / Drew Barrymore / Will Smith
Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with one of these people.
(I will accept different spellings of names but not different forms i.e for Robbie Williams, 'Robby' would be acceptable but not 'Rob' or 'Robert')

7. Born this year � Apr 9th - Elle Fanning - (Actress sister of Dakota Fanning)
Read a book featuring sisters.
Shattered [Belinda & Brenda]
8. Died this year � Feb 6th - Carl Wilson - (Guitarist/ singer with 'The Beach Boys'.)
Read a book set in the summer OR with a beach scene on the cover.

IN THE NEWS

9. Jan 17th - Story breaks of President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky.
Read a book involving an illicit affair.

10. Feb/Mar - Five week blackout in Auckland, New Zealand.
Read a book with a black cover.

11. Apr 22nd � Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Read a book with an animal character. (Shifters are acceptable)

12. Jul 12th - Host nation France wins the final of the 16th FIFA World Cup.
Read a book published in 2016.

13. Sep 4th - Search engine GOOGLE is founded.
Read a book with a title starting with one of the letters in GOOGLE.
Guilty Minds
14. Dec 26th - The Great Boxing Day Storm - Severe gale force winds hit Ireland, southern Scotland and northern England.
Read a book where bad weather plays an important part.

15. 1998 is the International Year of the Ocean (YOTO), by declaration of the United Nations.
Read a book with water on the cover.

BFTP: Fun Things To Do In August
What are your plans for August? Trip to the beach? Lazing by the pool? You could visit one of these annual August events - or you could just stay at home and read instead!

Information for this challenge was taken from the website travelchannel.com

Pick your level and complete the required amount of reading tasks.

Duration: 3 months from your start date

Levels

Pimento: 5-9 tasks
Jalapeno - 10-14 tasks
Habanero - 15 tasks

RULES

*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for ONE task
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*Please explain briefly how your book fits a task.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.

*Please update your original post as you go but also post an occasional message to let us know how you're getting on, if you would like to.

*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please see TLC Standard Challenge Rules for further details.

August 1 - October 31
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Lollapalooza (Chicago)
Read a book that takes place in Chicago OR a book that has a concert or some type of musical performance.

La Tomatina (Bunol, Spain)
Read a book that takes place in Spain OR a book that has a red cover (show us the cover)

PGA Championship (Charlotte, NC)
Read a book with an author or main character named Charlotte OR a book where a character takes part in a tournament or competition of some kind (tell us how it fits)

Happy Birthday, Hawaii!
Read a book that is set on an island OR a book with either 21 or 50 in the page total (321 or 450 etc)

Elvis Week (Memphis, TN)
Read a book that has an Elvis (real or impersonated) in it OR a book with a King .

Maine Lobster Festival (Rockland, ME)
Read a book that is set near the sea (tell us where) OR a book that features a goddess.

Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival (Seattle)
Read a book that has a character involved in the arts - film, theatre, art, or dance (tell us which) OR a book that is set in Seattle/Washington.

US Open Tennis Tournament (Queens, NY)
Read a book that is #4 in a series (tell us the series) OR a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in TENNIS (not including 'the', ''a' or 'an')

Cowal Highland Gathering (Dunoon, Scotland)
Read a book set in Scotland OR a book with a skirt on the cover - in honour of all those Scots men in kilts! (show us the cover)

Burning Man (Black Rock Desert, NV)
Read a book that has a fire on the cover (show us the cover) OR a book where a character is cut off from civilization or isolated in some way (tell us how)

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (Sturgis, SD)
Read a book that has someone wearing leather on the cover (show us the cover) OR a book with a character who rides a motorcycle.

State Fair Season
Read a book with an orange cover (show us the cover) OR a book set in Minnesota.

World’s Longest Yard Sale! (127 Corridor Sale)
Read a book that has 400+ pages OR read a book that you borrowed from the library, got for free, borrowed or bought cheap.

August Doins Rodeo (Payson, AZ)
Read a book that involves a cowboy, a rodeo or a ranch (tell us which) OR a book with boots on the cover (show us the cover)

Hatch Chile Festival (Hatch, NM)
Read a book set in New Mexico OR a book where a character eats some kind of Mexican/Tex-Mex cuisine - chilli, burritos, tacos, fajitas etc (tell us the page number and sentence)

Back To School
To complete this challenge you will need to read books that relate to the school subjects listed below. There are two tasks for each subject and to "pass" that subject you must complete both tasks. However, you do not need to take all the subjects offered!

