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Ring of Fire Bingo
3 Months from Start Date

Our new Bingo Card includes 24 countries that are within the Ring of Fire and have several active volcanos.


READ CAREFULLY - Here's how it works:
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1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word. You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. LOCATION: Book takes place in listed country.
4. TEXT: Country name found in the text. Please share text.
5. COVER: Cover has the colors of the flag prominently shown on it. 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:
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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

Agnieszka
Amanda A ~ Completed
Bev(baglady) ~ Completed
Book Concierge ~ Completed
Catsalive ~ Completed
Deidre(Dee)
Ed ~ Completed
Heather
Jan ~ Completed
Karen ♐ ~ Completed
Kathryn ~ Completed
Laila Jane
Marina H ~ Completed
Melanie
Olivermagnus ~ Completed
Richard ~ Completed
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl
Sam ~ Completed
Simone ~ Completed
Slytherpuff
Tia Lee

My Spot

Ring of Fire Bingo
July 1, 2018 - September 30. 2018
25/25

Guatemala - AUTHOR: Wildfire |Mary Pauline Lowry 7/30/18***
Philippines - TITLE: The Sound of Murder | Cindy Brown 8/17/18****
Argentina - TITLE: All the Good Parts | Loretta Nyhan 9/8/18*****
Russia - AUTHOR: The Stars Are Fire | Anita Shreve 7/13/18***
Chile - TITLE: Chasing Ivan | Tim Tigner 7/5/18****

Australia - LOCATION: Then There Was You | Kara Isaac 9/10/18****
Japan - TEXT; Page 4 "cars shipped over from Japan"book:Micronesian Blues|18046065] by Cynthia Morris 9/19/18***
Peru - TITLE: A Piece Of Normal | Maddie Dawson 8/10/18***
Nicaragua - AUTHOR: Murder at the Mansion | Alison Golden 8/8/18**
Ecuador - FLAG COLOR: Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West | Marguerite Henry 8/14/18*****


Papua New Guinea - AUTHOR: The Life We Bury | Allen Eskens 8/18/18*****
El Salvador - TITLE: Endangered Species | Nevada Barr 7/3/18****
Ring of Fire - TITLE: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine | Gail Honeyman 8/6/18****
Canada - TITLE: Chasing Fire | Nora Roberts 7/11/18*****
Fiji - TITLE: The Fellowship of the Ring | J.R.R. Tolkien 8/3/18****

Solomon Islands - AUTHOR: Murder & Marble Cake | Nancy McGovern 8/19/18**
New Zealand - TITLE: Double Shot | Cindy Blackburn 8/12/18***
Costa Rica - TITLE: Classic Revenge | Mitzi Kelly 8/24/18**
Panama - AUTHOR: Dark Matter | Michelle Paver 7/3/18****
Vanuatu - AUTHOR: A Gentleman in Moscow | Amor Towles 8/2/18****

Colombia - TEXT: Page 119 "bush pilots will fly you into Cali, Columbia" Off Kilter | Glen Robins 9/5/18***
USA - LOCATION: Mai Tai One On | Jill Marie Landis 7/27/18****
Indonesia - AUTHOR: Which Witch? | Eva Ibbotson 8/28/18**
Mexico - TEXT: Loc 3416 "goods from Mexico" - Burning Ridge | Margaret Mizushima7/21/18*****
Honduras - AUTHOR: Open and Shut | David Rosenfelt 8/4/18*****

Ring of Fire Bingo
July 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018
25/25

1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word. You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. LOCATION: Book takes place in listed country.
4. TEXT: Country name found in the text. Please share text.
5. COVER: Cover has the colors of the flag prominently shown on it. Post cover.

Guatemala - Title - All You Need is Love Marie Force - 7/27
Philippines Title - The Switch Sandra Brown - 7/3
Argentina - Title - The Arrangement 18: The Ferro Family H.M. Ward - 7/7
Russia - Title - A Rancher's Song Vivian Arend - 7/6
Chile - Author - Love and Other Words Christina Lauren - 7/6

Australia - LOCATION - Temptation K.M. Golland - 7/24
Japan - Author - Unscrupulous Avery Aster - 7/26
Peru - Title - Unleashed Cherrie Lynn - 8/2
Nicaragua - TITLE - Attainment K.M. Golland - 8/11
Ecuador - TITLE - Ruthless Lexi Blake - 8/8

Papua New Guinea - AUTHOR - Beautifully Brutal Nicole Edwards - 7/22
El Salvador - TITLE - A Roll of the Dice Tymber Dalton - 8/28
Ring of Fire - Author - Hard to Hold Nicole Edwards - 7/29
Canada - Title - The Chateau Tiffany Reisz - 7/19
Fiji - TITLE - Irish Rebel Nora Roberts - 8/30

Solomon Islands - Author - Three Years Lili St. Germain - 7/3
New Zealand - Title - Dirty-Talking Cowboy Stacey Kennedy - 8/16
Costa Rica - Title - The Cowboy Joan Johnston - 8/2
Panama - Title - The Arrangement 19: The Ferro Family H.M. Ward - 8/17
Vanuatu - Title - Ugly Love Colleen Hoover - 8/14

