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October 2019 - Hidden Gems
Banshee - FINISHED
Celia - FINISHED
Christina (AKA Babbling) - FINISHED
Cindy III
Den - FINISHED
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Joann
JoAnne
Kellene - FINISHED
Melanie - FINISHED
Natasha - FINISHED
Rina - FINISHED
SANDYE - FINISHED
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Sarah-Jane - FINISHED
Shash - FINISHED
Sweettie Pie Reviews
Suzanne
Tari - FINISHED
Vanessa - FINISHED
October Hidden GemsProgress: 4/4
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
� Viruses, Plagues, and History: Past, Present and Future, Michael Oldstone -10/2
Page 71: including his wife, were prohibited, and cabinet meetings canceled.
Page 176 effect of polio on children and, with posters of crippled children�
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
� No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting, Anne Macdonald -10/9
Page 79 learned to divide her sight between her book and her needle, as to go th�
� 4.50 from Paddington, Agatha Christie -10/7
Page 42 dust in here. She’s disarranged all my books.�
� The Under Dog and Other Stories, Agatha Christie -10/8
Page 28 to my room; I remember glancing at the clock.� “Lady Astwell, wil�
Hidden Gems - October 2019Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Goal: 4/4 tasks or 0/3 spell outs
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Books - Bookends by Liz Curtis Higgs � 10/09/2019
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan � 10/05/2019
Feather - A cloak of black feathers fell heavy over his shoulders. (Kindle Location 4549)
Poster - Certainly not as the poster child for the war effort. (Kindle Location 1336)
Happily Ever After by Jenn Faulk � 10/11/2019
Cabinet - ...leaning up to put the final glass into the cabinet... (p. 187)
Duck - ...she was an odd duck socially speaking... (p. 17)
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how)
Candle - The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson � 10/01/2019
Sophie studied him from where she stood by the fire, dipping candles in the black iron cauldron... (Kindle Locations 581-582).
Hidden Gems - October 2019Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Goal: 4 tasks
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
by Ellery Adams 10/17/193. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage). Tea, Tiramisu, and Tough Guys by Harper Lin 10/3/19
"I checked the time on my bedside clock." p.50
"No matter what I was doing in the back room- sorting through shipments, paying the bills, balancing the books..." p. 117
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage). A Ghostly Light by Juliet Blackwell 10/ 19/19
"The attic is full of furniture, and there's a trunk of old books." p. 6
"...and sliding down the tower banister into the arms of a pirate lover." p.238
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 10/2/19 "By the light of the flickering candle he studied his face curiously." p. 207
Hidden Gems - October 2019 Duration: October 1-31, 2019
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
� Banister : Prose and Cons by Amanda Flower 17 October 2019 ★★★★
� Clock: Kitty Steals the Show - by Carrie Vaughn 7 October 2019 ★★★★� -- Big Ben is over Kitty's shoulder.
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Topped Chef by Lucy Burdette 24 October 2019 ★★★★
� Stars - loc. 1209 "Vest decorated with moons and stars."
� Feather - loc.1042 "Keeping my tone as light as a feather."
Wicked Weaves by Joyce Lavene 11 October 2019 ★★�
� Books loc. 175 - "And learn things books couldn't teach me."
� Dragon loc. 365 "...and the village dragon were all there."
🌺🐸Yes please🐸🌺October Hidden Gems
Progress: 4/4
� Banister
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� Bust
💚 Cabinet
� Candle
💖dz
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
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� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
💚 Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
🖤 Stars
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Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
🖤 Stars
Zodiac, Romina Russell, Oct 17
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
The Quiet Game, Greg Iles, Oct 12 -
💙 Books - page 58 - He spent the first real money he made to build this room and fill it with books.
💙 Duck - page 74 - Water off a duck's back.
Beartown, Fredrik Backman, Oct 22 -
💚 Cabinet - page 128 - Maya remembers that Ana’s dad always hid the key to his gun cabinet in a box
💚Poster - page 14 - The walls are completely covered with posters of NHL players
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
The Girl He Used to Know, Tracey Garvis Graves, Oct 18th
💖 Clock - page 213 - I glanced at the clock and called him back.
Hidden Gems - October 2019 Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Date Started: October 1, 2019
Date Completed:
Tasks Completed: 4
OPTIONS - You may use the same task multiple times.
� Basic: Complete 2 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 2 words from the hidden objects list.
� Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter)
4. Main character first or last names -You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times. Only 1 book per task may be used.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
a) Clock - Purrfect Murder (Hazel Hart 1) by Louise Lynn - 10/3/19 - Pg. 183 - Hazel blinked. Glanced at her CLOCK.
a) Feather - Purrfect Murder (Hazel Hart 1) by Louise Lynn - 10/3/19 - Pg. 58 - ...and that most of them couldn't be hung because the FEATHERS on the end prompted Anthony Ray to tear them down and rip them apart.
b) Books - A Deadly Delivery (Psychic Cafe 1) by April Fernsby - 10/5/19 - LOC. 1100 - They even scrolled it across my BOOKS and on my desk.
b) Clock - A Deadly Delivery (Psychic Cafe 1) by April Fernsby - 10/5/19 - LOC. 1137 - She yawned and looked at the CLOCK.
c) Bust - Fruit Pie with a Side of Danger (Danger in Treasure Cove 2) by Meredith Potts - 10/13/19 - LOC 644 - What if David was in the middle of a drug BUST?
c) Handcuffs - Fruit Pie with a Side of Danger (Danger in Treasure Cove 2) by Meredith Potts - 10/13/19 - LOC 1427 - Either I drag you out of here in HANDCUFFS, or the Coroner carries you out of here in a body bag.
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
a) Handcuffs - Meredith Potts Halloween Cozy Mystery Set - Halloween Candy with a Side of Murder by Meredith Potts - 10/16/19 - LOC 1487 - After slapping a pair of handcuffs on Todd's wrists, David hauled the arsonist off to the Police station.
October Hidden Gems3/4
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Feather (in the woman's hat and her boa)
Lee Strauss 10/3/192. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Halloween Hijinks Kathi Daley 10/1/19 books: Ch. 1, of bonus short story, p. 161: "There are photos in one of these books on the town before Ashton Montgomery bought and modernized it."
clock Ch. 3 Main story, p, 34 "I glanced at the clock; it was almost four."
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Cabinet: A Potion to Die For Heather Blake 10/4/19 Ch. 9, p. 99 "...I grabbed a Crock-Pot from the cabinet and set it under the leak."
� Banister� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Cat Person 10/30
Clock - "She looked at the clock..." p.22
Books - "...art, games, books, music..." p.15
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year - Esme sets up a classroom library for her kids because "grown-ups don't read textbooks." - read 10/31
October Hidden Gems Completed 4/4
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text
All things Nice � Shelia Bugler 03.10.19All Things Nice
� Feather Page 445 out of reach like a cloud of dandelion feathers carried away on a warm s�
� Duck Page 495 her way. Short and wide. She tried to duck past him but he grabbed �
scorpia Anthony horowitz - 04.10.19Scorpia
� Candle - Page 26 left and sprinted past a fruit shop, a candle shop and an open-air rest�
� Clock� Page 15 as accurate as the one about him. A clock chimed twelve.
Nevertheless � alec baldwin 01.10.19 -Nevertheless
Page 13 important and mysterious. Even a battalion of stars who were not ne�
� Books � page 2 incongruously in the living room, the books inside worth more,
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
� Cabinet� it is opened
Page 42 does is quick � to a dark red wooden cabinet against the wall and opens�
How to save a life � sara zarr 06.10.19How to Save a Life
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text
All things Nice � Shelia Bugler 03.10.19All Things Nice
� Feather Page 445 out of reach like a cloud of dandelion feathers carried away on a warm s�
� Duck Page 495 her way. Short and wide. She tried to duck past him but he grabbed �
scorpia Anthony horowitz - 04.10.19Scorpia
� Candle - Page 26 left and sprinted past a fruit shop, a candle shop and an open-air rest�
� Clock� Page 15 as accurate as the one about him. A clock chimed twelve.
