The Lost Challenges discussion

I'm bringing back Caroline's bingo from last year with a new badge.




Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st June 2018 - 31st August 2018

Read books that relate to the images in the bingo grid to complete a bingo line. The line can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal. If you're feeling brave and you're a fast reader, feel free to try to complete the board!

How you connect the book to the image is up to you,
the item could be on the cover (please post the cover),
in the title or
part of the plot.
You may find the author's initials in the word or
Book title begins with the first letter in the word.

Be creative, think outside the box, but please tell us how it fits!


EXAMPLE:
N1: Barbecue - 101 Things to Do with a BBQ - (bbq recipes + barbecue on cover)
N2: 4th of July - 4th of July (title)
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail - Tequila Sunrise (Tequila Sunrise is the name of a cocktail)
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit - The Perfect Boy - Bikini on cover
= BINGO!


ITEMS

B1: Sun
B2: Sea
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
B5: Travel/Vacation

I1: Surf
I2: Beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream

N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit

G1: Hat
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs
G5: Pool

O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair


Here's the archived game from last year, if you want to look at what others did.

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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

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Patti

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Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st June 2018 - 31st August 2018
25/25

ITEMS

B1: Sun Cover
E. Lockhart 7/24/18
B2: Sea Word in title
A Stone in the Sea A.L. Jackson 7/14/18
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals Author Initials
Swedish for Beginners Susanne O'Leary 7/29/18
B4: Camp MC's company runs a Summer camp
Fielder's Choice Pamela Aares 7/13/18
B5: Travel/Vacation Author's Initials
When We Touch Tia Louise 7/21/18

I1: Surf Cover
Rainy Day Friends Jill Shalvis 7/4/18
I2: Beach Cover
A Nantucket Wedding Nancy Thayer 6/4/18
I3: Tennis Title begins with same letter
Two Sisters Mary Hogan 6/10/18
I4: Hot Word in Title
The Hotter You Burn Gena Showalter 7/28/18
I5: Ice Cream Author's Initials
Magic Slays Ilona Andrews 6/22/18

N1: Barbecue Plot - Characters had a barbecue.
One Night of Trouble Elle Kennedy 8/4/18
N2: 4th of July Author's Initials
Face the Wind and Fly Jenny Harper 7/30/18
N3: FREE SPACE
Secrets in Summer Nancy Thayer 7/12/18
N4: Cocktail Author's Initials
The House at Saltwater Point Colleen Coble 7/5/18
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit Cover
Cocoa Beach Beatriz Williams 6/12/18

G1: Hat Cover
Her Big Sky Cowboy Alissa Callen 6/2/18
G2: Baseball Cover
Thrown By Love Pamela Aares 7/3/18
G3: Picnic Cover
A Charmed Little Lie Sharla Lovelace 6/7/18
G4: Bugs Cover
Made for You Melissa Marr 7/7/18
G5: Pool (Scene in book p 86)
The Year I Became Isabella Anders Jessica Sorensen 7/21/18

O1: Strawberry Author's Initials
Holding on Tighter Shayla Black 6/13/18
O2: Shorts Cover
More Than Him Jay McLean 6/1/18
O3: Island Set on island
Beach House for Rent Mary Alice Monroe 6/7/18
O4: Sunglasses Cover
Celina Abbie Zanders 6/24/18
O5: Deckchair Author's initials
Wishes and Stitches Rachael Herron 6/5/18

Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st June 2018 - 31st August 2018
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ITEMS

✔️B1: Sun
Red Planet Robert A. Heinlein 173 p. 25 june 2018 4 stars
✔️B2: Sea
Mannenjacht Marion van de Coolwijk 320 p. 6 june 2018 3 stars
✔️B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
Nieuwe Buren Saskia Noort 278/p. 2 june 2018 1 star
You cannot wear socks in these shoes on cover, just like sandal and flip flop
B4: Camp De hondenmoorden Jens Henrik Jensen 384 p. 6 july 2018 3 stars
Forests
B5: Travel/Vacation

I1: Surf
Hot Milk Deborah Levy 221 p. 15 july 2018 4 stars
Sea to surf

✔️I2: Beach
Overzee Marlies Brenters 272 p. 21 june 2018 2 stars
I3: Tennis
✔️I4: Hot
Curses and Smoke Vicky Alvear Shecter 336 p. 15 june 2018 2 stars
✔️I5: Ice Cream
Murder with a Cherry on Top Cynthia Baxter 257 p. 27 june 2018 3 stars

N1: Barbecue
✔️N2: 4th of July
Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate 480 p. 9 july 2018 4 stars
Set in USA
✔️N3: FREE SPACE
The Queens of Hastinapur Sharath Komarraju 350 p. 1 june 2018 4 stars
N4: Cocktail
✔️N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph Yusra Mardini 288 p. 20 june 2018 2 stars

✔️G1: Hat Eric Terry Pratchett 217 p. 2 june 2018 4 stars
Wizzard’s hat on cover
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
✔️G4: Bugs Never Mind Edward St. Aubyn 208 p. 6 june 2018 3 stars bugs on the cover
G5: Pool

O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair

Summer Bingo
Duration: June 1 - August 30

BINGO: 5

B1: Sun - The Once and Future Duchess - Sophia Nash (author) 7/6
B2: Sea - The Drowning Girl - Caitlín R. Kiernan (water on cover) 6/9
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals - Finnikin of the Rock - Melina Marchetta (title) 6/7
B4: Camp - Claws of the Cat - Susan Spann (title) 6/22
B5: Travel/Vacation - The Heist - Janet Evanovich (travel to Indonesia) 7/5


I1: Surf - Sister - Rosamund Lupton 7/2
I2: Beach - Invincible Summer - Alice Adams (on cover) 6/29
I3: Tennis - Sora's Quest - T.L. Shreffler (author) 7/4
I4: Hot - Primal Heat - King/O'Clare/Burton/Leigh (hot=heat) 6/11
I5: Ice Cream - Inked Magic - Jory Strong (title) 6/19