Colombia - Author - Master Bits & Mercenary Bites: Girls Night Lexi Blake - 7/9
USA - LOCATION - Secondhand Bride Linda Lael Miller - 7/23
Indonesia - Title - Insidious Aleatha Romig - 7/12
Mexico - Author - Lost Without You Molly O'Keefe - 7/17
Honduras - Title - Sergei, Volume 2 Roxie Rivera - 7/12

Guatemala- Gray Mountain
Philippines- Sadie
Argentina- A Week in Paris
Russia- Riding the Flume
Chile- Camino Island

Australia- The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antoine Iturbe
Japan
Peru- The People of Sparks
Nicaragua
Ecuador- That Summer
The Rains
Papua New Guinea-Puddin'
El Salvador- Eclipse
Ring of Fire- The Rains
Canada
Fiji- The 5th Wave

Solomon Islands- Breaking Dawn (author)
New Zealand- New Moon
Costa Rica- A Reaper at the Gates
Panama- The Prophet of Yonwood
Vanuatu- The Underground Railroad

Colombia- The Road
USA- Twilight (takes place)
Indonesia- The Infinite Sea
Mexico
Honduras- Sing, Unburied, Sing

1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word. You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. LOCATION: Book takes place in listed country.
4. TEXT: Country name found in the text. Please share text.
5. COVER: Cover has the colors of the flag prominently shown on it. Post cover.

Welcome Karen & Slytherpuff!!

Hi Tia!!! Glad you are joining us :)

Ring of Fire Bingo
July - September
Completed: 25/25

You can complete a space one of FIVE ways. Remember there is NO FREE SPACE!
1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word. You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. LOCATION: Book takes place in listed country.
4. TEXT: Country name found in the text. Please share text.
5. COVER: Cover has the colors of the flag prominently shown on it. Post cover.

Guatemala (Author) - The Ghostwriter by Alessandra Torre 7/13
Philippines (Author) - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See 7/1
Argentina (Title) - All You Need is Fudge by Nancy CoCo 7/6
Russia (Title) - Antidote by R.A. Steffan 7/2
Chile (Author) - Royally Endowed by Emma Chase 7/13

Australia (Title) - After the Storm by Linda Castillo 7/24
Japan (Author) - Kiss the Girls by James Patterson 7/9
Peru (Title) - Porch Lights by Dorothea Benton Frank 7/5
Nicaragua (Author) - Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard 7/15
Ecuador (Author) - The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain 7/28

Papua New Guinea (Author) - The Loop by Nicholas Evans 8/11
El Salvador (Author) - Spell Disaster by Leighann Dobbs & Traci Douglass 7/22
Ring of Fire (Title) - Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb 8/1
Canada (Title) - Cookies and Scream by CeeCee James 7/28
Fiji (Title) - Iron Princess by Meghan March 7/11

Solomon Islands (Author) - Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean 7/7
New Zealand (Author) - What My Sister Knew by Nina Laurin 7/10
Costa Rica (Author) - The Summer That Made Us by Robyn Carr 7/29
Panama (Author) - Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes by Michelle M. Pillow 8/15
Vanuatu (Title) - Unmasked by Stefanie London 7/22

Colombia (Author) - Memory House by Bette Lee Crosby 7/15
USA (Title) - Untimely Death by Elizabeth J. Duncan 8/13
Indonesia (Author) - Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra 8/16
Mexico (Title) - Mayhem in Christmas River by Meg Muldoon 7/14
Honduras (Title) - Hot Cop by Laurelin Paige & Sierra Simone 7/12

Ring of Fire Bingo
July - September
25 of 25 Completed

(view spoiler)[READ CAREFULLY - Here's how it works:
You can complete a space one of FIVE ways. Remember there is NO FREE SPACE!
1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word. You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. LOCATION: Book takes place in listed country.
4. TEXT: Country name found in the text. Please share text.
5. COVER: Cover has the colors of the flag prominently shown on it. Post cover. (hide spoiler)]

✔ Guatemala - Leon Uris - QB VII - 8/4/18 - LU
✔ Philippines - Louise Penny - A Fatal Grace - 7/17/18 - LP
✔ Argentina - A Quiet Flame - Philip Kerr - 9/2/18 - set in Argentina
✔ Russia - Suzanne Arruda - Mark of the Lion - 9/20/18 - SA
✔ Chile - Linda Castillo - A Gathering of Secrets - 8/17/18 - LC

✔ Australia - On the Java Ridge - Jock Serong - 7/23/18 - set in Australia
✔ Japan - Fifty Fifty - James Patterson - 9/12/18 - JP
✔ Peru - Prison Planet - William C. Dietz - 7/8/18
✔ Nicaragua - Nora Roberts - Midnight Bayou - 7/27/18 - NR
✔ Ecuador - Ann Cleeves - The Seagull - 7/25/18 - AC

