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JoAnne | 57394 comments Mod


Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025


Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books



The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

Example:
REACH Beyond Reach Karin Slaughter
DAY Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris
CHRISTMAS Christmas on Reindeer Road Debbie Mason

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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 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.
*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.

*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.)

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message 3: by JoAnne (last edited Jan 05, 2025 02:37PM) (new)

JoAnne | 57394 comments Mod
Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
Read: 30



The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.


1. SECRETS Keeping Secrets L.A. Dobbs 11/18/24
2. STARS Under the Stars Laura Pavlov 11/19/24
3. SECRETS No More Secrets Lucy Score 11/22/24
4. TRACKS Rock Chick Bonus Tracks Kristen Ashley 11/24/24
5. LINE The Party Line Carolyn Brown 11/26/24
6. GRAVE On Her Father's Grave Kendra Elliot 11/27/24
7. GRAVE Gone to Her Grave Melinda Leigh 11/29/24
8. RILEY Riley Thorn and the Corpse in the Closet Lucy Score 12/1/24
9. CHRISTMAS The Grumpy Billionaire Who Stole Christmas Erin McCarthy 12/3/24
10. GIRL Little Girl Lost Cheryl Bradshaw 12/5/24
11. CHRISTMAS Christmas Housekeeper Wanted Brandy Golden 12/5/24
12. SECRETS Her Grave Secrets Kendra Elliot 12/6/24
13. WINTER Deadly Bites on Winter Nights Ruth Baker 12/7/24
14. WINTER Canadian Winter Kimberly Ann 12/9/24
15. GRAVE Walking on Her Grave Melinda Leigh 12/10/24
16. DREAMING Bayou Dreaming Lexi Blake 12/13/24
17. CLAW Tooth and Claw Craig Johnson 12/14/24
18. CRIME Crime and Periodicals Nora Everly 12/15/24
19. AND Carpentry and Cocktails Nora Everly 12/17/24
20. CHRISTMAS Christmas at the Marshmallow Cafe C.P. Ward 12/18/24
21. KATE Protecting Kate Amy J. Hawthorn 12/19/24
22. DIE To Die For David Baldacci 12/23/24
23. DARK The Dark Horse Craig Johnson 12/26/24
24. THE In the Pines Kendra Elliot 12/27/24
25. DEATH The First Death Kendra Elliot 12/29/24
26. CHRISTMAS Christmas in Kentbury Claudia Y. Burgoa 12/30/24
27. MIRACLE Miracle on Chance Avenue Jane Porter 12/31/24
28. CHRISTMAS A Firefighter's Christmas Gift Vivian Arend 1/1/25
29. WISH A Soldier's Christmas Wish Vivian Arend 1/2/25
30. CHRISTMAS A Hero's Christmas Hope Vivian Arend 1/4/25


message 4: by Caraina (last edited Mar 08, 2025 02:28PM) (new)

Caraina (raina79) | 663 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 3: 21-30 books
Completed: 30/30

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.


1. Winter: Winter Magic - T.M. Cromer 12/1/24
2. Amish: An Amish Christmas in Whispering Pines: A Holiday Romance - Sylvia Price 12/2/24
3. Christmas: Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist - Codi Hall 12/2/24
4. Magic: Spring Magic - T.M. Cromer 12/2/24
5. Secrets: The Secrets We Left Behind - Soraya M. Lane 12/4/24
6. Witches: Witches and Wedding Cake - Bailey Cates 12/5/24
7. Charing: 84, Charing Cross Road - Helene Hanff 12/6/24
8. Angel: One Salty Christmas Angel - Lucy McConnell 12/7/24
9. Mercy: Cherished Mercy - Tracie Peterson 12/7/24
10. Man: The Best Man - Kristan Higgins 12/8/24
11. Emergency: Emergency Contact - Lauren Layne 12/9/24
12. Thirteen: Lean Mean Thirteen - Janet Evanovich 12/10/24
13. Again: You Again - Lauren Layne
14. Miracle: Miracle Creek Christmas - Krista Lynne Jensen 12/14/24
15. What: What She Left Behind - Ellen Marie Wiseman 12/15/24
16. Rises: Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 12/15/24
17. Grace: A Christmas Gift of Grace: An Amish Holiday Romance - Sylvia Price 12/16/24
18. Nightside: Something from the Nightside - Simon R. Green 12/17/24
19. Whiskey: A Whiskey Sour Slaying - Constance Barker 12/18/24
20. Child: A Child Called "It" - Dave Pelzer 12/19/24
21. Dark: All the Colors of the Dark - Chris Whitaker 12/29/24
22. Legends: Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree 12/30/24
23. Teeth: Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage 1/1/25
24. Charmed: Secrets of a Charmed Life - Susan Meissner 1/2/25
25. Nanny: The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny - Willa Nash 1/3/25
26. Resting: Resting Witch Face - Rebecca Regnier 1/3/25
27. Wither: Wither - Lauren DeStefano 1/4/25
28. Legend: The Legend of Perley Gates - William W. Johnstone 1/6/25
29. Midnight: The 23rd Midnight - James Patterson 1/8/25
30. Silver: The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick 1/11/25


message 5: by Kimberly (last edited Feb 15, 2025 07:44AM) (new)

Kimberly (whatkreads) | 756 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 2: 11-20 books
Read: 11

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. Read
Read It and Weep - Jenn McKinlay - 12/3/24
2. Time
On Borrowed Time - Jenn McKinlay - 12/10/24
3. Amish
Murder of an Amish Bridegroom - Patricia Johns - 12/12/24
4. Game
The Christmas Murder Game - Alexandra Benedict - 12/18/24
5. Deck
Deck the Hallways - Kate Carlisle - 12/24/24
6. Crime
A Crime of Passion Fruit - Ellie Alexander - 12/29/24
7. Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas - 1/7/25
8. Christmas
Murder at a Scottish Christmas - Traci Hall - 1/18/25
9. Vinyl
Vinyl Resting Place - Olivia Blacke - 1/22/25
10. Iced
Iced Under - Barbara Ross - 1/23/25
11. The
The Fastest Way to Fall - Denise Williams - 2/12/25


message 6: by Emeli (last edited Nov 25, 2024 01:28PM) (new)

Emeli Webb | 513 comments THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

1. How to Hide Your Angel Kid an MPreg romance (Closet Baby Chronicles) by Anna Wineheart
How to Hide Your Angel Kid: an MPreg romance = angel


message 7: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 57394 comments Mod
Welcome Caraina, Kimberly and Emeli!


message 8: by Lali & Michelle (last edited Dec 28, 2024 01:58PM) (new)

Lali & Michelle | 492 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

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THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

1. DIAL: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/16/24
2. SECRET: The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton 11/18/24
3. WHILE: How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis 11/19/24
4. GARTERS: Gators and Garters by Jana Deleon 11/21/24
5. LEGEND: The Legend of Sleepy Harlow BY Kylie Logan 11/22/24
6. GRAVE: Geared for the Grave by Duffy Brown 11/23/24
7. WEST: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid 11/25/24
8. VISIT: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 11/30/24
9. TEHRAN: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 12/4/24
10. IRISH: Murder at an Irish Christmas by Carlene O'Connor 12/6/24
11. GRAVEYARD: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12/7/24
12. CHRISTMAS: 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost 12/8/24
13. SWEETNESS: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 12/10/24
14. CHRISTMAS: The Knife Before Christmas by Kate Carlisle 12/15/24
15. GRACE: Grace Interrupted by Julie Hyzy 12/18/24
16. CAT: We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida 12/19/24
17. LAKE: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 12/20/24
18. DAY: The Burning Issue of the Day by T.E. Kinsey 12/23/24
19. MEWER: The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer by Krista Davis 12/24/24
20. AWAY: Stowed Away by Barbara Ross 12/26/24
21. THIRD: The Third Rule Of Ten by Tinker Lindsay Gay Hendricks 12/28/24


message 9: by Anne (last edited Feb 11, 2025 06:46AM) (new)

Anne | 1404 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

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COMPLETED!

THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES


1.) GIN On Gin Lane by Brooke Lea Foster 11/28/2024
2.) NEED Need to Know by Karen Cleveland 11/30/2024
3.) WITH Sprinkle with Murder 12/12/2024
4.) STAY You Can't Stay Here Forever by Katherine Lin 12/17/2024
5.) DAY The Thanksgiving Day Murder by Lee Harris 12/18/2024
6.) LAST The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman 12/20/2024
7.) CHRISTMAS The Christmas Surprise by Jenny Colgan 12/29/2024
8.) LAST The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas 12/31/2024
9.) CHRISTMAS A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh 12/31/2024
10.) ASHES Opulence and Ashes by Kate Belli 1/3/2025
11.) LINE A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz 1/7/2025
12.) SANDWICH Sandwich by Catherine Newman 1/13/2024
13.) TIE Murder in Black Tie by Sara Rosett 1/14/2025
14.) DEATH Death by Café Mocha by Alex Erickson 1/17/2025
15.) DEATH Death Dangles a Participle by E. E. Kennedy 1/20/2025
16.) LAST The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton 1/21/2025
17.) EVIL An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo 1/27/2025
18.) WINTER Ways to Hide in Winter by Sarah St. Vincent 1/30/2025
19.) DEATH Booked for Death by Victoria Gilbert 2/2/2025
20.) RISE Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford 2/5/2025
21.) LIES Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain 2/8/2025
22.) RIDE Ride South Until the Sawgrass by James Chapin 2/11/2025


message 10: by Bridget (last edited Feb 13, 2025 06:22AM) (new)

Bridget | 395 comments FINISHED
Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books


The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. END - Love Without End by Robin Lee Hatcher (11/15/24)
2. WHENEVER - Whenever You Come Around by Robin Lee Hatcher (11/19/24)
3. CHILD - Child of Light by Annette O'Hare (11/20/24)
4. THE - The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green (11/22/24)
5. IVY - Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham (11/27/24)
6. CHRISTMAS - Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel (11/27/24)
7. CHRISTMAS - Christmas Baggage by Deborah M. Hathaway (11/29/24)
8. WHAT - What Do We Know About the Mystery of D. B. Cooper? by Kirsten Anderson (12/1/24)
9. GREAT - What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919? by Kirsten Anderson (12/5/24)
10. THE - If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer (12/10/24)
11. EVER - Happily Ever Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray (12/12/24)
12. EVA - Christmas Eva by Clare Revell (12/12/24)
13. WHERE - Where Is Jerusalem? by Ellen Morgan (12/18/24)
14. CHRISTMAS - A Royal Christmas by Melody Carlson (12/20/24)
15. CHRISTMAS - Christmas in Mistletoe Square: Christmas Romance Novella Collection by Pepper Basham (12/24/24)
16. LADY - The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M. Eden (1/4/25)
17. STARS - Keeper of the Stars by Robin Lee Hatcher (1/6/25)
18. THE - The London House by Katherine Reay (1/11/25)
19. AMISH - An Amish Cinderella by Shelley Shepard Gray (1/21/25)
20. THE - The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson (1/25/25)
21. LETTER - The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham (2/6/25)
22. SECRETS - Chateau of Secrets by Melanie Dobson (2/7/25)
23. HIS His Guilt by Shelley Shepard Gray (2/9/25)


message 11: by Frankie (last edited Jan 10, 2025 06:58AM) (new)

Frankie Johnson | 4128 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 3: 21-30 books

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

30/21-30 Completed. Finish

01.RECLAIM:Reclaim-Aly Martinez 11/16/24
02.GRAVES:The Snow Graves-Roger Stelljes 11/26/24
03.MADNESS:Marsh Madness-Jana Deleon 11/28/24
04.THREE:Three Small Bones-Jennifer Chase 11/29/24
05.CHASE:Autumn's Chase-Mary Stone 11/29/24
06.WILD:Wild River-Laura Pavlov 12/03/24
07.HEART:Beating Heart-Laura Pavlov 12/04/24
08.INMATE:The Girl and the Inmate-A.J. Rivers 12/09/24
09.CRIME:The Perfect Crime-Elle Gray 12/09/24
10.DESIRES:Forgotten Desires-Corinne Michaels 12/11/24
11.THIRST:Thirst for Sin-Kennedy Layne 12/12/24
12.STARTS:Forever Starts Tonight-Karla Sorensen 12/13/24
13.MATCH:A Match Made for Thanksgiving-Jackie Lau 12/14/24
14.SAND:The Girl in the Sand-L.T. Vargus 12/15/24
15.THIRD:Third Grave Dead Ahead-Darynda Jones 12/16/24
16.GIRLS:The Rose Girls-Jennifer Chase 12/17/24
17.SHE:How She Fell-H.K. Christie 12/19/24
18.MINE:If You Were Mine-Melanie Harlow 12/20/24
19.MISSING:Missing in Mudbug-Jana Deleon 12/20/24
20.MAD:Mad Love-Willow Aster 12/21/24
21.CHASING:Chasing Wild-Kristen Proby 12/21/24
22.LIES:Fatal Lies-Elle Gray 12/22/24
23.TAKEN:Taken in the Cold-Roger Stelljes 12/23/24
24.THEIR:Their Lost Souls-Roger Stelljes 12/23/24
25.DYES:The Drowning at Dyes Inlet-D.D. Black 12/26/24
26.DEATH:Catch Her Death-Wendy Dranfield 12/29/24
27.GET:Three to Get Deadly-Janet Evanovich 12/30/24
28.EASY:Easy Charm-Kristen Proby 1/02/25
29.DREAMS:Wildest Dreams-Kristen Proby 1/08/25
30.SIN:Make Me Sin-J.T. Geissinger 1/09/25


message 12: by Kendra (last edited Feb 14, 2025 10:07PM) (new)

Kendra | 2460 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: Nov. 15th, 2024 - Feb. 14th, 2025

THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books


48/30 (GENTLEMAN)


1. THE The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn - Nov. 15th
2. KINDNESS Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - Nov.15th
3. SEVEN The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Nov. 17th
4. GAMES Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Nov. 19th
5. MADNESS The World Will Follow Joy: Turning Madness into Flowers by Alice Walker - Nov. 20th
6. ATLAS The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake - Nov. 23rd
7. THE The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan - Nov. 30th
8. GENTLEMAN An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn - Dec. 2nd
9. GRAY The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - Dec. 6th
10. AGNES Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë - Dec. 6th
11. MISTER Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - Dec. 9th
12. CANADIAN Best Canadian Essays 2025 edited by Emily Urquhart - Dec. 9th
13. MAGIC Magic Bites Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Dec. 11th
14. HEART The Songbird & the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent - Dec. 14th
15. SEVEN Seven Down by David Whitton - Dec. 15th
16. EVELYN The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton - Dec. 15th
17. WITH Sweep with Me Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Dec. 16th
18. CASTLE Lonely Castle in The Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura - Dec. 19th
19. MAGIC Magic Burns Dramatized Adaption by Ilona Andrews - Dec. 20th
20. DAY Mr. Villain's Day Off 05 by Yuu Morikawa - Dec. 22nd
21. CHRISTMAS Christmas at Holiday House by RaeAnne Thayne - Dec. 23rd
22. THE Sweep of the Blade Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Dec. 27th
23. THE The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan - Dec. 31st
24. GALATEA Galatea by Madeline Miller - Jan. 1st
25. HEART Sweep of the Heart Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Jan 3rd
26. ICE The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Vol. 1 by Miyuki Tonogaya - Jan. 4th
27. WITH To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn - Jan. 6th
28. READ Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed - Jan. 7th
29. TALK Life's Short, Talk Fast: Fifteen Writers on Why We Can't Stop Watching Gilmore Girls edited by Ann Hood - Jan. 8th
30. CLEAR Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 11th
31. SEVEN The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell - Jan 13th
32. KLEE Klee Wyck by Emily Carr - Jan. 15th
33. THE Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker - Jan. 15th
34. GAMER Cat + Gamer Volume 4 by Wataru Nadatani - JN. 17th
35. STRIKES Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 20th
36. ASSISTANT Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer - Jan. 21st
37. SALTWISE Along the Saltwise Sea by A. Deborah Baker - Jan. 23rd
38. THAN Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis - Jan. 25th
39. THE Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer - Jan. 27th
40. STARLING Starling House by Alix E. Harrow - Jan. 30th
41. MAGIC Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews - Feb. 1st
42. WILDS Into the Windwracked Wilds by A. Deborah Baker - Feb. 2nd
43. CHANGED Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever by Matt Singer - Feb. 3rd
44. ICE The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 02 by Miyuki Tonogaya - Feb. 4th
45.YEARS Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood by Ed Zwick - Feb. 6th
46. WICKED When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn - Feb. 9th
47. MIDNIGHT Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - Feb. 12th
48. KISS It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn - Feb. 13th


message 13: by Chrissie (last edited Feb 13, 2025 09:52PM) (new)

Chrissie (haru_ran) | 375 comments Finished: 2025/02/14

Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.