N1: Barbecue - Back to the Bedroom - Janet Evanovich (title) 6/24
N2: 4th of July - Red Velvet Revenge - Jenn McKinlay (pub July 2012) 6/2
N3: FREE SPACE - Kin - Kealan Patrick Burke 6/10
N4: Cocktail - The Sixth Day - Catherine Coulter (author) 6/7
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit - Blood Wyne - Yasmine Galenorn (title) 6/17


G1: Hat - Silk and Spurs - Cheyenne McCray (on cover) 6/24
G2: Baseball - Balanced on the Blade's Edge - Lindsay Buroker (title) /24
G3: Picnic - Truth or Beard - Penny Reid (plot) 6/29
G4: Bugs - I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh (cover) 6/18
G5: Pool - Pale Horses - Jassy Mackenzie (title) 6/15


O1: Strawberry - The Wedding Date - Jasmine Guillory (red cover) 6/17
O2: Shorts - Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb (author) 6/16
O3: Island - The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman (title) 6/6
O4: Sunglasses - Gossamer Wing - Delphine Dryden (glasses on cover) 6/23
O5: Deckchair - Little Tiny Teeth - Aaron Elkins (author) 7/1


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Welcome Claire and Barbara!

Completed
Summer Bingo
Duration: June 1 - July 31

B I N G O
1 X X X X X
2 X X X X X
3 X X X X X
4 X X X X X
5 X X X X X



ITEMS

B1: Sun
Bimbos of the Death Sun by Sharyn McCrumb
COMPLEGED 06/08/2018
Sun is in the title

B2: Sea
When Tides Turn by Sarah Sundin
COMPLETED 06/04/2018
Male Protagonist is a naval officer in WWII who is at sea on the USS Bogue

B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
Sanibel Flats by Randy Wayne White
COMPLETED 07/15/2018
In a completely useless to the plot section, a charter boat returns to the marina with sales people on holiday. They are disappointed to have not caught any tarpon and are being abusive to the captain of the vessel. Doc Ford has a big fight seen with the VP of sales, who loses his flip flop when he gets punched and lands in the water.


B4: Camp
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J D Vance
COMPLETED 06/28/2018
J D was a Marine stationed at Camp LeJune in NC when his Mamaw died.

B5: Travel/Vacation
Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie
COMPLETED 06/12/2018
Book occurs on a train from Turkey to Paris.

I1: Surf
Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
COMPLETED 07/31/2018
Surf is in the title.

I2: Beach
Jackie's Girl: My Life with the Kennedy Family by Kathy McKeon
COMPLETED 07/13/2018
Summers were spent on beachfront property at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis.

I3: Tennis
A Season in Purgatory by Dominick Dunne
COMPLETED 7/8/2018
The Bradley estate has a tennis court; all of the Bradley children take lessons; the family plays at home and the The Country Club.

I4: Hot
Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy
COMPLETED 07/04/2018
Buffalo wings are hot!

I5: Ice Cream
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
COMPLETED 7/7/2018
EC, the author's initials are in Ice cream

N1: Barbecue
Finger Lickin' Dead by Riley Adams
COMPLETED 06/17/2018
Many of the scenes involve Aunt Pat's BBQ in Memphis. The deceased, a restaurant critic, alias Eppie Curean, get Pat's a bad review.

N2: 4th of July
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
COMPLETED 06/22/2018
Set in Britain and we fought the British to win Independence.

N3: FREE SPACE

N4: Cocktail
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E Reichert
COMPLETED 6/6/2018 Vodka, Bourbon, Whiskey, Beer and cider all consumed.

N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
COMPLETED 06/20/2018
Auden works in Clementine's which sells swimsuits and there is one on the cover.


G1: Hat
Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca
COMPLETED 06/15/2018
Perhaps not the hat I'd wear to the beach, but there is one on the cover and Grace always wore one in court.


G2: Baseball
Sayonara Slam by Naomi Hirahara
COMPLETED 06/30/2018
South Korea and Japan play a series at Dodger Stadium

G3: Picnic
by Linda Wiken
COMPLETED 06/03/2018
Picnic on the cover

G4: Bugs
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Gramm
COMPLETED 07/06/2018
Amazonian bugs! Mosquitos, fleas, ticks, stuff that they didn't even name but described the bites!

G5: Pool
Booked 4 Murder by J C Eaton
COMPLETED 06/22/2018
Pool on the cover and one of the five 'victims' was killed by a swarm of bees, to which she was deathly allergic, while relaxing on a chaise at the pool.

O1: Strawberry
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
COMPLETED 06/02/2018
RW are letters in Strawberry

O2: Shorts
I Can't Make You Love Me, but I Can Make You Leave by Dixie Cash
COMPLETED 06/27/2018
The cover features a lady in shorts


O3: Island
Savannah Breeze by Mary Kay Andrews
COMPLETED 06/05/2018
Set on Tybee Island, GA

O4: Sunglasses
Class Mom by Laurie Gelman
COMPLETED 06/14/2018
Author's initials LG are in sunglasses.

O5: Deckchair
Macramé Murder by Mollie Cox Bryan
COMPLETED 07/18/2018

That Adirondack chair on the cover is perfect for relaxing on the deck. I have an aqua one like it that I use.

Welcome Anne!

Never played Bingo on Goodreads before. Will give it a try.

Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st June 2018 - 31st August 2018
Read 25/25 ALL BINGOS COMPLETED!

