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MY FIRST CHALLENGE

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

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

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

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

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

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

Our theme this month is...Summer

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

DURATION: 1st July 2017 - 31st July 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

43/50

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

I just came across this thread. I'm sorry Caroline must have missed it and I was not taking care of badges then.

Here's your collector badge!

July 2017

WOOHOO!