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Circus & Carnival
Scavenger Hunt Free For AllProgress: 102
Completed Level: Cirque de Soleil, 12/20/2016
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Circus & CarnivalStart date: 1/5/16
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Hello everyone! I've never done an adventure (or challenge) before but I'm looking forward to giving it a go! I've decided to go for the gem, so I'm going to increase my book count to 25+ and add some words!Circus & Carnival
Open Ended Deadline
Timeframe: From 1 April, 2016 - ??
Option 3: Circus & Carnival Spell-it-Out
Level: Ring Master
Words: Trapeze, Parade, Elephant, Show
Read: 11/25
Trapeze
T Read 17/05/2016
This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Homes
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A Read 08/05/2016
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
P Read 28/04/2016
A Paper Son by Jason Buchholz
E Read 12/05/2016
Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever? by Dave Eggers
Z Read 24/05/2016
Ways of Going Home by Alejandro Zambra
E Read 21/05/2016
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Parade
P Read 28/04/2016
A Paper Son by Jason Buchholz
A Read 01/06/2016
Aansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
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Elephant
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L Read 05/06/2016
Think Like A Freak by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
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P Read 09/06/2016
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
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Super Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
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When to Rob a Bank by Steven D. Levitt
I'm going for:Scavenger Hunt Freestyle
Level: Cirque de Soleil : 101 (Need to find all words for gem coin!!!)
Need to read at least 11 books in order to earn a gem coin!!!
(No time limit)
Words:
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attractions
B
balancing act
big top
bumper cars
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entertain
F
fire breather
G
grandstand
Words continued:H
human cannonball
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L
lion tamer
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performer
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thrill ride
trainer
U
unicycle
V
vanishing act
W
water park
Books used:
Here we go again--another spell-out challenge for me! Woohoo!Circus & Carnival
Timeframe: 5/1/16 to 9/18/17
188/188
26/26 Words
Acrobat (7/7)
A - At The Blue Bell Inn by J.S. Fletcher - 5/17/16 ♥♥♥
C - Call Me, Maybe by Ellie Cahill - 5/4/16 ♥♥♥♥
R - A Rose for Melinda by Lurlene McDaniel - 5/5/16 ♥♥♥♥
O - Off And Running by Philip Reed - 5/26/16 ♥♥♥
B - Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/6/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - About That Night by Julie James - 5/29/16 ♥♥♥♥
T - To the Hilt by Dick Francis - 6/1/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
Big Top (6/6)
B - Bound by Bliss by Lavinia Kent - 6/10/16 ♥♥♥♥
I - If You Ask Me by Betty White - 5/31/16 ♥♥♥♥
G - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins - 5/15/16 ♥♥♥♥
T - Tamed by Emma Chase - 6/26/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Off the Hook by Laura Drewry - 6/7/16 ♥♥♥♥
P - Author James Patterson - 15th Affair - 5/15/16 ♥♥♥♥
Calliope (8/8)
C - Author Carolyn Keene - The Witch Tree SymBol - 5/18/16 ♥♥♥
A - At Last by Jill Shalvis - 6/12/16 ♥♥♥♥
L - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder - 5/3/16 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis - 6/7/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - I Knew You Were Trouble by Soraya Lane - 7/12/16 ♥♥♥
O - Author Olivia Cunning - Double Time - 6/9/16 ♥♥♥♥
P - Author Patricia Kay - The Billionaire and His Boss - 5/22/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - The Chase - 5/2/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
Diversion (9/9)
D - Author Darynda Jones - Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - 9/5/16 ♥♥♥♥
I - An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris - 7/19/16 ♥♥♥♥
V - Vintage Dreams by Jannie Lund - 9/8/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Finger Lickin' Fifteen - 6/4/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Author J.D. Robb - Judgment in Death - 5/7/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - The Sassy One by Susan Mallery - 5/10/16 ♥♥♥♥
I - Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb - 9/16/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Author Charles Osgood - Funny Letters from Famous People - 9/13/16 ♥♥
N - No Weddings by Kat Bastion - 5/14/16 ♥♥♥
Elephant (8/8)
E - Author Janet Evanovich - The Job - 6/14/16 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Lisa Kleypas - Blue-Eyed Devil - 6/11/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Full Speed - 6/27/16 ♥♥♥♥
P - Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/10/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis - 5/23/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Author Anna Sullivan - Hideaway Cove - 6/30/16 ♥♥♥
N - Author Marieke Nijkamp - This Is Where It Ends - 9/17/16 ♥♥♥♥
T - Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones - 7/16/16 ♥♥♥♥
Ferris Wheel (11/11)
F - A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn - 5/17/16 ♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Sizzling Sixteen - 7/21/16 ♥♥♥♥
R - Ravishing Ruby by Lavinia Kent - 6/23/16 ♥♥♥♥
R - Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb - 7/2/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - It Had to Be You by Jill Shalvis - 9/24/16 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Shannon Stacey - Heat Exchange - 5/16/16 ♥♥♥♥
W - Welcome Home, Cowboy by Annie Rains - 5/8/16 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hope Flames by Jaci Burton - 6/20/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth Hoyt - Wicked Intentions - 8/7/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - The Scam - 8/29/16 ♥♥♥♥
L - Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - 6/18/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
Games (5/5)
G - Author Sue Grafton - K is for Killer - 7/27/16 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Donna Andrews - We'll Always Have Parrots - 8/16/16 ♥♥♥♥
M - Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas - 5/20/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth EulBerg - Take a Bow - 9/9/16 ♥♥♥♥
S - Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones - 5/28/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
Horses (6/6)
H - Author Sidney Halston - Stacked Up - 8/21/16 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Hot Summer by Melissa Cutler - 9/23/16 ♥♥♥♥
R - Risking It All by Christi Barth - 7/3/16 ♥♥♥♥
S - Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/22/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Visions of Sugar Plums - 9/18/16 ♥♥♥
S - The Sound of Glass by Karen White - 7/10/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
