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Greetings everyone - here is the 2019 BINGO card. You can find it in the group photos or feel free to PM me and I will send you an email copy of the card. Feel free to get prepared and the reading will start on January 1st!!! THIS THREAD IS FOR COMPLETION PLANS ONLY, PLEASE SEE THE COMMENTARY THREAD FOR DISCUSSION.

B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list
B2 - A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet
B3 - A book set in the Maritimes
B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019
B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019

I1 - A past Giller Award Winner
I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges
I3 - A book that someone gave to you
I4 - A book that makes you LOL
I5 - A book set during a holiday

N1 - A book with a number in the title
N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery
N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada
N4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro
N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list

G1 - A book written by a female, indigenous author
G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice
G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self
G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere
G5 - A biography or autobiography

O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live
O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music
O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list
O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else
O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list

COMPLETED DECEMBER 27

B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list
Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
Dates read: October 17 - October 21
Page count: 250 pages
Rating: 3 stars

B2 - A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet
Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
Dates read: February 12 - February 18
Page count: 304 pages
Rating: 3.5 stars
Notes: Have met Ondaatje on a few occasions

B3 - A book set in the Maritimes
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Dates read: September 23 - October 14
Page count: 272 pages
Rating: 4 stars

B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019
Bunny by Mona Awad
Dates read: June 19 - June 30
Page count: 320 pages
Rating: 2 stars

B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019
The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family by Lindsay Wong
Dates read: February 6 - February 15
Page count: 320 pages
Rating: 1 star

I1 - A past Giller Award Winner
Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards
Dates read: December 13 - December 20
Page count: 384 pages
Rating: 4 stars

I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges
Brother by David Chariandy
Dates read: January 11 - January 16
Page count: 192 pages
Rating: 4 stars
Notes: The mother in the novel is battling complicated grief

I3 - A book that someone gave to you
Virgin Trails: A Secular Pilgrimage by Robert Ward
Dates read: January 5 - February 20
Page count: 286 pages
Rating: 3 stars
Notes: Gifted to me by my parents many, many Christmases ago

I4 - A book that makes you LOL
No Relation by Terry Fallis
Dates read: May 6 - May 11
Page count: 395 pages
Rating: 3 stars

I5 - A book set during a holiday
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
Dates read: August 18 - August 24
Page count: 384 pages
Rating: 4 stars
Notes: Set over New Year's and Up Helly Aa in the Shetland Islands

N1 - A book with a number in the title
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Dates read: March 10 - March 19
Page count: 355 pages
Rating: 4 stars

N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Dates read: August 8 - August 21
Page count: 304 pages
Rating: 4 stars

N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Dates read: February 9 - February 12
Page count: 224 pages
Rating: 4 stars

N4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro
Dance of the Happy Shades by Alice Munro
Dates read: March 24 - May 13
Page count: 240 pages
Rating: 3.5 stars

N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list
Lampedusa: A Novel by Steven Price
Dates read: October 6 - October 13
Page count: 336 pages
Rating: 3 stars

G1 - A book written by a female, indigenous author
Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont
Dates read: June 9 - June 17
Page count: 272 pages
Rating: 3 stars

G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice
In-Between Days: A Memoir About Living with Cancer by Teva Harrison
Dates read: December 21 - December 27
Page count: 168 pages
Rating: 4 stars

G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self
Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung
Dates read: February 24 - February 27
Page count: 220 pages
Rating: 4 stars

G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere
Landing Gear by Kate Pullinger
Dates read: May 27 - June 1
Page count: 304 pages
Rating: 3 stars
Notes: Pullinger was born in BC, currently lives in England

G5 - A biography or autobiography
By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz by Max Eisen
Dates read: March 6 - March 17
Page count: 304 pages
Rating: 4 stars

O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live
Passing by Nella Larsen
Dates read: May 21 - May 27
Page count: 122 pages
Rating: 3 stars
Notes: Published in 1929

O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music
Late Breaking by K.D. Miller
Dates read: September 9 - September 13
Page count: 288 pages
Rating: 4 stars
Notes: Stories inspired by Alex Colville paintings, which are reproduced in the book

O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list
Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
Dates read: March 3 - March 8
Page count: 264 pages
Rating: 3 stars

O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else
We So Seldom Look on Love by Barbara Gowdy
Dates read: December 15 - December 22
Page count: 209 pages
Rating: 4 stars
Notes: Gifted to my now-husband shortly after we started dating