✔ Papua New Guinea - Andy Weir - Artemis - 8/30/18 - AW
✔ El Salvador - Leena Lehtolainen -My First Murder - 8/16/18 - LL
✔ Ring of Fire - Robert Goddard - Fault Line - 8/2/18 - RG
✔ Canada - Andrea Camilleri - The Shape of Water - 8/6/18 - AC
✔ Fiji - Joanne Fluke - Blueberry Muffin Murder - 8/2518 - JF

✔ Solomon Islands - Owen Laukkanen - Gale Force - 8/10/18 - OL
✔ New Zealand - Leni Zumas - Red Clocks - 7/5/18 - LZ
✔ Costa Rica - Clive Cussler - The Emperor's Revenge - 8/22/18 - CC
✔ Panama - Princess of the Midnight Ball - Jessica Day George - 9/21/18
✔Vanuatu - Victoria Thompson - Murder on Union Square - 9/23/18 - VT

✔ Colombia - Clare Mackintosh - Let Me Lie - 8/29/18 - CM
✔ USA - Rattlesnake Crossing - J.A. Jance - 9/4/18 - set in Arizona, USA
✔ Indonesia - Dodie Smith - I Capture the Castle - 8/12/18 - DS
✔ Mexico - The Xibalba Murders -Lyn Hamilton - 7/13/18 - set in Mexico
✔ Honduras - Daniel Silva - The Other Woman - 8/19/18 - DS

Have fun Amanda & Lynda!

last update - 12/16/18
Ring of Fire Bingo
07/01/18-09/30/18

1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word. You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. LOCATION: Book takes place in listed country.
4. TEXT: Country name found in the text. Please share text.
5. COVER: Cover has the colors of the flag prominently shown on it. Post cover.



Guatemala - Girls Like Us Gail Giles 07/09/18
Philippines - Simply Irresistible Jill Shalvis 07/09/18
Argentina - Amor Towles A Gentleman in Moscow 07/19/18
Russia - Return to Tradd Street Karen White 07/04/18
Chile - Come August, Come Freedom: The Bellows, The Gallows, and The Black General Gabriel Gigi Amateau 07/05/18

Australia - Thanhha Lai Listen, Slowly 07/04/18
Japan - Ann Patchett This is the Story of a Happy Marriage 07/11/18
Peru - Play Dead David Rosenfelt 08/23/18
Nicaragua - Ask Him Why Catherine Ryan Hyde 07/24/18
Ecuador - Arthur Conan Doyle The Lost World 07/26/18

Papua New Guinea - The People vs. Alex Cross James Patterson 08/27/18
El Salvador - Root of the Tudor Rose Mari Griffith 08/05/18
Ring of Fire - Everybody's Got Something Robin Roberts 06/11/18
Canada - The Curse of Crow Hollow Billy Coffey 07/16/18
Fiji - The Invisible Girls: A Memoir Sarah Thebarge 07/13/18

Solomon Islands - A Scone to Die For H.Y. Hanna 07/15/18
New Zealand - Detective Cross James Patterson 07/28/18
Costa Rica - Cross the Line James Patterson 07/21/18
Panama - Adriana Mather How to Hang a Witch 07/20/18
Vanuatu - Toni Anderson A Cold Dark Place 12/20/2018

Colombia - Cross Kill James Patterson 07/27/18
USA - Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering Meredith Baxter 10/24/18
Indonesia - It Stephen King 11/02/18
Mexico - Openly Straight Bill Konigsberg 07/03/18
Honduras - Shannon Hale Once Upon a Time: A Story Collection 07/09/18

Welcome Bev!!

Ring of Fire Bingo
July 1, 2018 - September 30. 2018
17/25

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1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word. You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. LOCATION: Book takes place in listed country.
4. TEXT: Country name found in the text. Please share text.
5. COVER: Cover has the colors of the flag prominently shown on it. 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

Guatemala The Gates of Evangeline Hester Young 7/10/18 **** (title)
Philippines
Argentina Girls Like Us Gail Giles 7/13/18 *** (cover)
Russia p.119 I heard she is living in, like, Russia right now? The Mothers Brit Bennett 9/21/18 ***
Chile

Australia Location 645 She stopped it on Australia. The Christmas Wishing Tree Emily March 9/14/18 *** (location in text)
Japan
Peru
Nicaragua
Ecuador The First Excellence ~ Fa-ling's Map Donna Carrick 9/3/2018 ** (author)

Papua New Guinea Hiding the Past Nathan Dylan Goodwin 9/15/2018 **** (author
El Salvador )The Gift Danielle Steel 9/29/18 ***** (author)
Ring of Fire Everybody's Got Something Robin Roberts 10/6/2018 ***** (author)
Canada
Fiji Firefly Lane Kristin Hannah 8/12/18 ***** (title)

