Wanderlust Challenges discussion

Safari Bingo
3 Months from Start Date

Everyone loves Bingo! Here's one with a safari twist. Look for an accompanying Safari Challenge next month.



Here's how it works:
Each bingo space has a “SAFARI” word in it - you complete a space one of FOUR ways & remember there is NO FREE SPACE:
1. Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The).
2. Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word.
3. Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. Item found on cover - post cover.

You only need ONE of the above to complete the square AND you can mix and match tasks to complete a line. Be sure to tell us what task you used when posting completed squares. .

Choose a level of participation or work the levels as you go:
Level One: Complete One Line (horizontal, vertical or diagonal)
Level Two: Complete Two Lines
Level Three: Complete Three Lines
Level Four: Complete Four or More Lines

Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. Please post cover if it is task appropriate. When you have completed the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and repost in a new message, letting us know it is completed.

Participants

Bev(baglady) ~ Completed
Bonita ~ Completed
Book Concierge ~ Completed
Catsalive ~ Completed
Debra
Denise ~ Completed
Jan ~ Completed
Jess
Jingles ~ Completed
JoAnne ~ Completed
Karen♐ ~ Completed
Kim E
Marina ~ Completed
~Michelle~ Completed
Olivermagnus Completed
Patrizia ~ Completed
Richard ~ Completed
Sam ~ Completed
Simone
Slytherpuff
Sunshine
Suzanne
Vanessa

Reserved for Questions

Question: If I complete Baboon to Binoculars and Lantern to Tent, Do I need to read 2 different books for Safari?
Answer: You do not need two different books. Once a square is finished you can use it for any line it is in.

Question: Do only horizontal, not vertical, lines count?
Answer: Horizontal, vertical AND diagonal count.

Question: Can you use a book for more than one square? I may find 4 words (squares) in one book for example and then there may be the author's name for another square, etc.
Answer: A book can only be used to complete ONE square. But that completed square can count for more than one directional line.

Question: When a book title begins with a number, do we use the equivalent first letter if that number is spelled out?
Answer: Yes - using her example 3rd Degree would be a 'T' for Third.

My Spot

Safari Bingo
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018
25/25

Line One:
Opaki - Title Last Letter: In the Middle of the Third Planet's Most Wonderful of Oceans by Everett Peacock 1/8/18****
Helmet - Title Last Letter: The Sound of Running Horses by Donna Ballv2/17/18****
Lantern - Title First Letter: Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder 1/5/18*****
Lion - Title First Letter: A Little Bit of Grace by Phoebe Fox 1/21/18****
Sun - Title First Letter: Sovereign by C.J. Sansom 1/26/18****



Line Two:
Backpack - Author: MacDeath by Cindy Brown 1/6/18***
Hut - Title Last Letter: The Tell All by Libby Howard 3/8/18***
Hippo - Title First Letter: Hurricane Season by Michaela Thompson 1/13/18**
Ranger: Title First Letter: Raining Men and Corpses by Anne R. Tan 1/18/18**
Giraffe - Author: Pancakes and Corpses by Agatha Frost 1/15/18***



Line Three:
Baboon - Title First Letter: Blameless by Gail Carriger 1/29/18
Rhino - Title First Letter: The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan 2/19/18***
Safari - Title First Letter: Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine 2/22/18****
Elephant - Author: Absolution By Murder by Peter Tremayne 1/3/17****
Binoculars - Author: Seaside Secrets by Cindy Bell 2/22/18**



Line Four:
Camera - Title First Letter: The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan 2/9/18
Cheetah - Title First Letter: A Crown of Lights by Phil Rickman 2/2/18***
Africa - Text Page 1 "a visiting nun from West Africa": Death at the Café by Alison Golden 1/13/18****
Fire - Text Page 78 "snored before a fire": Vienna Nocturne by Vivien Shotwell 1/10/18***
Crane - Title First Letter: The Case of the Screaming Beauty by Alison Golden 1/12/18****



Line Five:
Zebra - Text Page 184 "The zebra jeep swung off the track": Penguins and Mortal Peril by Ruby Loren 1/28/18**
Stars - Title First Letter: The Snowman Killer by Wendy Meadows 1/10/18**
Tent - Text Page 80 "My tent wasn't a 5 start hotel": Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Campbell Slan 3/7/18****
Jeep - Title Last Letter: Pirate Vishnu by Gigi Pandian 1/3/18***
Hyena - Title Last Letter: And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures in a Cloistered Life by Jane Christmas 3/7/18****

I love safari!!!
Jan, you're a "diavoletto tentatore"! I think in English is "devil tempter"...