Circus & Carnival - Part 2stIlts (6/6)
S - Author Shannon Stacey - Fully Ignited - 7/13/16 ♥♥♥♥
T - Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean - 7/23/16 ♥♥♥♥
I - If the Shoe Fits by Laurie LeClair - 9/26/16 ♥♥♥
L - L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad - 7/15/16 ♥♥♥♥
T - Author Tilia Klebenov Jacobs - Second Helpings at the Serve You Right Café - 8/8/16 ♥♥♥♥
S - Steal Me by Lauren Layne - 8/1/16 ♥♥♥♥
Juggler (7/7)
J - Author Jaci Burton - Hope Burns - 11/19/16 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unforgivable by Laura Griffin - 8/7/16 ♥♥♥♥
G - Author Anne George - Murder on a Bad Hair Day - 8/17/16 ♥♥♥
G - Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris - 8/28/16 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Lauren Blakely - Big Rock - 8/9/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Smokin' Seventeen - 9/21/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Author Robyn Carr - What We Find - 7/8/16 ♥♥♥
Knife Thrower (12/12)
K - Author Coleen Kwan - Undercover in the CEO's Bed - 12/11/16 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen - 10/11/16 ♥♥♥♥
I - I've Got Sand In All the Wrong Places by Lisa Scottoline - 12/1/16 ♥♥♥♥
F – Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones - 12/13/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elle Casey - Wrong Number, Right Guy - 10/2/16 ♥♥♥♥
T - Touch & Go by Mira Lyn Kelly - 8/19/16 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hidden: A Novel of Suspense by Thomas Hall - 8/27/16 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Rececca Zanetti - Forgotten Sins - 7/17/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews - 10/19/16 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wanting It All by Christi Barth - 2/21/17 ♥♥♥♥
E - Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey - 11/15/16 ♥♥♥♥
R – Rules of Contact by Jaci Burton - 2/19/17 ♥♥♥♥
Lions (5/5)
L - Love the One You're With by Lauren Layne - 8/30/16 ♥♥♥♥
I - Intimate Strangers by Laura Taylor - 1/31/17 ♥♥♥
O - Origin in Death by J.D. Robb - 12/8/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - The New Yorkers by Cathleen Schine - 11/29/16 ♥♥♥♥
S - The Seductive One by Susan Mallery - 8/4/16 ♥♥♥♥
Magician (8/8)
M - Miss Match by Laurelin McGee - 7/30/16 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Ann Brashares - The Second Summer of the Sisterhood - 8/23/16 ♥♥♥♥
G - Author Gina Gordon - Reason to Believe - 10/22/16 ♥♥♥
I - Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb - 3/4/17 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark - 6/8/16 ♥♥♥♥
I - It's in His Kiss by Jill Shalvis - 3/6/17 ♥♥♥♥
A - After the Kiss by Lauren Layne - 8/25/16 ♥♥♥♥
N - Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt - 11/1/16 ♥♥♥♥
Net (3/3)
N - Author Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity Digs In - 12/7/16 ♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Full Blast - 1/3/17 ♥♥♥♥
T - The Trouble with Love by Lauren Layne - 9/3/16 ♥♥♥♥
Orchestra (9/9)
O - Once in a Lifetime by Jill Shalvis - 1/19/17 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Al Roker - The Midnight Show Murders - 10/3/16 ♥♥♥♥
C – Cuff Me by Lauren Layne - 12/10/16 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hope Ignites by Jaci Burton - 9/16/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Erin McCarthy - Flat-Out Sexy - 11/30/16 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Jill Shalvis - Forever and a Day - 8/31/16 ♥♥♥♥
T - Author Todd Burpo - Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back - 9/18/16 ♥♥♥
R - Author J.D. Robb - Divided in Death - 10/7/16 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Annette Blair - Skirting The Grave - 10/16/16 ♥♥♥♥
Parade (6/6)
P - Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/19/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton - 10/27/16 ♥♥♥♥
R - The Real Deal by Lucy Monroe - 10/8/16 ♥♥♥♥
A - Always on My Mind by Jill Shalvis - 10/28/16 ♥♥♥♥
D - Author Kathie DeNosky - His Marriage to Remember - 9/29/16 ♥♥♥
E - Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich - 1/4/17 ♥♥♥♥♥
eQuestrian (10/10)
E - Author Elle Kennedy - The Deal - 1/8/17 ♥♥♥♥♥
Q - Author Julia Quinn - The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - 9/10/16 ♥♥♥♥
U - Undone by Karin Slaughter - 9/3/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth Hoyt - Scandalous Desires - 1/23/17 ♥♥♥♥
S - The Scarlet Slipper Mystery by Carolyn Keene - 10/13/16 ♥♥♥
T - Author Tim Conway - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - 10/12/16 ♥♥♥
R - Author J.D. Robb - Visions in Death - 10/18/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - It's Raining Cupcakes by Lisa Schroeder - 4/28/17 ♥♥♥
A - Author Agatha Christie - Hallowe'en Party - 11/3/16 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nalini Singh - Rock Addiction - 12/22/16 ♥♥♥♥
Circus & Carnival - Part 3Ringtoss (8/8)
R – The Red Tent by Anita Diamant - 2/22/17 ♥♥♥♥
I - Isn't It Rich? by Sherryl Woods - 5/29/17 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity's Christmas - 12/26/16 ♥♥♥
G - Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern - 11/11/16 ♥♥♥
T - Author David Taylor - Zoo Vet: Adventures Of A Wild Animal Doctor - 10/23/16 ♥♥♥♥
O - Author Opal Carew - Nailed - 2/18/17 ♥♥♥
S - Author Susan Mallery - The Marcelli Bride - 10/20/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Author Lynsay Sands - A Quick Bite - 10/24/16 - ♥♥♥
Strongman (9/9)
S - Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb - 11/13/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - A Taste of Sake by Heather Heyford - 1/7/17 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author J.D. Robb - Memory in Death - 12/27/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra - 2/16/17 ♥♥♥♥
N - Naked by Gina Gordon - 1/21/17 ♥♥♥
G - The Girl from the Sea by Shalini Boland - 1/12/17 ♥♥♥♥
M – Author Karen Marie Moning - Faefever - 7/31/16 ♥♥♥♥
A - Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery - 12/4/16 ♥♥♥
N - Author Robyn Neeley - Batter Up - 1/30/17 ♥♥
Tent (4/4)
T - Tippy Toe Murder by Leslie Meier - 1/26/17 ♥♥♥♥
E - Exposure by Annie Jocoby - 2/15/17 ♥♥♥
N - Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich - 2/9/17 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Author Trish McCallan - Forged in Fire - 1/29/17 ♥♥♥♥
Unicycle (8/8)
U - UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn - 11/6/16 ♥♥♥
N - A Negotiated Marriage by Noelle Adams - 2/27/17 ♥♥♥♥
I - Author Ilona Andrews - Magic Bites - 7/4/17 ♥♥♥
C - Cost of Life: A Thriller by Joshua Corin - 9/30/16 ♥♥♥♥
Y - You've Been Warned by James Patterson - 11/9/16 ♥♥♥♥
C - Author Diane Chamberlain - The Midwife's Confession - 10/5/16 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Lauren Layne - Just One Night - 9/3/16 ♥♥♥♥
E – Author Elin Hilderbrand - The Rumor - 11/18/16 ♥♥♥♥
Vanishing Act (12/12)
V - Author Valerie Bowman - The Untamed Earl - 1/18/17 ♥♥♥♥
A - All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda - 1/9/17 ♥♥♥
N - Author Celeste Ng - Everything I Never Told You - 3/3/17 ♥♥♥