Solomon Islands She Was the Quiet One Michele Campbell 8/25/18 ***** (title)
New Zealand Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate 8/23/18 **** (author)
Costa Rica
Panama
Vanuatu Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur Halima Bashir 7/28/18 ***** (cover)

Colombia Bailey Cates Brownies and Broomsticks 7/2/18 *** (author)
USA Love You Stacy Finz 7/6/18 **** (location).
Indonesia The Invisible Girls: A Memoir Sarah Thebarge 7/14/18 **** title
Mexico p. 266 "In a country other than Spain or Mexico." The Last Mile David Baldacci 8/4/18 **** (text)
Honduras American Ghost: A Family's Haunted Past in the Desert Southwest Hannah Nordhaus 9/24/2018 ** (author)

Ring of Fire Bingo
Duration: 7/1/18- 12/5/18
First letter of title (If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word) or author's initials

Line 1
Guatemala: Grim Rising- Amanda M. Lee- 7/17/18 (title)
Philippines: Ghostly Images- Lily Harper Hart- 8/20/18 (author)
Argentina: All My Witches- Amanda M. Lee- 9/18/18 (title)
Russia: Rock Chick Revolution- Kristen Ashley- 7/12/18 (title)
Chile: A Court of Mist and Fury- Sarah J. Maas- 7/20/18 (title)

Line 2
Australia: The Mysterious Benedict Society- Trenton Lee Stewart- 7/16/18 (author)
Japan: Jackaby- William Ritter- 7/7/18 (title)
Peru: Prophecy of the Six- Sheena Boekweg- 9/11/18 (title)
Nicaragua: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd- Agatha Christie- 8/3/18 (author)
Ecuador: Executable- John Conroe- 7/24/18 (title)

Line 3
Papua New Guinea: Magic Triumphs- Ilona Andrews- 8/29/18 (author)
El Salvador: Edge Of Evil- J.A. Jance- 8/12/18 (title)
Ring of Fire: Rogues- John Conroe- 7/27/18 (title)
Canada: College Arcane- John Conroe- 7/25/18 (title)
Fiji: The Siege of Macindaw- John Flanagan- 7/5/18 (author)

Line 4
Solomon Islands: The Silver Dwarf- Victor Kloss- 7/4/18 (title)
New Zealand: Midnight Awakening- Lara Adrian- 8/9/18 (author)
Costa Rica: Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My!- Sara C. Roethle- 7/12/18 (author)
Panama: The Parrot's Revenge- Robin Knowles- 10/9/18 (title)
Vanuatu: A Vision of Murder- Victoria Laurie- 12/5/18 (title)

Line 5
Colombia: Queen of Babble- Meg Cabot- 8/4/18 (author)
USA: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman- P.D. James- 9/26/18 (title)
Indonesia: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency- Alexander McCall Smith- 8/30/18 (author)
Mexico: MindMage- Connie Suttle- 7/10/18 (title)
Honduras: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore- Robin Sloan- 8/11/18 (author)

Have fun Kathryn & Sam!

Sure thing Dee! Our National Parks of the world challenge next month will be exploring it more.

Ring of Fire Bingo
Date: July 1, 2018 - September 30. 2018
Completed: 25/25

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LINE 1:
✔ Guatemala: 1 - Angels by Marian Keyes 29/07/18
✔ Philippines: 1 - Size 14 Is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot 17/07/18
✔ Argentina: 2 - The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs 02/08/18
✔ Russia: 1 - Rachels ferie by Marian Keyes 17/07/18
✔ Chile: 4 - "like that journalist in Chile during the coup" p.160 Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah 26/07/18

LINE 2:
✔ Australia: 4- "he had to go to Australia" 51% Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie 11/07/18
✔ Japan: 5 - by Meg Cabot 13/07/18
✔ Peru: 4 - "to some mine in Peru or somewhere" 53 % Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie 09/07/18
✔ Nicaragua: 1- After You by Jojo Moyes 22/07/18
✔ Ecuador: 1 - Er der nogen? by Marian Keyes 03/08/18

LINE 3:
✔ Papua New Guinea: 1 - Atten grader minus by Stefan Ahnhem 12/08/18
✔ El Salvador : 1 - En velbevaret hemmelighed by Kate Morton 03/10/18
✔ Ring of Fire: 1 - Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 01/08/18
✔ Canada: 2 - Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie 06/07/18
✔ Fiji: 1- For at kunne leve - En nordkoreansk piges rejse mod friheden by Yeonmi Park 17/07/18

LINE 4:
✔ Solomon Islands: 2 - My Brother's Keeper: A Mystery by Donna Malane 06/08/18
✔ New Zealand: 1 - Den dobbelte tavshed by Mari Jungstedt 01/07/18
✔ Costa Rica: 2 - Den niende grav by Stefan Ahnhem 31/07/18
✔ Panama: 4 - "and a panama hat" 12% Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 03/07/18
✔ Vanuatu: 2 - Clock Dance by Anne Tyler 25/07/18

LINE 5:
✔ Colombia: 2 - Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty 16/08/18
✔ USA: 3 - Inden vi blev jeres by Lisa Wingate 08/08/18
✔ Indonesia: 2 - Once and for All by Sarah Dessen 30/07/18
✔ Mexico: 4 - "six years to the date after the disaster in Mexico city" 14 % The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder 20/07/18
✔ Honduras: 1 - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 23/07/18

How much has to take place in the country to count?