1. THE: Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin � 24/11/19
2. SECRETS: No Secrets in this Business 01 by Kei Kanai � 24/11/24
3. THIS: No Secrets in this Business 02 by Kei Kanai � 24/11/24
4. GIVEN: Given 09 by Natsuki Kizu � 24/12/02
5. EVER: Best Bro Ever by Jenny Jägerfeld � 24/12/05
6. HILDA: Hilda Hasenherz. Das Abenteuer im Fuchswald by Tobias Goldfarb � 24/12/07
7. GIRL: Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier � 24/12/10
8. EIN: Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 06 by Suu Morishita � 24/12/11
9. DER: Der Prozess by Franz Kafka � 24/12/31
10. WAVES: L.A. Waves by Pengu � 25/01/02
11. HERE: When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao � 25/01/06
12. LINKS: Links by Natsuki Kizu � 25/01/06
13. NAH: Der Sonne so nah by Axel S. Meyer � 25/01/09
14. DER: Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 07 by Suu Morishita � 25/01/10
15. DER: 16 DER AUSTAUSCH - OSCAR WILDE by Jonas Maas � 25/01/13
16. DER: Der Fall by Albert Camus � 25/01/13
17. EINE: Eine Liebesgeschichte voller Traurigkeit und Fehleinschätzungen by Chise Ogawa � 25/01/14
18. VEGETARIERIN: Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang � 25/01/18
19. WER: Wer mit den Toten spricht by A.K. Turner � 25/01/27
20. THE: The Coast Road by Alan Murrin � 25/02/02
21. SINGLE: A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood � 25/02/07
22. MEIN: Mein Leben mit Papa und Papa #01 by Roji � 25/02/11


message 14: by Cindy III (last edited Feb 11, 2025 02:21AM) (new)

Cindy III | 454 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 1: 10 books / Level 2: 11-20 books

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

CRIME 12/25- Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky
MILKWEED 12/27-29 Milkweed - Jerry Spinelli
RIVER 1/9-13 The River - Gary Paulsen
SECRETS 1/11-16 Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz
STARTED 1/18-19 Technically, You Started It - Lana Wood Johnson
WINTER 1/27-2/11 Brian's Winter - Gary Paulsen
NAME 1/30 No Name - Tim Tingle
EARL 2/4- I Love the Earl - Caroline Linden

LIES Love, Lies and Spies Cindy Anstey
CAT Time Cat Lloyd Alexander
CASTLE tuesdays at the castle Jessica day George?
DAY a day without mom
SILENT out of the silent planet c.s. lewis


message 15: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 57394 comments Mod
Welcome Michelle, Anne, Bridget, Frankie, Kendra, Chrissie and Cindy!


message 16: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 57394 comments Mod
Chrissie wrote: "Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THA..."


There is no O or U so Mountain will not count.


message 17: by Christina (AKA Babbling) (last edited Feb 15, 2025 07:47PM) (new)

Christina (AKA Babbling) (babblingbookreviews) | 395 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

19 books
Level 2: 11-20 books


The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. MAN -- Once a Crooked Man by David McCallum 18 November 2024 ★★�
2. INK -- Amazon Ink by Lori Devoti 30 November 2024 ★★�
3. WHAT - What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez 8 December 2024 ★★�
4. THE - The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin 13 December 2024★★★★
5. MIND - Mind Games by Nora Roberts 21 December 2024 ★★�
6. DEATH - Visions in Death by J.D. Robb 22 December 2024 ★★�
7. NIGHT - Guardians of the Night by Alan Russell 23 December 2024 ★★★★
8. SWEET - Sweet Talk by Cara Bastone 27 December 2024 ★★★★�
9. GWEN - Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher 31 December 2024 ★★★★
10. EVENT - In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros 31 December 2024 ★★�
11. THE - The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig 5 January 2025 ★★★★�
12. ENCHANTER - Enchanter Redeemed by Sharon Ashwood 5 January 2025 ★★★★
13. WHISTLE - Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk 10 January 2025 ★★�
14. TRIALS - The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas 11 January 2025 ★★★★�
15. EYE - Tiger Eye by Marjorie M. Liu 12 January 2025 ★★★★�
16. EATERS - The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean 18 January 2025★★
17. DEATH - Survivor in Death by J.D. Robb 22 January 2025 ★★★★
18. RENT - Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench 25 January 2025 ★★�
19. THE - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 8 February 2025 ★★★★�

Once a Crooked Man by David McCallum Amazon Ink (Amazon, #1) by Lori Devoti What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile #1) by Isabel Ibañez The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin Mind Games by Nora Roberts Visions in Death (In Death, #19) by J.D. Robb Guardians of the Night (Gideon and Sirius, #2) by Alan Russell Sweet Talk (Love Lines, #2) by Cara Bastone Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros The Seduction of the Crimson Rose (Pink Carnation, #4) by Lauren Willig Enchanter Redeemed (Camelot Reborn #4) by Sharon Ashwood Never Whistle at Night An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1) by Aiden Thomas Tiger Eye (Dirk & Steele, #1) by Marjorie M. Liu The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean Survivor in Death (In Death, #20) by J.D. Robb Shakespeare The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst


message 18: by Barb (last edited Jan 19, 2025 02:41PM) (new)

Barb | 1803 comments WORDS IN A WORD : SPECIAL DAYS, 11/15 - 2/14
LEVEL 3 : 21-30 books

Find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words (3-letter minimum)

WINTER SISTERS (Mary Sutter #2), by Robin Oliveira, finished 11/20/24 ★★★★
VERA Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) (Vera Wong #2), by Jesse Q. Sutanto, finished 11/26/24 ★★�.5
LIKE SEEING a Ghost (Broken Rope #.5), by Paige Shelton, finished 11/28/24 ★★★★
The Library GAME (Secret Staircase #4), by Gigi Pandian, finished 11/29/24 ★★★★
Storm TRACK (Deborah Knott #7), by Margaret Maron, finished 11/30/24 ★★★★
No Roast for the WEARY (Coffeehouse #21), by Cleo Coyle, finished 12/1/24 ★★★★
EIGHT Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine, by Sarah Lohman, finished 12/2/24 ★★★★
The Family WAY (Molly Murphy #12), by Rhys Bowen, finished 12/4/24 ★★★★
REEL of Fortune (Miss Fortune #12), by Jana Deleon, finished 12/5/24 ★★★★
As the CHRISTMAS Cookie Crumbles (Food Lovers� Village #5), by Leslie Budewitz, finished 12/6/24 ★★★★
Winter Sisters (Mary Sutter, #2) by Robin Oliveira Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) (Vera Wong #2) by Jesse Q. Sutanto Like Seeing a Ghost A Broken Rope Novella by Paige Shelton The Library Game (Secret Staircase Mysteries, #4) by Gigi Pandian Storm Track (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #7) by Margaret Maron No Roast for the Weary (Coffeehouse Mystery, #21) by Cleo Coyle Eight Flavors The Untold Story of American Cuisine by Sarah Lohman The Family Way (Molly Murphy, #12) by Rhys Bowen Reel of Fortune (Miss Fortune Mysteries) by Jana Deleon As the Christmas Cookie Crumbles (A Food Lovers' Village Mystery, #5) by Leslie Budewitz