I - I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere But the Pool by Lisa Scottoline - 7/7/17 ♥♥♥♥
S – Author Shannon Stacey -Controlled Burn - 6/15/16 ♥♥♥♥
H - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 9/27/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - In Flight by R.K. Lilley - 9/18/17 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nalini Singh - Rock Hard - 3/17/17 ♥♥♥♥
G - Get A Clue by Jill Shalvis - 1/14/17 ♥♥♥♥
A - Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton - 1/16/17 ♥♥♥♥
C - Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery - 11/7/16 ♥♥♥♥
T - Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt - 3/8/17 ♥♥♥♥♥
Wagon (5/5)
W - Wedding Night With the Earl by Amelia Grey - 3/7/17 ♥♥♥
A - At Last by Jill Shalvis - 6/12/16 ♥♥♥♥
G - Author Tess Gerritsen - Playing with Fire - 2/20/17 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 4/1/17 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nora Roberts - From This Day - 3/21/17 ♥♥♥
eXpo (4/4)
E - Author Elle Kennedy - The Mistake - 3/9/17 ♥♥♥♥
X - XVI by Julia Karr - 3/15/17 ♥♥♥
P - Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes - 11/21/16 ♥♥♥♥
O - Over the Edge by Meredith Wild - 3/18/17 ♥♥♥
gYpsy (5/5)
G - Author Laura Griffin - Snapped - 3/13/17 ♥♥♥♥
Y - Author Sabrina York - Stud for Hire - 2/25/17 ♥♥♥♥
P - Author Pamela Clare - Hard Evidence - 12/2/16 ♥♥♥
S - Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad - 12/31/16 ♥♥♥♥
Y - Author Maisey Yates - Carides's Forgotten Wife - 3/24/17 ♥♥♥
trapeZe (7/7)
T - Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich - 3/26/17 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Author Robyn Carr - The Life She Wants - 1/13/17 ♥♥♥♥
A – Author Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick - 8/12/16 ♥♥♥♥
P - Perfection by R.L. Mathewson - 1/28/17 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elin Hilderbrand - Winter Street - 3/12/17 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zack by Sawyer Bennett - 5/21/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth Hoyt - Lord of Darkness - 4/12/17 ♥♥♥♥♥
****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/18/17****
★✩★✩★✩★✩★Challenge Complete 8/18/16✩★✩★✩★✩★✩Choose Your Own Adventure: Circus & Carnival
Duration: 5.01.16 - open ended
Option: Spell-out
Level: Ring Master (25+ books)
Books read: 30/30
AMUSEMENT PARK 13/13
1 A - The Arrangement 3: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward|6.13.16
2 M - People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges by Jen Mann|7.2.16
3 U - The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin|6.19.16
4 S - Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle|5.17.16
5 E - Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich|6.17.16
6 M - Meant for Her by Amy Gamet|7.3.16
7 E - Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland|5.23.16
8 N - Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" by Lena Dunham|8.13.16
9 T - The Call of the Wild by Jack London|5.08.16
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10 P - The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett|5.20.16
11 A - Do Not Disturb by A.R. Torre|6.24.16
12 R - The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater|5.02.16
13 K - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson|7.21.16
BIG TOP 6/6
14 B - The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry|5.28.16
15 I - In the Blood by Lisa Unger|6.22.16
16 G - The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey|7.13.16
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17 T - The Arrangement 5: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward|7.13.16
18 O - Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys|5.06.16
19 P - Guilty Wives by James Patterson & David Ellis|7.22.16
COTTON CANDY 11/11
20 C - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare|6.30.16
21 O - Animal Farm by George Orwell|5.11.16
22 T - The BFG by Roald Dahl|6.05.16
23 T - Tempted by P.C. Cast|7.8.16
24 O - One For The Money by Janet Evanovich|5.03.16
25 N - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley|8.16.16
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26 C - Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger
27 A - The Arrangement 4: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward|7.5.16
28 N - Never Never by Colleen Hoover|8.18.16
29 D - White Trash Zombie Apocalypse by Diana Rowland|7.1.16
30 Y - The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey|6.7.16
Circus & Carnival Duration: You Set the Pace~ Start May 1st
Option 6: Scavenger Hunt Want-it-All
►The same Freestyle, but you must find at least one word from each letter grouping (i.e., one word from A, B, C, D etc.)
Scavenger Hunt Levels:
- Barnum & Bailey : 61-80 words
admission
animals
applaud
audience
balancing act
balloons
band
banner
bear
bicycle
booth
bow
cage
candy
cannon
cape
carnival
carousel
cashier
clown
costume
dog
elephant
entertain
exhibition
fair
feat
festival
festive
fire breather
fire eater
fun
games
giant
hoop
horse
juggler
knife thrower
lion
magic
magician
maze
monkey
music
net
parade
performer
popcorn
poster
prizes
ride
ring
ringmaster
seal
show
spectator
star
swing
tent
ticket
tiger
top hat
train
trick
trunk
unicycle
vanishing act
whip
NBRC ~ Choose Your Own Adventure: Circus & CarnivalDuration: 5/1/16 ~ 10/31/16 (6 mos)
Read: 40/40
Option 3 - Spell it out & Option 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle**
Book Level: Fire Breather : 16 - 20 books
A Alexandra Ivy Bound By Darkness
N Necropolis 9/20/16 3♥
I In Death series Celebrity in Death 9/11/16 4♥
M Morticia Knight Slave For Two 10/1/16 4♥
A K. A. Merikan Stripped Raw: Coffin Nails MC California 5/1/16 3♥
L Carol Lynne A New Normal 5/13/16 3♥
S - Sin Brothers Total Surrender 5/14/16 4-4.5♥
L Amy Lane The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters 5/11/16 4♥
I Alexandra Ivy Devoured by Darkness 5/9/16 3♥
O Off the Grid
N Nikola Haken Broken 5/10/16 4♥
F Rhys Ford Shot Glass Sin 9/17/16 3♥
I Ilona Andrews Sweep in Peace 5/8/16 4♥
R Red Hot: Coffin Nails MC California 5/3/16 2♥
E Elder Races Devil's Gate 5/5/16 3♥
E Ella Malone You Belong To Me: A Tale Of Pegging and Female Domination 5/4/16 2♥
A Anne Bishop Marked in Flesh 5/8/16 4♥
T Thea Harrison Natural Evil 5/4/16 3♥
E Ella Malone Tough Love: A Tale Of Discipline and Forgiveness 5/4/16 2♥
R - Alexa Riley Mr and Mrs 5/2/16 3♥
Option 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle**
Level: Flea Circus: 1-20 words
20/20 read
bicycle; show; star Tell Me It's Real 10/16/16 4♥
dog Mad Lizard Mambo 10/15/16 4♥
magic Trapped 10/15/16 4♥
animals Black Dog Blues 10/7/16 4♥
swing; popcorn, horse; trunk; ring; ride Red Fox 10/4/16 3♥
tickets; fun; applaud; games; giant; tent; poster; train Dead Sky Morning 10/9/16 3♥
Word List ~ 110 Words
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Scavenger Hunt Want It AllProgress: 0
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admission
amusement park
animals
applaud
attractions
audience
B
balancing act
balloons
band
banner
bear
bicycle
big top
booth
bow
bumper cars
C
cage
calliope
candy
cannon
cape
carnival
carousel
cashier
clown
corn dog
costume
cotton candy