Safari Bingo
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018

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Line One:
Opaki: Earlene Fowler, Irish Chain 3-5 March
"... from his helmet of straighy black hair...": Kate Parker, The Vanishing Thief (41% kindle) 2-3 February
"... a man wearing a bright blue police coat with reflective striping stood in the glow from electric lantern by his feet": Tracee de Hahn, Swiss Vendetta (4% kindle) 6-8 February
"He ignored her and abruptly turned and came pacing back like a caged lion": CeeCee James, Cherry Pie Or Die (11% kindle) 23-24 January
Sun: 25-26 January

Line Two:
"Alice grabbed a full backpack...": Katie Ruggle. Survive the Night (4% kindle) 16-18 February
"All of the plastic chairs at the tables that surrounded the hut were filled with customers": Sybil Johnson, A Palette for Murder (3% kindle) 11-13 January
Hippo- Claire Donally, Hiss and Tell 27-28 February
The MC is a park ranger so the word ranger frequently occurs: Nevada Barr, Blood Lure 19-22 February
"I probably looked like a giraffe reaching for the top of an acacia tree": Kym Roberts, Perilous Poetry (13% kindle) 7-9 January

Line Three:
Baboon: Anna Premoli, Non ho tempo per amarti 24-26 March
Rhino: Gail Oust, Rosemary and Crime 16-18 January
Safari: Giuditta Ross, Sotto il kilt… niente 26-27 March
" ... a look on his face vicious enough to fell a herd of elephants...": Earlene Fowler, Fool's Puzzle (49% kindle) 9-11 January
Binoculars: Alison Stone, Plain Jeopardy 22-24 February

Line Four:
"I'm saving up for a new camera and professional studio lights": Ellie Alexander, Another One Bites the Crust (12% kindle) 25-26 February
"Look at that dog. He's moving faster than a cheetah": Sharon Farrow, Blackberry Burial (6% kindle) 13-15 January
"Rows of giant white African Lilies on long stalks flanked the wide, brick walkway": Mary Marks,Knot What You Think (1% kindle) 11-13 March
fire: 29-31 January
Crane: Linda Reilly, Escape Claws 21-22 January

Line Five:
"Or maybe we're seeing zebras because we have had bad luck in the past": Lynn Cahoon, Of Murder and Men 7-9 March
"... but I think you're reaching for the stars": Allyson K. Abbott, Murder on the Rocks (76% kindle) 4-5 February
"Theodosia was happy to be far away from the viewing stand, hospitality tent, and inevitable TV cameras": Laura Childs, Oolong Dead (p. 2 paperback) 19-20 January
Jeep Laura Childs, Parchment and Old Lace 1-2 January
Hyena: Tina Kashian, Hummus and Homicide 6-7 Mar. 2018

Patrizia wrote: "I love safari!!!
Jan, you're a "diavoletto tentatore"! I think in English is "devil tempter"...

LOL...that's funny. I'm so glad your succumbed to the temptation Patrizia!

Safari Bingo
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018


***FINISHED 2-20-2018***


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Line One:
✔ Opaki One less thing to worry about: uncommon wisdom for coping with common anxieties by Jerilyn Ross 1-1-2018 | 3* {title}
✔ Helmet Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 1-13-2018 | 3* {title}
✔ Lantern The Lilly Stars by Erin Waters 1-17-2018 | 3* {title}
✔ Lion Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr 1-9-2018 | 3* Page 8 > ...they never saw the faeries with the lions' manes... {text}
✔ Sun Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 1-4-2018 | 3* {title}

Line Two:
✔ Backpack Dog on It by Spencer Quinn 1-15-2018 | 4* Page 17 > ...a ponytailed girl with a backpack... {text}
✔ Hut The House Of Trembling Leaves by Julian Lees 1-24-2018 | 3* {title}
✔ Hippo How to Woo a Wallflower by Christy Carlyle 1-27-2018 | 4* {title}
✔ Ranger The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 2-20-2018 | 4*
Page 55 > ...and a Lone Ranger mask... {text}
✔ Giraffe The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov 1-19-2018 | 4*

Line Three:
✔ Baboon Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang 1-29-2018 | 4* {title}
✔ Rhino Ben Rehder | Buck Fever 2-5-2018 | 3* {author}
✔ Safari Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 1-8-2018 | 4* {title}
✔ Elephant Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 1-21-2018 | 4* Page 52 > ...lumbering in like an elephant in silk and lace. {text}
✔ Binoculars 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 1-25-2018 | 3* {author's initials}

Line Four:
✔ Camera The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov 1-23-2018 | 3* {title}
✔ Cheetah It Happens All the Time by Amy Hatvany 1-5-2018 | 4* {author's initials}
✔ Africa All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 1-2-2018 | 3* {title}
✔ Fire Faithless by Karin Slaughter 1-6-2018 | 4*
✔ Crane Carrie Vaughn | Discord's Apple 2-2-2018 | 2* {author}

Line Five:
✔ Zebra The Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald 1-14-2018 | 2* {title}
✔ Stars Vienna Nocturne by Vivien Shotwell 1-18-2018 | 3* Page 78 > ...a high ceiling painted with stars and cherubs... {text}
✔ Tent Neil deGrasse Tyson | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry 2-5-2018 | 4* {author}
✔ Jeep Time Trials by Terry Lee 2-8-2018 | 3*
Page 110 > They'd load up her dad's Jeep... {text}
✔ Hyena Haruki Murakami | After the Quake 2-1-2018 | 3*

Enjoy the challenge Michelle!