O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list
Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City by Guy Delisle
Dates read: April 16 - April 28
Page count: 336 pages
Rating: 4 stars

Completed 0/25

B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list:
Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada (Kindle); Indian Horse (Audio); The Best Laid Plans (Paperback); Kit's Law (Kindle); How to Make Love to a Negro (Kindle); Two Solitudes (Kindle)

B2 - A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet
Brother (Hardcover/Kindle); Scarborough(Kindle); Sadie (Audio); Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present (Kindle); Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture (Kindle – USA Author)

B3 - A book set in the Maritimes
Kit’s Law (Kindle); February (Kindle) – both Newfoundland
The Book of Negroes (Kindle) – Nova Scotia
I Am a Truck (Kindle) – New Brunswick

B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019 That Time I Loved You: Stories – 26 Feb 2019 (Kindle)
We Cast a Shadow (Kindle) – 29 Jan 2019 (USA Author);
Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Kindle) – 5 March 2019 (USA Author)

B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019 - To be Determined

I1 - A past Giller Award Winner
Bellevue Square (Kindle); Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Kindle)

I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges
Heart Berries: A Memoir (Hardcover); Open Heart, Open Mind (Kindle) Sharp Objects (Kindle – USA Author); Freshwater (Audio – Nigerian Author);

I3 - A book that someone gave to you
Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening (Hardcover - Saudi Author); Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (Kindle)

I4 - A book that makes you LOL
Dance, Gladys, Dance (Kindle)

I5 - A book set during a holiday - The Hygge Holiday: The warmest, funniest, cosiest romantic comedy of 2017 (Kindle – UK Author)

N1 - A book with a number in the title - To be Determined

N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery - Emily of New Moon (Kindle)

N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada - To be Determined

N4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro – The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose (Kindle)

N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list - To be Determined

G1 - A book written by a female, indigenous author
Glass Beads (Kindle); Heart Berries: A Memoir (Hard Cover)
Split Tooth (Audio Book)

G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice
Starlight (Kindle)

G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self - To Be Determined

G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere - Barkskins (Kindle);

G5 - A biography or autobiography
Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home (Kindle); Open Heart, Open Mind(Kindle); Heart Berries: A Memoir (Hardcover)
Split Tooth (Audio Book)

O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live
To Be Determined

O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music
Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home(Kindle); Chinkstar
Split Tooth (Audio Book)

O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list
To be Determined

O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else
Indian Horse (Kindle/Audio); Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (Kindle); There There (Kindle – USA); Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present (Kindle)

O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian One Native Life (Kindle)

Completed 14/25

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N x x x
G x x
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✓ B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list
Lullabies for Little Criminals

✓ B2 - A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet
The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina: Separating the Myth from the Medicine

B3 - A book set in the Maritimes
Anna From Away

B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019
The Testaments

✓ B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019
The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family

I1 - A past Giller Award Winner
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures, The Time in Between, The Book of Secrets, Clara Callan

✓ I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges
My Sister, the Serial Killer

✓ I3 - A book that someone gave to you
Suzanne

✓ I4 - A book that makes you LOL
Republic Of Dirt : A Return to Woefield Farm

I5 - A book set during a holiday

✓ N1 - A book with a number in the title
1984

N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables

✓ N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada
Foe

N4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro

N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list

G1 - A book written by a female, indigenous author
Monkey Beach

G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice
Spadework

✓ G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self
Homes: A Refugee Story

✓ G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere
Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation

✓ G5 - A biography or autobiography
By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz

O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live
Orlando, A Passage to India

O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music
The Piano Maker, Creation

✓ O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list
Brother

✓ O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else
The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A True Story of Resilience and Recovery

✓ O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America

Heathers
Bingo Plans

✔B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to be Canadian. In the Skin of a Lion
✔B2 - A book written by an author you have met Women Talking
✔B3 - A book set in the Maritimes George And Rue
✔ - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019The Testaments
✔B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019Suzanne

✔I1 - A past Giller Award Winner The Time In Between
✔I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health Bellevue Square
✔I3 - A book that someone gave to you Our Daily Bread
✔I4 - A book that makes you LOL Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
✔ - A book set during a holiday The Halloween Tree and The Christmas Secret

