The Lost Challenges discussion

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019

Objective: Find the "hidden" objects and earn a "gem".

LEVELS - 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.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
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)

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 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.

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks 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).

Celia - FINISHED
Christina (AKA Babbling) - FINISHED

Debbie
Den - FINISHED

Emeli

Ferenc - FINISHED

Grace

JennyR - FINISHED
JoAnne - FINISHED
Joann - FINISHED

Karen ♐

༄LEAH༄

Melanie - FINISHED

Rina - FINISHED

SANDYE - FINISHED
Shash - FINISHED

August Monthly - Hidden Gems

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks 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. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).

Lawnchair
The Best of Us Robyn Carr 8/2/19

Flip flops
In His Kiss Christina Tetreault 8/16/19

Lake
Lake Silence Anne Bishop 8/25/19


3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
The Silent Girl Tess Gerritsen 8/4/19
bear p 115 Bear's ears pricked up...
lake p 6 ...tacos, a lake of refried beans...
fishing pole p 163 ...he clutched a fishing pole, a Boston Red Sox hat...

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019
Date Started: August 1, 2019
Date Completed: August 17, 2019

Level Choice: Basic 2 / 2 COMPLETED

Objective: Find the "hidden" objects and earn a "gem".

LEVELS - 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.

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks 2 / 2
One book per task. Tasks 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). - A Tough Case to Crack (Nuts About Nuts 1) by Cindy Bell - 8/3/19
basket - LOC 1869 - She set the basket in the back and held Cashew on her lap in the front.
bottle - LOC 1962 - As Kerri continued to walk she noticed a broken bottle on the floor.
The Director's Cut: A Patricia Fisher Mystery (Cruise Mysteries 3) by Steve Higgs - 8/17/19
bottle - LOC 2466 - he asked, holding the bottle up for me to see
dock - LOC 2222 - In two days, we would dock in Hawaii
fire - LOC 116 - another explosion threw him across the deck and set fire to his jacket

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
A) Be Still My Beading Heart: A Glass Bead Mini-Mystery by Janice Peacock - 8/7/19 - MC Jax and Officer Zachary share an umbrella in the rain
B) Paranormal Nonsense: Blue Moon Investigations Book 1 by Steve Higgs - 8/14/19 - MC, Tempest carries a backpack with food in it
C) The Director's Cut: A Patricia Fisher Mystery (Cruise Mysteries 3) by Steve Higgs - 8/17/19 - MC, Patricia, dons a disguise and sneaks into another passenger's cabin
D) The Director's Cut: A Patricia Fisher Mystery (Cruise Mysteries 3) by Steve Higgs - 8/17/19 - Jermaine, the MC's butler, hands her a bottle of water as she's leaving her suite to go to the ship's gym for a workout - LOC. 415 - he asked as he handed me a sports drink bottle filled with water

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019

Objective: Find the "hidden" objects and earn a "gem".

LEVELS - 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.

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks 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)

August Monthly - Hidden Gems

Progress: 4/4

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks 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).
✔ Hexed, Kevin Hearne -8/2
Page 116: ...mythology says she keeps her apples in a basket and it's always full…
Page 38: ... just what was stored in my bear charm.

✔ Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins -8/2
Page 247: ...the Games, when I ran for that orange backpack, to the firefight …
Page 379 ..ball of yarn from my mother’s knitting basket.

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
✔ Hammered, Kevin Hearne -8/5
Atticus washed the dinner dishes on the lake.

✔ War Witch, Layla Nash -8/8
Lily uses an umbrella at the memorial.

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019

Objective: Find the "hidden" objects and earn a "gem".

LEVELS - 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.

3/4

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover)- The Butterfly Project- Emma Scott 8/12
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)- Unbeautiful-Jessica Sorensen 8/5- Bottle- “he grabs a bottle of juice” pg. 70 & Fire- “I swear they’re on fire” pg. 115
4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how)- The Devouring Gray-Christine Lynn Herman 8/4- backpack- character went through his to get some keys- “He fumbled in his backpack for a moment and held up a ring of keys” 37%

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks 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): BACKPACK - PAGE 26, FIRE - PAGE 53~ Losing Leah by Tiffany King -08/25/19☆3.2☆

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how): CABIN --She lives in a CABIN in the Marsh~ Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens -08/19/19☆4.5☆

Yay!!! Thank you for moving the challenge over here Jenny! This is such a fun one!