Read books that relate to the images in the bingo grid to complete a bingo line. The line can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal.
How you connect the book to the image is up to you,

B I N G O
1 X X X X X
2 X X X X X
3 X X X X X
4 X X X X X
5 X X X X X

ITEMS
B1: Sun
Arden (Undercover Billionaire, #2) by Melody Anne 6/20/18 4stars (The sun is shining, the birds are chirping,... Kindle location 1944)
B2: Sea
Ryan's Hand by Leila Meacham 7/11/18 5stars (in Marblehead Cara and Ryan walk the beach looking for wood from lobster traps and she looks for sea glass)
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
When We Found Home by Susan Mallery 7/4/18 5stars (2 pairs on cover)
B4: Camp
The Gunslinger's Vow (Runaway Brides #1) by Amy Sandas 6/3/18 5stars (camped as traveled from Wyoming Territory to Montana)
B5: Travel/Vacation
Cowboy SEAL Redemption (Navy SEAL Cowboys #2) by Nicole Helm 7/3/18 4stars (Jack's family travels from Indiana to Montana by RV)

I1: Surf
The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams 7/8/18 4stars (surf gets rough around the island and the lighthouse due to the currents and the tides)
I2: Beach
Lost and Found Sisters (Wildstone #1) by Jill Shalvis 7/6/18 4stars
I3: Tennis
Aly's House by Leila Meacham 7/22/18 3stars (paperback reissued page 37 - Open shelves held an accumulation of athletic equipment from the sports of years past: football, baseball, tennis.)
I4: Hot
One Night with You (Fatal, #0.5) by Marie Force 6/24/18 4stars (Kindle location 22 - After hours outside in the broiling sun; could have used references to the hotness of Nick and the sex between him and Sam)
I5: Ice Cream
Do You Take This Cowboy? by Stephanie Berget, Melissa Keir, Lyssa Layne, Robin Deeter, Ann Anders, Paty Jager, D'Ann Lindun 7/27/18 4.5stars (in the story The Silver Bell Shifter by Robin Deeter - Riley eats mint chocolate chip ice cream on Nook page 389)

N1: Barbecue
A Sin Such as This (Love Lies Beneath, #2) by Ellen Hopkins 6/5/18 3stars (location 2967 Kindle - ...where the barbecue is starting to smoke.
N2: 4th of July
All-American Cowboy (Holiday, Texas #1) by Dylann Crush 6/28/18 4stars
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
The Love Fool by Lorenzo Petruzziello 6/30/18 3stars (pear cocktail - page 280 Nook - ..."But first, let's start off with a cocktail. You know, to loosen us all up>"
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
Crowning Design by Leila Meacham 7/14/18 3stars (paperback page 141. Dan had already whistled his approval of the bathing suit.)

G1: Hat
Kappy King and the Pickle Kaper (An Amish Mystery #2) by Amy Lillard 6/23/18 4stars (Kappy makes and wears a prayer kapp; Jimmy wears an Amish hat)
G2: Baseball
Fight for You (The Kingman Brothers #2) by Nina Crespo 7/7/18 4stars (Kindle location 427 - customer in restaurant wore a baseball cap)
G3: Picnic
True Heart's Desire(Colorado Hearts #2) by Carolyn Fyffe 6/16/18 5stars ("We returned from a picnic," Lara replied... Kindle Loc 1383)
G4: Bugs
The Wild Mountain Thyme by Kathryn Scarborough 8/4/18 3stars (Nook page 274 - ...and dead bugs were on each of the four shelves.
G5: Pool
Wild Deadwood Tales by E.E. Burke, Zoe Blake, Paty Jager, Teresa Keefer, Megan Kelly, Sylvia McDaniel, Amanda McIntyre, Peggy McKenzie, Angi Morgan, Nancy Naigle, Jacqui Nelson, Terri Osburn, Ginger Ring, Maggie Ryan, Lizbeth Selvig, Tina Susedik, A.C. Wilson 7/13/18 4.5stars (Best Results by Ginger Ring - location 2494 Kindle - There was even an inviting pool out back with lounge chairs and umbrellas.)

O1: Strawberry BINGO - 1st one completed
Ain't She a Peach? (Southern Eclectic, #2) by Molly Harper 6/13/18 4stars (Frankie took a long draw from her strawberry milkshake,... paperback pg 50)
O2: Shorts
(The) Start of Something Good (Stay #1) by Jennifer Probst 6/2/18 4.5stars (...ragged denim shorts that barely covered her privates... - Kindle location 680)
O3: Island
Can't Stop The Feeling (Whispering Bay Romance, #6) by Maria Geraci 6/17/18 4stars (honeymooning on Maui, a Hawaiian island)
O4: Sunglasses
Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship by Tom Ryan 6/9/18 5stars (hardcover page 235 - ...the sun was so bright and the snow so white I had to put on my sunglasses.)
O5: Deckchair
Lighthouse Beach by Shelley Noble 6/7/18 4.5stars (page373 - Diana wandered out onto the deck and sat down on a deck chair.)

I will give it a try, although my reading time has taken a hit recently. ;)

Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st June 2018 - 31st August 2018
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ITEMS

B1: Sun
B2: Sea
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
B5: Travel/Vacation

I1: Surf
I2: Beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream

N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit

G1: Hat
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs
G5: Pool

O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair

B1: Sun
B2: Sea
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
B5: Travel/Vacation

I1: Surf
I2: Beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream

N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit

G1: Hat
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs
G5: Pool

O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair

Welcome JoAnne, Dee, Katharine and Jessica!

This will be a fun challenge!

I'm adding:
You may find the author's initials in the word or
Book title begins with the first letter in the word.

Hi, I'm new to this so I thought this would be a fun challenge to start with.

Duration: 1st June 2018 - 31st August 2018
ITEMS

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B1: Sun - Circling the Sun by: Paula McLain (title)
B2: Sea - Doctor Zhivago by: Boris Pasternak (sea found in author's last name)
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
B5: Travel/Vacation - Lord of Shadows by: Cassandra Clare (MCs travel to London)


I1: Surf
I2: Beach - Lady Midnight by: Cassandra Clare (takes place on the beach of Los Angeles)
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream


N1: Barbecue - Delicious and Suspicious by: Riley Adams (takes place at a BBQ restaurant)
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit


G1: Hat
G2: Baseball - Words With Fiends by: Ali Brandon (author's initials)
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs - The Secret Life of Bees by: Sue Monk Kidd (title)
G5: Pool


O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair - Through the Grinder by: Cleo Coyle (author's initials)

Welcome Kelsey!

I'm in!