Nevertheless � alec baldwin 01.10.19 -Nevertheless
Page 13 important and mysterious. Even a battalion of stars who were not ne�
� Books � page 2 incongruously in the living room, the books inside worth more,
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
� Cabinet� it is opened
Page 42 does is quick � to a dark red wooden cabinet against the wall and opens�
How to save a life � sara zarr 06.10.19How to Save a Life
Progress: 4/4� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Redemption Point - Candice Fox - 10/5/19
Handcuffs p. 11 �...never imagine myself wearing HANDCUFFS.�
Owl p. 163 �...her head upside down while sitting in her chair, like an OWL.�
The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy - 10/7/19
Handcuffs p. 31 “His arms had goosebumps where the HANDCUFFS touched his skin.�
Books p. 38 �...stacked from floor to ceiling with BOOKS.�
Golden Tresses of the Dead - Alan Bradley - 10/8/19
Cabinet p. 55 �...into the depths of the shadowy CABINET.�
Clock p. 84 �...like a cuckoo into a CLOCK.�
A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving - 10/12/19
Clock - p. 32 :...the white clapboard church, the black steeple CLOCK, and the…�
Stained glass - p. 515 �... burned a hole in the dark STAINED GLASS.�
Hidden Gems - October 2019Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Objective: Find "hidden" objects to earn a "gem".
OPTIONS - You may use the same task multiple times.
� Basic: Complete 2 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 2 words from the hidden objects list.
� Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
October Hidden GemsOctober 2019
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
TASKS:
4/4 Completed
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Seeking Mr. Perfect by Jennifer Youngblood (10/10/19)
clock - "Bennie glanced at the CLOCK on the wall." (Loc 833)
candle - "Out, out brief CANDLE!" (Loc 1911)
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
The Blindsided Groom by Heather Horrocks (10/2/19)
Feather: MC wears a mask with feathers on it.
The Lady in the Coppergate Tower by Nancy Campbell Allen (10/7/19)
Books: MC reads books.
Breathless by Belle Calhoune (10/20/19)
Candle: MC sets the table with candles
SPELL OUT:
3/3 Completed
OWL
O - Once Upon a Regency, Beauty's Rose by Rebecca J. Greenwood (10/25/19)
W - Willow Bradford, Falling for You by Becky Wade (10/15/19)
L - L.L. Muir, The Bugler (10/1/19)
RAVEN
R - Rigby Breeland, The Hot Headed Patriot by Jennifer Youngblood (10/27/19)
A - Adam Arnett, To be Loved by the Earl by Kasey Stockton (10/3/19)
V - The Vexatious Widow by Michelle Pennington (10/13/19)
E - The Ever After Groom by Carly Morgan (10/2/19)
N - Nessa Dimmick, The Honest Warrior by Daniel Banner (10/6/19)
CANDLE
C - Cami Checketts, Her Prince Charming Boss (10/3/19)
A - Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa (10/4/19)
N - Navy SEAL Romances, The Peaceful Warrior by Daniel Banner (10/24/19)
D - The Duke's Second Chance by Jen Geigle Johnson (10/26/19)
L - Lauren Ambrose, Mostly Perfect by Heather B. Moore (10/28/19)
E - Emma Loveless, My Not So Wicked Stepbrother by Jennifer Peel (10/23/19)
Hidden Gems - October 2019 Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Objective: Find "hidden" objects to earn a "gem".
OPTIONS - You may use the same task multiple times.
� Basic: Complete 2 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 2 words from the hidden objects list.
� Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
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Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
What Remains of Her - Eric Rickstad - 10/5/2019Books - 'Children's books populated the shelves...' - pg 14
Owl - 'The plastic owl clock on the wall... ' - pg 16
Seven Ancient Wonders - Matthew Reilly - 10/9/2019Owl - '"The third owl on the second obelisk," he said aloud.' - pg 283
Clock - 'At that moment, the clock struck noon and it happened.' - pg 437
Women Talking - Miriam Toews - 10/14/2019Stars - 'The caption beneath the photograph reads: Mennonites like to spend some time chatting under the stars before going to sleep.' - pg 99
Books - 'My mother took books home from the library.' - pg 213
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
The Nanny Diaries - Emma McLaughlin - 10/20/2019How it fits: MC Nanny reads books to Grayer before bed each night.
� Banister� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
1. Hidden Star, Nora Roberts, 04.10.2019 - Star in the title
2. A Week to Be Wicked, Tessa Dare, 08.10.2019 - MC reads many books
3. Burn for Me, Ilona Andrews, 19.10.2019 - MC uses handcuffs
4. Todesmal, Andreas Gruber, 20.10.2019 - MC uses handcuffs
Rina wrote: "� Banister� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
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Welcome!
Hidden Gems - October 2019Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Objective: Find "hidden" objects to earn a "gem".