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
August 2019

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella


Tasks: One book per task. Tasks may be used multiple times.
4/4 Completed

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).
Swan Lake by K.M. Shea (8/13/19)

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
The Christmas Girlfriend by Taylor Hart (8/2/19)
bear - "...taking the hill like a grizzly bear with both hands and feet." (Loc 140)
guitar - "She strummed the guitar." (Loc 1232)

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
His Wedding Date Fake Fiancée by Lucy McConnell (8/1/19)
Troy goes ice fishing and uses a fishing pole.
Destiny Came Knocking by Cindy Roland Anderson (8/3/19)
Doreen carries a backpack.


Spell Out:
3/3 Words Completed

Bear:
B - Bell (Juliana), Her Blue Collar Boss by Jennifer Youngblood (8/4/19)
E - Elizabeth Johns, The Governess (8/8/19)
A - Adam Locke, Her Lost Chance Boss by Jennifer Youngblood (8/4/19)
R - Ramos (Crystal), The Prince's Matchmaker by Lacy Williams (8/11/19)

Canoe:
C - Cami Checketts, Fighting for Love (8/1/19)
A - Anya McCarthy, The Patient Patriot by Sarah Gay (8/12/19)
N - Ashtyn Newbold, A Convenient Engagement (8/7/19)
O - Owen Mattox, The Guardian Groom by Lucy McConnell (8/7/19)
E - Elena Gates, The Found Warrior by Taylor Hart (8/9/19)

Dock:
D - Duvall (Case), The Last Kiss by Belle Calhoune (8/3/19)
O - The Other Princess by Lacy Williams (8/11/19)
C - Cassidy Ann, The Brilliant Billionaire by Bonnie R. Paulson (8/5/19)
K - Heidi Kimball, Maiden in the Tower (8/10/19)

August Monthly - Hidden Gems

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks 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).

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks 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).

Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase 11 August 2019 ★★★
fire Loc. 1242: "planted her in a chair by the fire and ordered brandy."
bottle Loc. 269: "she could pop the cork off a wine bottle at twenty paces."



Hammered by Kevin Hearne 4 August 2019 ★★★
cabin pg 47: "back at Tony cabin, that she knew I would of run"
bear pg 127: "every bit of magic in my bear charm"



A Dragon of a Different Color by Rachel Aaron 12 August 2019 ★★★★
basket pg 197: "all their eggs I one golden basket."
lake pg 108: "between her lake and her fortress."



Spellbinder by Thea Harrison 23 August 2019 ★★★★
backpack loc. 1350: "felt like an open canvas bag or backpack."
guitar loc 2204: "It was similar to a guitar."




4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019

Spell Out: 2
Tasks: 4

LEVELS - 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.

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Spell out:
Bear
B - Bennett, Sawyer (Author) - Legend by Sawyer Bennett – 08/07/2019
E - Easton, Zacharias (MC) - Uncivilized by Sawyer Bennett – 08/11/2019
A - Abigale Bruce (MC) - Highland Burn by Victoria Zak – 08/05/2019
R - Riley, Alexa (Author) - Back River Quiver by Alexa Riley & Jessa Kane – 08/09/2019

Kite
K - Kept Women (Title) - Kept Women by Nicole Snow & Kelsey Charisma – 08/08/2019
I - Inner Demons (Title) - Inner Demons by Sarra Cannon – 08/28/2019
T - Tia Louise (author) - Make Me Yours by Tia Louise – 08/22/2019
E - Easton, Zacharias (MC) - Love by Sawyer Bennett – 08/12/2019

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks may be used multiple times.

1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Guitar - Storm by Carian Cole – 08/02/2019

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).
Mr. Savior by Piper Sullivan – 08/01/2019
Bottle: ...at the empty pizza box and beer bottles that littered the coffee table. (Kindle Location 323)
Cooler: The weather was nice and I had a cooler beside me filled with beer, water, and sandwiches. (Kindle Location 1681)

Bishop by Sawyer Bennett – 08/03/2019
Cabin: ...gestures with her arm for us to enter the main cabin... (Kindle Location 1178)
Fire: Like feeding a young, tender fire... (Kindle Locations 3065-3066)

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Erik by Sawyer Bennett – 08/04/2019
Basket: (Erik) Taking the basket from her hands, I head toward the laundry room (Kindle Location 2822)

Welcome! Everyone is linked up.