Summer Bingo - June 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018


B1: Sun - 2001: A Space Odyssey - Read 8/8/18
MC travels through a wormhole to a world constructed around a dwarf star in the distant universe
B2: Sea - Hyperion - Read 6/13/18
Features a world made up of floating islands on a large sea
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp - The Monkey Wrench Gang - Read 7/3/18
Characters camp several times throughout the story
B5: Travel/Vacation - The Prague Cemetery - Read 6/9/18
MC travels throughout Europe during the story

I1: Surf
I2: Beach - Casino Royale - Read 6/10/18
Bond stays at a beachfront resort while recovering from a nasty interrogation
I3: Tennis - A Room with a View - Read 6/16/18
Characters play tennis during the story
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream - Doctored Evidence - Read 7/8/18
MC's wife makes peach ice cream

N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail - Noche sobre las aguas
MC tries a cocktail for the first time in her life
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit - Call Me by Your Name - Read 6/18/18
MCs wear each other's bathing suits

G1: Hat - When You Are Engulfed in Flames - 6/28/18
MC's father threatens to burn his hat off his head if he doesn't take it off
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs - A Clash of Kings - 7/22/18
Character uses leeches to bleed himself regularly
G5: Pool - El juego del ángel - 6/4/18
Several characters drown in pools during the story

O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts - Blood from a Stone
MC mocks overweight tourists in shorts
O3: Island The Winter's Tale - 7/21/18
Takes place in Sicily, which is an island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair The Night Manager - 7/31/18
Several characters lounge in deckchairs aboard a yacht

Welcome Izzy and Angela!

Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st June 2018 - 31st August 2018
3 BINGOS

ITEMS

B1: Sun The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable 8/3/18
B2: Sea The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews 7/3/18
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg 6/23/18..author
B4: Camp The Cat Who Tailed a Thief by Lilian Jackson Braun 7/31/18
B5: Travel/Vacation


I1: Surf..Surf board on cover Beach House Reunion by Mary Alice Monroe 8/13/18
I2: Beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot Hiss of Death by Rita Mae Brown 6/28/18
I5: Ice Cream Dead to the Last Drop by Cleo Coyle 8/15/18


N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July Story takes place over 4th weekend The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 7/6/18
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene 7/14/18
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton 6/19/18..author


G1: Hat White Houses by Amy Bloom 6/11/18 hat on cover
G2: Baseball Have a Nice Guilt Trip by Lisa Scottoline 8/25/18..author
G3: Picnic .All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo 8/21/18..author
G4: Bugs Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain 7/11/18
G5: Pool Pretty Mess by Erika Jayne 6/27/18


O1: Strawberry Dogwood Hill by Sherryl Woods 8/9/18
O2: Shorts The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the President by Sean Spicer 8/24/18..author
O3: Island Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson 7/24/18 author
O4: Sunglasses #4 Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim by Lisa Scottoline6/8/18
O5: Deckchair Evil in Carnations by Kate Collins 7/9/18

Welcome Debbie!

Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st June 2018 - 31st August 2018

Read books that relate to the images in the bingo grid to complete a bingo line. The line can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal. If you're feeling brave and you're a fast reader, feel free to try to complete the board!

How you connect the book to the image is up to you,
the item could be on the cover (please post the cover),
in the title or
part of the plot.
You may find the author's initials in the word or
Book title begins with the first letter in the word.

Be creative, think outside the box, but please tell us how it fits!

ITEMS

B1: Sun
Sew Deadly, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, 26.07.2018 - Title starts with S.

B2: Sea
Unter der Sonne Siziliens, Margot S. Baumann, 04.06.2018


B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See, 02.08.2018 - Author's initials are LS.

B4: Camp
Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly, 08.08.2018 - is set in the Ravensbrück concentration camp

B5: Travel/Vacation
Nachts nach Venedig, Veronica Henry, 19.06.2018

I1: Surf
Scarlet, Marissa Meyer, 04.08.2018 - Title starts with S.

I2: Beach
Poirot Investigates, Agatha Christie, 07.08.2018 - Author's initials are AC

I3: Tennis
Fer-de-Lance, Rex Stout, 10.08.2018 - one of the evidence pieces was created during a tennis match

I4: Hot
The Duchess Deal, Tessa Dare, 05.07.2018 - many hot scenes

I5: Ice Cream
The Cop Who Stole Christmas, Christie Craig, 24.08.2018 - Author's initials are CC

N1: Barbecue
My Name Is Memory, Ann Brashares, 07.08.2018 - Author's initials are AB.

N2: 4th of July
Mädchen Nr. 5, Howard Linskey, 20.08.2018 - Author's initials are in 4th of July

N3: FREE SPACE
Say Yes to the Marquess, Tessa Dare, 31.08.2018

N4: Cocktail
Bitterblue, Kristin Cashore, 25.07.2018 - Author's initials are KC

N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
Aquamarin, Andreas Eschbach, 28.07.2018 - MC buys bikini

G1: Hat
Summer Knight, Jim Butcher, 31.07.2018


G2: Baseball
Justice Calling, Annie Bellet, 29.07.2018 - Author's initials are AB

G3: Picnic
Truth or Beard, Penny Reid, 02.07.2018 - MCs go on a picnic

G4: Bugs
Todesreigen, Andreas Gruber, 11.08.2018 - listening bugs were used in the story

G5: Pool
Paw Enforcement, Diane Kelly, 26.06.2018 - Megan and Brigit go swimming in the pool

O1: Strawberry
Never Let Go, Sherryl Woods, 30.07.2018 - Author's initials are SW

O2: Shorts
The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Sarah Addison Allen, 06.08.2018 - MC wears shorts on her first day in her mother's home town.

O3: Island
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares, 19.07.2018

O4: Sunglasses
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet, Darynda Jones, 07.07.2018 - Charley gives her sunglasses to Quentin

O5: Deckchair
A Fallen Lady, Elizabeth Kingston, 30.08.2018 - Author's initials are in Deckchair

Welcome Rina!

Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st June 2018 - 31st August 2018

Read books that relate to the images in the bingo grid to complete a bingo line.