Safari Bingo
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018

25/25

Line One:
Opaki - Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins 1/9/18
Helmet - Mary Bowen Hall - Emma Chizzit and the Mother Lode 1/23/18
Lantern - Lucky in Love by K.S. Thomas 1/12/18
Lion - Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward 1/5/18
Sun - Sweet Victory by Gina L. Maxwell 2/3/18

Line Two:
Backpack - Clare Connelly - Off Limits 2/12/18
Hut - The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin 1/22/18
Hippo - Hardcore Twenty-Four by author:Janet Evanovich|2384] 1/21/18
Ranger - Gretel Ehrlich - Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami 1/26/18
Giraffe - Alexandra Ivy - My Lord Immortality 1/15/18

Line Three:
Baboon - Not Even for Love by Sandra Brown 2/20/18
Rhino - Rocky Mountain Shelter by Vivian Arend 1/2/18
Safari - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 2/7/18
Elephant - Anna Hackett - Untraveled 1/10/18
Binoculars - Shadow's Awakening by Molle McGregor 1/15/18

Line Four:
Camera - Eleanor Morse - White Dog Fell from the Sky 2/11/18
Cheetah - Catching the Bad Guy by Marie Astor 2/7/18
Africa - Cait Flanders - The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store 1/21/18
Fire - The Fall of Arthur by J.R.R. Tolkien 2/20/18
Crane - Eyes of Prey by John Sandford 2/9/18

Line Five:
Zebra - Rebecca Zanetti - Shadowed 2/25/18
Stars - The Shining by Stephen King 1/13/18
Tent - To the Last Man by Zane Grey 2/16/18
Jeep - Janet Evanovich - The Scam 1/5/18
Hyena - Anna Hackett - Unmapped 1/15/18

Welcome Bonita!

Safari Bingo
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018

Line One:
Opaki
Helmet
Lantern
Lion
Sun

Line Two:
Backpack
Hut
Hippo
Ranger
Giraffe

Line Three:
Baboon
Rhino
Safari
Elephant
Binoculars

Line Four:
Camera
Cheetah
Africa
Fire
Crane

Line Five:
Zebra
Stars
Tent
Jeep
Hyena

If I complete Baboon to Binoculars and Lantern to Tent, Do I need to read 2 different books for Safari?

Welcome to the challenge Sunshine! No - once a square is finished you can use it for any line it is in.

Safari Bingo
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018

Each bingo space has a “SAFARI” word in it - you complete a space one of FOUR ways & remember there is NO FREE SPACE:
1. Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The).
2. Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word.
3. Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. Item found on cover - post cover.

♐✔Line One:
✔Opaki - Title - Obsession Debra Webb - 3/7
✔Helmet - Title - Heaven and Earth Nora Roberts - 1/20
✔Lantern - Title - Never Too Far Abbi Glines - 1/13
✔Lion - Title - Nothing on Earth & Nothing in Heaven Susan Fanetti - 1/23
✔Sun - Text - Pg 14 - Beach. Sand. Sun. Swimming. - Shattered Helen Hardt - 1/8

♐✔Line Two:
✔Backpack - Text - Loc 1057 - Night with nothing but a backpack - Defiant Queen Meghan March - 1/6
✔Hut - Title - Hers Dawn Robertson - 3/13
✔Hippo - Title - Play Dirty Sandra Brown - 3/17
✔Ranger - Title - The Red Tiffany Reisz - 2/2
✔Giraffe - Title - Envy Sandra Brown - 1/24

♐✔Line Three:
✔Baboon - Title - No One Left to Tell Karen Rose - 2/12
✔Rhino - Title - Ride Me Dirty Vanessa Vale - 2/25
✔Safari - Title - Stanton Adore T.L. Swan - 1/17
✔Elephant - Text - Pg 42 - There's an elephant who wants his trunk back - Malavita Dana Delamar - 2/3
✔Binoculars - Title - Stanton Unconditional T.L. Swan - 1/25

♐✔Line Four:
✔Camera - Title - Code of Silence Marliss Melton - 1/3
✔Cheetah - Title - Claimed Stacey Kennedy - 1/10
✔Africa - Title - As You Wish Elyssa Patrick - 1/28
✔Fire - Text - Pg 56 - tending to a fire and crying - Desire After Dark Marie Force - 1/3
✔Crane - Title - Caden's Vow Sarah McCarty - 1/16

♐✔Line Five:
✔Zebra - Title - Ace's Wild Sarah McCarty - 2/28
✔Stars - Text - Pg 13 - I give him another nod, stars bursting - Sinful Empire Meghan March - 1/7
✔Tent - Author - Wait for Me Elisabeth Naughton - 2/26
✔Hyena - Title - Honor Susan Fanetti - 2/28

Have fun Karen!

I have missed these!

Safari Bingo
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018
25/25

Line One:
Opaki Title One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus 1/22/18
Helmet Title His Cowboy Heart Jennifer Ryan 1/3/18
Lantern Title Lilac Lane Sherryl Woods 1/3/18
Lion Title The Lullaby Girl Loreth Anne White 1/23/18
Sun Title Sex, Not Love Vi Keeland 2/2/18

Line Two:
Backpack Author's Initials The Lightkeeper's Daughter Colleen Coble 1/23/18
Hut Title Her Renegade Rancher Jennifer Ryan 1/6/18
Hippo Title Holiday Hearts: A Fairytale Christmas\The St. James Affair Susan Wiggs 2/2/18
Ranger Title Robert B. Parker's Damned If You Do Michael Brandman 1/21/18
Giraffe Title The Girl From Ballymor Kathleen McGurl 1/12/18

Line Three:
Baboon Title Booty Call Ainsley Booth 1/31/18
Rhino Title Rattlesnake Crossing J.A. Jance 1/26/18
Safari Title Sweet Tea and Sympathy Molly Harper 2/10/18
Elephant Title The Escape David Baldacci 1/7/18
Binoculars Author's initials Full Package Lauren Blakely 1/12/18

