The Reading Challenge Group discussion

Since we missed spring, thought I'd post this one to start back on the solstice. You can go back and post books from then.

SUMMER BINGO will run from June 21 through September 21, and should include books you read during that period of time.
You may set your goal however you want - as a single Bingo, as many as you can get, or try to complete the entire board. (Many thanks to Karen for creating this Bingo Challenge in the summer of 2014 - I've just copied it...)

RULES & GUIDELINES

* As with traditional Bingo, you can go for a horizontal, vertical, diagonal, "X" or "around the world". Or aim big and go for a "Blackout!"
* A book can only be used once on the sheet.
* Interpret the categories as broadly as you like.
* Feel free to copy and paste the template below to record your books:

CATEGORIES...

B1: Exploration - A book out of your comfort zone
B2: Congratulations! - An award winning book (can include Goodreads choice awards)
B3: Participation - A group read (this or any other group)
B4: Information - A non-fiction book or one based on a true story
B5: Collaboration - A discovery made through Goodreads such as through recommendations, suggestions from GR friends, newsletter etc.

I1: Listed it - A book from your GR to-read list
I2: Bought it - A book you own but have not yet read
I3: Eyed it - A book you have been meaning to read for a while now
I4: Downloaded it - An ebook you own but that you have not yet read or an audiobook you have not yet listened to
I5: Scored it! - A book you got for free e.g. sale, gift, giveaway, library etc.

N1: Oldie but goodie - A classic
N2: New kid on the block - A book published this year
N3: FREE - Any book that strikes your fancy :)
N4: Yesterday's news - A book released last year that you haven't yet read
N5: Everybody's talking - A buzz-worthy book, one that you have heard others raving about or that everybody but you seems to have read

G1: Nice to meet you - A book by an author new to you
G2: You seem familiar - A book by an author you have heard a lot about
G3: One of the girls - A book by a female author
G4: One of the guys - A book by a male author
G5: Old friends - A book you haven't yet read by an author whose work you like

O1: Take a stand - A stand-alone book
O2: Take a friend - Any book from a series
O3: Take a trip - A book set in different locale, continent or culture from your own
O4: Take a look - An adult book, any genre
O5: Take a break - A YA book

My bingo card:

B1: Exploration - A book out of your comfort zone - Annihilation
B2: Congratulations! - An award winning book (can include Goodreads choice awards) - The Marrow Thieves
B3: Participation - A group read (this or any other group) - Ready to Roll
B4: Information - A non-fiction book or one based on a true story - I Could Not Do Otherwise: The Remarkable Life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
B5: Collaboration - A discovery made through Goodreads such as through recommendations, suggestions from GR friends, newsletter etc. - Tell Me What Really Happened

I1: Listed it - A book from your GR to-read list - Some Kind of Hero
I2: Bought it - A book you own but have not yet read - The Iron Hunt
I3: Eyed it - A book you have been meaning to read for a while now - Eragon
I4: Downloaded it - An ebook you own but that you have not yet read or an audiobook you have not yet listened to - How to Dance: A Novel
I5: Scored it! - A book you got for free e.g. sale, gift, giveaway, library etc. - Blood Memories

N1: Oldie but goodie - A classic
N2: New kid on the block - A book published this year - Identity
N3: FREE - Any book that strikes your fancy :) - Foster
N4: Yesterday's news - A book released last year that you haven't yet read - Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial
N5: Everybody's talking - A buzz-worthy book, one that you have heard others raving about or that everybody but you seems to have read - One of Us Is Lying

G1: Nice to meet you - A book by an author new to you - A Darkness Forged in Fire
G2: You seem familiar - A book by an author you have heard a lot about - The Mermaid with No Tail
G3: One of the girls - A book by a female author - Happy Place
G4: One of the guys - A book by a male author - Four Seasons in Japan
G5: Old friends - A book you haven't yet read by an author whose work you like - Heavy Shot

O1: Take a stand - A stand-alone book - A Trick of the Light
O2: Take a friend - Any book from a series - The Devil's Right Hand
O3: Take a trip - A book set in different locale, continent or culture from your own - A Darkness Absolute
O4: Take a look - An adult book, any genre - Forget Me Knot
O5: Take a break - A YA book - You've Reached Sam

Thanks, Cindy!
This has always been my favourite Bingo Board.

Thanks Cindy. Winter bingo for me but my winter is a few cold nights and gorgeous days so a bit like summer really without the humidity.