Slytherpuff wrote: "How much has to take place in the country to count?"

Since I will also take the country name mentioned in the text (#4) it doesn't have to be much. If the country's in the book, it counts.

Welcome to the fun Marina!!

I'm in!

Ring of Fire Bingo
Duration: 7/1/18 - 9/30/18
Level: Four (I hope for a full board)
Completed: 0/25
100+ pages, re-post when finished

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Guatemala (blue, white, +)
Philippines (blue, red, white, +)
Argentina (light blue, white, +)
Russia (white, night or deep blue, red)
Chile (red, white, blue)

Australia (night or deep blue, Union Jack)
Japan (white, red)
Peru (red, white, +)
Nicaragua (blue, white, +)
Ecuador (yellow, blue, red, +)

Papua New Guinea (red, black, +)
El Salvador (blue, white, +)
Ring of Fire (-)
Canada (red, white)
Fiji (light blue, Union Jack, +)

Solomon Islands (blue, green, +)
New Zealand (blue, Union Jack)
Costa Rica (blue, white, red, +)
Panama (blue, white, red)
Vanuatu (red, green, black, +)

Colombia (yellow, blue, red)
USA (red, white, blue)
Indonesia (red, white)
Mexico (green, white, red, +)
Honduras (blue, white)

You can complete a space one of FIVE ways. Remember there is NO FREE SPACE!
1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word. You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. LOCATION: Book takes place in listed country.
4. TEXT: Country name found in the text. Please share text.
5. COVER: Cover has the colors of the flag prominently shown on it. Post cover.

Welcome Agnieszka!

Hi everyone! Agnieszka pointed out an error on the bingo card. The Russian flag is missing it white section at the top. I somehow cropped it out. This is the flag and I will get it corrected later in the week.

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READ CAREFULLY - Here's how it works:
You can complete a space one of FIVE ways. Remember there is NO FREE SPACE!
1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word. You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. LOCATION: Book takes place in listed country.
4. TEXT: Country name found in the text. Please share text.
5. COVER: Cover has the colors of the flag prominently shown on it. 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.

LINE 2:
Australia
Japan
Peru- Aguirre: The Re-Creation of a Sixteenth-Century Journey Across South America

Nicaragua
Ecuador

Have fun Heather!!

Ring of Fire Bingo
Begins: 01July18 / Ends: 30Sept18

25 / 25 spaces filled
12 / 12 possible BINGOs

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✔ Line 1
Guatemala - Auth initials L.G. - Lisa Genova / Left Neglected ✔ – 02July18
Philippines - Auth initials L.P. - Louise Penny / The Cruelest Month ✔ – 09Aug18
Argentina - FLAG colors blue/white - ✔ – 04Aug18
Russia - Title begins 'R' - Road, The ✔ – 10July18
Chile - Auth initials L.C. - Lynn Cullen / Mrs. Poe ✔ – 06July18

✔ Line 2
Australia - Auth initials A.S. - Alexander Smith / My Italian Bulldozer ✔ – 03Aug18
Japan - Title begins 'N' - Notebook ✔ – 16Aug18
Peru - Title begins 'U' - Up the Down Staircase ✔ – 18Aug18
Nicaragua - Auth initials N.G. - Nina George / The Little French Bistro ✔ – 05Sep1
Ecuador - Auth Init D.C. - Dave Crehore / The Baileys Harbor Bird and Booyah Club ✔ - 31July18

✔ Line 3
Papua New Guinea - Title begins 'P' - Professor and the Madman ✔ – 17July18
El Salvador - Auth inits E.D. - Emma Donoghue / The Wonder ✔ – 15Aug18
Ring of Fire - Auth inits I.F. - Ian Fleming / Moonraker ✔ – 21Aug18
Canada - Title begins 'C' - Casino Royale ✔ – 04Aug18
Fiji - Title begins 'F' - Fiery Cross ✔ – 22July18

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Solomon Islands - Title begins 'S' - Someone Knows My Name ✔ – 19July18
New Zealand - Auth init E.E.W - Elizabeth E. Wein / The Pearl Thief ✔ – 28Aug18
Costa Rica - Title begins 'C' - Crazy Rich Asians ✔ – 14Aug18
Panama - Auth initials A.M. - Armistead Maupin / Michael Tolliver Lives ✔ – 28July18
Vanuatu - Auth init A.T. - Anne Tyler / Digging to America ✔ – 01Aug18

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Colombia - Setting - The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzmán ✔ – 16Aug18
USA - Title begins 'A' - After the Funeral ✔ – 21Aug18
Indonesia - Title begins 'I' - Island Beneath the Sea ✔ – 28July18
Mexico - Title begins 'M' - My Cousin Rachel ✔ – 10July18
Honduras - Title begins 'H' -Heat Lightning ✔ – 26July18
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Good luck with this one BC!!