Line Four:
Camera Title The Curse of Tenth Grave Darynda Jones 1/20/18
Cheetah Title Crown Jewels Ella James 1/25/18
Africa Title All I Want Is You Toni Blake 1/11/18
Fire Title last letter Every Day David Levithan 1/30/18
Crane Author's Initials Cherish Me, Cowboy Alissa Callen 1/13/18

Line Five:
Zebra Author's Initials Reaper A. Zavarelli 3/11/18
Stars Title Snow Angels James Thompson 2/15/18
Tent Title Tap Left A. Zavarelli 1/8/18
Jeep Title last letter Promise Not to Tell Jayne Ann Krentz 2/16/18
Hyena Title last letter Absinthe Winter Renshaw 2/6/18

I'm glad you are happy to see one JoAnne! Enjoy!!

This looks like fun!

Safari Bingo
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018
25 of 25 Complete
(view spoiler)[Here's how it works:
Each bingo space has a “SAFARI” word in it - you complete a space one of FOUR ways & remember there is NO FREE SPACE:
1. Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The).
2. Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word.
3. Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. Item found on cover - post cover. (hide spoiler)]

Line One:
✔ Opaki - State of Wonder - Ann Patchett - 3/4/18 - AP - author's initials
✔ Helmet - City of Endless Night - Douglas Preston - 2/15/18 - loc 4794 - "was a stainless steel helmet, a gleaming dome"
✔ Lantern - Picnic at Hanging Rock - Joan Lindsay - 2/13/18 - loc 611 - "where a lighted kerosene lantern swung from a metal chain"
✔ Lion - The Chalk Man - C.J. Tudor - 2/20/18 - page 55 - "the story dad used to tell about outrunning a lion"
✔ Sun - The Kind Worth Killing - Peter Swanson - 1/5/18 - loc192 - "the lowering afternoon sun was hitting the window"

Line Two:
✔ Backpack - Catch Me - Lisa Gardner - 1/3/18 - loc 82 - "the little girl grabbed her backpack"
✔ Hut - Death in a Strange Country - Donna Leon - 1/16/18 - loc 3022 - "went in and out of a shepherd's hut"
✔ Hippo - The Painted Queen - Elizabeth Peters - 1/6/18 - loc 4845 - "as though there is a pygmy hippo hidden"
✔ Ranger - Firestorm - Nevada Barr - 1/17/18 - loc 127 - "a seasonal law enforcement ranger from Mesa Verde"
✔ Giraffe - The Saboteur - Andrew Gross - 2/5/18 - AG - author's initials

Line Three:
✔ Baboon - The Koala of Death - Betty Webb - 2/25/18 - page 46 - "that's a baboon from North Africa"
✔ Rhino - City of Endless Night - Douglas Preston - 2/15/18 - loc 4122 - "including, by the way, a black rhino"
✔ Safari- The Alice Network - Kate Quinn - 1/25/18 - loc 1213 - "go on safari and shoot a lion"
✔ Elephant - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 2/18/18 - loc 1568 - "that was the elephant in the room, of course"
✔ Binoculars - The Fairy-Tale Detectives - Michael Buckley - 2/7/18 - loc 934 - "They're binoculars for nighttime"

Line Four:
✔ Camera - Cody McFadyen - The Truth Factory - 1/28/18 - CM - author's initials
✔ Cheetah - Cold Earth - Ann Cleeves - 1/30/18 - AC - authors initials and CE - title
✔ Africa - Indulgence in Death - J.D. Robb - 1/27/18 - loc 3760 - "the two of them went to Africa"
✔ Fire - A Merciful Truth - Kendra Elliot - 1/2/18 - loc 69 - "he parked a safe distance from the fire"
✔ Crane - The Tiger Queens: The Women of Genghis Khan - Stephanie Thornton - 1/11/18 - loc 2844 - "look as delicate as a red crowned crane"

Line Five:
✔ Zebra - The Winter Rose - Jennifer Donnelly - 1/15/18 - loc 10681 - "I'll give you one rupee for every zebra"
✔ Stars - Seeing Red - Sandra Brown - 2/8/18 - SR - title
✔ Tent - The Woman in the Window - A.J. Finn - 2/4/18 - loc 2407 - "It's encasing me like a tent"
✔ Jeep - The Hit - David Baldacci - 1/23/18 - loc 2867 - a dusty late model four door Jeep"
✔ Hyena - Abandoned - Cody McFadyen - 1/12/18 - loc 6538 - "and laughs like a hyena"

Welcome Lynda!

Safari Bingo
Date: January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018
Completed: 25/25

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Line One:
✔ Opaki - Isprinsessen by Camilla Läckberg 28/01/18
✔ Helmet - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 22/02/18
✔ Lantern - "Inside she set down the lantern", p.289 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 05/01/18
✔ Lion - Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley 29/01/18
✔ Sun - Serena by Ron Rash 09/01/18

Line Two:
✔ Backpack - The Boy in the Earth by Fuminori Nakamura 23/01/18
✔ Hut - "He storms out of our hut" p.138 The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See 14/01/18
✔ Hippo - One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus 26/01/18
✔ Ranger - M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman 01/02/18
✔ Giraffe - "Wild giraffes couldn't drag it out of me" Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 12/03/18