county fair
D
dog
E
elephant
entertain
entertainer
exhibition
F
fair
fairground
feat
ferris wheel
festival
festive
fire breather
fire eater
fun
fun house
G
games
giant
grandstand
gymnast
H
hoop
horse
house of mirrors
human cannonball
J
juggler
Kknife thrower
L
leotard
lion
lion tamer
livestock
log flume
M
magic
magician
maze
merry-go-round
monkey
music
N
net
P
parade
performer
petting zoo
popcorn
poster
prizes
R
ride
ring
ring toss
ringmaster
roller coaster
S
seal
show
side show
somersault
spectator
spinning plates
star
state fair
stagehand
stilts
strong man
stuffed animals
swag
swing
sword swallower
T
tent
thrill ride
ticket
tiger
tightrope
top hat
train
trainer
trampoline
trapeze
trick
troupe
trunk
U
unicycle
V
vanishing act
W
water park
whip
NBRC: CYOA - Circus & CarnivalDate: 05/01/16 - 00/00/00
Level: Ringmaster, Option 3
39/156 Completed
☀ ADMISSION
☒1. A = Abraham Verghese|Cutting for Stone| 05.13.16|★★☆☆☆
☒2. D = David McCullough|The Johnstown Flood|05.24.16|★★★★☆
☒3. M = Moon Over Manifest|Clare Vanderpool|05.18.16|★★★☆☆
☒4. I = Ingenue|Jillian Larkin|05.30.16|★★☆☆☆
☒5. S = Sue Klebold|A Mother's Reckoning|05.31.16|★★★★☆
☒6. S = Small Town Christmas|Jill Shalvis|06.06.16|★★★★☆
☒7. I = Invisible City|Julia Dahl|06.03.16|★★★☆☆
☒8. O = Only Time Will Tell|Jeffrey Archer|05.25.16|★★★☆☆
☒9. N = Nightwoods|Charles Frazier|05|01|16|★★★☆☆
☀ BALLOONS
☒10. B = Blameless|Gail Carriger|06.14.16|★★★★☆
☒11. A = Ann Rule|A Rage to Kill|05.16.15|★★★☆☆
☒12. L = Lucinda Riley|The Midnight Rose|05.14.16|★★★★☆
☒13. L = Lisa See|Dreams of Joy|07.29.16|★★★★☆
☒14. O = Out the Summerhill Road|Jane Roberts Wood|06.29.16|★★☆☆☆
☒15. O = The Outcast Dead|Elly Griffiths|07.04.16|★★★★☆
☒16. N = Nora Roberts|Sea Swept|05.26.16|★★★★☆
☒17. S = A Summer to Remember|Jessica Gunhammer|06.10.16|★★★☆☆
☀ CAROUSEL
☒18. C = Colleen Coble|Butterfly Palace|06.21.16|★★★☆☆
☒19. A = Andrews, Mary Kay|Deep Dish|06.05.16|★☆☆☆☆
☒20. R = Ruta Sepetys|Salt to the Sea|06.28.16|★★★★★
☒21. O = An Officer and a Spy|Robert Harris|07.10.16|★★☆☆☆
☒22. U = Upson, Nicola|Angel with Two Faces|05.17.16|★★★☆☆
☒23. S = Shepherd, Megan|The Madman’s Daughter|06.22.16|★★☆☆☆
☒24. E = Ehemann, Beth|Room for More|05.02.16|★★★☆☆
☒25. L = The Little Paris Bookshop|Nina George|02.19.17|✿✿
☀ DOG
☒26. D = The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches|Alan Bradley|08.10.16|★★★☆☆
☒27. O = One in a Million|Jill Shalvis|08.05.16|★★★★☆
☒28. G = The Good Nurse|Charles Graeber|12.10.16|★★★☆☆
☀ ENTERTAINER
☒29. E = The End of the Dream|Ann Rule|05.09.16|★★★★☆
☒30. N = Nora Roberts|Born in Ice (Born In trilogy #2)|06.28.16|★★★☆☆
☒31. T = The Third Victim|Lisa Gardner|05.12.16|★★★☆☆
☒32. E = Echoes at Dawn|Maya Banks|05.15.16|★★★★☆
☒33. R = Ready or Not|Meg Cabot|07.07.16|★★★☆☆
☒34. T = Tom Clancy|The Hunt for Red October|06.07.16|★★★☆☆
☒35. A = Ann Rule|Last Dance, Last Chance|06.29.16|★★★★☆
☒36. I = The Ice Queen|Alice Hoffman|07.02.16|★★☆☆☆
☒37. N = The Next Thing on My List|Jill Smolinski|12.14.16|★★☆☆☆
☒38. E = E.L. Doctorow|Ragtime|05.28.16|★★☆☆☆
☒39. R = Reece, Christy|Sweet Justice|07.11.16|★★★☆☆
☀ FAIRGROUND
40. F
41. A
42. I
43. R
44. G
45. R
46. O
47. U
48. N
49. D
☀ GRANDSTAND
50. G
51. R
52. A
53. N
54. D
55. S
56. T
57. A
58. N
59. D
☀ HORSE
60. H
61. O
62. R
63. S
64. E
☀ JUGGLER
65. J
66. U
67. G
68. G
69. L
70. E
71. R
☀ KNIFE THROWER
72. K
73. N
74. I
75. F
76. E
77. T
78. H
79. R
80. O
81. W
82. E
83. R
☀ LEOTARD
84. L
85. E
86. O
87. T
88. A
89. R
90. D
☀ MAGICIAN
91. M
92. A
93. G
94. I
95. C
96. I
97. A
98. N
☀ NET
99. N
100. E
101. T
☀ PARADE
102. P
103. A
104. R
105. A
106. D
107. E
☀ RINGMASTER
108. R
109. I
110. N
111. G
112. M
113. A
114. S
115. T
116. E
117. R
☀ STAGEHAND
118. S
119. T
120. A
121. G
122. E
123. H
124. A
125. N
126. D
☀ TICKET
127. T
128. I
129. C
130. K
131. E
132. T
☀ UNICYCLE
133. U
134. N
135. I
136. C
137. Y
138. C
139. L
140. E
☀ VANISHING ACT
141. V
142. A
143. N
144. I
145. S
146. H
147. I
148. N
149. G
150. A
151. C
152. T
☀ WHIP
153. W
154. H
155. I
156. P
I'm in.Option 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle**
Start Date: May 1, 2016
A
acrobat - Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6
(five acrobats in red and black),p16
admission - Immortal - J.R. Ward 6/2
(that was a hell of an admission),p48
amusement park - Nightwalker - Allyson James 6/26
(most stomach-churning ride at an amusement park),p189
animals - The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(would be sympathetic to animals),p4
applaud - Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30
(probably applaud Julian),p219
attractions - Vampire Most Wanted - Lynsay Sands 6/27
(the lights from the various attractions),p14
audience - The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(as if to an audience),p255
B
balancing act - Time Salvager - Wesley Chu 7/15
(you don't know the balancing act),p178
balloons - Butterfly Tattoo - Deidre Knight 5/28
(I glimpsed the tables with balloons),p279
band - White Trash Zombie Gone Wild - Diana Rowland 7/7
(couldn't deal with the shitty band),p95
banner - Born of Ashes - Caris Roane 5/11
(under the banner),p108
bear - King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
(Bear tried to get me to join),p18
bicycle - Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20
(when Ella Mae arrived on her bicycle),p52
big top - Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6
(towering over everything was the big top),p37
booth - Vampire Most Wanted - Lynsay Sands 6/27
(shirt from one of the booths),p363
bow - Immortal - J.R. Ward 6/2
(Edward's bow was reverant),p303
bumper cars - Turn Coat - Jim Butcher 7/23
(it was as complicated to make a move as a bumper car),p278
C
cage - The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(life beyond this cage),p116
calliope - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(clatter of calliope pipes),p11
candy - The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(instead of candy),p6
cannon - The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(as if she had been shot out of a cannon),p294
cape - Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30
(he tossed his blood red cape over his shoulder),p105
carnival - King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
(at the carnival),p37
carousel - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(a quick rogering on the carousel),p82
cashier - Stalked - Allison Brennan 6/30
(long enough for the cashier to get antsy),p313
clown - Devil's Bridge - Linda Fairstein 5/26
(do I look like a clown),p120
corn dog - King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
(carnival music, corn dogs),p141
costume - The Target - David Baldacci 6/25
(I don't have the costume),p392
cotton candy - King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
(and cotton candy stands),p141
county fair - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(like a judge at a county fair),p76
D
dog - The Prince Who Loved Me - Karin Hawkins 6/25
(and a small dog bounded out),p7
E
elephant - Born of Ashes - Caris Roane 5/11
(all she lacked were a few elephants),p274
entertain - King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
(wasn't time to entertain any feelings of guilt),p108