QUESTION - for the "colors of the flag" option ... do ALL the colors have to be present or just one color?

Thanks.

All the main colors of the flag that you can see on the card need to be on the cover.

Use for Honduras

Ring of Fire Bingo
3 Months from Start Date


Guatemala
Philippines Pop Goes the Weasel, 13 July 18
Argentina The Assassin's Curse, 19 July 18
Russia Dark in Death, J.D. Robb22 Aug 18
Chile The Lost Key, Catherine Coulter 12 July 18

BINGO
Australia As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust, 14 Aug 18
Japan The Devil's Bones, Jefferson Bass 03 Aug 18
Peru Haunted Is Always in Fashion, Rose Pressey29 July 18
Nicaragua The Eleventh Victim, Nancy Grace 07 Sept 18
Ecuador The End Game, 10 Aug 18

Papua New Guinea
El Salvador Eleventh Hour, 16 Aug 18
Ring of Fire Eagle & Crane, Suzanne Rindell 24 Aug 18
Canada Hemlock Bay, Catherine Coulter 17 July 18
Fiji Three Strikes and You're Dead, Jessica Fletcher 03 Sept 18

Solomon Islands
New Zealand
Costa Rica The Cruel Prince 31 Aug 18
Panama
Vanuatu Victoria: Portrait of a Queen 12 Aug 18

Colombia Death Drops, Chrystle Fiedler 01 Sept 18
USA
Indonesia Iced Under 11 Aug 18
Mexico Malice at the Palace 01 July 18
Honduras Here Today, Gone Tamale 28 July 18

Have fun Sallie!

Has someone been deleting his/her posts? It seems that all my threads are differently numbered today.

Ring of Fire Bingo

Start date: July 30 2018
Finish date: October 30 2018

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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Guatemala
Philippines
Argentina
Russia
Chile

I
Australia
Japan
Peru
Nicaragua
Ecuador

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Papua New Guinea
El Salvador
Ring of Fire
Canada
Fiji

G
Solomon Islands
New Zealand
Costa Rica
Panama
Vanuatu

O
Colombia
USA
Indonesia
Mexico
Honduras

Have fun Melanie!

Update message # 28 - First BINGO! - Line 1 completed


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Guatemala - Auth initials L.G. - Lisa Genova / Left Neglected ✔ – 02July18
Philippines - Auth initials L.P. - Louise Penny / The Cruelest Month ✔ – 09Aug18
Argentina - FLAG colors blue/white - ✔ – 04Aug18
Russia - Title begins 'R' - Road, The ✔ – 10July18
Chile - Auth initials L.C. - Lynn Cullen / Mrs. Poe ✔ – 06July18

Yay BC!! Great job :)

Another BINGO - Column 5 (down)

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Line 1
Chile - Auth initials L.C. - Lynn Cullen / Mrs. Poe ✔ – 06July18

Line 2
Ecuador - Auth Init D.C. - Dave Crehore / The Baileys Harbor Bird and Booyah Club ✔ - 31July18

Line 3
Fiji - Title begins 'F' - Fiery Cross ✔ – 22July18

Line 4
Vanuatu - Auth init A.T. - Anne Tyler / Digging to America ✔ – 01Aug18

Line 5
Honduras - Title begins 'H' -Heat Lightning ✔ – 26July18
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Way to go BC!!

*****COMPLETED 5/13/19*****


Ring of Fire Bingo
3 Months from Start Date
8/30/18-11/30/18

1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word. You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. LOCATION: Book takes place in listed country.
4. TEXT: Country name found in the text. Please share text.
5. COVER: Cover has the colors of the flag prominently shown on it. Post cover.


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READ CAREFULLY - Here's how it works:
You can complete a space one of FIVE ways. Remember there is NO FREE SPACE!
1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word. You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. LOCATION: Book takes place in listed country.
4. TEXT: Country name found in the text. Please share text.
5. COVER: Cover has the colors of the flag prominently shown on it. Post cover.

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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.

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✔Guatemala-author's initials: Arthur Golden- Memoirs of a Geisha
✔Philippines- author's initials- Elizabeth Strout- My Name Is Lucy Barton 9/2/18
✔Argentina- cover...Drown by Junot Díaz 10/6/18
✔Russia-loc. 222 of Kindle edition of From Russia With Love-"As everywhere in Russia, a car meant an official, and an official could only mean danger." 9/2/18
✔Chile-author initials- Hergé- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets 1/9/19

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✔Australia-text- -text- p.161-Maps and Legends: Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands-"...vocal factions agitating for any homeland at all, anywhere- Africa, Australia..." 10/9/18
✔Japan- Author's Initials- Jane Austen- Sense and Sensibility
✔Peru- Book set in Peru- The Bridge of San Luis Rey
✔Nicaragua-text-p.151-"...Aureliano Jose deserted the federal troops in Nicaragua..." 10/19/18
✔Ecuador-author's initials- Andrew Robinson- The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Feats of Genius