Line Three:
✔ Baboon - Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk 16/01/18
✔ Rhino - Joyride to Jupiter by Nuala O'Connor 30/01/18
✔ Safari - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 01/01/18
✔ Elephant - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 19/03/18
✔ Binoculars - Der hænger en engel alene i skoven by Samuel Bjørk 07/01/18

Line Four:
✔ Camera - "In each one I am smiling up at the camera" p.18 Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris 20/01/18
✔ Cheetah- "the deer that the cheetah hunts" p. 155 Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 31/03/18
✔ Africa - Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie 16/03/18
✔ Fire - "he lay at the Judge's feet becore the roaring library fire" p.8 The Call of the Wild by Jack London 11/01/18
✔ Crane - Eva Luna by Isabel Allende 14/03/18

Line Five:
✔ Zebra - Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson 12/01/18
✔ Stars - "The moonless sky twinkled with thousands of stars" p.359, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes 03/01/18
✔ Tent - "they had put up a tent for Kelsea" p.23 The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen 05/03/18
✔ Jeep - Prædikanten by Camilla Läckberg 04/02/18
✔ Hyena - Den hemmelige kvinde by Anna Ekberg 18/01/18

Safari Bingo
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018


1. Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The).
2. Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word.
3. Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. Item found on cover - post cover.


Line One:
Opaki - Inferno Sherrilyn Kenyon 02/08/18
Helmet - Hitler's Forgotten Children: A True Story of the Lebensborn Program and One Woman's Search for Her Real Identity Ingrid Von Oelhafen 02/14/18
Lantern - Lies She Told Cate Holahan 01/31/18
Lion - The Lincoln Myth Steve Berry 03/07/18
Sun - A Season of Gifts Richard Peck 01/23/18





Line Two:
Backpack - Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate 1/05/18
Hut - Hardcore Twenty-Four Janet Evanovich 01/23/18
Hippo - Haunted James Patterson 04/12/18
Ranger - Rob Renzetti Gravity Falls: Dipper's and Mabel's Guide to Mystery and Nonstop Fun! 02/04/18
Giraffe - End Game David Baldacci 01/22/18





Line Three:
Baboon - Bullseye James Patterson 04/10/18
Rhino - The Rumor Elin Hilderbrand 04/03/18
Safari - Riley Sager Final Girls 01/07/18
Elephant - Evelyn, After Victoria Helen Stone 02/16/18
Binoculars - Susan Rieger The Divorce Papers 02/10/18





Line Four:
Camera - As Time Goes By Mary Higgins Clark 01/17/18
Cheetah - Chase James Patterson 04/11/18
Africa - All by Myself, Alone Mary Higgins Clark 01/18/18
Fire - Friends & Fauxs: A Novel Tracie Howard 01/04/18
Crane - End of Watch Stephen King 02/22/18





Line Five:
Zebra - Aunt Bessie Assumes Diana Xarissa 03/04/18
Stars - Shadowshaper Daniel José Older 03/20/18
Tent - Trevor Noah Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood 04/22/18
Jeep - The Paris Vendetta Steve Berry 02/26/18
Hyena - Airborn Kenneth Oppel 04/24/18

Safari Bingo
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018

(view spoiler)[Here's how it works:
Each bingo space has a “SAFARI” word in it - you complete a space one of FOUR ways & remember there is NO FREE SPACE:
1. Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The).
2. Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word.
3. Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. Item found on cover - post cover.

You only need ONE of the above to complete the square AND you can mix and match tasks to complete a line. Be sure to tell us what task you used when posting completed squares. .

Choose a level of participation or work the levels as you go:
Level One: Complete One Line (horizontal, vertical or diagonal)
Level Two: Complete Two Lines
Level Three: Complete Three Lines
Level Four: Complete Four or More Lines
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Line One:
Opaki - Kim Izzo | Seven Days in May - 1/2/18
Helmet - One Good Dog | Susan Wilson - The only time he saw her face when he attended her horse shows, when her hair was scraped back and under her velvet-covered HELMET. (p. 5) - 1/27/18
Lantern - A Desperate Fortune | Susanna Kearsley - The man by the stable door turned so the light from the LANTERN nearby showed his features. (Ch. 29) - 1/26/18
Lion - A Little Bit Wicked | Kristin Chenoweth - 1/14/18
Sun - Moose | Stephanie Klein - She has olive skin, she tans in the SUN, and now that she's older, her hair has darkened to a rich auburn. (p. 50) - 1/6/18

Line Two:
Backpack - The Book of Tomorrow | Cecelia Ahern - 1/15/18
Hut - Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West | Cormac McCarthy - He turned and entered the hut and the kid followed. (p. 17) - 1/23/18
Hippo - Now That You Mention It | Kristan Higgins - I made my way to the dance floor, alone, moving like a silent hippo through the crowd, who parted reluctantly for me, a few castigating looks from girls at my dress, my hair....(Loc 3707) - 1/23/18
Ranger - Rebecca Raisin | The Little Bookshop on the Seine - 1/30/18
Giraffe - The Graduate | Charles Webb - 1/18/18

Line Three:
Baboon - Alafair Burke | The Ex - 1/12/18
Rhino - Russian Winter | Daphne Kalotay - 2/14/18
Safari - Shelley Freydont | Serial Killer Sudoku - 1/19/18
Elephant - Edited to Death | Linda Lee Peterson - 1/5/18
Binoculars - The Immortalists | Chloe Benjamin - 1/22/18