entertainer - Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
(or even an entertainer),p266
exhibition - Forged by Desire - Bec McMaster 7/2
(Prince consort's upcoming exhibition),p66
F
fair - White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4
(that's not fair),p124
fairground - Obsidian Flame - Caris Roane 6/9
(like going to the fairgrounds),p117
feat - Vampire Most Wanted - Lynsay Sands 6/27
(dubious about achieving that feat),p93
ferris wheel - King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
(rode the ferris wheel),p37
festival - Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie 5/14
(any time there was a festival),p64
festive - Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14
(caught up in the festive air),p298
fire breather - Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6
(juggled lit torches and breathed fire into the air),p16
fire eater - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris 3/25
(the fire-eater and the trained bear),p201
fun - Death Row - William Bernhardt 5/29
(it would just be for fun),p100
fun house - Immortal - J.R. Ward 6/2
(like a funhouse kind of distortion),p386
G
games - Vampire Most Wanted - Lynsay Sands 6/27
(agents trying to lure townies to the games),p15
giant - White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4
(one enormous ugly giant),p37
grandstand - Quicksand - Iris Johansen 10/26
(what a wonderful grandstand),p206
gymnast - Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9
(anti-grav gymnastics at GU Olympics),p127
continued....H
hoop - Stalked - Allison Brennan 6/30
(the hoops I jumped through),p34
horse - Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30
(left his sword and shielf on his horse),p216
house of mirrors - Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30
(has full access and control of their hall of mirrors),p372
human cannonball -
(),p
J
juggler - The Target - David Baldacci 6/25
(jugglers, musicians and unicyclists),p340
K
knife thrower - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(the knife thrower, Marco),p40
L
leotard - Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6
(wore a red sequined leotard),p14
lion - Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter 5/10
(my mountain lion form),p44
lion tamer - Silent Mercy - Linda Fairstein 9/24
(you a lion tamer?),p292
livestock - Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6
(fed no more than the rest of the livestock),p26
log flume -
(),p
M
magic - Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter 5/10
(some traces of magic),p23
magician - The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(end of a magician's trick),p122
maze - Vampire Most Wanted - Lynsay Sands 6/27
(the back lot was a maze of vehicles),p27
merry-go-round - Tyrant - T.M. Frazier 7/5
(lights, music, merry-go-round and all),p142
monkey - Born of Ashes - Caris Roane 5/11
(monkeys swinging from chandeliers),p274
music - The Future Falls - Tanya Huff 5/19
(enough beer and music for hugs),p14
N
net - How to Entice an Enchantress - Karen Hawkins 6/29
(footmen place the net poles),p153
P
parade - Death Row - William Bernhardt 5/29
(watching a parade of shapely female calves),p158
performer - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(complimenting performers),p90
petting zoo - Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6
(heading towards the petting zoo),p19
popcorn - The First Sin - Cheyenne McCray 5/12
(popcorn, hotdogs and beer),p40
poster - The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(with posters of singers),p127
prizes - The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(one by one the prizes fell to their search),p183
R
ride - Immortal - J.R. Ward 6/2
(it wasn't like he could get off this ride),p216
ring - Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter 5/10
(the wood ring in her teeth),p153
ring toss - The Undead in My Bed - Katie MacAlister 9/18
(with funnel cakes and ring toss),p130
ringmaster - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(the devishly good-looking ringmaster),p8
roller coaster - Obsidian Flame - Caris Roane 6/9
(after a trip on the roller coaster),p117
S
seal - Immortal - J.R. Ward 6/2
(one of them still had a seal),p128
show -
(),p
side show - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(our main sideshow attraction),p65
somersault - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(and somersaulted backward),p25
spectator - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(drink from the odd spectator),p51
spinning plates - The Conquest - Yxta Maya Murray 4/22
(was back to our contortions and plate spinning),p67
star - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(become the star of the caravan),p26
state fair - Immoral - Brian Freeman 9/27
(a souvenir from the Minnesota State Fair),p27
stagehand - The Curious Case Of The Clockwork Menace - Bec McMaster 7/1
(we sent one of the stagehands to check),p10
stilts - King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
(like one of them stilt homes),p10
strong man - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(she'd caught out strongman unaware),p37
stuffed animals - King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
(big stuffed animal prizes),p142
swag - Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9
(swags of red silk draped from its supporting poles),p145
swing - Death Row - William Bernhardt 5/29
(pushing little Susie on the swings),p98
sword swallower - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(Veruca, the Abyssian sword swallower),p39
T
tent - Immortal - J.R. Ward 6/2
(from Nigel's tent across the lawn),p36
thrill ride - Virals - Kathy Reichs 8/30
(a nonstop thrill ride),p61
ticket - Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie 5/14
(that was the ticket),p2
tiger - The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(tiniest hint of tiger scent),p115
tightrope - King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
(I would be a tightrope walker),p27
top hat - Forged by Desire - Bec McMaster 7/2
(men in suits and top hats),p16
train - The Target - David Baldacci 6/25
(jumped off a moving train),p27
trainer - The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(what are you a trainer),p214
trampoline - Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
(like a child on a trampoline),p105
trapeze - Soulless - T.M. Frazier 9/4
(become a flying trapeze artist),p65
trick - The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(I don't do tricks),p235
troupe - The Curious Case Of The Clockwork Menace - Bec McMaster 7/1
(we've questioned the acting troupe),p39
trunk - The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(the trunk was getting thinner),p61
U
unicycle - The Target - David Baldacci 6/25
(jugglers, musicians and unicyclists),p340
V
vanishing act - Blood Game - Iris Johansen 9/17
(it's time to do your vanishing act),p205
W
water park - Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14
(she used to take me to the water park),p152
whip - White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4
(cracked like a whip),p258
Mod
The first post has been updated with new Gem Coin Info!