August Monthly - Hidden Gems

Objective: Find the "hidden" objects and earn a "gem".

LEVELS - 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.

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks 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).

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019

Objective: Find the "hidden" objects and earn a "gem".

LEVELS - 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.

4/4

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks 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. Stillhouse Lake, Rachel Caine, 05.08.2019 - Lake in the title
2. Red Seas Under Red Skies, Scott Lynch, 08.08.2019 - Fire on the cover

3. A Darkness Absolute, Kelley Armstrong, 10.08.2019 - MC carries a backpack
4. Her Keeper Bear, Cynthia Wilde, 18.08.2019 - Bear in the title

Karen & Rina you are linked up!

2 tasks: Basic

Backpack
Baseball glove
Basket
Bear
Bicycle
Bottle
Cabin
Canoe
Canteen
Cooler
Dock
Fire
Fishing pole
Flip flops
Grill
Guitar
Kite
Lake
Lantern
Lawnchair
Recreational vehicle
Sailboat
Thermos
Volleyball
Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks may be used multiple times.
Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
1. 8/3
"...in his monogrammed backpack..." p.119 / "'He found a water bottle...'" p.288
2.
"'...good for a cozy evening in front of the fire.'" p.72 / "...a spidery basket..." p.116
Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
1.
"Cath dug her phone out of her backpack." p.17

Jenny,

I always wondered (over the last 2 months - LOL) if the words may be used more than once??

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019

LEVELS - 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.

(view spoiler)[August Gems -
❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin - Riverdale: get out of town (Lodge Lodge, cabin in the woods.)
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella (hide spoiler)]

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Bear - No Kiss Goodbye - Janelle Harris - 8/19/2019

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).
Hannah's Choice - Kirsty Jones and Hannah Jones - 8/12/2019
Backpack - '... still very skinny, Hannah was dwarfed by the backpack she was carrying which contained her feed.' - pg 133
Bottle - '"Is this good?" he asked as he looked at the bottle.' - pg 124

The Summer Wind - Mary Alice Monroe - 8/22/2019
Dock - 'Only a young boy, he had put the blame on himself for luring the dolphin to their dock and getting it entangled in all the fishing line.' - pg 10
Bottle - 'Dev put the truck in park and rushed to her side with a bottle of water.' - pg 161

Hell Island - Matthew Reilly - 8/25/2019
Dock - '... stretching down to the dock of Hell Island.' - pg 52
Bottle - 'Once there, he pulled a Pony bottle from his combat webbing - a compact bottle-sized SCUBA tank fitted with a mouthpiece.' - pg 68

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

August Monthly - Hidden Gems completion post
❖ Sailboat – Agatha raisin and love, lies and liquor – m.c. beaton 13.08.19

❖ Fire – flash fire – caroline b cooney 13.08.19
Flash Fire

A place of secrets – Rachel hore 17.08.19
❖ Basket – pg 205 ‘… from the village with a tiny tabby in a basket’
❖ Bear
Pg 41 ‘ I cannot bear to think of ….’


The lost continent – travels in small town America - bill Bryson – 20.08.19

Page 89 looking as healthy and as wholesome as a bottle of milk, walked al…
Page 161 bright pink track suit zipping past on a bicycle with a wicker bas…

August Monthly - Hidden Gems

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover
BICYCLE:
- Nancy Springer - 8/7/19

LANTERN:
- Nancy Springer - 8/8/19

BOTTLE:
- Emily Organ - 8/15/19 - multiple small bottles on cover

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name
FIRE:
Fire by Night - Teresa Messineo - 8/11/19

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Before He Sees - Blake Pierce - 8/17/19 -
FIRE ebook loc 244 “out of the line of FIRE.”
BACKPACK ebook loc 2421 “she threw her BACKPACK down on the floor.”
Kitchens of the Great Midwest - J.Ryan Stradal - 8/19/19
FIRE p. 28 “...watched as it caught FIRE and curled….”
BOTTLE p. 33 “Fiona frowned at the BOTTLE of beer in his hand.”