✔N1 - A book with a number in the title One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
✔N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery Anne of Avonlea
✔N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada King Leary
✔N-4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro Lives of Girls and Women
✔ - N-5A book from the 2019 Giller short-listAn Ocean of Minutes

✔ G1- A book written by a female, indigenous authorGlass Beads
✔ G2- The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice Starlight
✔ - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self Mrs. Mike
✔G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere Inside by Alix Ohlin
✔ G5 - A biography or autobiographyThe Ballad of Danny Wolfe: Life and Death in the Indian Posse

✔O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live
Swamp Angel
✔O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography
✔ - O3 A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list Heart Berries: A Memoir
✔ - A book that you have bought for someone elseThe Buried Giant
✔- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list
A House in the Sky

BINGO!!!!!
Completed 25 of 25


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✓ B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list - The Handmaid's Tale
✓ B2 - A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet - Apron Strings: Navigating Food and Family in France, Italy, and China
✓ B3 - A book set in the Maritimes - The Glace Bay Miners' Museum
✓ B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019 - The Testaments
✓ B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019 - Brother

✓ I1 - A past Giller Award Winner - A Fine Balance
✓ I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges - The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family
✓ I3 - A book that someone gave to you - Remember Us
✓ I4 - A book that makes you LOL - French Exit
✓ I5 - A book set during a holiday - Akin

✓ N1 - A book with a number in the title - This Is Day One: A Practical Guide to Leadership That Matters
✓ N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery - The Blue Castle
✓ N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada - Moon of the Crusted Snow
✓ N4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro - Dear Life
✓ N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list - The Innocents

✓ G1 - A book written by a female, indigenous author Empire of Wild
✓ G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice - One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet
✓ G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self Homes: A Refugee Story
✓ G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere - The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore
✓ G5 - A biography or autobiography - By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz

✓ O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live - The Quintland Sisters
✓ O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music - Suzanne
✓ O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list - The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A True Story of Resilience and Recovery
✓ O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else - Christmas at the Vinyl Cafe
✓ O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list - The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir

COMPLETED: 25/25


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✓ B1: A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian
• Title: Indian Horse
• Author: Richard Wagamese
• Date read: January 30, 2019

✓ B2: A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet
• Title: The Winters
• Author: Lisa Gabriele
• Date read: February 2, 2019

✓ B3: A book set in the Maritimes
• Title: The Hour of the Fox
• Author: Kurt Palka
• Date read: Read April 9, 2019

✓ B4: A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019
• Title: The Golden Tresses of the Dead
• Author: Alan Bradley
• Date read: March 15, 2019

✓ B5: A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019
• Title: By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz
• Author: Max Eisen
• Date read: March 10, 2019

✓ I1: A past Giller Award Winner
• Title: The Bishop's Man
• Author: Linden MacIntyre
• Date read: September 17, 2019

✓ I2: Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges
• Title: An Audience of Chairs
• Author: Joan Clark
• Date read: May 20, 2019

✓ I3: A book that someone gave to you
• Title: Days by Moonlight
• Author: André Alexis
• Date read: January 11, 2019

✓ I4: A book that makes you LOL
• Title: Rick Mercer Final Report
• Author: Rick Mercer
• Date read: March 20, 2019

✓ I5: A book set during a holiday
• Title: Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories
• Author: L.M. Montgomery
• Date read: November 28, 2019

✓ N1: A book with a number in the title
• Title: Half Spent Was the Night: A Witches' Yuletide
• Author: Ami McKay
• Date read: December 11, 2019

✓ N2: A book written by L.M. Montgomery
• Title: The Blue Castle
• Author: L.M. Montgomery
• Date read: April 14, 2019

✓ N3: A book with a cover that reflects Canada
• Title: Anne's Kindred Spirits: Inspired by Anne of Green Gables
• Author: Kallie George
• Date read: June 12, 2019

✓ N4: A collection of stories by Alice Munro
• Title: Dear Life
• Author: Alice Munro
• Date read: September 28, 2019

✓ N5: A book from the 2019 Giller short-list
• Title: Lampedusa
• Author: Steven Price
• Date read: October 7, 2019

✓ G1: A book written by a female, indigenous author
• Title: Glass Beads
• Author: Dawn Dumont
• Date read: June 11, 2019

✓ G2: The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice
• Title: The Silent Wife
• Author: A.S.A. Harrison
• Date read: November 4, 2019