Choose Your Own Adventure: Circus & Carnival. 1st May - 1st October.Option 3: Circus & Carnival Spell-it-Out. Read: 23/23
1st word: acrobat (view spoiler)
2nd word: cage (view spoiler)
3rd word: fair (view spoiler)
4th word: maze (view spoiler)
5th word: show (view spoiler)
I'm in for this one! I think I'd like to do a Spell-It-Out. Can we spell out "Circus and Carnival"? These terms aren't on the list, but it's the theme, so. . . ???If yes, I think I'll try spelling out "Circus and Carnival -- Ringmaster." :-)
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Thanks, Mods! Since I'm doing a "Planets" Spell-It-Out for Astronomy, and that requires 52 books, I decided to add a few words to this CYOA Spell-It-Out to make it comparable. :-)
So I'll now be spelling out CIRCUS AND CARNIVAL -- RINGMASTER -- AUDIENCE -- FAIRGROUND -- SHOW -- TENT, which means I need to read 53 books. :-)
Ring Master : 25+ books = 53 books to read
May 1 to August 28, 2016
(view spoiler)
53/53 Books Read. :-) (Final book completed 08/28/2016) Books in order read:
Circus and Carnival ChallengeOption 3
Level: Ringmaster
Read: 33/33
1st word: TOPHAT
T- The Preacher's Bride 4.5*
O- On Beauty 2*
P- The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea 3.5*
H-Homegoing4*
A- American Gods 3*
T- The Narrow Road to the Deep North 2*
2nd word: RINGMASTER
R- River of Gods 2*
I- I'll Give You the Sun 3*
N- The Night Manager 3.5*
G- Glamorous Illusions 4*
M- The Mystery of the Blue Train 4*
A- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 3.5*
S-State of Fear 3.5*
T- The Great Divorce 4*
E- Everything I Never Told You 4.5 *
R- Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale 4*
3rd word: LION (Author initials)
L- Carlyle Labuschagne - Dead of Night 2*
I-Ian McEwan- Atonement 2*
O-Katherine Owen- When I See You1*
N- Jessica Nelson- Remember Love 4*
4th word: AMUSEMENT PARK (Author initials)
A- Jami Attenberg- The Middlesteins 3*
M- Kate Morton- The Secret Keeper3.5*
U- Ursula K. Le Guin- Powers 4*
S- John Steinbeck- East of Eden 3.5*
E - Erin Morgenstern -The Night Circus 2*
M- Maria McKenzie- Escape 4*
E- Eva Martens- A Princess at the Court of Russia 2.5*
N- Nick Stephenson Wanted3*
T - T. Kingfisher The Seventh Bride 3*
P - Paul Pilkington The One You Love2*
A-Andrea Camilleri- The Shape of Water 3*
R - Beth Revis- Across the Universe 4*
K - Kay Kenyon Queen of the Deep 2*
Duration: No Time Limit
Level: Ringmaster 25+
Number of books read so far: 35
► Circus & Carnival Spell-it-Out
A
A. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Finished on 6/25/2016
N. Love in a Nutshell Finished on 7/24/2016
I Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried GiantFinished on 7/14/2016
M. Maxine Paetro and James Patterson, 4th of July, Finished on 7/23/2016
A Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Finished on 7/5/2016
L Lucky Us Finished on 6/7/2016
S شيء من حتى (Translates from Arabic to "Something of 'Hatta' ") Finished on 7/14/2016
B
B. Birdman Finished on 5/8/2016
O. The Girl on the Train Finished on 5/18/2016
W. Wolf, Finished on 7/12/2016
F
F. Finding Jake by Bryan Reardon Finished on 5/18/2016
U. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Finished on 5/14/2016
N. Neville Longbottom in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling Finished on 6/30/2016
H
H. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding Finished on 5/7/2016
O. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling Finished on 6/2/2016
R. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling Finished on 6/18/2016
S. Fifty Shades of Grey Finished on 5/4/2016
J
J. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Finished on 6/25/2016
U. Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger Finished on 5/11/2016
G. Gone Finished on 6/11/2016
G. The Golden Compass Finished on 7/4/2016
L. Just Like Heaven BY Julia Quinn Finished on 5/7/2016
E. Wicked Charms, by Janet Evanovich Finished on 5/15/2016
R. Ritual Finished on 6/15/2016
S. Skin Finished on 7/8/2016
S
S. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling Finished on 6/6/2016
T. City of Thieves Finished on 7/19/2016
A. The Boyfriend App Finished on 6/25/2016
R. Thirteen Reasons Why Finished on 7/20/2016
T
T. The Treatment by Mo Hayder Finished on 5/25/2016
O. Orson Scott Card, First Meetings in Ender's Universe Finished on 7/19/2016
P. Poppet Finished on 6/21/2016
H. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Finished on 5/18/2016
A. The Awakening Finished on 6/18/2016
T. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien Finished on 5/26/2016
Circus and Carnival CYOADuration: May 3, 2016 - April 13, 2022
Option 3
Level: Ringmaster: 25+ books
Read: 73/73
🎪 animals 🎪
◈ a Awfully Appetizing
◈ n Natalie D. Richards - Five Total Strangers
◈ i In the Garden of Spite
◈ m Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
◈ a Ana Fuentes - From the Dragon's Mouth: 10 True Stories that Unveil the Real China
◈ l Lawson, Jenny Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
◈ s Showalter, Gena Through the Zombie Glass
🎪 carousel 🎪
✺ c C. Gockel Monsters
✺ a Adam Croft - Tell Me I'm Wrong
✺ r The Rithmatist
✺ o The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
✺ u Under a Graveyard Sky
✺ s The Serpent King
✺ e Enclave
✺ l The Lost Village
🎪 fire eater 🎪
❂ f First Grave on the Right
❂ i Iturbe, Antonio - The Librarian of Auschwitz
❂ r Richelle Mead - Frostbite
❂ e Eileen
❂ e Ex-Heroes
❂ a A Spindle Splintered
❂ t They Went Left
❂ e Emma Shortt - Waking Up Dead
❂ r Ring Shout
🎪 gymnast 🎪
⌛ g The Girl on the Train
⌛ y Yūsei Matsui - Assassination Classroom, Vol. 1
⌛ m Marrs, John (The Passengers)
⌛ n Nothing But Blackened Teeth
⌛ a The Assassin Game
⌛ s Stephen Graham Jones - My Heart Is a Chainsaw
⌛ t Tim Meyer - Paradise Club
🎪 horse 🎪
🦄 h Hill, Joe - Full Throttle
🦄 o Ophie's Ghosts
🦄 r Richard Bachman - The Long Walk
🦄 s Sara Gran - Come Closer
🦄 e Ex-Patriots
🎪 knife thrower 🎪
⌲ k Kepnes, Caroline - You
⌲ n Noelle Mack - Wicked
⌲ i Isaac Young (char) There's Someone Inside Your House
⌲ f For I Have Sinned
⌲ e Ed Talbot (char) Mail Order Outlaw
⌲ t The Sanatorium
⌲ h The Hawthorne Legacy
⌲ r Rachel Hollis - Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
⌲ o One by One
⌲ w Wilde, Max - Vile Blood
⌲ e Ellie (char) The Dead Girls Club
⌲ r Rock Paper Scissors
🎪 petting zoo 🎪
🐓 p Pretty Things
🐓 e Erik Larson - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
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Circus & CarnivalDuration: 1 May - ???