Line Four:
Camera - Goodbye Emily | Michael Murphy - Buck and Josh smiled into the camera. (p.58) - 1/24/18
Cheetah - Elisabeth Elo | North of Boston - 1/11/18
Africa - After Anna | Alex Lake - 1/8/18
Fire - The Finishing School | Joanna Goodman - 1/17/18
Crane - Nora Roberts | Year One - 2/8/18

Line Five:
Zebra - Zazie in the Metro | Raymond Queneau
Stars - Fatlands | Sarah Dunant - A couple walking down the street looked over at us and then passed on, thanking their lucky STARS it wasn't them. (pp. 120) - 1/4/18
Tent - Turtles All the Way Down | John Green - 1/1/18
Jeep - This Is NPR: The First Forty Years | NPR - Their leader ordered us to get out of our JEEP and sit by the side of the road. (Loc 1649) - 2/1/18
Hyena - His Majesty's Dragon | Naomi Novik - 1/8/18

Lines Covered
Diagonal (L-top - R-bottom): Opaki, Hut, Safari, Fire, Hyena
Horizontal Line 1: Opaki, Helmet, Lantern, Lion, Sun
Vertical (Down center of card): Lantern, Hippo, Safari, Africa, Tent
Horizontal Line 2: Backpack, Hut, Hippo, Ranger, Giraffe
Vertical (Column 4): Lion, Ranger, Elephant, Africa, Jeep

Have fun Marina, Bev & Suzanne!

Jan wrote: "Reserved for Questions

Question: If I complete Baboon to Binoculars and Lantern to Tent, Do I need to read 2 different books for Safari?
Answer: You do not need two different books. Once a square..."

Do only horizontal, not vertical, lines count? the Lines listed show only the horizontal

Horizontal, vertical AND Diagonal count - I just listed by horizontal lines because I shoot fora black out.

Jan wrote: "Reserved for Questions

Question: If I complete Baboon to Binoculars and Lantern to Tent, Do I need to read 2 different books for Safari?
Answer: You do not need two different books. Once a square..."

Can you use a book for more than one square? I may find 4 words (squares) in one book for example and then there may be the author's name for another square, etc.

Safari Bingo
January 1 - March 30, 2018

25 of 25 squares completed
12 of 12 bingos completed

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Each bingo space has a “SAFARI” word in it - you complete a space one of FOUR ways & remember there is NO FREE SPACE:
1. Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The).
2. Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word.
3. Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. Item found on cover - post cover.

Line One:
Opaki - Last letter starts title: Into Oblivion by Arnaldur Indridason 1.5.18
Helmet - “…some had helmets but most did not.” P. 326 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
Lantern- found in text - “can’t search much with a lantern.” P. 212 Corridors of the Nightby Anne Perry 1.12.18
Lion - “…she ate like a lion…” p. 137 The Monkey's Wrench by Primo Levi 1.16.18
Sun “…right into the middle of the sun…” p. 98 Letter to His Father by Franz Kafka 1.1.18

Line Two:
Backpack : “…backpacking their way through Thailand…” p. 66 The Beige Man by Helene Tursten 1.8.18
Hut- we ran… to the nearest Quonset hut p. 23 The White Ghost by James Benn 3.17.18
Hippo-“You didn’t mess with a hippo.” P. 27 Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 3.18.18
Ranger-“taking such great care of Ranger Bates…” audiobook Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World by William McRaven 2.10.18
Giraffe - “The fact the giraffe was cut up in front of an audience…” Chpapter 3 28:12 audiobook The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country by Helen Russell 1.30.18

Line Three:
Baboon - “the baboon cage at the Paris zoo…” p. 218 Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 2.21.18
Rhino-–“…and Rutledge sat down staring down the rhino…” p. 235 The Gate Keeper by Charles Todd 3.7.18
Safari - “Does your wife accompany you on safari?” p. 82 Spinsters in Jeopardy by Ngaio Marsh 3.10.18
Elephant “…a bored-looking elephant…” p. 70 The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley 2.22.18
Binoculars-“A pair of binoculars lay on the dashboard…” p.215 Unseen by Mari Jungstedt 2.9.18

Line Four:
Camera - “so his camera was trained on her the whole time.” P. 127 A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny 2.15.18
Cheetah - title begins H The Heckler by Ed McBain 3.14.18
√Africa - …massive Allied landings in North Africa…” p.254 Flykiller by J. Robert Janes 1.27.18
√Fire - “reluctant to fire on hungry Frenchmen…” p. 193 The Pity of It All: A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch 1743-1933 by Amos Elon 3.9.18
Crane-“could see from the window if he leaned out and craned his head…” p. 128 Leaving Berlin by Joseph Kanon 2.7.18

Line Five:
Zebra- ends in A - title starts A - A Cold and Lonely Place by Sara J. Henry 3.16.18
Stars - “actually the locusts weren’t the stars of the picture…” p. 5 Ax by Ed McBain 1.20.18
Tent - “…a duffel, a pup tent…” p. 43 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
Jeep “…the jeep which was following us… p. 114When I Was a Soldier by Valerie Zenatti 1.24.18
Hyena-“they were cackling like hyenas.” P. 236 A Little White Death by John Lawton 2.25.18

Denise wrote: "Jan wrote: "Reserved for Questions

Question: If I complete Baboon to Binoculars and Lantern to Tent, Do I need to read 2 different books for Safari?
Answer: You do not need two different books. O..."

