Book Club takes on Thrillers this month. 'Thriller' is a literary genre, and it means books which are "dark, engrossing, and suspenseful plot-driven stories. They very seldom include comedic elements." What suspenseful books have you read where you find yourself glued to the pages? Or maybe the who...

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Professor Will Lestrange has sent in both solutions to this puzzle!

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Reyyan Azkendra was right after Will!

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February Fortescue
Mia Fountain

We've finished the first month of the new Term and settling into doing homework again. Each month we post the current House Point standings. You can check out the current standings here on the HOL Main Page. Remember that this changes on a regular basis, as points are submitted and approved., Here i...

Let's play with a Hashi puzzle! (Oh rapture, oh joy!) Solve this Hashi puzzle and earn 20 Hoots - https://i.postimg.cc/HkrtHp9s/March-2021-Hashi-puzzle.png For direct link, click here . Send me your solution in a Forum PM titled " March - Hashi " by March 31st (11:59PM HOL time) to earn your Hoots !...

Beans were sent to Aurelia and Silvana Here's our last group of words for February, with which to create a story: bus, fish, hat "Excuse me," the bus driver said, while expertly weaving her way through traffic. "Would you please remove your hat ? It's blocking my conductors path down the aisle." "O...

Silvana Mandeville identified them!

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Professor Sindor Aloyarc

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February Fortescue
Aurelia West

The answers for last week: One - Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton Two - The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman Beans have been sent to Emily, Silvana and Aurelia. The last set of Beginnings and Endings for February are: One In the mid-1980s, having just achieved my doctorate degree from the University ...

Question: May I send in my homework with attachments? Answer: No. Don't send in your homework as an attachment, either embedded in the email or indicated at bottom of email with paperclip (or whatever). Type your responses in the body of the email. If you have questions on how to submit homework, pl...

Question: May I send in my homework with attachments? Answer: No. Don't send in your homework as an attachment, either embedded in the email or indicated at bottom of email with paperclip (or whatever). Type your responses in the body of the email. If you have questions on how to submit homework, pl...

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'Frankly, my dear' are not the words that a person might want to hear, especially if they are spoken by a person of whom one had great hopes and/or expectations. You might even hear them with a sense of shock or disbelief. Nevertheless, those words do get spoken, with that intention (of the quote) b...

Beans were sent to Silvana, Aurelia and Emily. Here's your next group of words with which to create a story - midnight, dwell, hummingbird The hummingbird darted and dashed through the flowers, dwelling where it would, to sip nectar. Then, a flower, appearing to be in the middle of spiraling rainbo...

Emily Spencer is first to identify the books and authors.

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Silvana Mandeville

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Aurelia West

Answers for last week: One - Alanna: The First Adventure - Tamora Pierce Two - Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach Beans have been sent to Silvana, Emily and Aurelia. Try these out --- One The late twentieth century has witnessed a scientific gold rush of astonishing proportions: the headlong...

Title of the book: Blink of an Eye Authors: Iris Johansen & Roy Johansen Series: yes - Kendra Michaels Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Adventure, Suspense Short summary of the story: This is the 8th Kendra Michaels book and, building on previous books and background information, leads the reader into a s...

Create your next story with these words -- goblet, cactus, satchel I approached the cactus and, with my knife, severed the prickly pear from the main body. Reaching into my satchel , I got the wide-mouthed goblet and put the fruit in it. Next, remove thorns, peel and – voila - lunch! (40 words)

Silvana Mandeville has sent in the answers already!

Who's next?
Emily Spencer

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Aurelia West