Option: Option 4: Circus & Carnival Terms Freestyle
Level: Ring Master : 25+ books
►Choose from the terms below, and use covers or titles for that term.
1. Balloons
2. Bear
3. Bicycle
4. Carousel
5. Dog
6. Elephant
7. Horse
8. Juggler
9. Magician
10. Popcorn
11. Roller coaster
12. Seal
13. Star
14. Tent
15. Tiger
16. Top Hat
17. Train
18. Trunk
19. Whip
20. Acrobat
21. Clown
22. Ferris Wheel
23. Leotard
24. Lion
25. Maze
Circus & CarnivalDuration: 1 May - ???
Option: 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle
Level: Cirque de Soleil : 101 +
Words: 0/110
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Mod
If yes, I think I'll try spellin..."
Sure, that's fine.
Choose Your Own Adventure: Circus & CarnivalDuration: You Set the Pace
How to play: Chose your Adventure from the list below and "read them".
Level: Ring Master (25+ books)
Option 2: Build Your Own Circus
►With Covers and/or Titles, create your own circus. Name your circus, find a location for you circus and build your acts. Create a story for your circus or just list your circus parts.
Circus Name: Stars Above
Circus Location: Kalahari
Circus Acts:
◈The Greenglass House: A house of mystery - wander the corridors, get lost in the maze.
◈Listen to The Tales of Beedle the Bard: Beedle tells his magical tales of wonder to his enchanted audience.
◈Come see The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: Watch the frog jump or participate in the fun with your own frog (must be chosen at the Circus).
◈Great Expectations: A behind-the-scenes tour of the circus where you learn exactly how everything goes on so the audience's great expectations are met.
◈The Glass Sword: The world's best sword swallower; nicknamed the Glass Sword for his daring stunt where he swallows a glass sword - if it broke, he would be cut and die.
◈Terrier: A famous act featuring the dogs of our circus. See their full routine - which is not complete in the big top - and learn about how they are trained after the show.
◈Flotsam: Our resident gypsy will tell your fortune - you have the option of mysterious palm-readings, a misty crystal ball, or tarot cards; the more adventurous may wish to participate in necromancy - calling to the spirits of the dead.
◈The Wishing Pearl: If you're in luck, a roaming gypsy may be nearby and agree to use their wishing pearl on you - try to get your wish to come true!
◈Shadow and Bone: Our famous electric act featuring the lovely Miss Bone who defies death by lighting up the dark circus tent with the electricity pulsing through her veins.
Choose Your Own Adventure: Circus & CarnivalDuration: You Set the Pace
How to play: Chose your Adventure from the list below and "read them".
Level: Cirque de Soleil (101+ words)
Option 6: Scavenger Hunt Want-it-All
►The same Freestyle, but you must find at least one word from each letter grouping (i.e., one word from A, B, C, D etc.)
A-M
A
acrobat
admission
amusement park
animals
applaud
attractions
audience
B
balancing act
balloons
band
banner
bear
bicycle
big top
booth
bow
bumper cars
C
cage
calliope
candy
cannon
cape
carnival
carousel
cashier
clown
corn dog
costume
cotton candy
county fair
D
dog
E
elephant
entertain
entertainer
exhibition
F
fair
fairground
feat
ferris wheel
festival
festive
fire breather
fire eater
fun
fun house
G
games
giant
grandstand
gymnast
H
hoop
horse
house of mirrors
human cannonball
J
juggler
K
knife thrower
L
leotard
lion
lion tamer
livestock
log flume
M
magician
maze
merry-go-round
monkey
music
Choose Your Own Adventure: Circus & CarnivalDuration: You Set the Pace
How to play: Chose your Adventure from the list below and "read them".
Level: Cirque de Soleil (101+ words)
Option 6: Scavenger Hunt Want-it-All
►The same Freestyle, but you must find at least one word from each letter grouping (i.e., one word from A, B, C, D etc.)
N-Z
N
net
P
parade
performer
petting zoo
popcorn
poster
prizes
R
ride
ring
ring toss
ringmaster
roller coaster
S
seal
show
side show
somersault
spectator
spinning plates
star
state fair
stagehand
stilts
strong man
stuffed animals
swag
swing
sword swallower
T
tent
thrill ride
ticket
tiger
tightrope
top hat
train
trainer
trampoline
trapeze
trick
troupe
trunk
U
unicycle
V
vanishing act
W
water park
whip
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Jen wrote: "I'm in for this one! I think I'd like to do a Spell-It-Out. Can we spell out "Circus and Carnival"? These terms aren't on the list, but it's the theme, so. . . ???If yes, ..."
Sure, that's fine."
Thank you! I edited my post to spell out Circus and Carnival - Ringmaster and added a few more words to make it roughly equal to the number of words I have to do for my Astronomy Spell-It-Out (52 for Astronomy, 53 for this one). :-)
Mod
Choose Your Own Adventure: Circus & CarnivalDuration: You Set the Pace
Option 6: Scavenger Hunt Want-it-All
►The same Freestyle, but you must find at least one word from each letter grouping (i.e., one word from A, B, C, D etc.)
Scavenger Hunt Levels: Cirque de Soleil
102/110 words
A
B
big top
bumper cars
C
D
E
F
G
H
house of mirrors
human cannonball
J
K
knife thrower
L
log flume
MN
P
R
S
spinning plates
T
U
unicycle
V
W
Scavenger Hunt Freestyle Found 32/110
A
amusement park
B
balancing act
big top
bumper cars
C
calliope
cannon
carousel
cashier
corn dog
cotton candy
D
E
F
ferris wheel
fire breather
fire eater
fun house
G
grandstand
gymnast
H
house of mirrors
human cannonball
J
juggler
K
knife thrower
L
lion tamer
log flume
M
merry-go-round
N
P
parade
performer
petting zoo
R
ring toss
S
side show
somersault
spinning plates
state fair
stagehand
stilts
stuffed animals
sword swallower
T
thrill ride
tightrope
trainer
trampoline
trapeze
U
unicycle
V
vanishing act
W
water park
I'm in for this challenge. So many great challenges on NBRC.Circus & Carnival
Duration: April 1 - ???
Option 3: Circus & Carnival Spell-it-Out
Option 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle
Option 6: Scavenger Hunt Want-it-All
Level:Book~ Ring Master : 25+ books
Scavenger~Cirque de Soleil : 101 +
Option 3: Circus & Carnival Spell-it-Out
►Using the Spell-it-Out Rules(*), spell out any of the Circus and Carnival terms below.