Level: Basic
2/2 tasks
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Pentagram - Echo of The Witch - Jen Wilde - 10/6/19
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Specials - Scott Westerfield - 10/30/19
Stars - the night overhead glittered with thousands of stars, beautifully clear - page 269
Clock - Tally imagined that she was a clock, lying there and quietly ticking - page 260
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Mod
October 1-31, 2019
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how)
Items
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Mod
Hidden Gems - October 2019
Read: 4
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how)
Items
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover
� Books
One True Loves Taylor Jenkins Reid 10/1/19� Stars
Penmort Castle Kristen Ashley 10/14/19� Dragon
Fade Out Rachel Caine 10/17/193. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Broken Promise Linwood Barclay 10/2/19
� Handcuffs p 406 "Take me away in handcuffs," Marla said.
� Books p 113 Not movies or books.
Natasha - Sweettie Pie Reviews - JoAnne, welcome!
October Hidden Gems Completed 4/4
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text
All things Nice � Shelia Bugler 03.10.19All Things Nice
� Feather Page 445 out of reach like a cloud of dandelion feathers carried away on a warm s�
� Duck Page 495 her way. Short and wide. She tried to duck past him but he grabbed �
scorpia Anthony horowitz - 04.10.19Scorpia
� Candle - Page 26 left and sprinted past a fruit shop, a candle shop and an open-air rest�
� Clock� Page 15 as accurate as the one about him. A clock chimed twelve.
Nevertheless � alec baldwin 01.10.19 -Nevertheless
Page 13 important and mysterious. Even a battalion of stars who were not ne�
� Books � page 2 incongruously in the living room, the books inside worth more,
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
� Cabinet� it is opened
Page 42 does is quick � to a dark red wooden cabinet against the wall and opens�
How to save a life � sara zarr 06.10.19How to Save a Life
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text
All things Nice � Shelia Bugler 03.10.19All Things Nice
� Feather Page 445 out of reach like a cloud of dandelion feathers carried away on a warm s�
� Duck Page 495 her way. Short and wide. She tried to duck past him but he grabbed �
scorpia Anthony horowitz - 04.10.19Scorpia
� Candle - Page 26 left and sprinted past a fruit shop, a candle shop and an open-air rest�
� Clock� Page 15 as accurate as the one about him. A clock chimed twelve.
Nevertheless � alec baldwin 01.10.19 -Nevertheless
Page 13 important and mysterious. Even a battalion of stars who were not ne�
� Books � page 2 incongruously in the living room, the books inside worth more,
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
� Cabinet� it is opened
Page 42 does is quick � to a dark red wooden cabinet against the wall and opens�
How to save a life � sara zarr 06.10.19How to Save a Life
October Hidden Gems - CompleteProgress: 4/4
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
� Viruses, Plagues, and History: Past, Present and Future, Michael Oldstone -10/2
Page 71: including his wife, were prohibited, and cabinet meetings canceled.
Page 176 effect of polio on children and, with posters of crippled children�
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
� No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting, Anne Macdonald -10/9
Page 79 learned to divide her sight between her book and her needle, as to go th�
� 4.50 from Paddington, Agatha Christie -10/7
Page 42 dust in here. She’s disarranged all my books.�
� The Under Dog and Other Stories, Agatha Christie -10/8
Page 28 to my room; I remember glancing at the clock.� “Lady Astwell, wil�
finishedProgress: 4/4
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Redemption Point - Candice Fox - 10/5/19
Handcuffs p. 11 �...never imagine myself wearing HANDCUFFS.�
Owl p. 163 �...her head upside down while sitting in her chair, like an OWL.�
The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy - 10/7/19
Handcuffs p. 31 “His arms had goosebumps where the HANDCUFFS touched his skin.�
Books p. 38 �...stacked from floor to ceiling with BOOKS.�
Golden Tresses of the Dead - Alan Bradley - 10/8/19
Cabinet p. 55 �...into the depths of the shadowy CABINET.�
Clock p. 84 �...like a cuckoo into a CLOCK.�
A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving - 10/12/19
Clock - p. 32 :...the white clapboard church, the black steeple CLOCK, and the…�
Stained glass - p. 515 �... burned a hole in the dark STAINED GLASS.�
Mod
Hidden Gems - October 2019
Read: 4
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover
� Books
One True Loves Taylor Jenkins Reid 10/1/19� Stars
Penmort Castle Kristen Ashley 10/14/19� Dragon
Fade Out Rachel Caine 10/17/19 Dragon necklace3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Broken Promise Linwood Barclay 10/2/19
� Handcuffs p 406 "Take me away in handcuffs," Marla said.