Choose your level -

Kindergarten: 1-3 subjects
Elementary: 4-6 subjects
Jr. High: 7-9 subjects
High School: 10-12 subjects
College: 13-15 subjects

Duration: 6 months from your start date

RULES

*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
*Each book may only be used for one task
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*Please explain briefly how your book fits a task.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go but also post an occasional message to let us know how you're getting on, if you would like to.

*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please see TLC Standard Challenge Rules for further details.

July - December
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Reading
•Read any fiction book

•Read any non-fiction book
Heart Full of Lies: A True Story of Desire and Death

Mathematics
•Read a book with a number in the title
•Read a book that is part of a series

Chemistry
•Read a book with a character who is a witch/wizard/alchemist
•Read a romance

Biology
•Read a book with a character who is a doctor
•Read a book with a character who is a shapeshifter

Political Science/Government
•Read a book with a character who is a lawyer
The Whistler [Greg Myers]

•Read a book with a character who is a law enforcement officer

Acting/Drama
•Read a book that has been made into a movie
•Read a book with a character who is an actor/actress

Choir/Band
•Read a book with a character who is a professional singer
•Read a book with a character who plays an instrument

Writing
•Read a book with a character who is a writer/author
•Read a book by a new to you author

Physical Education
•Read a book involving sports
•Read a book with an athletic looking person on the cover

American History
•Read a book set in the USA
•Read a book that takes place during the American Civil War OR read a western book

History
•Read a historical book
•Read a book where the main characters have a history together

Art
•Read a book with a character who is an artist
•Read a book with a cover that you consider a work of art

Computer Science
•Read a sci-fi book
•Read a book where a character uses a computer

Lunch/Recess
•Read a book involving food
•Read a guilty pleasure

Detention
•Read a book with a bad boy/girl character
•Read a book involving a crime
Shattered

July Scavenger Hunt
Each month we will give you a list of 50 themed words to find in your books.

There is no limit to how many words you can get per book.

Any genre/format is fine.
Re-reads are OK.
No page minimum.
To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date.

For each word please list the book, date read, page number/location and sentence where you found it.

EXAMPLE -
Apple - A Touch of Ice - L.J. Charles (1/10/16)
I had a weakness for apple pie, heavy on the cinnamon... (loc. 245)

At the end of the month please re-post your whole challenge as a new message so that we can award your Hall of Fame badge!
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for, you can still claim a badge for the words you did get.)

Our theme this month is...Summer

Choose your Level:
Summer Breeze � 10-20 words
Here Comes The Sun � 21-40 words
Summer of Love � 41-50 words

DURATION: 1st July 2017 - 31st July 2017

My first scavenger hunt ~ let's see just how many I can get:

Heart Full of Lies: A True Story of Desire and Death(July 9, 2017)
7. beach - "She came to the beach at Hanauma Bay with several other young women who were dedicated lifeguard groupies." loc509
12. camp - "Had someone abandoned the sleeper and the camp in the scenic wilderness deliberately?" loc222
23. independence - "The feeling was mutual; Chris was certainly attracted to Liysa, and impressed by her independence." loc965
24. July - "A year later, in July 1986, he moved back to the mainland, settling in Santa Barbara." loc563
26. ocean - "It wasn't just Hawaii that enchanted her; it was the ocean." loc536
48. trip - "Very talented artistically he had chosen to come to Dayton to have some glass lessons from Ellen rather than go on the camping trip." loc313
49. tropical - "Liysa had found a spot on earth that suited her perfectly: the lush flowers, the lifestyle, and the soft tropical air." loc536