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✔Papua New Guinea-author's initials- Evelyn Waugh by Decline and Fall
✔El Salvador- author's initials- Valeria Luiselli- Faces in the Crowd
✔Ring of Fire- author's initials-George Eliot-Daniel Deronda 1/19/19
✔Canada-text-p.144-Radiance-"Aliens or Canada." 9/21/18;
✔Fiji-text-p.312-The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America-"Suppose that President Higinbotham finds vis-a-vis an anointed, bare-backed Fiji beauty..." 12/27/18

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✔Solomon Islands- Title- Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18
✔New Zealand-text-p.30- A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth-"The long report in the Auckland Star of New Zealand was entitled 'Loch Ness Outdone.'" 9/15/18
✔Costa Rica-text-p.51-Calypso-"That's how I learned she lived in Costa Rica." 1/9/19
✔Panama-author's initials- Peter Mayle- The Marseille Caper
✔Vanuatu-Title- An Unobstructed View: A Personal Journey from Illinois to Arizona by Mark Johnson 5/13/19

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✔Colombia-text-p.80-The Lost City of the Monkey God-"...her father, who ran one of the majpr drug cartels in Colombia." 11/2/18
✔USA- flag colors found on cover- by Yusuf Idris
✔Indonesia- text-p.268-Smilla's Sense of Snow-"On his walls Jakkelsen has banners, postcards, and little souvenirs from South America,the Far East, Canada and Indonesia." 9/30/18
✔Mexico-text-p.47-Faces in the Crowd-"I was in a Lebanese cafe in Calle Donceles in the historic district of Mexico City..." 9/13/18
✔Honduras- Author initials- S.E. Hinton- The Outsiders

Welcome Ed!!

Thanks for a great Challenge!

Ring of Fire Bingo
July 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018
25/25

1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word. You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. LOCATION: Book takes place in listed country.
4. TEXT: Country name found in the text. Please share text.
5. COVER: Cover has the colors of the flag prominently shown on it. Post cover.

Guatemala - Title - All You Need is Love Marie Force - 7/27
Philippines Title - The Switch Sandra Brown - 7/3
Argentina - Title - The Arrangement 18: The Ferro Family H.M. Ward - 7/7
Russia - Title - A Rancher's Song Vivian Arend - 7/6
Chile - Author - Love and Other Words Christina Lauren - 7/6

Australia - LOCATION - Temptation K.M. Golland - 7/24
Japan - Author - Unscrupulous Avery Aster - 7/26
Peru - Title - Unleashed Cherrie Lynn - 8/2
Nicaragua - TITLE - Attainment K.M. Golland - 8/11
Ecuador - TITLE - Ruthless Lexi Blake - 8/8

Papua New Guinea - AUTHOR - Beautifully Brutal Nicole Edwards - 7/22
El Salvador - TITLE - A Roll of the Dice Tymber Dalton - 8/28
Ring of Fire - Author - Hard to Hold Nicole Edwards - 7/29
Canada - Title - The Chateau Tiffany Reisz - 7/19
Fiji - TITLE - Irish Rebel Nora Roberts - 8/30

Solomon Islands - Author - Three Years Lili St. Germain - 7/3
New Zealand - Title - Dirty-Talking Cowboy Stacey Kennedy - 8/16
Costa Rica - Title - The Cowboy Joan Johnston - 8/2
Panama - Title - The Arrangement 19: The Ferro Family H.M. Ward - 8/17
Vanuatu - Title - Ugly Love Colleen Hoover - 8/14

Colombia - Author - Master Bits & Mercenary Bites: Girls Night Lexi Blake - 7/9
USA - LOCATION - Secondhand Bride Linda Lael Miller - 7/23
Indonesia - Title - Insidious Aleatha Romig - 7/12
Mexico - Author - Lost Without You Molly O'Keefe - 7/17
Honduras - Title - Sergei, Volume 2 Roxie Rivera - 7/12

Wow!! Very impressive Karen!

Update message # 28 - TWO more BINGOS - Line 3 -and- Column 3

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Papua New Guinea - Title begins 'P' - Professor and the Madman ✔ – 17July18
El Salvador - Auth inits E.D. - Emma Donoghue / The Wonder ✔ – 15Aug18
Ring of Fire - Auth inits I.F. - Ian Fleming / Moonraker ✔ – 21Aug18
Canada - Title begins 'C' - Casino Royale ✔ – 04Aug18
Fiji - Title begins 'F' - Fiery Cross ✔ – 22July18


✔ COLUMN 3
Argentina - FLAG colors blue/white - ✔ – 04Aug18
Peru - Title begins 'U' - Up the Down Staircase ✔ – 18Aug18
Ring of Fire - Auth inits I.F. - Ian Fleming / Moonraker ✔ – 21Aug18
Costa Rica - Title begins 'C' - Crazy Rich Asians ✔ – 14Aug18
Indonesia - Title begins 'I' - Island Beneath the Sea ✔ – 28July18

Doing great BC!!