✓ G3: A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self
• Title: Megabat and Fancy Cat
• Author: Anna Humphrey
• Date read: September 25, 2019

✓ G4: Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere
• Title: The Woman Upstairs
• Author: Claire Messud
• Date read: March 7, 2019

✓ G5: A biography or autobiography
• Title: How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life
• Author: Lilly Singh
• Date read: November 4, 2019

✓ O1: A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live
• Title: The Building Of Jalna
• Author: Mazo de la Roche
• Date read: October 9, 2019

✓ O2: A book related to Canadian art or music
• Title: Suzanne
• Author: Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
• Date read: February 13, 2019

✓ O3: A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list
• Title: Brother
• Author: David Chariandy
• Date read: February 20, 2019

✓ O4: A book that you have bought for someone else
• Title: Our Homesick Songs
• Author: Emma Hooper
• Date read:

✓ O5: A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list
• Title: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
• Author: Chris Hadfield
• Date read: October 31, 2019

7/25 Completed Sep 12, 2019



B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list
In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
B2 - A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet
Because I Didn't Tell by I. Katchastarr
B3 - A book set in the Maritimes
Rockbound by Frank Parker Day
The Birth House by Ami McKay
Tides of Honour by Genevieve Graham
✓B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019
Days by Moonlight by André Alexis
✓B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019
Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah

I1 - A past Giller Award Winner
TBD
I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges
?
✓ I3 - A book that someone gave to you
A Curve in the Road by Julianne MacLean - read May 20, 2019
I4 - A book that makes you LOL
Yiddish for Pirates by Gary Barwin
The High Road by Terry Fallis
Republic Of Dirt : A Return to Woefield Farm by Susan Juby
I5 - A book set during a holiday
Half Spent Was the Night: A Witches' Yuletide by Ami McKay

N1 - A book with a number in the title
?
N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery
Emily Climbs
✓ N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice - read Mar 4, 2019
N4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro
Open Secrets
N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list
TBD

G1 - A book written by a female, indigenous author
Birdie by Tracey Lindberg
Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot
G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice
?
G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self
Emily's Quest by L.M. Montgomery
Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
✓ G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere
American War by Omar El Akkad - read Feb 25, 2019
✓ G5 - A biography or autobiography
By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz by Max Eisen


O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live
?
O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music
The Piano Maker by Kurt Palka
✓ O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list
Brother by David Chariandy
O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else
?
O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list
Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre

Completed: Full 2nd line + a handful more


B1 - Monkey Beach
B2 - The Fairy Tale Museum
B3 - Scatters and Skins
B4 -
B5 -

I1 - Do Not Say We Have Nothing
I2 - Road Ends
I3 - The Wonder
I4 - Walking Home
I5 - Half Spent Was the Night: A Witches' Yuletide

N1 - They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School or The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating or Coal and Roses: Twenty-One Glosas
N2 - Anne of Green Gables
N3 - Medicine Walk or Road Ends
N4 - The View from Castle Rock
N5 -

G1 - Sohkeyihta: The Poetry of Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe or Monkey Beach
G2 - Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
G3 - Stones or The Night Wanderer
G4 - Wallflowers Road Ends
G5 - Lucy Maud Montgomery: The Incredible Life of a Great Canadian Writer

O1 - Folklore of Canada or As for Me and My House
O2 - Laura Muntz Lyall: Impressions of Women and Childhood or Lawren Harris: An Introduction to His Life and Art
O3 - That Time I Loved You: Stories
O4 - Batch: Over 200 Recipes, Tips and Techniques for a Well Preserved Kitchen
O5- The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating

Completed 25/25!

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✓B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list
** Green Grass, Running Water by T. King DONE

✓ B2 - A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet
The Handmaid's Tale by M Atwood DONE

✓B3 - A book set in the Maritimes
Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards DONE

✓ B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019
The Testaments DONE

✓ B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019
**Homes: A Refugee Story DONE


✓ I1 - A past Giller Award Winner
**The Polished Hoe byAustin Clarke
Runaway by Alice Munro - done
Mercy Among the Children - done
** The Sentimentalists

✓ I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges
The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family DONE
The Crazy Game DONE


✓ I3 - A book that someone gave to you
The Quintland Sisters DONE
+ The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip

✓ I4 - A book that makes you LOL
** The Best Laid Plans Terry Fallis DONE

✓ I5 - A book set during a holiday
Half Spent Was the Night: A Witches' Yuletide by
Ami McKay DONE

✓N1 - A book with a number in the title
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad - DONE

✓N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery
The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career DONE

✓N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada
Icefields

✓ N4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro
Runaway DONE (*I visited Munro books in Victoria 2019!)