Shattered (July 19, 2017)
2. August - "In August of his second year at SFA, David met Pam Engelkirk, an elementary education major." loc41
3. backyard - "She raised chickens in the backyard of the family's one story home on a quiet street in town and worked with steers the Lucas kids kept outside Tom's shop in the country." loc9
4. barbecue - The Ruggieros' house was one lot down from David and Belinda's driveway, and they talked at time, even sharing a barbecue or two." loc93
6. baseball - "For the girls that meant that by the time they hit junior high school, Belinda and Brenda were both active in Future Farmers of America and sports, baseball and basketball." loc9
8. beer - "On Thursdays, the Californian restaurant, where Pam worked, booked bands and served quarter beers in the the lounge." loc44
9. bikini - "After getting to know the two sisters, it never struck Jill as odd when she walked into the backyard and found Brenda wearing jeans and a t-shirt, while Belinda worked on her tan in a bikini." loc11
19. hot dog - Before long, Sheree, her two youngsters, and David and Belinda were going to James Coney Island, a hot dog restaurant, on Wednesday nights, when children at free." loc69
28. picnic - "Sunday morning, Pam made the picnic lunch she'd promised and waited to hear from David." loc49
29. pool - "Once he dove from the high dive trying to hit the shallow end of a pool." loc30
33. shorts - "At the time, Pam wore a pink shirt with a black bow tie and shorts as her uniform at Nacogdoches's nicest restaurant, the Californian." loc42
36. summer - "That summer, David circulated to some of the pro camps to try out for an NFL team." loc57
37. sun - "The sun had set, and the streetlights had come on." loc162
40. sundress - The detective sat down across from Heather, who although it was January wore a sundress, and asked her if there were things she wanted to clear up about her prior statement." loc251
43. swimming - "Another time, when the team was staying at a hotel, David jumped into a swimming pool from a second-floor balcony." loc30
46. tennis - "What Rossi sent to the lab that day included the "rules of golf" shirt, found in the laundry room; a pair of David's tennis shoes, found outside the back door." loc220
50. vacation - "The following July, she went along to New Braunfels, in the Texas Hill Country, for the Temples' annual vacation." loc43

A Daughter's Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story (July 22, 2017)
16. heat - "Their fears aren't unfounded, the heat is now so firmly on them, it's searing their ankles." loc106
30. sand - "I accidentally spilled a bucket of sand, and he was so angry at me just because he thought I was really lazy at the time." loc185
47. travel - Surveillance teams that have been watching Lenford for weeks, report his movements as routine-oriented - largely involving travel to and from his family home, his girlfriend's place, Tim Hortons coffee shops, and work." loc106

The Truth and Other Lies (July 23, 2017)
5. barefoot - "She was standing with her back to him, barefoot, her trousers rolled up." loc891
14. garden "Then he saw Sonja Reens, the mayor's daughter, standing on the old millstone in the garden, the dog at her feet looking up at her, riveted as if hypnotized." loc1656
34. sprinkler - "Flakes of blossom floated between the lime trees, a gardener was mowing the lawn, a sprinkler was soaking a stray newspaper." loc1966

The Bone House (July 29, 2017)
1. air conditioning -"Is your air conditioning fixed?" loc6281
10. bright - Her fingers, which were topped with bright red nails, picked apart the strands of her blond hair, loosening it and letting it fall over her shoulders." loc2390
11. bugs - "Finally, when she felt bugs crawling over her bare legs, she grabbed the kitten with one hand and navigated backward down the wobbly ladder." loc118
13. fourth - "He reached in his pocket and dug out a Fourth of July firecracker that was no bigger than a birthday candle." loc2404
18. hot - "The hot wind gusted under the curtain and made the room smell of cherries, which were squashed all over the county roads like dots of ed paint at this time of year." loc68
20. humid - "The humid night would be still again, the mosquitoes would be buzzing in her ears, and the kitten would be purring in her arms." loc152
21. ice cream - "Fresh cherries, cherry pies, cherry soda, cherry caramels, cherry jam, cherry cider, cherry ice cream, cherry wine." loc3751
31. sandals - "She wore a simple burgundy top, tan slacks that emphasized her long legs, and sandals." loc669
32. scorching - "She felt a scorching heat erupt on her back, and she knew she was on fire." loc6225
39. sunburn - "His forehead and nose were so pink with sunburn that he may as well have said, I like the sun." loc1501
42. sweat - "Mark closed his eyes and felt a cold sweat of fear form on his body." loc2107
44. swimsuit - "He'd shrugged on a swimsuit and a yellow tank top and walked out their patio door, which led directly down the flat stretch of sand past the palm trees to the water" loc192
45. tan - "The kitten's spiky fur was mottled with tan and black, striped like a tiger." loc96

The Whistler (July 30, 2017)
41. sunscreen - "She crossed a courtyard and walked by the pool, where an old couple was lathering on sunscreen." loc4875

43/50

15. hay fever
17. heatwave
22. iced tea
25. June
27. outdoors
35. strawberry
38. sunbathing