Beastly Bones - William Ritter - 8/26/19
BASKET P. 54 “...unloading a BASKET of odds and ends.”
DOCK P. 71 “I brought your boss out here to the DOCK with me.”


4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how
BOTTLES:
Opens a lot of wine bottles- Sometimes I Lie - Alice Feeney - 8/5/19

JoAnne wrote: "Jenny,

I always wondered (over the last 2 months - LOL) if the words may be used more than once??"

Yes! Use the words as many times as you like.

Welcome! Everyone is linked up.

Finished! :)

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
August 2019

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella


Tasks: One book per task. Tasks may be used multiple times.
4/4 Completed

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).
Swan Lake by K.M. Shea (8/13/19)

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
The Christmas Girlfriend by Taylor Hart (8/2/19)
bear - "...taking the hill like a grizzly bear with both hands and feet." (Loc 140)
guitar - "She strummed the guitar." (Loc 1232)

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
His Wedding Date Fake Fiancée by Lucy McConnell (8/1/19)
Troy goes ice fishing and uses a fishing pole.
Destiny Came Knocking by Cindy Roland Anderson (8/3/19)
Doreen carries a backpack.


Spell Out:
3/3 Words Completed

Bear:
B - Bell (Juliana), Her Blue Collar Boss by Jennifer Youngblood (8/4/19)
E - Elizabeth Johns, The Governess (8/8/19)
A - Adam Locke, Her Lost Chance Boss by Jennifer Youngblood (8/4/19)
R - Ramos (Crystal), The Prince's Matchmaker by Lacy Williams (8/11/19)

Canoe:
C - Cami Checketts, Fighting for Love (8/1/19)
A - Anya McCarthy, The Patient Patriot by Sarah Gay (8/12/19)
N - Ashtyn Newbold, A Convenient Engagement (8/7/19)
O - Owen Mattox, The Guardian Groom by Lucy McConnell (8/7/19)
E - Elena Gates, The Found Warrior by Taylor Hart (8/9/19)

Dock:
D - Duvall (Case), The Last Kiss by Belle Calhoune (8/3/19)
O - The Other Princess by Lacy Williams (8/11/19)
C - Cassidy Ann, The Brilliant Billionaire by Bonnie R. Paulson (8/5/19)
K - Heidi Kimball, Maiden in the Tower (8/10/19)

Shash - I'm so thankful you followed Hidden Gems to TLC. Congratulations on completing August!

JennyR wrote: "Shash - I'm so thankful you followed Hidden Gems to TLC. Congratulations on completing August!"

Thanks Jenny! I'm so glad you brought it over!!

Challenge Completed: 8/17/19
Final Post

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019
Date Started: August 1, 2019
Date Completed: August 17, 2019

Level Choice: Basic 2 / 2 COMPLETED

Objective: Find the "hidden" objects and earn a "gem".

LEVELS - 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.

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks 2 / 2
One book per task. Tasks 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). - A Tough Case to Crack (Nuts About Nuts 1) by Cindy Bell - 8/3/19
basket - LOC 1869 - She set the basket in the back and held Cashew on her lap in the front.
bottle - LOC 1962 - As Kerri continued to walk she noticed a broken bottle on the floor.
The Director's Cut: A Patricia Fisher Mystery (Cruise Mysteries 3) by Steve Higgs - 8/17/19
bottle - LOC 2466 - he asked, holding the bottle up for me to see
dock - LOC 2222 - In two days, we would dock in Hawaii
fire - LOC 116 - another explosion threw him across the deck and set fire to his jacket

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
A) Be Still My Beading Heart: A Glass Bead Mini-Mystery by Janice Peacock - 8/7/19 - MC Jax and Officer Zachary share an umbrella in the rain
B) Paranormal Nonsense: Blue Moon Investigations Book 1 by Steve Higgs - 8/14/19 - MC, Tempest carries a backpack with food in it
C) The Director's Cut: A Patricia Fisher Mystery (Cruise Mysteries 3) by Steve Higgs - 8/17/19 - MC, Patricia, dons a disguise and sneaks into another passenger's cabin
D) The Director's Cut: A Patricia Fisher Mystery (Cruise Mysteries 3) by Steve Higgs - 8/17/19 - Jermaine, the MC's butler, hands her a bottle of water as she's leaving her suite to go to the ship's gym for a workout - LOC. 415 - he asked as he handed me a sports drink bottle filled with water

Fantastic Sandye!