A book can only be used to complete ONE square. But as I mentioned in the question above, you can count that completed square for more than one direction.

And BTW....welcome to the challenge Denise :)

thank you!

Safari B*I*N*G*O
Begins: 01Jan2018 / Ends: 31Mar2018

25 / 25 squares completed
12 / 12 possible BINGOs completed

1. Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The).
2. Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word.
3. Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. Item found on cover - post cover.


Level FOUR: Four or more BINGO lines

✔ Line One:
Opaki - Title begins 'I' - Inside the O'Briens ✔ – 19Jan18
Helmet - COVER image - ✔ – 26Jan18
Lantern - Title begins 'L' - Letters for Emily ✔ – 14Jan18
Lion - Title begins 'L' - Longest Night ✔ – 25Jan18
Sun - Title begins 'S' - Starry Night ✔ – 04Jan18


✔ Line Two:
Backpack - Title begins 'K' - Killers of the Flower Moon ✔ – 08Jan18
Hut - Title begins 'H' - Hidden Figures ✔ – 18Jan18
Hippo - Auth initials "O.P." - Orhan Pamuk / My Name Is Red ✔ – 03Mar18
Ranger - Title begins 'R' - 'Round Midnight ✔ – 01Feb18
Giraffe - Title begins 'G' - Girl Who Fell from the Sky ✔ – 01Jan18


✔ Line Three:
Baboon - Title begins 'B' - Barbaro: A Nation's Love Story ✔ – 29Jan18
Rhino - Title begins 'O' - Our House in the Last World ✔ – 03Jan18
Safari - Title begins 'I' - Isn't It Romantic ✔ – 09Feb18
Elephant - Title begins 'E" - Elephant Winter ✔ – 15Feb18
Binoculars - Title begins 'B' - Butterfly's Daughter ✔ – 01Feb18


✔ Line Four:
Camera - Title begins 'C' - Commonwealth ✔ – 12Jan18
Cheetah - Auth Initials E.H. - Emma Hooper / Etta and Otto and Russell and James ✔ – 27Jan18
Africa - Title begins 'A' - Autobiography of a Face ✔ – 05Feb18
Fire - Title begins 'F' - First Deadly Sin ✔ – 09Feb18
Crane - Title begins 'C' - Cotton ✔ – 13Jan18


✔ Line Five:
Zebra - TEXT: pg 81 - "The zebra and giraffe?" - The Christmas Shoes ✔ - 28Feb18
Stars - on cover - ✔ – 22Jan18
Tent - Title begins 'T' - Third Degree ✔ – 21Feb18
Jeep - Title begins 'P' - Pride and Prejudice ✔ – 15Jan18
Hyena - Auth initials Y.N. - Yolanda Nava / It's All In The Frijoles ✔ – 03Feb18

Wanderlust Safari Bingo
Duration: 1/1/18 - 3/31/18

Status: 12/25.



1. Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The).
2. Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word.
3. Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. Item found on cover - post cover.


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X - X - 0 - 0 - X
0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - X
0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - X
X - X - 0 - X - X

Line One:
Opaki - I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman 2/2/18
Helmet
Lantern
Lion - Lisa Unger The Red Hunter 2/8/18
Sun - Still Life 2/2/18

Line Two:
Backpack - Kisscut 1/14/18
Hut - Colleen Hoover Maybe Someday 1/17/18
Hippo
Ranger
Giraffe - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 1/9/18

Line Three:
Baboon
Rhino
Safari
Elephant
Binoculars - Betrayal in Death 2/6/18

Line Four:
Camera
Cheetah
Africa -
Fire
Crane - Everything You Want Me to Be 2/4/18

Line Five:
Zebra - After You 1/28/18
Stars - Danielle Steel Granny Dan 1/27/18
Tent
Jeep - Jesmyn Ward Sing, Unburied, Sing 1/2/18
Hyena - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret 1/20/18

Enjoy the challenge Book Concierge & Kim!!

BINGO on Line One!


Line One:
✔ Opaki One less thing to worry about: uncommon wisdom for coping with common anxieties by Jerilyn Ross 1-1-2018 | 3* {title}
✔ Helmet Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 1-13-2018 | 3* {title}
✔ Lantern The Lilly Stars by Erin Waters 1-17-2018 | 3* {title}
✔ Lion Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr 1-9-2018 | 3* Page 8 > ...they never saw the faeries with the lions' manes... {text}
✔ Sun Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 1-4-2018 | 3* {title}

Great job Michelle! I haven't even checked my books. Off to do that.

QUESTION ... when a book title begins with a number, do we use the equivalent first letter if that number is spelled out?

Example: 3rd Degree (would this be a 'T' for Third) ...

Good question BC! And yes, you are correct. You would use a T for Third.

BINGO on Column 1:


✔ Opaki One less thing to worry about: uncommon wisdom for coping with common anxieties by Jerilyn Ross 1-1-2018 | 3* {title}
✔ Backpack Dog on It by Spencer Quinn 1-15-2018 | 4* Page 17 > ...a ponytailed girl with a backpack... {text}
✔ Baboon Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang 1-29-2018 | 4* {title}
✔ Camera The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov1-23-2018 | 3* {title}
✔ Zebra The Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald 1-14-2018 | 2* {title}

Good job, Michelle!!

Nice work Michelle!!