� Books p 113 Not movies or books.
� Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson 10/17
-Raven: "A stuffed raven loomed over the cash register" Loc. 414
-Skull: "I'd listen to a recording inside a human skull" Loc. 585
Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke 10/8
-Duck: "How about Cold Duck and anchovies?" Pg. 42
-Clock: "There was a clock on the wall and Hannah watched the seconds tick by." Pg. 104
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Full Throttle by Joe Hill 10/12: Book
One of the stories is about the driver of a bookmobile.
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie 10/15
The majority of the characters are gathered in a room watching the clock waiting for the announced murder.
Challenge Completed - 10/18/19Final Post - GOAL REACHED!
Hidden Gems - October 2019
Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Date Started: October 1, 2019
Date Completed: October 18, 2019
Tasks Completed: 4
OPTIONS - You may use the same task multiple times.
� Basic: Complete 2 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 2 words from the hidden objects list.
� Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter)
4. Main character first or last names -You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times. Only 1 book per task may be used.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
a) Clock - Purrfect Murder (Hazel Hart 1) by Louise Lynn - 10/3/19 - Pg. 183 - Hazel blinked. Glanced at her CLOCK.
a) Feather - Purrfect Murder (Hazel Hart 1) by Louise Lynn - 10/3/19 - Pg. 58 - ...and that most of them couldn't be hung because the FEATHERS on the end prompted Anthony Ray to tear them down and rip them apart.
b) Books - A Deadly Delivery (Psychic Cafe 1) by April Fernsby - 10/5/19 - LOC. 1100 - They even scrolled it across my BOOKS and on my desk.
b) Clock - A Deadly Delivery (Psychic Cafe 1) by April Fernsby - 10/5/19 - LOC. 1137 - She yawned and looked at the CLOCK.
c) Bust - Fruit Pie with a Side of Danger (Danger in Treasure Cove 2) by Meredith Potts - 10/13/19 - LOC 644 - What if David was in the middle of a drug BUST?
c) Handcuffs - Fruit Pie with a Side of Danger (Danger in Treasure Cove 2) by Meredith Potts - 10/13/19 - LOC 1427 - Either I drag you out of here in HANDCUFFS, or the Coroner carries you out of here in a body bag.
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
a) Handcuffs - Meredith Potts Halloween Cozy Mystery Set - Halloween Candy with a Side of Murder by Meredith Potts - 10/16/19 - LOC 1487 - After slapping a pair of handcuffs on Todd's wrists, David hauled the arsonist off to the Police station.
Finished!1. Hidden Star, Nora Roberts, 04.10.2019 - Star in the title
2. A Week to Be Wicked, Tessa Dare, 08.10.2019 - MC reads many books
3. Burn for Me, Ilona Andrews, 19.10.2019 - MC uses handcuffs
4. Todesmal, Andreas Gruber, 20.10.2019 - MC uses handcuffs
COMPLETION POST - 4 tasksHidden Gems - October 2019
Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Objective: Find "hidden" objects to earn a "gem".
OPTIONS - You may use the same task multiple times.
� Basic: Complete 2 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 2 words from the hidden objects list.
� Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
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Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
What Remains of Her - Eric Rickstad - 10/5/2019Books - 'Children's books populated the shelves...' - pg 14
Owl - 'The plastic owl clock on the wall... ' - pg 16
Seven Ancient Wonders - Matthew Reilly - 10/9/2019Owl - '"The third owl on the second obelisk," he said aloud.' - pg 283
Clock - 'At that moment, the clock struck noon and it happened.' - pg 437
Women Talking - Miriam Toews - 10/14/2019Stars - 'The caption beneath the photograph reads: Mennonites like to spend some time chatting under the stars before going to sleep.' - pg 99
Books - 'My mother took books home from the library.' - pg 213
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
The Nanny Diaries - Emma McLaughlin - 10/20/2019How it fits: MC Nanny reads books to Grayer before bed each night.