Finished!

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019

Objective: Find the "hidden" objects and earn a "gem".

LEVELS - 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.

4/4

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks 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. Stillhouse Lake, Rachel Caine, 05.08.2019 - Lake in the title
2. Red Seas Under Red Skies, Scott Lynch, 08.08.2019 - Fire on the cover

3. A Darkness Absolute, Kelley Armstrong, 10.08.2019 - MC carries a backpack
4. Her Keeper Bear, Cynthia Wilde, 18.08.2019 - Bear in the title

YAY Rina!

completed

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).

Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase 11 August 2019 ★★★
fire Loc. 1242: "planted her in a chair by the fire and ordered brandy."
bottle Loc. 269: "she could pop the cork off a wine bottle at twenty paces."



Hammered by Kevin Hearne 4 August 2019 ★★★
cabin pg 47: "back at Tony cabin, that she knew I would of run"
bear pg 127: "every bit of magic in my bear charm"



A Dragon of a Different Color by Rachel Aaron 12 August 2019 ★★★★
basket pg 197: "all their eggs I one golden basket."
lake pg 108: "between her lake and her fortress."



Spellbinder by Thea Harrison 23 August 2019 ★★★★
backpack loc. 1350: "felt like an open canvas bag or backpack."
guitar loc 2204: "It was similar to a guitar."

Great job, Christina!

COMPLETION POST - 4 Tasks.

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019

LEVEL - Bonus: Complete 4 tasks (one book per task).

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Bear - No Kiss Goodbye - Janelle Harris - 8/19/2019

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).
Hannah's Choice - Kirsty Jones and Hannah Jones - 8/12/2019
Backpack - '... still very skinny, Hannah was dwarfed by the backpack she was carrying which contained her feed.' - pg 133
Bottle - '"Is this good?" he asked as he looked at the bottle.' - pg 124

The Summer Wind - Mary Alice Monroe - 8/22/2019
Dock - 'Only a young boy, he had put the blame on himself for luring the dolphin to their dock and getting it entangled in all the fishing line.' - pg 10
Bottle - 'Dev put the truck in park and rushed to her side with a bottle of water.' - pg 161

Hell Island - Matthew Reilly - 8/25/2019
Dock - '... stretching down to the dock of Hell Island.' - pg 52
Bottle - 'Once there, he pulled a Pony bottle from his combat webbing - a compact bottle-sized SCUBA tank fitted with a mouthpiece.' - pg 68

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).

August Monthly - Hidden Gems completion post
❖ Sailboat – Agatha raisin and love, lies and liquor – m.c. beaton 13.08.19

❖ Fire – flash fire – caroline b cooney 13.08.19
Flash Fire

A place of secrets – Rachel hore 17.08.19
❖ Basket – pg 205 ‘… from the village with a tiny tabby in a basket’
❖ Bear
Pg 41 ‘ I cannot bear to think of ….’


The lost continent – travels in small town America - bill Bryson – 20.08.19

Page 89 looking as healthy and as wholesome as a bottle of milk, walked al…
Page 161 bright pink track suit zipping past on a bicycle with a wicker bas…

Fantastic - Melanie & Den!

completed 8

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks may be used multiple times.
1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover
BICYCLE:
- Nancy Springer - 8/7/19

LANTERN:
- Nancy Springer - 8/8/19

BOTTLE:
- Emily Organ - 8/15/19 - multiple small bottles on cover

2. Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name
FIRE:
Fire by Night - Teresa Messineo - 8/11/19

3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
Before He Sees - Blake Pierce - 8/17/19 -
FIRE ebook loc 244 “out of the line of FIRE.”
BACKPACK ebook loc 2421 “she threw her BACKPACK down on the floor.”

Kitchens of the Great Midwest - J.Ryan Stradal - 8/19/19
FIRE p. 28 “...watched as it caught FIRE and curled….”
BOTTLE p. 33 “Fiona frowned at the BOTTLE of beer in his hand.”

Beastly Bones - William Ritter - 8/26/19
BASKET P. 54 “...unloading a BASKET of odds and ends.”
DOCK P. 71 “I brought your boss out here to the DOCK with me.”