Picked to DIE (Orchard #8), by Sheila Connolly, finished 12/8/24 ★★★★
Widow’s TEARS (China Bayles #21), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 12/12/24 ★★★★
The Solace of Bay LEAVES (Spice Shop #5), by Leslie Budewitz, finished 12/13/24 ★★★★
One Woman’s WAR, by Christine Wells, finished 12/14/24 ★★★★
DEATH and Judgment (Commissario Brunetti #4), by Donna Leon, finished 12/15/24 ★★★★
The Paper MAGICIAN (Paper Magician #1), by Charlie N. Holmberg, finished 12/21/24 ★★�.5
The LIES That Bind (Snug Harbor #3), by Karen MacInerney, finished 12/21/24 ★★�.5
We Did THAT? Human Bloopers, SECRET Histories, Medical Mysteries, Strange Superstitions, and Other Curiosities From Our Past, by Sophie Stirling, finished 12/22/24 ★★�.5
The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill KENNEDY � And Why It Failed, by Brad Meltzer and John Mensch, finished 12/23/24 ★★★★
The Invisible ASSISTANT (Eli Marks #3.5), by John Gaspard, finished 12/23/24 ★★�.5
Picked to Die (Orchard, #8) by Sheila Connolly Widow's Tears (China Bayles, #21) by Susan Wittig Albert The Solace of Bay Leaves (A Spice Shop Mystery, #5) by Leslie Budewitz One Woman's War by Christine Wells Death and Judgment A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery (The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries, 4) by Donna Leon The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician, #1) by Charlie N. Holmberg The Lies that Bind (Snug Harbor Mysteries, #3) by Karen MacInerney We Did That? Human Bloopers, Secret Histories, Medical Mysteries, Strange Superstitions. and Other Curiositites from Our Past by Sophie Stirling The JFK Conspiracy The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why It Failed by Brad Meltzer The Invisible Assistant An Eli Marks Short Mystery (The Eli Marks Mysteries) by John Gaspard

I HEAR the SIRENS in the STREET (Det. Sean Duffy #2), by Adrian McKinty, finished 12/28/24 ★★★★
HARD Boiled (Aloha Chicken #3), by Josi Avari, finished 12/31/24 ★★★★
GARDENIAS and a Grave Mistake (Diana Flowers Floriculture #1), by Ruby Loren, finished 1/1/25 ★★�.5
The RED Box (Nero Wolfe #4), by Rex Stout, finished 1/3/25 ★★�.5
Coyote WAITS (Leaphorn & Chee #10), by Tony Hillerman, finished 1/4/25 ★★★★
HARD TIME (Time Police #2), by Jodi Taylor, finished 1/5/25 ★★★★.5
Miss Kopp’s MIDNIGHT Confessions (Kopp Sisters #3), by Amy Stewart, finished 1/7/25 ★★�.5
A Victim at VALENTINE’S (Secret Bookcase #5), by Ellie Alexander, finished 1/12/25 ★★★★
Blood TRAIL (Joe Pickett #8), by C.J. Box, finished 1/13/25 ★★★★
The MEDICI Return (Cotton Malone #19), by Steve Berry, finished 1/14/25 ★★★★.5
I Hear the Sirens in the Street (Detective Sean Duffy, #2) by Adrian McKinty Hard Boiled (Aloha Chicken Mysteries) by Josi Avari Gardenias and a Grave Mistake Mystery (Diana Flowers Floriculture Mysteries) by Ruby Loren The Red Box (Nero Wolfe, #4) by Rex Stout Coyote Waits (Navajo Mysteries, #10) by Tony Hillerman Hard Time (The Time Police) by Jodi Taylor Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions (Kopp Sisters, #3) by Amy Stewart A Victim at Valentine's (A Secret Bookcase Mystery #5) by Ellie Alexander Blood Trail by C.J. Box The Medici Return (Cotton Malone, #19) by Steve Berry


message 19: by Melissa A (last edited Dec 17, 2024 10:56PM) (new)

Melissa A | 1655 comments FINISHED! Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025 (12/13/24)

Level 3: 21-30 books
30/30 (no repeated words)

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

No B F J O P Q U X Z

1. DANCE - Slow Dance Rainbow Rowell 11/15/24
2. STAGED - Staged (Busybodies Collection 1) Elle Cosimano 11/15/24
3. THE - The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year Margaret Renkl 11/17/24
4. AND - Coco: A Story about Music, Shoes, and Family Diana López 11/17/24
5. DARK - All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker 11/21/24
6. CASE - Worst Case Scenario T.J. Newman 11/22/24
7. THIRD - The Third Wife Lisa Jewell 11/22/24
8. STAY - How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division Elif Shafak 11/23/24
9. ALASKAN - Alaskan Holiday Debbie Macomber 11/24/25
10. WINTER - Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe 1) Ali Hazelwood 11/24/24
11. DEATH - Death Comes for the Archbishop: A Masterpiece of Literature Comes to Life - Illustrated and Annotated by ClassyBookRead Willa Cather 11/25/24
12. SEWING - Sewing Suspicion (Quilting Cozy 1) Kathryn Mykel 11/26/25
13. MERRY - Merry Ever After (Under the Mistletoe 2) Tessa Bailey 11/26/24
14. TWITTER - Twitter: The Comic (The Book): Comics Based on the Greatest Tweets of Our Generation Mike Rosenthal 11/27/24
15. KINDLE - I'm Stuck in Your Kindle! Wally Otto 12/30/24
16. WITH - The Trouble With Mistletoe (A Brookhollow Story 1) Jennifer Snow 12/02/24
17. SANTAS - Only Santas in the Building (Under the Mistletoe 5) Alexis Daria 12/03/24
18. CHEAT - The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet 1) Sarah Adams 12/03/24
19. BESSIE - Aunt Bessie Goes (Isle of Man 7) Diana Xarissa 12/04/24
20. GEEK - Gorgeous and the Geek Rachel John 12/04/24
21. SLAY - Slay, Bells, Ring: Book #18 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series (Kiki Lowenstein 18) Joanna Campbell Slan 12/04/24
22. WAIT - Wait For It Jenn McKinlay 12/05/24
23. LIMITS - The Off Limits Rule (It Happened in Nashville 1) Sarah Adams 12/07/24
24. INVITES - Aunt Bessie Invites (Isle of Man 9) Diana Xarissa 12/08/24
25. CHRISTMAS - Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off (A Beacon Bakeshop Mystery 2) Darci Hannah 12/08/24
26. GREY - The Grey Wolf (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache) Louise Penny 12/11/24
27. SAVAGE - Savage Run (Joe Pickett 2) C.J. Box 12/12/24
28. ANSWER - The Answer Is No Fredrik Backman 12/12/24
29. WATER - Body Over Troubled Waters (Welcome Back to Scrumble River 4) Denise Swanson 12/13/24
30. THAN - More Than an Ex-Girlfriend (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 6) Remi Carrington 12/13/24


message 20: by Julesy (last edited Jan 05, 2025 09:53PM) (new)

Julesy | 375 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025


Level 3: 21-30 books

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. SAVING Saving Sunshine by Saadia Faruqi - Nov. 15
2. KATE'S Kate's Really Good at Hockey by Christina Frey - Nov. 18
3. AND Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien - Nov. 22
4. SAVING Saving Chupie by Amparo Ortiz - Nov. 22
5. HEAVEN The Color of Heaven by Kim Dong Hwa - Nov. 23
6. CAN'T You Can't Come in Here!: The Graphic Novel by P.J. Night - Nov. 24
7. SERVED We Served the People: My Mother's Stories bty Emei Burell - Dec. 3
8. THE The Squad by Christina Soontornvat - Dec. 4
9. NIGHT Night Bus by Zuo Ma - Dec. 6
10. GREAT Gemma and the Great Flu: A 1918 Flu Pandemic Graphic Novel by Julie Gilbert - Dec. 6
11. THE The Clue in the Reef by Kim Dwinell - Dec. 7
12. ALWAYS Always Never by Jordi Lafebre - Dec. 9
13. CAST Cast No Shadow by Nick Tapalansky - Dec. 11
14. LIGHT Murder at First Light by Christine Knapp - Dec. 11
15. CHRISTMAS A Christmas Carol: A Graphic Novel by Benjamin Harper - Dec. 11
16. HEART Total Suplex of the Heart by Joanne Starer - Dec. 12
17. MISSING The Missing Dragon by Ryan Estrada - Dec. 13
18. ENTER Enter the Blue by Dave Chisholm - Dec. 15
19. ATHENA Athena the Proud by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams - Dec. 16
20. STRANGERS We Are Not Strangers: A Graphic Novel by Josh Tuininga - Dec. 19
21. SIRENS Sea Sirens by Amy Chu - Dec. 19
22. AVANT The Avant-Guards, Vol. 1 by Carly Usdin - Dec. 23
23. THANKSGIVING A Match Made for Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau - Dec. 23
24. MISSING The Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin - Dec. 24
25. CHRISTMAS A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas by Jackie Lau - Dec. 28
26. DYING Dying for a Decoration by Cindy Sample
27. WITH Go with the Flow by Lily Williams & Karen Schneemann - Jan. 1
28. GIVER The Giver: Graphic Novel by P. Craig Russell - Jan. 2
29. ANNE Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography by Sid Jacobson & Ernie Colón
30. GETS Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers by Angela Dominguez - Jan. 5