Completion post- 4 tasks 10/20/19Hidden Gems - October 2019
Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Tasks
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
by Ellery Adams 10/17/193. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage). Tea, Tiramisu, and Tough Guys by Harper Lin 10/3/19
"I checked the time on my bedside clock." p.50
"No matter what I was doing in the back room- sorting through shipments, paying the bills, balancing the books..." p. 117
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage). A Ghostly Light by Juliet Blackwell 10/ 19/19
"The attic is full of furniture, and there's a trunk of old books." p. 6
"...and sliding down the tower banister into the arms of a pirate lover." p.238
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 10/2/19 "By the light of the flickering candle he studied his face curiously." p. 207
🌺🐸Ծ🐸🌺October Hidden Gems
Progress: 4/4
� Banister
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� Bust
💚 Cabinet
� Candle
💖dz
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
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� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
💚 Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
🖤 Stars
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Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
🖤 Stars
Zodiac, Romina Russell, Oct 17
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
The Quiet Game, Greg Iles, Oct 12 -
💙 Books - page 58 - He spent the first real money he made to build this room and fill it with books.
💙 Duck - page 74 - Water off a duck's back.
Beartown, Fredrik Backman, Oct 22 -
💚 Cabinet - page 128 - Maya remembers that Ana’s dad always hid the key to his gun cabinet in a box
💚Poster - page 14 - The walls are completely covered with posters of NHL players
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
The Girl He Used to Know, Tracey Garvis Graves, Oct 18th
💖 Clock - page 213 - I glanced at the clock and called him back.
The Lost ChallengesOctober 2019 - Hidden Gems
Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Progress: 10 out of 16 (� Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list)
Objective: Find "hidden" objects to earn a "gem".
CHALLENGE RULES
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SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter)
4. Main character first or last names -You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.
October 2019
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
B: Anne Bishop; Written in Red - - 11/12/2019 - 433 Pages
U: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand - **** - 10/2/2019 - 435 Pages
S: Nalini Singh; Kiss of Snow - **** - 10/21/2019 - 432 Pages
T: Sherry Thomas; A Study in Scarlet Women - - 10/25/2019 - 323 Pages
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
O
W
L: Karin Lowachee; The Gaslight Dogs - *** - 10/15/2019 - 368 Pages
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
R:
A
V: Victoria Aveyard; Red Queen - **** - 10/22/2019 - 383 Pages
E: Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - **** - 10/19/2019 - 277 Pages
N: Nina Croft; Losing Control - *** - 10/1/2019 - 250 Pages
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover):
My First Five Husbands... And the Ones Who Got Away by Rue McClanahan - *** - 10/27/2019 - 352 Pages - Feathers
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich - **** - 10/9/2019 - 336 Pages
Cabinet: "Cabinets that were so high, even six-foot-plus Tristan would need a step stool to reach the top shelves." Loc 180
Books: "It was a library full of books." Loc 262
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Clock: "Whatever you have to say, I'm sure I won't hate it.� She winced, turning to look at the clock on the wall." Page 11
Beautiful Bitch by Christina Lauren - **** - 10/9/2019 - 160 Pages
Fantastic - Melanie, Kellene, & Sarah-Jane!Suzanne, you are linked up!
FINISHED!Hidden Gems - October 2019
Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Goal: 4/4 tasks
Tasks
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Books - Bookends by Liz Curtis Higgs � 10/09/2019
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan � 10/05/2019
Feather - A cloak of black feathers fell heavy over his shoulders. (Kindle Location 4549)
Poster - Certainly not as the poster child for the war effort. (Kindle Location 1336)
Happily Ever After by Jenn Faulk � 10/11/2019
Cabinet - ...leaning up to put the final glass into the cabinet... (p. 187)
Duck - ...she was an odd duck socially speaking... (p. 17)
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how)
Candle - The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson � 10/01/2019
Sophie studied him from where she stood by the fire, dipping candles in the black iron cauldron... (Kindle Locations 581-582).
I'll just live with the first level of two completed. Again was aiming for all four but real life is getting in the way (craft show season sewing) and there's just not as much reading time. At least I'll be in time for a badge lol. October Hidden Gems
3/4
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Feather (in the woman's hat and her boa)
Lee Strauss 10/3/192. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Halloween Hijinks Kathi Daley 10/1/19 books: Ch. 1, of bonus short story, p. 161: "There are photos in one of these books on the town before Ashton Montgomery bought and modernized it."
clock Ch. 3 Main story, p, 34 "I glanced at the clock; it was almost four."
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Cabinet: A Potion to Die For Heather Blake 10/4/19 Ch. 9, p. 99 "...I grabbed a Crock-Pot from the cabinet and set it under the leak."