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how
BOTTLES:
Opens a lot of wine bottles- Sometimes I Lie - Alice Feeney - 8/5/19

COMPLETED!

August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Duration: August 1-31, 2019

Spell Out: 2
Tasks: 4

LEVELS - 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.

❖ Backpack
❖ Baseball glove
❖ Basket
❖ Bear
❖ Bicycle
❖ Bottle
❖ Cabin
❖ Canoe
❖ Canteen
❖ Cooler
❖ Dock
❖ Fire
❖ Fishing pole
❖ Flip flops
❖ Grill
❖ Guitar
❖ Kite
❖ Lake
❖ Lantern
❖ Lawnchair
❖ Recreational vehicle
❖ Sailboat
❖ Thermos
❖ Volleyball
❖ Umbrella

Spell out:
Bear
B - Bennett, Sawyer (Author) - Legend by Sawyer Bennett – 08/07/2019
E - Easton, Zacharias (MC) - Uncivilized by Sawyer Bennett – 08/11/2019
A - Abigale Bruce (MC) - Highland Burn by Victoria Zak – 08/05/2019
R - Riley, Alexa (Author) - Back River Quiver by Alexa Riley & Jessa Kane – 08/09/2019

Kite
K - Kept Women (Title) - Kept Women by Nicole Snow & Kelsey Charisma – 08/08/2019
I - Inner Demons (Title) - Inner Demons by Sarra Cannon – 08/28/2019
T - Tia Louise (author) - Make Me Yours by Tia Louise – 08/22/2019
E - Easton, Zacharias (MC) - Love by Sawyer Bennett – 08/12/2019

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks may be used multiple times.

1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Guitar - Storm by Carian Cole – 08/02/2019

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).
Mr. Savior by Piper Sullivan – 08/01/2019
Bottle: ...at the empty pizza box and beer bottles that littered the coffee table. (Kindle Location 323)
Cooler: The weather was nice and I had a cooler beside me filled with beer, water, and sandwiches. (Kindle Location 1681)

Bishop by Sawyer Bennett – 08/03/2019
Cabin: ...gestures with her arm for us to enter the main cabin... (Kindle Location 1178)
Fire: Like feeding a young, tender fire... (Kindle Locations 3065-3066)

4. Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
Erik by Sawyer Bennett – 08/04/2019
Basket: (Erik) Taking the basket from her hands, I head toward the laundry room (Kindle Location 2822)

Fantastic, Joann & Ferenc!!

Completion post - level 2 (post 18)

2 tasks: Basic

Backpack
Baseball glove
Basket
Bear
Bicycle
Bottle
Cabin
Canoe
Canteen
Cooler
Dock
Fire
Fishing pole
Flip flops
Grill
Guitar
Kite
Lake
Lantern
Lawnchair
Recreational vehicle
Sailboat
Thermos
Volleyball
Umbrella

Tasks
One book per task. Tasks may be used multiple times.
Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).
Read a book with one of these words in the title or series name (plurals allowed).
Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
1. 8/3
"...in his monogrammed backpack..." p.119 / "'He found a water bottle...'" p.288
2.
"'...good for a cozy evening in front of the fire.'" p.72 / "...a spidery basket..." p.116
Read a book where the main character uses/interacts with one of these objects (state how).
1.
"Cath dug her phone out of her backpack." p.17

Celia wrote: "Completion post - level 2 (post 18)

2 tasks: Basic..."

Great job, Celia!!

FINISHED
August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Read: 4

1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).

Lawnchair
The Best of Us Robyn Carr 8/2/19

Flip flops
In His Kiss Christina Tetreault 8/16/19

Lake
Lake Silence Anne Bishop 8/25/19


3. Read a book with 2 of these objects mentioned in the text (state loc and passage).
The Silent Girl Tess Gerritsen 8/4/19
bear p 115 Bear's ears pricked up...
lake p 6 ...tacos, a lake of refried beans...
fishing pole p 163 ...he clutched a fishing pole, a Boston Red Sox hat...

JoAnne wrote: "FINISHED
August Monthly - Hidden Gems
Read: 4

1. Read a book with one of these objects on the cover (show cover).

Lawnchair
The Best of Us [aut..."

Fantastic!!