And another BINGO ...

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✔ Line 5
Colombia - Setting - The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzmán ✔ – 16Aug18
USA - Title begins 'A' - After the Funeral ✔ – 21Aug18
Indonesia - Title begins 'I' - Island Beneath the Sea ✔ – 28July18
Mexico - Title begins 'M' - My Cousin Rachel ✔ – 10July18
Honduras - Title begins 'H' -Heat Lightning ✔ – 26July18
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Great job BC!!!

Finished!!!

Ring of Fire Bingo
July 1, 2018 - September 30. 2018
25/25

Guatemala - AUTHOR: Wildfire |Mary Pauline Lowry 7/30/18***
Philippines - TITLE: The Sound of Murder | Cindy Brown 8/17/18****
Argentina - TITLE: All the Good Parts | Loretta Nyhan 9/8/18*****
Russia - AUTHOR: The Stars Are Fire | Anita Shreve 7/13/18***
Chile - TITLE: Chasing Ivan | Tim Tigner 7/5/18****

Australia - LOCATION: Then There Was You | Kara Isaac 9/10/18****
Japan - TEXT; Page 4 "cars shipped over from Japan"book:Micronesian Blues|18046065] by Cynthia Morris 9/19/18***
Peru - TITLE: A Piece Of Normal | Maddie Dawson 8/10/18***
Nicaragua - AUTHOR: Murder at the Mansion | Alison Golden 8/8/18**
Ecuador - FLAG COLOR: Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West | Marguerite Henry 8/14/18*****


Papua New Guinea - AUTHOR: The Life We Bury | Allen Eskens 8/18/18*****
El Salvador - TITLE: Endangered Species | Nevada Barr 7/3/18****
Ring of Fire - TITLE: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine | Gail Honeyman 8/6/18****
Canada - TITLE: Chasing Fire | Nora Roberts 7/11/18*****
Fiji - TITLE: The Fellowship of the Ring | J.R.R. Tolkien 8/3/18****

Solomon Islands - AUTHOR: Murder & Marble Cake | Nancy McGovern 8/19/18**
New Zealand - TITLE: Double Shot | Cindy Blackburn 8/12/18***
Costa Rica - TITLE: Classic Revenge | Mitzi Kelly 8/24/18**
Panama - AUTHOR: Dark Matter | Michelle Paver 7/3/18****
Vanuatu - AUTHOR: A Gentleman in Moscow | Amor Towles 8/2/18****

Colombia - TEXT: Page 119 "bush pilots will fly you into Cali, Columbia" Off Kilter | Glen Robins 9/5/18***
USA - LOCATION: Mai Tai One On | Jill Marie Landis 7/27/18****
Indonesia - AUTHOR: Which Witch? | Eva Ibbotson 8/28/18**
Mexico - TEXT: Loc 3416 "goods from Mexico" - Burning Ridge | Margaret Mizushima7/21/18*****
Honduras - AUTHOR: Open and Shut | David Rosenfelt 8/4/18*****

Thanks, Jan!

Ring of Fire Bingo
July - September
Completed: 25/25

Guatemala (Author) - The Ghostwriter by Alessandra Torre 7/13
Philippines (Author) - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See 7/1
Argentina (Title) - All You Need is Fudge by Nancy CoCo 7/6
Russia (Title) - Antidote by R.A. Steffan 7/2
Chile (Author) - Royally Endowed by Emma Chase 7/13

Australia (Title) - After the Storm by Linda Castillo 7/24
Japan (Author) - Kiss the Girls by James Patterson 7/9
Peru (Title) - Porch Lights by Dorothea Benton Frank 7/5
Nicaragua (Author) - Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard 7/15
Ecuador (Author) - The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain 7/28

Papua New Guinea (Author) - The Loop by Nicholas Evans 8/11
El Salvador (Author) - Spell Disaster by Leighann Dobbs & Traci Douglass 7/22
Ring of Fire (Title) - Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb 8/1
Canada (Title) - Cookies and Scream by CeeCee James 7/28
Fiji (Title) - Iron Princess by Meghan March 7/11

Solomon Islands (Author) - Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean 7/7
New Zealand (Author) - What My Sister Knew by Nina Laurin 7/10
Costa Rica (Author) - The Summer That Made Us by Robyn Carr 7/29
Panama (Author) - Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes by Michelle M. Pillow 8/15
Vanuatu (Title) - Unmasked by Stefanie London 7/22

Colombia (Author) - Memory House by Bette Lee Crosby 7/15
USA (Title) - Untimely Death by Elizabeth J. Duncan 8/13
Indonesia (Author) - Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra 8/16
Mexico (Title) - Mayhem in Christmas River by Meg Muldoon 7/14
Honduras (Title) - Hot Cop by Laurelin Paige & Sierra Simone 7/12

Fantastic job Amanda!!