Safari Bingo
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018

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Line One:
Opaki - Kim Izzo | Seven Days in May - 1/2/18
Helmet - One Good Dog | Susan Wilson - The only time he saw her face when he attended her horse shows, when her hair was scraped back and under her velvet-covered HELMET. (p. 5) - 1/27/18
Lantern - A Desperate Fortune | Susanna Kearsley - The man by the stable door turned so the light from the LANTERN nearby showed his features. (Ch. 29) - 1/26/18
Lion - A Little Bit Wicked | Kristin Chenoweth - 1/14/18
Sun - Moose | Stephanie Klein - She has olive skin, she tans in the SUN, and now that she's older, her hair has darkened to a rich auburn. (p. 50) - 1/6/18

Line Two:
Backpack - The Book of Tomorrow | Cecelia Ahern - 1/15/18
Hut - Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West | Cormac McCarthy - He turned and entered the hut and the kid followed. (p. 17) - 1/23/18
Hippo - Now That You Mention It | Kristan Higgins - I made my way to the dance floor, alone, moving like a silent hippo through the crowd, who parted reluctantly for me, a few castigating looks from girls at my dress, my hair....(Loc 3707) - 1/23/18
Ranger - Rebecca Raisin | The Little Bookshop on the Seine - 1/30/18
Giraffe - The Graduate | Charles Webb - 1/18/18

Line Three:
Baboon - Alafair Burke | The Ex - 1/12/18
Rhino
Safari - Shelley Freydont | Serial Killer Sudoku - 1/19/18
Elephant - Edited to Death | Linda Lee Peterson - 1/5/18
Binoculars - The Immortalists | Chloe Benjamin - 1/22/18

Line Four:
Camera - Goodbye Emily | Michael Murphy - Buck and Josh smiled into the camera. (p.58) - 1/24/18
Cheetah - Elisabeth Elo | North of Boston - 1/11/18
Africa - After Anna | Alex Lake - 1/8/18
Fire - The Finishing School | Joanna Goodman - 1/17/18
Crane

Line Five:
Zebra - Zazie in the Metro | Raymond Queneau
Stars - Fatlands | Sarah Dunant - A couple walking down the street looked over at us and then passed on, thanking their lucky STARS it wasn't them. (pp. 120) - 1/4/18
Tent - Turtles All the Way Down | John Green - 1/1/18
Jeep - This Is NPR: The First Forty Years | NPR - Their leader ordered us to get out of our JEEP and sit by the side of the road. (Loc 1649) - 2/1/18
Hyena - His Majesty's Dragon | Naomi Novik - 1/8/18

Lines Covered
Diagonal (L-top - R-bottom): Opaki, Hut, Safari, Fire, Hyena
Horizontal Line 1: Opaki, Helmet, Lantern, Lion, Sun
Vertical (Down center of card): Lantern, Hippo, Safari, Africa, Tent
Horizontal Line 2: Backpack, Hut, Hippo, Ranger, Giraffe
Vertical (Column 4): Lion, Ranger, Elephant, Africa, Jeep

I've got 5 bingos!! Now, I'll just go for the coverall. :)

Wow Suzanne!! Very impressive!!

Thx!

Update Message # 31 - TWO bingos completed to date

Horizontally ...

✔ Line One:
Opaki - Title begins 'I' - Inside the O'Briens ✔ – 19Jan18
Helmet - COVER image - ✔ – 26Jan18
Lantern - Title begins 'L' - Letters for Emily ✔ – 14Jan18
Lion - Title begins 'L' - Longest Night ✔ – 25Jan18
Sun - Title begins 'S' - Starry Night ✔ – 04Jan18


And, vertically ...

✔ COLUMN Two:
Helmet - COVER image - ✔ – 26Jan18
Hut - Title begins 'H' - Hidden Figures ✔ – 18Jan18
Rhino - Title begins 'O' - Our House in the Last World ✔ – 03Jan18
Cheetah - Title begins 'C' - Commonwealth ✔ – 12Jan18
Stars - on cover - ✔ – 22Jan18

Way to go BC!!!

Bingo!

Column two:
"... from his helmet of straighy black hair...": Kate Parker, The Vanishing Thief (41% kindle) 2-3 February
"All of the plastic chairs at the tables that surrounded the hut were filled with customers": Sybil Johnson, A Palette for Murder (3% kindle) 11-13 January
Rhino: Gail Oust, Rosemary and Crime 16-18 January
"Look at that dog. He's moving faster than a cheetah": Sharon Farrow, Blackberry Burial (6% kindle) 13-15 January
"... but I think you're reaching for the stars": Allyson K. Abbott, Murder on the Rocks (76% kindle) 4-5 February

Whoo-hoo Patrizia! Nice job :)

wtg Patrizia!

Update message 31 - B*I*N*G*O # 3 (column five ...)

COLUMN FIVE

Line One:
Sun - Title begins 'S' - Starry Night ✔ – 04Jan18

Line Two
Giraffe - Title begins 'G' - Girl Who Fell from the Sky ✔ – 01Jan18

Line Three:
Binoculars - Title begins 'B' - Butterfly's Daughter ✔ – 01Feb18

Line Four:
Crane - Title begins 'C' - Cotton ✔ – 13Jan18

Line Five:
Hyena - Auth initials Y.N. - Yolanda Nava / It's All In The Frijoles ✔ – 03Feb18

Another Bingo! Great job BC :)