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Welcome Christina, Barb, Melissa and Julesy!


message 22: by Moondance (last edited Feb 22, 2025 10:44AM) (new)

Moondance (moondance120) | 469 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books

Read: 30/21-30

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

1- RITES
Shadow Rites Faith Hunter 11.20.24 5 stars
2- WHISKERS
Whiskers and Lies Sofie Kelly 11.24.24 4 stars
3- STALKING
Stalking Around the Christmas Tree Jacqueline Frost 11.27.24 4 stars
4- REIGN
Cold Reign Faith Hunter 11.30.24 5 stars
5- THE
The Rocky Road to Ruin Meri Allen 12.01.24 3.5 stars
6- DARK
Dark Queen Faith Hunter 12.08.24 5 stars
7- HEARTS
Hearts in Motion Edie Ramer 12.10.24 3 stars
8- CHRISTMAS
Snowball's Christmas Kristen McKanagh 12.12.24 3 stars
9- CHRISTMAS
Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off Darci Hannah 12.14.24 4 stars
10- SHATTERED
Shattered Bonds Faith Hunter 12.18.24 5 stars
11- TAINTED
Three Tainted Teas Lynn Cahoon 12.21.24 4 stars
12- DEATH
Passions in Death J.D. Robb 12.23.24 5 stars
13- ITCHES
An Embarrassment of Itches M.K. Dean 12.25.24 3.5 stars
14- MISTAKE
Fatal Mistake Marie Force 12.26.24 4 stars
15- SHE
Mocha, She Wrote Ellie Alexander 12.29.24 4 stars
16- THIRTY
Dirty Thirty Janet Evanovich 12.30.24 4 stars
17- THE
The Obituary Society Jessica L. Randall 01.01.25 3.5 stars
18- CHARMING
Four Charming Spells Lynn Cahoon 01.03.25 4 stars
19- EASY
Easy, Beautiful Handmade Rag Rugs: 12 Step-By-Step Techniques with Patterns and Projects, Including Latch Hook, Braiding, and Punch Needle Deana David 01.04.25 5 stars
20- EVERYTHING
The Opposite of Everything David Kalish 01.06.25 3 stars
21- STITCH
Dropped Dead Stitch Maggie Sefton 01.08.25 2 stars
22- DEATH
Coached to Death Victoria Laurie 01.11.25 4.5 stars
23- WITH
Don't Toy With Me: A Christmas Cozy Mystery Diane Kelly 01.13.25 5 stars
24- DARK
Trouble After Dark Marie Force 01.14.25 4 stars
25- SEVEN
The Seven Year Slip Ashley Poston 01.18.25 5+ stars
26- CHARMER
The Book Charmer Karen Hawkins 01.29*.25 3.5 stars
27- DARLING
My Darling Husband Kimberly Belle 01.27.25 4.5 stars
28- ICING
The Icing on the Cake Rosemarie Naramore 02.01.25 3.5 stars
29- LAST
I Was Murdered Last Night A.J. Gallant 02.05.25 3 stars
30-CHILDREN
Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto 02.11.25 5 stars


message 23: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 57394 comments Mod
Welcome Cheryl!


message 24: by Catsalive (last edited Dec 29, 2024 06:49PM) (new)

Catsalive | 400 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
30/30


THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES


1. seachangers - The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard 15/11 5�
2. weird - Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell 15/11 3�
3. seven - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston 16/11 3.5�
4. years - In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 17/11 3�
5. Margaret - Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 17/11 4�
6. edge - The Edge by Dick Francis 18/11 4.5�
7. night - Night Watch by Terry Pratchett 18/11 5�
8. Dean - Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller 20/11 4�
9. rake - The Notorious Rake by Mary Balogh 21/11 3�
10. man - Man of Two Tribes by Arthur W. Upfield 23/11 4�
11. man - Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett 24/11 5�
12. and - Mistletoe and Mischief by Patricia Wynn 24/11 2�
13. the - Big Man and the Burn-Out by Clayton Bess 25/11 1.5�
14. Nemesis - Nemesis by Agatha Christie 26/11 4�
15. charmer - The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins 27/11 2�
16. death - O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2/12 2�
17. strangers - Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 3/12 4�
18. Christmas - The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie 4/12 4�
19. the - The Clocks by Agatha Christie 5/12 4�
20. sheltered - Sheltered: Stories of Rescue Animals and the People Who Were Saved by Them by Melody Horrill 7/12 5�
21. wattle - The Wattle Seed Inn by Leonie Kelsall 10/12 4�
22. Christmas - Calling Mrs Christmas by Carole Matthews 14/12 3�
23. night - Night's Edge by Charlaine Harris, Maggie Shayne, Barbara Hambly 16/12 3�
24. red - Red Notice by Andy McNab 18/12 2.5�
25. Earthsea - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin 23/12 3.5�
26. track - Back on Track by Tricia Stringer 24/12 4�
27. man - One Man Show by Michael Innes 25/12 3�
28. vintage - A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff 27/12 4� 132p
29. thank - Eudora Honeysett is Quite Well, Thank You by Annie Lyons 29/12 5�
30. deceit - Double Deceit by Allison Lane 30/12 2�


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JoAnne | 57394 comments Mod
Welcome Catsalive!


message 26: by Ferenc (last edited Feb 28, 2025 12:37AM) (new)

Ferenc (aeneth) | 2630 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025


Goal: 23/21+
Level 3: 21-30 books

THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

1. DEATH - You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty - Akwaeke Emezi - 11/22/24
2. DEATH - Death Note, Vol. 11: Kindred Spirit - Tsugumi Ohba - 11/23/24
3. DAYS - 28 Days Later Vol. 2: Bend In the Road - Michael Alan Nelson - 11/24/24
4. STARTING - I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom - Jason Pargin - 11/29/24
5. DEATH - Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis - Tsugumi Ohba - 12/04/24
6. CHRISTMAS - You Can't Ruin Christmas - Olivia Noble - 12/11/24
7. DAYS - 28 Days Later Vol. 3: Hotzone - Michael Alan Nelson - 12/15/24
8. THE - The Feud - Sawyer Bennett - 12/21/24
9. AND - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin - 12/21/24
10. DARKNESS - Your Absence is Darkness - Jón Kalman Stefánsson - 12/23/24
11. THE - Dept. H, Vol. 2: After the Flood - Matt Kindt - 12/26/24
12. GIRLS - Girls of Riyadh - Rajaa Alsanea - 01/02/25
13. THE - The Ghost's Call - K.C. Adams - 01/14/25
14. THE - The Body: A Guide for Occupants - Bill Bryson - 01/17/25
15. DAYS - 28 Days Later Vol. 4: Gangwar - Michael Alan Nelson - 01/21/25
16. EARTH - Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs - Abdulaziz Al Farsi - 01/21/25
17. WARREN - The Warren Buffett Way, 30th Anniversary Edition - Robert G. Hagstrom - 01/29/25
18. SISTERS - Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors - 01/31/25
19. WING - Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros - 02/08/25
20. VALENTINE - Valentine Murder - Leslie Meier - 02/08/25
21. HARRY - Harry Potter és a Tűz Serlege - J.K. Rowling - 02/08/25
22. CRISIS - Roy: The Most Chaotic Midlife Crisis in Cosmic History - Zachry Wheeler - 02/13/25
23. ENCHANTED - Keeper of Enchanted Rooms - Charlie N. Holmberg - 02/14/25


message 27: by Genevieve (last edited Jan 20, 2025 11:04AM) (new)

Genevieve | 9641 comments Mod
Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 3: 21-30 books