F-
I-Prince Albert "Isabelle" 4/29/16
R-This is Falling "Rowe" 5/28/16
E-
E-
A-A Very Dirty Wedding 4/3/16
T-Tool 4/4/16
E-
R-Jake Undone "Ryan" 4/29/16
F-
U-
N-The Gamble "Nina" 5/4/16
H-Never Never: Part Two by Colleen Hoover 4/9/16
O-The One You Want 4/17/16
U-
S-Prick by Sabrina Paige 4/2/16
E-
S-Cannon by Sabrina Paige 4/6/16
I-Jake Understood "Ivy" 5/30/16
D-Dirty 4/23/16
E-
S-Keeping What’s His: Tate "Sutton" 4/13/16
H-Never Never by Colleen Hoover 4/8/16
O-
W-Better When He's Brave "Welcome to the Point" Series 4/27/16
Option 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle**►Pick a level and find the words below in the books you read. There is no limit to the number of words per book. **Will accept Plurals of the word, but no other variation. Only exact word or exact word that is plural will be accepted!
Option 6: Scavenger Hunt Want-it-All
►The same Freestyle, but you must find at least one word from each letter grouping (i.e., one word from A, B, C, D etc.)
A
acrobat
admission
amusement park
animals
applaud
attractions
audience
B
balancing act
balloons
band
banner
bear
bicycle
big top
booth
bow
bumper cars
C
cage
calliope
candy
cannon
cape
carnival
carousel
cashier
clown
corn dog
costume
cotton candy
county fair
D
dog
E
elephant
entertain
entertainer
exhibition
F
fair
fairground
feat
ferris wheel
festival
festive
fire breather
fire eater
fun
fun house
G
games
giant
grandstand
gymnast
Cont from above...H
hoop
horse
house of mirrors
human cannonball
J
juggler
K
knife thrower
L
leotard
lion
lion tamer
livestock
log flume
M
magic
magician
maze
merry-go-round
monkey
music
N
net
P
parade
performer
petting zoo
popcorn
poster
prizes
R
ride
ring
ring toss
ringmaster
roller coaster
S
seal
show
side show
somersault
spectator
spinning plates
star
state fair
stagehand
stilts
strong man
stuffed animals
swag
swing
sword swallower
T
tent
thrill ride
ticket
tiger
tightrope
top hat
train
trainer
trampoline
trapeze
trick
troupe
trunk
U
unicycle
V
vanishing act
W
water park
whip
Can I back date this challenge to April 1, since that is when you had to start to earn the coins?
Mod
Yes, you may for this one.
Circus & CarnivalDuration: May 11, 2016- Ongoing
Option 3: Circus & Carnival Spell-it-Out
Option 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle**
Option 6: Scavenger Hunt Want-it-All
Level:Book~ Ring Master : 25+ books
Scavenger~Cirque de Soleil : 101 +
Option 3: Circus & Carnival Spell-it-Out
COMPLETE
Progress: 25/25
A-
C-
R-
O-
B-
A-
T-
V-
A-
N-
I-
S-
H-
I-
N-
G-
-
A-
C-
T-
S-
T-
I-
L-
T-
S-
Option 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle**Option 6: Scavenger Hunt Want-it-All
Progress: 93/110
A
B
balancing act
bumper cars
C
calliope
cotton candy
D
E
F
ferris wheel
fire breather
G
H
J
K
L
lion tamer
log flume
Word List ContinuedM
merry-go-round
N
P
R
ringmaster
S
spinning plates
state fair
stagehand
swag
sword swallower
T
tightrope
U
V
vanishing act
W
Books Used
Mod
I want to ask. I am doing option 5.And there are word combination, could it be these two words in the same sentence, but not near one another.
Example:
(Big top) Nick‘s big body seemed to take up the top of the steps.
Mod
And there are word combination, could it be these two words in the same sentence, but not near one another.
Example:
(Big top) Nick‘s big body seemed to take u..."
Nope, sorry. It needs to be together. We're going for the spirit of the carnival/circus (and or the other CYOA lists). So while plurals are allowed, it needs to stay the same word(s) or phrase, to stand in line with the theme.
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Choose Your Own Adventure: Circus & Carnival
Duration: You Set the Pace
How to play: Chose your Adventure from the list below and "read them".
Choose your Circus & Carnival Adventure:
Option 1: Sights of the Circus
►Read books with well known Circus or Carnival icons on the cover (tent, merry-go-round, roller coaster, rides, circus acts, ect...)
Option 2: Build Your Own Circus
►With Covers and/or Titles, create your own circus. Name your circus, find a location for you circus and build your acts. Create a story for your circus or just list your circus parts.
Option 3: Circus & Carnival Spell-it-Out
►Using the Spell-it-Out Rules(*), spell out any of the Circus and Carnival terms below.
Option 4: Circus & Carnival Terms Freestyle**
►Choose from the terms below, and use covers or titles for that term. **Will accept Plurals of the word, but no other variation. Only exact word or exact word that is plural will be accepted!
Option 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle**
►Pick a level and find the words below in the books you read. There is no limit to the number of words per book. **Will accept Plurals of the word, but no other variation. Only exact word or exact word that is plural will be accepted!
Option 6: Scavenger Hunt Want-it-All
►The same Freestyle, but you must find at least one word from each letter grouping (i.e., one word from A, B, C, D etc.)
Examples:
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Option 1:
Option 2:
My circus is called Utopia and is set outside NY (read Naked in Death for location.) There is an Elephant Man, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Option 4: Freestyle
TENTS
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Book Levels:
- Audience : 2-3 books
- Acrobat : 4 - 6 books
- Magician : 7 - 10 books
- Clown : 11 - 15 books
- Fire Breather : 16 - 20 books
- Lion Tamer : 21 - 24 books
- Ring Master : 25+ books
Scavenger Hunt Levels:
- Flea Circus : 1-20 words
- Big Apple Circus : 21-40 words
- Blackpool Tower Circus : 41-60 words
- Barnum & Bailey : 61-80 words
- Ringling Bros : 81-100 words
- Cirque de Soleil : 101 +
Word List ~ 110 Words
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A
acrobat
admission
amusement park
animals
applaud
attractions
audience
B
balancing act
balloons
band
banner
bear
bicycle
big top
booth
bow
bumper cars
C
cage
calliope
candy
cannon
cape
carnival
carousel
cashier
clown
corn dog
costume
cotton candy
county fair
D
dog
E
elephant
entertain
entertainer
exhibition
F
fair
fairground
feat
ferris wheel
festival
festive
fire breather
fire eater
fun
fun house
G
games
giant
grandstand
gymnast
H
hoop
horse
house of mirrors
human cannonball
J
juggler
K
knife thrower
L
leotard
lion
lion tamer
livestock
log flume
M
magic
magician
maze
merry-go-round
monkey
music
N
net
P
parade
performer
petting zoo
popcorn
poster
prizes
R
ride
ring
ring toss
ringmaster
roller coaster
S
seal
show
side show
somersault
spectator
spinning plates
star
state fair
stagehand
stilts
strong man
stuffed animals
swag
swing
sword swallower
T
tent
thrill ride
ticket
tiger
tightrope
top hat
train
trainer
trampoline
trapeze
trick
troupe
trunk
U
unicycle
V
vanishing act
W
water park
whip
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(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
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