ITEMS
B1: Sun
Yesterday's Sun - Amanda Brooke - 7/17/2018
How it fits: Sun in title.

B2: Sea
Love Anthony - Lisa Genova - 8/18/2018
How it fits: Sea/ocean on cover.

B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
The Foster Child - Jenny Blackhurst - 6/6/2018
How it fits: Title begins with F from FLIP FLOPS

B4: Camp
The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris - 6/10/2018
How it fits: Set in Auschwitz concentration camp.

B5: Travel/Vacation
Because It Is My Blood - Gabrielle Zevin - 6/27/2018
How it fits: Anya travels to Mexico to learn about Cacao growing.
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I1: Surf
Sizzling Sixteen - Janet Evanovich - 8/10/2018
How it fits: Title begins with Letter S.

I2: Beach
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided - Diane Guerrero - 6/2/2018
How it fits: MC visits the beach with father.

I3: Tennis
Notorious Nineteen - Janet Evanovich - 6/29/2018
How it fits: Title letters are in tennis.

I4: Hot
Lean Mean Thirteen - Janet Evanovich - 7/19/2018
How it fits: The attraction between Stephanie and Ranger was smoldering hot.

I5: Ice Cream
The Dogs - Robert Calder - 8/24/2018
How it fits: Author's initials in ICE CREAM.
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N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July

N3: FREE SPACE
The Winter Garden - Jane Thynne - 6/20/2018

N4: Cocktail
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart - Peter Swanson - 6/23/2018
How it fits: MCs met in a bar, are re-united in a bar and lots of alcohol consumed (some cocktails.)

N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
Blood Red, Snow White - Marcus Sedgwick - 7/14/2018
How it fits: Author's initials in SWIMSUIT
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G1: Hat

G2: Baseball
The Good Daughter - Alexandra Burt - 7/10/2018
How it fits: Authors name in Baseball.

G3: Picnic
Iron Cradles - Carol Mara - 7/3/2018
How it fits: Title letters in Picnic

G4: Bugs
Brownie Points - Jennifer Coburn - 8/13/2018
How it fits: Title begins with B.

G5: Pool
I've Got My Eyes on You - Mary Higgins Clark - 7/31/2018
How it fits: Item on cover.
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O1: Strawberry

O2: Shorts
Soraya The Storyteller - Rosanne Hawke - 6/24/2018
How it fits: Authors initials in Shor
O3: Island
In the Age of Love and Chocolate - Gabrielle Zevin - 7/8/2018
How it fits: Title begins with I from Island.

O4: Sunglasses
Every Note Played - Lisa Genova - 6/12/2018
How it fits: Author's initials (SUNGLASSES)

O5: Deckchair
The Puma's Shadow - Antoine B. Daniel - 8/07/2018
How it fits: Authors initials in Deckchair

Bingos.
7/10/2018 - Bingo on line 3 (Flip flops, Tennis, Free Space, Picnic and Island.)
8/13/2018 - Bingo on line 4 (Camp, Hot, Cocktail, Bugs and Sunglasses.)
8/18/2018 - Bingo on B Line (Sun, Sea, Flip Flops/Sandals, Camp and Travel/Vacation.)
8/ /2018 - Bingo on I Line (Surf, Beach, Tennis, Hot and Ice Cream.)

Welcome Melanie!

I'm In!

B1: Sun - Beauty in Summer - Ella Goode (Summer has plenty of sun) - 2 JUNE
B2: Sea - A Stone in the Sea - A.L. Jackson (Sea in title) - 16 JUNE
B3: Sandals - Suddenly One Summer - Julie James (Sandals on cover) - 30 JUNE
B4: Camp - Summer Camp Captive - Alexa Riley (Set in camp site) - 4 AUG
B5: Travel/Vacation - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer (MC travels from London to Guernsey) - 4 JULY


I1: Surf - Discovering Delilah - Melissa Foster (MC works in surf shop) - 24 JULY
I2: Beach - Stand-In Wife - Karina Bliss (Beach on cover) - 6 JUNE
I3: Tennis - Violent Things - Callie Hart (The letters TENNIS is in the title) - 12 AUG
I4: Hot - Hot as Sin - Bella Andre (Title) - 17 AUG
I5: Ice Cream - Unraveled - Bethany-Kris (MC's eat ice cream) - 25 JUNE


N1: Barbecue - Anyone for Seconds? - Fiona Cassidy (MC has a barbecue) - 22 JUNE
N2: 4th of July - 4th of July - James Patterson (Title) - 13 AUG
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail - Fuzzy Navel - J.A. Konrath (Cocktail on cover) - 7 AUG
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit - Misadventures of a City Girl - Meredith Wild (MC wore a bikini) - 28 JULY


G1: Hat - Chef Sugarlips - Tawna Fenske (Hat on cover) - 1 JULY
G2: Baseball - Crown of Lies - Pepper Winters (Baseball Cap is the nickname the MC gave to one of her attackers) - 15 JULY
G3: Picnic - Vanilla on Top - C.J. Ellisson (MC's have a picnic) - 17 JUNE
G4: Bugs - Texas Hold 'Em - Christie Craig (MC's house was bugged) - 10 JUNE
G5: Pool - The Sexy One - Lauren Blakely (MC plays pool) - 7 JUNE


O1: Strawberry - The Girl in 6E - A.R. Torre (Red cover) - 21 JULY
O2: Shorts - Robbie - Ella Frank (MC wore shorts to bed as pyjamas) - 14 AUG
O3: Island - Wicked Games - Jessica Clare (Set on island) - 5 JULY
O4: Sunglasses - Seducing His Princess - Olivia Gates (Title starts with S) - 15 AUG
O5: Deckchair - That's Another Story: The Autobiography - Julie Walters (MC sits in deckchair on Blackpool Beach) - 10 JULY

Welcome Sandra!

Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st June 2018 - 31st August 2018

Complete with 3 line bingos


ITEMS

B1: Sun Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia the Secret History of Trollkind Richard Ashley Hamilton 7-12-18 Sun turns the trolls into stone
B2: Sea Savage Heart Cassie Edwards 8-14-18 Sea on the cover and they live by the sea
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware 8-5-18 Flip flop in text pg 28
B4: Camp Fight Game Kate Wild 7- 16-18 A family of Gypsys move around from camp to camp
B5: Travel/Vacation Living Dead in Dallas Charlaine Harris 6-4-18 Travel to Dallas

I1: Surf
I2: Beach Savage Innocence Cassie Edwards 8-5-18 character paints landscape and beach pictures on canvas
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot Wicked in a Kilt Anna Durand 6-13-18 " HOT sexy makeout sessions
I5: Ice Cream

N1: Barbecue Murder in the Winter Steve Demaree 6-23-18 Lots of food, the detectives are always eating at the Blue Moon or eating candy bars
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail The Winds of Change Martha Grimes 7-6-18 The detectives like to drink mixed drinks alot
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit

G1: Hat Little Red Caroline Lee 7-9-18 Western Romance, so the characters wear cowboy hats
G2: Baseball What Lies Below Barbara Taylor Sissel 8-24-18 Fathers High school friends that he played baseball with come to help search for his missing daughter
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs Damselfly Chandra Prasad 6-8-18 bugs on cover
G5: Pool

O1: Strawberry Peach Cobbler Murder Joanne Fluke 8 29 18 Strawberries used in recipe to make Strawberry flip cookies
O2: Shorts
O3: Island The Brutal Telling Louise Penny 7-28=18 detective goes to Charlotte Island for insight and clues to a murder
O4: Sunglasses
Angel Interrupted Chaz McGee 6-29-18 sunglasses used to disguise who you really are
O5: Deckchair

Welcome Tammy!

Summer Bingo!
The Lost Challenges
Duration: 1st June 2018 - 31st August 2018


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2 Bingos

B1: Sun
B2: Sea
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp

B5: Travel/Vacation Evening Class by Maeve Binchy
Completed 22/6/18 Rating 4 stars
The class go to Italy

I1: Surf
I2: Beach
I3: Tennis

I4: Hot High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Completed 6/6/18 Rating 4 stars
First letter

I5: Ice Cream

N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July

N3: FREE SPACE Op klaarlichte dag by Simone van der Vlugt
Completed 16/6/18 Rating 3 stars

N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit

G1: Hat

G2: Baseball The Boy on the Bridge by M. R. Carey
Completed 4/8/18 Rating 4 stars
First letter

G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs
G5: Pool

O1: Strawberry Sherman Alexie The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Completed 6/6/18 Rating 4 stars
Author's initials

O2: Shorts Sane New World: Taming The Mind by Ruby Wax
Completed 28/7/18 Rating 4 stars
First letter

O3: Island The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
Completed 24/6/18 Rating 4 stars
Author's initials

O4: Sunglasses Escape by Heleen van Royen
Completed 8/7/18 Rating 2 stars

Quote from book: I have my sunglasses on and am drinking coffee at a table

O5: Deckchair Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Completed 3/7/18 Rating 4 stars
First letter

B1: Sun
B2: Sea
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
B5: Travel/Vacation

I1: Surf
I2: Beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream

N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit

G1: Hat
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs
G5: Pool

O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair

Welcome Amanda and Lisa!

Summer Bingo!
June 1st-August 31st
Completed: 0/?

Welcome Tanya!

Summer Bingo!
1/6/18 – 31/8/18

B1: Sun
B2: Sea
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
B5: Travel/Vacation

I1: Surf
I2: Beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream

N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit

G1: Hat
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs
G5: Pool

O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair

Welcome Angie!

Summer Bingo!
06/01/18 - 08/31/18

Bingos = Blackout!

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B1: Sun - See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt 06/28/18 (Title)
B2: Sea - No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay 06/24/18 (Cover)

B3: Flip Flops - Faithful and Virtuous Night by Louise Glück 07/11/18 (Title)
B4: Camp - Crush by Richard Siken 08/14/18 (Title)
B5: Vacation - Mouthful of Forevers by Clementine von Radics 06/04/18 (Initials)

I1: Surf - Suicide Psalms by Mari-Lou Rowley 07/11/18 (Title)
I2: Beach - Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth 08/23/18 (Title)
I3: Tennis - Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh 08/06/18 (Title)
I4: Hot - Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneill 08/16/18 (Initials)
I5: Ice Cream - #Indianlovepoems by Tenille Campbell 07/09/18 (Title)

N1: Barbecue - Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment by James H. Jones 07/07/18 (Title)
N2: 4th of July - The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food by Jennifer 8. Lee 08/10/18 (Title)
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell 06/14/18 (Title)
N5: Bikini - An English Ghost Story by Kim Newman 06/07/18 (Initials)

G1: Hat - The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore 06/23/18 (Cover)

G2: Baseball - Blood Sugar by Nicole Blackman 08/28/18 (Title)
G3: Picnic - Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay 06/02/18 (Title)
G4: Bugs - The Book of Thirteen by Gertrude Story 07/28/18 (Initials)
G5: Pool - Penguin Planet: Their World, Our World by Kevin Schafer 07/10/18 (Title)

O1: Strawberry - The Shining by Stephen King 07/28/18 (Title)
O2: Shorts - Whiskey, Words, and a Shovel I by R.H. Sin 08/16/18 (Initials)
O3: Island - Beauty Queens by Libba Bray 08/28/18 (Setting)
O4: Sunglasses - I Told You I Was Ill: Laughing in the Face of Death by Liz Evers 07/02/18 (Initials)
O5: Deckchair - The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn 07/01/18 (Initials)

Welcome Sara!

Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st June 2018 - 16th September 2018
You may find the author's initials in the word or
Book title begins with the first letter in the word.