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. DIVA The Diva Says Cheesecake! by Krista Davis 11/15/2024
2. THAT That Turtle Story by C.S. Poe 11/16/2024
3. MYSTERY The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage by Enid Blyton
4. DRESS Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman 11/19/2024
5. THE Frosty the Snowman (Frosty the Snowman) by Diane Muldrow 11/19/2024
6. DEATH Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem by Diane Kelly 11/22/2024
7. TALE Nutcracker Nemesis: A Yuletide Tale of Mystery by Summer Prescott 11/27/2024
8. THE The Prisoner in the Tower: Short Story & Big Cat Bones by Clare O'Beara 12/8/2024
9. EVERY Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack 12/10/2024
10. ISLAND Murder on the Island by Daisy Landish 12/12/2024
11. SLEIGH It Started With A Sleigh by Kaydence Snow 12/17/2024
12. LAST About Last Night by Aimee Nicole Walker 12/19/2024
13. THE Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer 12/20/2024
14. CRIME A Crafter Quilts a Crime by Holly Quinn 12/25/2024
15. THE Deadly to the Core by Joyce Tremel 12/29/2024
16. RISE The Rise by Ian Rankin 12/31/2024
17. WITCH Wish Upon A Witch by Lucy May 12/31/2024
18. SEA Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews 1/2/2025
19. MAGNET Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025
20. ARCHANGEL Almost an Archangel by Aron Lewes 1/8/2025
21. THE Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025
22. THE Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer 1/14/2025
23. LYNN Loretta Lynn: The Queen of Country Music 1/20/2025


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Welcome Ferenc and Genevieve!


message 29: by Shash (last edited Jan 07, 2025 11:52AM) (new)

Shash | 2888 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books

THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

1. MISS - Miss Louisa's Final Waltz by Sofi Laporte (11/20/24)
2. LATER - Later On We'll Conspire by Kortney Keisel (11/20/24)
3. AND - Love and Treasure by Carina Taylor (11/26/24)
4. ADELE'S - Adele's Decision by Amelia C. Adams (11/30/24)
5. HEART - The Matchmaker's Lonely Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen (11/30/24)
6. HIS - To Capture His Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen (12/1/24)
7. HER - Protecting Her Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen (12/2/24)
8. IVY - The Holly and the Ivy by Sarah M. Eden, et.al. (12/4/24)
9. KISMET - Merry Kismet by Anneka R. Walker (12/5/24)
10. CHRISTMAS - A Chocolate-Box Christmas Wish by Josie Riviera (12/5/24)
11. DATE - Just a Date by Jenessa Fayeth (12/7/24)
12. SILVER - Silver Dollar Duke by Sally Britton (12/8/24)
13. RISK - Reputation at Risk by Martha Keyes (12/8/24)
14. LIKE - Match You Like Crazy by Johnnie Alexander (12/8/24)
15. SECRETS - Secrets of a Duke by Martha Keyes (12/9/24)
16. KISS - It's in His Kiss by Bria Quinlan (12/10/24)
17. MERRITT - Merritt and Her Childhood Crush by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (12/12/24)
18. SADIE - Sadie and the Bad Boy Billionaire by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (12/13/24)
19. WAY - Mingle All the Way by J.P. Sterling (12/15/24)
20. SLAYERS - The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. Shea (12/16/24)
21. ENEMIES - The Games of Enemies and Allies by K.M. Shea (12/17/24)
22. MAGE'S - Mage's Apprentice by Sean Fletcher (12/20/24)
23. CHAINED - Dragon Chained by Kenley Davidson (12/20/24)
24. TRIAL - Mage's Trial by Sean Fletcher (12/25/24)
25. END - Mage's End by Sean Fletcher (12/26/24)
26. TREE - Trapped Under the Christmas Tree by Jessie Gussman (12/26/24)
27. ICE - Heart of Ice by K.M. Shea (12/27/24)
28. GAMES - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (1/1/25)
29. MAGIC - Magic Forged by K.M. Shea (1/4/25)
30. LAST - One Last First Date by Kate O'Keeffe (1/6/25)


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Welcome Shash!


message 31: by Olivermagnus (last edited Feb 16, 2025 06:09AM) (new)

 Olivermagnus (lynda11282) | 1422 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

28
of 21-30 books

Level 3: 21-30 books

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
(view spoiler)

Desire - Forged by Desire - Bec McMaster - 11/15/24
Lady - Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 11/17/24
Devices - Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - 11/21/24
Stars - Stars Above - Marissa Meyer - 11/29/24
Test - The Eden Test - Adam Sternbergh - 12/1/24
Games - Mind Games - Nora Roberts - 12/2/24
Evil - Fruit of All Evil - Paige Shelton - 12/8/24
Man - The Nowhere Man - Gregg Hurwitz - 12/9/24
Dark - The Dark Lake - Sarah Bailey - 12/11/24
Witness - The Witness - Nora Roberts - 12/14/24
Winter - Winter Journey - Diane Armstrong - 12/19/24
Sinners - The Sinners - Ace Atkins - 12/20/24
Secret - A Secret Wish - Barbara Freethy - 12/21/24
China - Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station - Dorothy Gilman - 12/23/24
Street - Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters - 12/25/24
Water - Dead in the Water - Dana Stabenow - 12/27/24
Maiden - The Muse of Maiden Lane - Mimi Matthews - 4.5 Stars - 1/7/25
Ladies - The First Ladies - Marie Benedict - 4.5 Stars - 1/11/25
Evening - The Evening and the Morning - Ken Follett - 5 Stars - 1/14/25
Havana - Our Man in Havana - Graham Greene2533] - 4 Stars - 1/17/25
Midnight - The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 3 Stars - 1/21/25
Darkness - A Deeper Darkness - J.T. Ellison - 4 Stars - 1/23/25
Great - A Great Reckoning - Louise Penny - 4 Stars - 1/24/25
River - Dry River - John Steele - 3 Stars - 1/26/25
Teeth - Thirty-Three Teeth - Colin Cotterill z 4 Stars - 2/3/25
Day - Zero Day - David Baldacci - 4 Stars - 2/6/25
Giver - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/11/25
Eyes - Close Her Eyes - Lisa Regan - 2/11/25


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Welcome Lynda!


message 33: by Katelyn (new)

Katelyn | 1053 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books


The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. THE: Breaking Through the Pain-Haven Hadley, 11/21/24


message 34: by Tari (last edited Jan 08, 2025 08:07AM) (new)

Tari (thann) | 2433 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

30/30

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books

THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

1 Seat Booty in the Back Seat Karen C. Whalen 11/18/24
2 Tide Tide Up Patti Benning 11/19/24
3 Watch You Feta Watch Out Linda Reilly 11/21/24
4 Nemesis Nutcracker Nemesis Summer Prescott 11/22/24
5 Veiled Veiled Threat Patti Benning 11/23/24
6 Sleigh Sleigh That Song Donna Clancy 11/26/24
7 Kitten Christmas Kitten Caper Max Parrott 12/2/24
8 Tea Murder at the Lemonberry Tea Darci Hannah 12/3/24
9 Dark Dark Roast Mortem Angela Mayble 12/4/24
10 The Witch Is Back Angela M. Sanders 12/6/24
11 Tinsel Tinsel Tragedy Clare Lockhart 12/9/24
12 Indignant Indignant in Indiana Patti Benning 12/10/24
13 Heist Holiday Heist Ileana Munoz Renfroe 12/14/24
14 Times Woof Times Patti Benning 12/16/24
15 Christmas Come Home for Christmas Summer Prescott 12/17/24
16 Awnings Autumn, Awnings & Arson Tonya Kappes 12/18/24
17 Tidings Tidings of Trouble Kathleen Suzette 12/19/24
18 Cake Christmas Cake Murder Donna Doyle 12/21/24
19 With Home with the Holidays Summer Prescott 12/22/24
20 Valentine Mrs. Morris and the Venomous Valentine Traci Wilton 12/23/24
21 Irish Irish Soda Bread Murder Carlene O'Connor Peggy Ehrhart Liz Ireland 12/24/24
22 Hint Murder with a Hint of Peppermint Laura M. Drake 12/27/24
23 Hairy A Hairy Scary Christmas Amber Crewes 12/31/24
25 Merry Merry Murder at the Adobe Seren Star Goode 1/2/25
26 Taste A Taste for Deceit Kay Bishop 1/3/25
27 Stern Stern Warning Wendy Neugent 1/3/25
28 Wag Dead Men Wag No Tails Sarah Fox 1/5/25
29 Stitches Death Among the Stitches Betty Hechtman1/7/25
30 Hits Magpie Maggie Hits the Jackpot Katherine H. Brown 1/8/25


message 35: by Marla (last edited Feb 23, 2025 01:07PM) (new)

 Marla | 2802 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: 11/15/24 - 2/14/25
Level 2: 11-20 books
Progress: 16 of 20

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. GAME - Mind Game by Christine Feehan (11/15/24)
2. EMERALD - Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews (11/17/24)
3. DEATH - Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs (11/26/24)
4. MARLEY - Marley: The Other Christmas Carol by Donald Allen Kirch (11/23/24)
5. CLEANED - Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out by Lee Goldberg (11/30/24)
6. HER LAST - Her Last Word by Mary Burton (12/8/24)
7. READY - Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (12/11/24)
8. CHRISTMAS - A Billionaire Wolf for Christmas by Terry Spear (12/20/24)
9. HERE - Click Here For Murder by Donna Andrews (12/31/24)
10. LADY - A Clue for the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall (1/11/25)

11. HEARING TEST - The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan (1/14/25)
12. CITY - City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong (1/22/25)
13. SECRET - Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren (1/28/25)
14. NAKED EYE - The Naked Eye by Iris Johansen (1/29/25)
15. MARRIED - Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen (2/9/25)
16. EVIL - Whisper of Evil by Kay Hooper (2/14/25)


message 36: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 57394 comments Mod
Welcome Katelyn, Tari and Marla!