✓ N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list
The Innocents DONE

✓ G1 - A book written by a female, indigenous author
Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson DONE

✓ G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice
Starlight by Richard Wagamese DONE

✓ G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self
* The Marrow Thieves DONE
The Breadwinner DONE

✓ G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere
The Sisters Brothers DONE
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl

✓ G5 - A biography or autobiography
* By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz DONE


✓ O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live
The Jade Peony DONE
(note - I would like to live in this era, not in the characters shoes...)

✓ O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music
Suzanne DONE

✓ O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list
That Time I Loved You

✓ O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else
The Home for Unwanted Girls DONE

✓ O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list
Klee Wyck DONE

24/25 Completed

✔B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list
Kiss of the Fur Queen
✔B2 - A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet
The Heart Goes Last - would love to meet Margaret Atwood
✔B3 - A book set in the Maritimes
I Am a Truck
✔B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019
Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression
✔B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019
The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family

I1 - A past Giller Award Winner
Half Blood Blues
✔I3 - A book that someone gave to you
The Outlander
✔I4 - A book that makes you LOL
The Best Laid Plans
✔I5 - A book set during a holiday
Bury Your Dead - winter carnival

✔N1 - A book with a number in the title
Seven Days
✔N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables
✔N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada
Totem Poles and Railroads
✔N4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro
Runaway, Dear Life
✔N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list
Reproduction

✔G1 - A book written by a female, indigenous author
Indigena Awry
✔G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice
The Diviners
✔G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self
Prairie Ostrich
✔G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere
The Quiet Twin - author now lives in UK
✔G5 - A biography or autobiography
Heart Berries

✔O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live La Sagouine
✔O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music
SakKijâjuk: Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut
✔O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list
An Ocean of Minutes
✔O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else
Capturing Joy: The Story of Maud Lewis
✔O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list
Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother, and Me

I hope to do better in 2019:

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B1 - CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list: The Orenda
B2 - A book written by an author you would like to meet Kingdom of the Blind
B3 - A book set in the Maritimes - When The Saints (own)
B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019 Aria (June 2019)
B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019

I1 - A past Giller Award Winner
I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges
I3 - A book that someone gave to you Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator
I4 - A book that makes you LOL Omens
I5 - A book set during a holiday

N1 - A book with a number in the title Fifteen Dogs
N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery
N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada
N4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro
N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list

G1 - written by a female, indigenous author Monkey Beach
G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice The Clay Girl (author has no books published beyond 2016)
G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self Too Young to Escape
G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere - The Mountain Story (library)
G5 - A biography or autobiography - Stolen Life: Journey Of A Cree Woman (own)

O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live - Earth and High Heaven (ereader; 1940s, changing times)
O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music river woman (arts: poetry)
O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list
O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else Oryx and Crake
O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list - Up Ghost River: A Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History (library)

25/25

✔B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list
No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay (reread)
✔B2 - A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
✔B3 - A book set in the Maritimes
Strange Heaven by Lynn Coady
✔B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019
Children of the Moon by Anthony De Sa
✔B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019
By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz by Max Eisen

✔I1 - A past Giller Award Winner
Hellgoing by Lynn Coady
✔I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges
That Time I Loved You by Carrianne Leung
✔I3 - A book that someone gave to you
Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent by Liz Howard
✔I4 - A book that makes you LOL
The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family by Lindsay Wong
✔I5 - A book set during a holiday
Half Spent Was the Night: A Witches' Yuletide by Ami McKay

✔N1 - A book with a number in the title
Tilly and the Crazy Eights by Monique Gray Smith
✔N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery
The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery
✔N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada

Is Canada Even Real?: How a Natio[book:Runawayn Built on Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, and Hip Hop Convinced the World to Beliebe|31804890] by J.C. Villamere
✔N4- A collection of stories by Alice Munro
Runaway by Alice Munro
✔N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list
Immigrant City by David Bezmozgis

✔G1 - A book written by a female, indigenous author
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott
✔G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice
The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison
✔G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self
Having Faith In The Polar Girls' Prison by Cathleen With
✔G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen (reread)
✔G5 - A biography or autobiography
Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung

✔O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live
Jalna by Mazo de la Roche Pubished in the 1920's
✔O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music
Remarkable Yukon Women by Claire Festel and Valerie Hodgson
✔O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list
The Crazy Game by Clint Malarchuk
✔O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else
Love Will Burst into a Thousand Shapes by Jane Eaton Hamilton
✔O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list
Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada by Lawrence Hill

Completed:


√B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list Bone & Bread
√ B2 - A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet The Brutal Telling
√ B3 - A book set in the Maritimes The Long Stretch
B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019
B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019

I1 - A past Giller Award Winner The In-Between World of Vikram Lall Us Conductors
I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges February
I3 - A book that someone gave to you
I4 - A book that makes you LOL
I5 - A book set during a holiday

N1 - A book with a number in the title The Three Sisters Bar and Hotel
√ N2 - A book written by L.M. MontgomeryAnne d'Avonlea
√ N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada Les égarés
N4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro Dear Life
N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list

G1 - A book written by a female, indigenous author Birdie
√ G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice Starlight
G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self
G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere
G5 - A biography or autobiography

O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live
O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music
O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list
O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else
O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list

B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list A Complicated Kindness

B2 - A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet: Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

B3 - A book set in the Maritimes February, No Great Mischief

B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019 Days by Moonlight

B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019 Brother, By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz, Homes: A Refugee Story, The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family, Suzanne

I1 - A past Giller Award Winner Through Black Spruce

I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges All My Puny Sorrows, Speak

I3 - A book that someone gave to you The Lonely Hearts Hotel, My Secret Sister

I4 - A book that makes you LOL Home to Woefield

I5 - A book set during a holiday Half Spent Was the Night: A Witches' Yuletide

N1 - A book with a number in the title 419

N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables

N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

N4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro

N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list Lampedusa

G1 - A book written by a female, indigenous authorThe Break, Monkey Beach, Birdie, Heart Berries

G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice Stolen Journey

G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self Speak, Tricks

G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere The Shipping News

G5 - A biography or autobiography Tomboy Survival Guide, Hiroshima - Memories of a Survivor

O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade

O2 - A book related to Canadian art or musicSplit Tooth

O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A True Story of Resilience and Recovery, Heart Berries

O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else

O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list Nice Recovery

Completed December 12, 2019
Mostly Canadian, but not quite all.

B1 - A book from the CBC's 100 Books that Make You Proud to Be Canadian list The Cure for Death by Lightning
B2 - A book written by an author you have met or would like to meet The Temptations of Big Bear
B3 - A book set in the Maritimes The Town That Drowned
B4 - A book that you have been waiting to be published AND that is published in 2019 On a Turning Tide
B5 - A book from the Canada Reads Short-List 2019 The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family

I1 - A past Giller Award Winner A Good House
I2 - Allison's Pick: A fictional book involving a character with mental health challenges Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
I3 - A book that someone gave to you A Brief History of Time
I4 - A book that makes you LOL The Uncommon Reader
I5 - A book set during a holiday Winter Solstice

N1 - A book with a number in the title One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd
N2 - A book written by L.M. Montgomery Rilla of Ingleside
N3 - A book with a cover that reflects Canada The National Dream: The Great Railway, 1871-1881
N4 - A collection of stories by Alice Munro The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose
N5 - A book from the 2019 Giller short-list The Innocents

G1 - A book written by a female, indigenous author Monkey Beach
G2 - The final book written by a Canadian author of your choice Starlight
G3 - A YA book that you would have recommended to your younger self The Diary of a Young Girl
G4 - Mary Anne's pick: a book by a Canadian author who lives elsewhere The Other Side of the Bridge
G5 - A biography or autobiography Drifting Home

O1 - A book written in a decade that you would have liked to live Rockbound
O2 - A book related to Canadian art or music Portrait of Julia
O3 - A book from the Canada Reads 2019 long-list The Boy on the Beach
O4 - A book that you have bought for someone else The Complete Maus
O5- A book from the CBC's 100 True Stories that Make You Proud to be Canadian list The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885

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I have read all these books except one!! I love your taste in books!!

Joanne wrote: "I have read all these books except one!! I love your taste in books!!"

Are you replying to my list? I'm curious as to which one you haven't read :)