Finished! :)October Hidden Gems
October 2019
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
TASKS:
4/4 Completed
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Seeking Mr. Perfect by Jennifer Youngblood (10/10/19)
clock - "Bennie glanced at the CLOCK on the wall." (Loc 833)
candle - "Out, out brief CANDLE!" (Loc 1911)
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
The Blindsided Groom by Heather Horrocks (10/2/19)
Feather: MC wears a mask with feathers on it.
The Lady in the Coppergate Tower by Nancy Campbell Allen (10/7/19)
Books: MC reads books.
Breathless by Belle Calhoune (10/20/19)
Candle: MC sets the table with candles
SPELL OUT:
3/3 Completed
OWL
O - Once Upon a Regency, Beauty's Rose by Rebecca J. Greenwood (10/25/19)
W - Willow Bradford, Falling for You by Becky Wade (10/15/19)
L - L.L. Muir, The Bugler (10/1/19)
RAVEN
R - Rigby Breeland, The Hot Headed Patriot by Jennifer Youngblood (10/27/19)
A - Adam Arnett, To be Loved by the Earl by Kasey Stockton (10/3/19)
V - The Vexatious Widow by Michelle Pennington (10/13/19)
E - The Ever After Groom by Carly Morgan (10/2/19)
N - Nessa Dimmick, The Honest Warrior by Daniel Banner (10/6/19)
CANDLE
C - Cami Checketts, Her Prince Charming Boss (10/3/19)
A - Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa (10/4/19)
N - Navy SEAL Romances, The Peaceful Warrior by Daniel Banner (10/24/19)
D - The Duke's Second Chance by Jen Geigle Johnson (10/26/19)
L - Lauren Ambrose, Mostly Perfect by Heather B. Moore (10/28/19)
E - Emma Loveless, My Not So Wicked Stepbrother by Jennifer Peel (10/23/19)
finishedHidden Gems - October 2019
Duration: October 1-31, 2019
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
� Banister : Prose and Cons by Amanda Flower 17 October 2019 ★★★★
� Clock: Kitty Steals the Show - by Carrie Vaughn 7 October 2019 ★★★★� -- Big Ben is over Kitty's shoulder.
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Topped Chef by Lucy Burdette 24 October 2019 ★★★★
� Stars - loc. 1209 "Vest decorated with moons and stars."
� Feather - loc.1042 "Keeping my tone as light as a feather."
Wicked Weaves by Joyce Lavene 11 October 2019 ★★�
� Books loc. 175 - "And learn things books couldn't teach me."
� Dragon loc. 365 "...and the village dragon were all there."
FinishedHidden Gems - October 2019
Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Objective: Find "hidden" objects to earn a "gem".
Level: Basic
2/2 tasks
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Pentagram - Echo of The Witch - Jen Wilde - 10/6/19
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Specials - Scott Westerfield - 10/30/19
Stars - the night overhead glittered with thousands of stars, beautifully clear - page 269
Clock - Tally imagined that she was a clock, lying there and quietly ticking - page 260
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Completion Post - 2 tasks
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Cat Person 10/30
Clock - "She looked at the clock..." p.22
Books - "...art, games, books, music..." p.15
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year - Esme sets up a classroom library for her kids because "grown-ups don't read textbooks." - read 10/31
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Hidden Gems - October 2019
Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Objective: Find "hidden" objects to earn a "gem".
OPTIONS - You may use the same task multiple times.
� Basic: Complete 2 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 2 words from the hidden objects list.
� Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task) or spell out 3 words from the hidden objects list.
CHALLENGE RULES
� Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
� 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 or letter
� To count a book towards a challenge you must finish it after the start date of the challenge.
� If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
� All genres and formats welcome.
� Re-reads are allowed.
� No page minimum.
� Please update your original post as you go.
� When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED 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 use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.
SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter)
4. Main character first or last names -You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.
SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
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B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young(series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)
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October 2019
� Banister
� Books
� Bust
� Cabinet
� Candle
� Clock
� Crystal Ball
� Dragon
� Duck
� Eight Ball
� Eyeball
� Feather
� Floor Lamp
� Fortune teller
� Gargoyle
� Goblet
� Handcuffs
� Owl
� Pentagram
� Poster
� Question Mark
� Raven
� Skull
� Stained Glass
� Stars
Tasks
Tasks may be used multiple times. Objects may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).