All y'all can use books from the 15th on!

@Tari, you only missed a few days because I forgot to post it on time! 😫😂


message 37: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) | 2433 comments JoAnne wrote: "@Tari, you only missed a few days because I forgot to post it on time! 😫😂"

Awesome, thank you!


message 38: by Barbara � (last edited Feb 01, 2025 04:46PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3165 comments Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days

Duration:November 15 - January 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books

TITLE: THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

READ: 24/21+

1. [DEATH] Passions in Death - J.D. Robb 11/16
2. [REIGN] A Reign of Rose - Kate Golden 11/17
3. [NINE] Nine - Jan Burke 11/19
4. [SECRETS] Closely Harbored Secrets - Bree Baker 11/22
5. [THE] The Unseen - Thea Harrison 11/23
6. [HARM] Do No Harm - Avery Michaels 11/26
7. [MIDNIGHT] Midnight in St. Petersburg - Barbara J. Webb 11/27
8. [DESSERTS] Two Wicked Desserts - Lynn Cahoon 11/28
9. [CHRISTMAS] The Christmas Basket - Debbie Macomber 11/29
10. [LEGEND] Warrior of Legend - Kendare Blake 12/7

Passions in Death (In Death, #59) by J.D. Robb A Reign of Rose (The Sacred Stones, #3) by Kate Golden Nine by Jan Burke Closely Harbored Secrets (Seaside Café Mystery, #5) by Bree Baker The Unseen (Elder Races, #9.9) by Thea Harrison Do No Harm (Dr. Aubrey Drake) (Volume 1) by Avery Michaels Midnight in St. Petersburg (Invisible War #1) by Barbara J. Webb Two Wicked Desserts (Kitchen Witch Mysteries, #2) by Lynn Cahoon The Christmas Basket by Debbie Macomber Warrior of Legend (Heromaker, 2) by Kendare Blake

11. [AND] Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti - Bailey Cates 12/9
12. [CHRISTMAS] The Christmas Princess - Patricia McLinn 12/15
13. [RINGER] Dead Ringer - Jasmine Cresswell 12/18
14. [CHRISTMAS] The Twelve Jays of Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/20
15. [CAN] You Can Kill - Rebecca Zanetti 12/23
16. [AGATHA] Agatha H. and the Voice of the Castle - Phil & Kaja Foglio 12/27
17. [HEART] Stop Dragon My Heart Around - Susannah Scott 12/28
18. [MAKE] Make Them Pay - Allison Brennan 12/31
19. [WINDY] Windy City Dragon - Genevieve Jack 1/2
20. [LAST] The Last Outpost - Hannah Ross 1/6

Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti (A Magical Bakery Mystery, #2) by Bailey Cates The Christmas Princess (The Wedding #5) by Patricia McLinn Dead Ringer by Jasmine Cresswell The Twelve Jays of Christmas (Meg Lanslow, #30) by Donna Andrews You Can Kill (Laurel Snow #4) by Rebecca Zanetti Agatha H. and the Voice of the Castle (Girl Genius, #3) by Phil Foglio Stop Dragon My Heart Around by Susannah Scott Make Them Pay (Lucy Kincaid, #12) by Allison Brennan Windy City Dragon (The Treasure of Paragon) by Genevieve Jack The Last Outpost (Frozen World) by Hannah Ross

21. [HARD] Kiss Hard - Nalini Singh 1/7
22. [GINGER] Torch Ginger - Toby Neal 1/9
23. [WRITE] Caught Dead to Write - Lynn Cahoon 1/10
24. [MANAHATTAN] Manhattan Dragon - Genevieve Jack 1/11

Kiss Hard (Hard Play) by Nalini Singh Torch Ginger (Lei Crime, #2) by Toby Neal Caught Dead to Write (Cat Latimer Mystery, #8) by Lynn Cahoon Manhattan Dragon (The Treasure of Paragon) by Genevieve Jack

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Welcome Barbara!


message 40: by Melissa A (new)

Melissa A | 1655 comments FINISHED! Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025 (12/13/24)

Level 3: 21-30 books
30/30 (no repeated words)

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

No B F J O P Q U X Z

1. DANCE - Slow Dance Rainbow Rowell 11/15/24
2. STAGED - Staged (Busybodies Collection 1) Elle Cosimano 11/15/24
3. THE - The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year Margaret Renkl 11/17/24
4. AND - Coco: A Story about Music, Shoes, and Family Diana López 11/17/24
5. DARK - All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker 11/21/24
6. CASE - Worst Case Scenario T.J. Newman 11/22/24
7. THIRD - The Third Wife Lisa Jewell 11/22/24
8. STAY - How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division Elif Shafak 11/23/24
9. ALASKAN - Alaskan Holiday Debbie Macomber 11/24/25
10. WINTER - Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe 1) Ali Hazelwood 11/24/24
11. DEATH - Death Comes for the Archbishop: A Masterpiece of Literature Comes to Life - Illustrated and Annotated by ClassyBookRead Willa Cather 11/25/24
12. SEWING - Sewing Suspicion (Quilting Cozy 1) Kathryn Mykel 11/26/25
13. MERRY - Merry Ever After (Under the Mistletoe 2) Tessa Bailey 11/26/24
14. TWITTER - Twitter: The Comic (The Book): Comics Based on the Greatest Tweets of Our Generation Mike Rosenthal 11/27/24
15. KINDLE - I'm Stuck in Your Kindle! Wally Otto 12/30/24
16. WITH - The Trouble With Mistletoe (A Brookhollow Story 1) Jennifer Snow 12/02/24
17. SANTAS - Only Santas in the Building (Under the Mistletoe 5) Alexis Daria 12/03/24
18. CHEAT - The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet 1) Sarah Adams 12/03/24
19. BESSIE - Aunt Bessie Goes (Isle of Man 7) Diana Xarissa 12/04/24
20. GEEK - Gorgeous and the Geek Rachel John 12/04/24
21. SLAY - Slay, Bells, Ring: Book #18 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series (Kiki Lowenstein 18) Joanna Campbell Slan 12/04/24
22. WAIT - Wait For It Jenn McKinlay 12/05/24
23. LIMITS - The Off Limits Rule (It Happened in Nashville 1) Sarah Adams 12/07/24
24. INVITES - Aunt Bessie Invites (Isle of Man 9) Diana Xarissa 12/08/24
25. CHRISTMAS - Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off (A Beacon Bakeshop Mystery 2) Darci Hannah 12/08/24
26. GREY - The Grey Wolf (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache) Louise Penny 12/11/24
27. SAVAGE - Savage Run (Joe Pickett 2) C.J. Box 12/12/24
28. ANSWER - The Answer Is No Fredrik Backman 12/12/24
29. WATER - Body Over Troubled Waters (Welcome Back to Scrumble River 4) Denise Swanson 12/13/24
30. THAN - More Than an Ex-Girlfriend (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 6) Remi Carrington 12/13/24


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JoAnne | 57394 comments Mod
WOOHOO Melissa!