B1: Sun: The Sorcerer of the North- John Flanagan- 6/16/18 (title)
B2: Sea: Sleeping Beauty- K.M. Shea- 6/18/18 (title)
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals: From Percy Jackson - Camp Half-Blood Confidential: Your Real Guide to the Demigod Training Camp- Rick Riordan- 6/2/18 (title)
B4: Camp: A Court of Mist and Fury- Sarah J. Maas- 7/20/18 (title)
B5: Travel/Vacation: Oracles of Delphi Keep- Victoria Laurie- 6/23/18 (author, VL)

I1: Surf: The Silver Dwarf- Victor Kloss- 7/4/18 (title)
I2: Beach: The ABC Murders- Agatha Christie- 6/22/18 (author, AC)
I3: Tennis: Touching Evil (Evil, #1)- Kay Hooper- 6/13/18 (title)
I4: Hot: Hex and the City- Simon R. Green- 6/15/18 (title)
I5: Ice Cream: I: I'll Tell You Mine- Pip Harry- 6/2/18 (title)

N1: Barbecue: The Body Reader- Anne Frasier- 6/17/18 (title)
N2: 4th of July: Forbidden Mind- Karpov Kinrade- 6/11/18 (title)
N3: FREE SPACE: A Game of Thrones- George R.R. Martin- 6/8/18
N4: Cocktail: Rock Chick Revolution- Kristen Ashley- 7/12/18 (author, KA)
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit: The Mysterious Benedict Society- Trenton Lee Stewart- 7/16/18 (author, TS)

G1: Hat: Hallowe'en Party- Agatha Christie- 8/18/18 (title)
G2: Baseball: Grim Rising- Amanda M. Lee- 7/17/18 (author, AL)
G3: Picnic: Twice Bitten- Chloe Neill- 9/16/18 (author, CN)
G4: Bugs: Brutal Asset- John Conroe- 7/21/18 (title)
G5: Pool: Prophecy of the Six- Sheena Boekweg- 9/11/18 (title)

O1: Strawberry: Jackaby- William Ritter- 7/7/18 (author, WR)
O2: Shorts: Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My!- Sara C. Roethle- 7/12/18 (author, SR)
O3: Island: Iron and Magic- Ilona Andrews- 6/26/18 (title)
O4: Sunglasses: Enchanted, Inc.- Shanna Swendson- 6/30/18 (author, SS)
O5: Deckchair: The Eloquent Parrot- Robin Knowles- 6/9/18 (author, RK)

Welcome Sam!

Summer Bingo!
June 2018 - August 2018



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B1: Sun - A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer (6/19/18)
Charlotte and Stone watch the sunset together.
B2: Sea - The Resolved Warrior by Jennifer Youngblood (6/16/18)
"...dove under the water like some sea nymph." (Loc 637)
B3: Flip Flops - Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists by J.K. Rowling (6/16/18)
Alliteration in object and title.
B4: Camp - Must-Have Husband by Ginny Baird (6/20/18)
Mac, Linda and Connie camp out.
B5: Travel/Vacation - Keep Me At Christmas by Lucinda Whitney (6/5/18)
Luciana travels to New York. Jack travels to Portugal.

I1: Surf - Hawaiian Masquerade by Rachelle J. Christensen (6/23/18)
"'Now that's what we need to do. Surf,' Pika said." (Loc 218)
I2: Beach - Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson (6/22/18)
Title begins with a letter in "beach"
I3: Tennis - Moot Court by Jennifer Griffith (6/21/18)
Tighe is hot and cold toward Daphne (back and forth like tennis)
I4: Hot - Reluctantly Charmed by Kate Cambridge (6/15/18)
"'Philadelphia is hot in the summer, but Texas takes heat to a whole new level.'" (Loc 416)
I5: Ice Cream - Not Your Match by Lindzee Armstrong (6/10/18)
Ben and Andi get ice cream.

N1: Barbecue - Waiting for You by Heather B. Moore (6/6/18)
Seth's parents have a BBQ
N2: 4th of July - Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies by J.K. Rowling (6/16/18)
4 Chapters in the book
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail - The Feisty One by Cami Checketts (6/19/18)
Maryn wears a cocktail dress.
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit - How I Met Your Brother by Janette Rallison (6/8/18)
Wearing swimsuits on the cover


G1: Hat - The Crush Dilemma by Susan Hatler (6/1/18)
Author's last name is Hatler
G2: Baseball - Heart Strings by Donna Hatch (6/17/18)
Susanna is accused of stealing a "diamond" necklace. (baseball diamond)
G3: Picnic - Blackberry Crumble by Josi S. Kilpack (6/13/18)
Characters attend a picnic
G4: Bugs - Love at First Date by Susan Hatler (6/7/18)
"Does that bug you?" (Page 13)
G5: Pool - The Light of the Lovers' Moon by Marcia Lynn McClure (6/14/18)
"oo" in Pool and Moon

O1: Strawberry - Lawfully Loved by Jenna Brandt (6/15/18)
"...you added some strawberry jam to the basket..." (Loc 907)
O2: Shorts - Sweet Entanglement by Jean C. Gordon (6/4/18)
A man is wearing shorts on the cover.

O3: Island - Jade by Rachelle Ayala (6/11/18)
Set on an island
O4: Sunglasses - A Stranger at Fellsworth by Sarah E. Ladd (6/21/18)
Author's initials are in "sunglasses"
O5: Deckchair - A Wish in Her Hand by Amberlee Day (6/23/18)
Authors initials are in "deckchair"

Welcome Shash!

Hi JoAnne, A technical question! How do I get the picture of the bingo card into my post? Thanks

Amanda wrote: "Hi JoAnne, A technical question! How do I get the picture of the bingo card into my post? Thanks"

I'll give you the code in pieces!
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You may want to reduce the size of the photo to 300 and 212????

Just change the numbers in the code.

Thanks JoAnne!

If that doesn't work, save the photo on your computer and use flickr.com and you can get the code through that program.

I’m going to give the whole board a try.

B1: Sun
B2: Sea
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp Force of Nature by Jane Harper character goes missing at a survival camp
B5: Travel/Vacation A Christmas Journey by Anne Perry June 5

I1: Surf
I2: Beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream

N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit

G1: Hat
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs
G5: Pool

O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair

Welcome Patti!

Guess it's not too late to join the challenge.

Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st June 2018 - 31st August 2018

Read books that relate to the images in the bingo grid to complete a bingo line.

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Goal: 25/25

B1: Sun The Summer Children by Dot Hutchison (7/2/2018)
Title with S: Summer.
B2: Sea The Line of His People by C.J. Adrien (6/26/2018)
Part of the Kindred of the Sea Series
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals The Second Sister by Rae D. Magdon (6/11/2018)
A retelling of the Cinderella story and her lost slippers/sandals
B4: Camp Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (6/19/2018)
The savage reservation is more or less a camp. And London also has some similarities with a concentration camp...
B5: Travel/Vacation Nobody's Slave by Tim Vicary (6/9/2018)
A long journey from Africa to the Americas.

I1: Surf Dark Voyage by Helen Susan Swift - 6/2/2018
Author last name with S: Swift.
I2: Beach Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore - 7/13/2018
Some parts of the story are set on the beach.
I3: Tennis The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman - 7/18/2018.
All letters of the word TENNIS are in the title - in the correct order: The Truth is a CavE iN the Black MouNtaInS.
I4: Hot Ezt ​a nőt nagyon by István Turczi (6/18/2018)
A collection of hot and steamy erotic poems. The cover is also "hot".
I5: Ice Cream Az ember tragédiája by Imre Madách (reread 6/20/2018)
Author's initials in Ice creaM

N1: Barbecue Fire by Kristin Cashore - 7/6/2018
Because you need fire for a barbecue.
N2: 4th of July Beautiful Demons by Sarra Cannon (7/4/2018)
Finished reading on the 4th of July.
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman - 7/13/2018
Title with C: Cinnamon.
N5: Swimsuit The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman - 7/13/2018
First letter of each word in the title is in SwimSuit

G1: Hat The Monarch of the Glen by Neil Gaiman - 7/18/2018
All letters of the word HAT are in the title: The MonArcH of The Glen.
G2: Baseball Empty Bodies by Zach Bohannon (6/22/2018)
First letters of the title are in BasEBall.
G3: Picnic The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - 7/4/2018
Title contains the letters from PICNIC.
G4: Bugs The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins - 7/8/2018
Contains lots of information about the life of bugs, among other things.
G5: Pool The Diving Pool: Three Novellas by Yōko Ogawa - 7/22/2018
Pool in the title.

O1: Strawberry Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 7/24/2018
Berry rhymes with Harry.
O2: Shorts Old Mars by George R.R. Martin - 6/21/2018
Collection of short stories and novellas.
O3: Island The Far Horizon by Gretta Curran Browne (6/4/2018)
It's about the founding of Australia.
O4: Sunglasses Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman - 7/24/2018
Author's initials in suNGlasses
O5: Deckchair A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron - 7/18/2018
Title with D: Dog's

Welcome Ferenc!!

Sorry Gabi! I missed your original post!! All linked up now!

Finished! :)

Summer Bingo!
June 2018 - August 2018

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B1: Sun - A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer (6/19/18)
Charlotte and Stone watch the sunset together.
B2: Sea - The Resolved Warrior by Jennifer Youngblood (6/16/18)
"...dove under the water like some sea nymph." (Loc 637)
B3: Flip Flops - Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists by J.K. Rowling (6/16/18)
Alliteration in object and title.
B4: Camp - Must-Have Husband by Ginny Baird (6/20/18)
Mac, Linda and Connie camp out.
B5: Travel/Vacation - Keep Me At Christmas by Lucinda Whitney (6/5/18)
Luciana travels to New York. Jack travels to Portugal.

I1: Surf - Hawaiian Masquerade by Rachelle J. Christensen (6/23/18)
"'Now that's what we need to do. Surf,' Pika said." (Loc 218)
I2: Beach - Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson (6/22/18)
Title begins with a letter in "beach"
I3: Tennis - Moot Court by Jennifer Griffith (6/21/18)
Tighe is hot and cold toward Daphne (back and forth like tennis)
I4: Hot - Reluctantly Charmed by Kate Cambridge (6/15/18)
"'Philadelphia is hot in the summer, but Texas takes heat to a whole new level.'" (Loc 416)
I5: Ice Cream - Not Your Match by Lindzee Armstrong (6/10/18)
Ben and Andi get ice cream.

N1: Barbecue - Waiting for You by Heather B. Moore (6/6/18)
Seth's parents have a BBQ
N2: 4th of July - Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies by J.K. Rowling (6/16/18)
4 Chapters in the book
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail - The Feisty One by Cami Checketts (6/19/18)
Maryn wears a cocktail dress.
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit - How I Met Your Brother by Janette Rallison (6/8/18)
Wearing swimsuits on the cover


G1: Hat - The Crush Dilemma by Susan Hatler (6/1/18)
Author's last name is Hatler
G2: Baseball - Heart Strings by Donna Hatch (6/17/18)
Susanna is accused of stealing a "diamond" necklace. (baseball diamond)
G3: Picnic - Blackberry Crumble by Josi S. Kilpack (6/13/18)
Characters attend a picnic
G4: Bugs - Love at First Date by Susan Hatler (6/7/18)
"Does that bug you?" (Page 13)
G5: Pool - The Light of the Lovers' Moon by Marcia Lynn McClure (6/14/18)
"oo" in Pool and Moon

O1: Strawberry - Lawfully Loved by Jenna Brandt (6/15/18)
"...you added some strawberry jam to the basket..." (Loc 907)
O2: Shorts - Sweet Entanglement by Jean C. Gordon (6/4/18)
A man is wearing shorts on the cover.

O3: Island - Jade by Rachelle Ayala (6/11/18)
Set on an island
O4: Sunglasses - A Stranger at Fellsworth by Sarah E. Ladd (6/21/18)
Author's initials are in "sunglasses"
O5: Deckchair - A Wish in Her Hand by Amberlee Day (6/23/18)
Authors initials are in "deckchair"