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Lali & Michelle | 492 comments FINISHED

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

21/21+

THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

1. DIAL: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/16/24
2. SECRET: The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton 11/18/24
3. WHILE: How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis 11/19/24
4. GARTERS: Gators and Garters by Jana Deleon 11/21/24
5. LEGEND: The Legend of Sleepy Harlow BY Kylie Logan 11/22/24
6. GRAVE: Geared for the Grave by Duffy Brown 11/23/24
7. WEST: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid 11/25/24
8. VISIT: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 11/30/24
9. TEHRAN: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 12/4/24
10. IRISH: Murder at an Irish Christmas by Carlene O'Connor 12/6/24
11. GRAVEYARD: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12/7/24
12. CHRISTMAS: 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost 12/8/24
13. SWEETNESS: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 12/10/24
14. CHRISTMAS: The Knife Before Christmas by Kate Carlisle 12/15/24
15. GRACE: Grace Interrupted by Julie Hyzy 12/18/24
16. CAT: We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida 12/19/24
17. LAKE: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 12/20/24
18. DAY: The Burning Issue of the Day by T.E. Kinsey 12/23/24
19. MEWER: The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer by Krista Davis 12/24/24
20. AWAY: Stowed Away by Barbara Ross 12/26/24
21. THIRD: The Third Rule Of Ten by Tinker Lindsay Gay Hendricks 12/28/24


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WOOHOO Michelle!


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Catsalive | 400 comments Completed

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
30/30


THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES


1. seachangers - The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard 15/11 5�
2. weird - Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell 15/11 3�
3. seven - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston 16/11 3.5�
4. years - In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 17/11 3�
5. Margaret - Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 17/11 4�
6. edge - The Edge by Dick Francis 18/11 4.5�
7. night - Night Watch by Terry Pratchett 18/11 5�
8. Dean - Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller 20/11 4�
9. rake - The Notorious Rake by Mary Balogh 21/11 3�
10. man - Man of Two Tribes by Arthur W. Upfield 23/11 4�
11. man - Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett 24/11 5�
12. and - Mistletoe and Mischief by Patricia Wynn 24/11 2�
13. the - Big Man and the Burn-Out by Clayton Bess 25/11 1.5�
14. Nemesis - Nemesis by Agatha Christie 26/11 4�
15. charmer - The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins 27/11 2�
16. death - O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2/12 2�
17. strangers - Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 3/12 4�
18. Christmas - The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie 4/12 4�
19. the - The Clocks by Agatha Christie 5/12 4�
20. sheltered - Sheltered: Stories of Rescue Animals and the People Who Were Saved by Them by Melody Horrill 7/12 5�
21. wattle - The Wattle Seed Inn by Leonie Kelsall 10/12 4�
22. Christmas - Calling Mrs Christmas by Carole Matthews 14/12 3�
23. night - Night's Edge by Charlaine Harris, Maggie Shayne, Barbara Hambly 16/12 3�
24. red - Red Notice by Andy McNab 18/12 2.5�
25. Earthsea - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin 23/12 3.5�
26. track - Back on Track by Tricia Stringer 24/12 4�
27. man - One Man Show by Michael Innes 25/12 3�
28. vintage - A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff 27/12 4� 132p
29. thank - Eudora Honeysett is Quite Well, Thank You by Annie Lyons 29/12 5�
30. deceit - Double Deceit by Allison Lane 30/12 2�


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WOOHOO Catsalive!


message 46: by Sue (new)

Sue Lauzon | 295 comments I'm in for this one. Seeing as I am starting a little late I am only going to go for level 1 (10 books)

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books


The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.


message 47: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 57394 comments Mod
Welcome Sue!

You can use books read since November 15th!!


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JoAnne | 57394 comments Mod
FINISHED
Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - January 4, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
Read: 30



The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.


1. SECRETS Keeping Secrets L.A. Dobbs 11/18/24
2. STARS Under the Stars Laura Pavlov 11/19/24
3. SECRETS No More Secrets Lucy Score 11/22/24
4. TRACKS Rock Chick Bonus Tracks Kristen Ashley 11/24/24
5. LINE The Party Line Carolyn Brown 11/26/24
6. GRAVE On Her Father's Grave Kendra Elliot 11/27/24
7. GRAVE Gone to Her Grave Melinda Leigh 11/29/24
8. RILEY Riley Thorn and the Corpse in the Closet Lucy Score 12/1/24
9. CHRISTMAS The Grumpy Billionaire Who Stole Christmas Erin McCarthy 12/3/24
10. GIRL Little Girl Lost Cheryl Bradshaw 12/5/24
11. CHRISTMAS Christmas Housekeeper Wanted Brandy Golden 12/5/24
12. SECRETS Her Grave Secrets Kendra Elliot 12/6/24
13. WINTER Deadly Bites on Winter Nights Ruth Baker 12/7/24
14. WINTER Canadian Winter Kimberly Ann 12/9/24
15. GRAVE Walking on Her Grave Melinda Leigh 12/10/24
16. DREAMING Bayou Dreaming Lexi Blake 12/13/24
17. CLAW Tooth and Claw Craig Johnson 12/14/24
18. CRIME Crime and Periodicals Nora Everly 12/15/24
19. AND Carpentry and Cocktails Nora Everly 12/17/24
20. CHRISTMAS Christmas at the Marshmallow Cafe C.P. Ward 12/18/24
21. KATE Protecting Kate Amy J. Hawthorn 12/19/24
22. DIE To Die For David Baldacci 12/23/24
23. DARK The Dark Horse Craig Johnson 12/26/24
24. THE In the Pines Kendra Elliot 12/27/24
25. DEATH The First Death Kendra Elliot 12/29/24
26. CHRISTMAS Christmas in Kentbury Claudia Y. Burgoa 12/30/24
27. MIRACLE Miracle on Chance Avenue Jane Porter 12/31/24
28. CHRISTMAS A Firefighter's Christmas Gift Vivian Arend 1/1/25
29. WISH A Soldier's Christmas Wish Vivian Arend 1/2/25
30. CHRISTMAS A Hero's Christmas Hope Vivian Arend 1/4/25


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Julesy | 375 comments FINISHED!

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025


Level 3: 21-30 books

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. SAVING Saving Sunshine by Saadia Faruqi - Nov. 15
2. KATE'S Kate's Really Good at Hockey by Christina Frey - Nov. 18
3. AND Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien - Nov. 22
4. SAVING Saving Chupie by Amparo Ortiz - Nov. 22
5. HEAVEN The Color of Heaven by Kim Dong Hwa - Nov. 23
6. CAN'T You Can't Come in Here!: The Graphic Novel by P.J. Night - Nov. 24
7. SERVED We Served the People: My Mother's Stories bty Emei Burell - Dec. 3
8. THE The Squad by Christina Soontornvat - Dec. 4
9. NIGHT Night Bus by Zuo Ma - Dec. 6
10. GREAT Gemma and the Great Flu: A 1918 Flu Pandemic Graphic Novel by Julie Gilbert - Dec. 6
11. THE The Clue in the Reef by Kim Dwinell - Dec. 7
12. ALWAYS Always Never by Jordi Lafebre - Dec. 9
13. CAST Cast No Shadow by Nick Tapalansky - Dec. 11
14. LIGHT Murder at First Light by Christine Knapp - Dec. 11
15. CHRISTMAS A Christmas Carol: A Graphic Novel by Benjamin Harper - Dec. 11
16. HEART Total Suplex of the Heart by Joanne Starer - Dec. 12
17. MISSING The Missing Dragon by Ryan Estrada - Dec. 13
18. ENTER Enter the Blue by Dave Chisholm - Dec. 15
19. ATHENA Athena the Proud by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams - Dec. 16
20. STRANGERS We Are Not Strangers: A Graphic Novel by Josh Tuininga - Dec. 19
21. SIRENS Sea Sirens by Amy Chu - Dec. 19
22. AVANT The Avant-Guards, Vol. 1 by Carly Usdin - Dec. 23
23. THANKSGIVING A Match Made for Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau - Dec. 23
24. MISSING The Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin - Dec. 24
25. CHRISTMAS A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas by Jackie Lau - Dec. 28
26. DYING Dying for a Decoration by Cindy Sample
27. WITH Go with the Flow by Lily Williams & Karen Schneemann - Jan. 1
28. GIVER The Giver: Graphic Novel by P. Craig Russell - Jan. 2
29. ANNE Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography by Sid Jacobson & Ernie Colón
30. GETS Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers by Angela Dominguez - Jan. 5


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