* As with traditional Bingo, you can go for a horizontal, vertical, diagonal, "X" or "around the world". Or aim big and go for a "Blackout!"
* A book can only be used once on the sheet.
* Interpret the categories as broadly as you like.
* Feel free to copy and paste the template below to record your books:

CATEGORIES...

B1: Exploration - A book out of your comfort zone
B2: Congratulations! - An award winning book (can include Goodreads choice awards) - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
B3: Participation - A group read (this or any other group)
B4: Information - A non-fiction book or one based on a true story
B5: Collaboration - A discovery made through Goodreads such as through recommendations, suggestions from GR friends, newsletter etc.

I1: Listed it - A book from your GR to-read list
I2: Bought it - A book you own but have not yet read
I3: Eyed it - A book you have been meaning to read for a while now
I4: Downloaded it - An ebook you own but that you have not yet read or an audiobook you have not yet listened to The Man of Property by John Galsworthy read by David Case
I5: Scored it! - A book you got for free e.g. sale, gift, giveaway, library etc.

N1: Oldie but goodie - A classic - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
N2: New kid on the block - A book published this year
N3: FREE - Any book that strikes your fancy :)
N4: Yesterday's news - A book released last year that you haven't yet read
N5: Everybody's talking - A buzz-worthy book, one that you have heard others raving about or that everybody but you seems to have read

G1: Nice to meet you - A book by an author new to you
G2: You seem familiar - A book by an author you have heard a lot about
G3: One of the girls - A book by a female author
G4: One of the guys - A book by a male author
G5: Old friends - A book you haven't yet read by an author whose work you like - Lady Susan by Jane Austen

O1: Take a stand - A stand-alone book
O2: Take a friend - Any book from a series
O3: Take a trip - A book set in different locale, continent or culture from your own
O4: Take a look - An adult book, any genre
O5: Take a break - A YA book

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Oh, I missed this! I'm going to take part!

My Bingo Card:

CATEGORIES...

B1: Exploration - A book out of your comfort zone
B2: Congratulations! - An award winning book (can include Goodreads choice awards)
B3: Participation - A group read (this or any other group)
B4: Information - A non-fiction book or one based on a true story
B5: Collaboration - A discovery made through Goodreads such as through recommendations, suggestions from GR friends, newsletter etc.

I1: Listed it - A book from your GR to-read list
I2: Bought it - A book you own but have not yet read
I3: Eyed it - A book you have been meaning to read for a while now
I4: Downloaded it - An ebook you own but that you have not yet read or an audiobook you have not yet listened to
I5: Scored it! - A book you got for free e.g. sale, gift, giveaway, library etc.

N1: Oldie but goodie - A classic
N2: New kid on the block - A book published this year
N3: FREE - Any book that strikes your fancy :)
N4: Yesterday's news - A book released last year that you haven't yet read
N5: Everybody's talking - A buzz-worthy book, one that you have heard others raving about or that everybody but you seems to have read

G1: Nice to meet you - A book by an author new to you
G2: You seem familiar - A book by an author you have heard a lot about
G3: One of the girls - A book by a female author
G4: One of the guys - A book by a male author
G5: Old friends - A book you haven't yet read by an author whose work you like

O1: Take a stand - A stand-alone book
O2: Take a friend - Any book from a series
O3: Take a trip - A book set in different locale, continent or culture from your own
O4: Take a look - An adult book, any genre
O5: Take a break - A YA book

SUMMER BINGO will run from June 21 through September 21,2023.

RULES & GUIDELINES

* As with traditional Bingo, you can go for a horizontal, vertical, diagonal, "X" or "around the world". Or aim big and go for a "Blackout!"
* A book can only be used once on the sheet.
* Interpret the categories as broadly as you like.

(25/25)

CATEGORIES...

B1: Exploration - A book out of your comfort zone
Set In Stoneby Robert Goddard✔
B2: Congratulations! - An award winning book (can include Goodreads choice awards)
Flotsam by David Wiesner: World classic picture book recommendationbyDavid Wiesner✔
B3: Participation - A group read (this or any other group)
Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of HeartbyJacques Philippe✔
B4: Information - A non-fiction book or one based on a true story
What Do You Know?: Trivia Fun and Activities for SeniorsbyTeresa Sumrall✔
B5: Collaboration - A discovery made through Goodreads such as through recommendations, suggestions from GR friends, newsletter etc.
Mary Rose: A Play in Three ActsbyJ.M. Barrie✔
I1: Listed it - A book from your GR to-read list
CornellibyJohanna Spyri✔
I2: Bought it - A book you own but have not yet read
The Time BeingbyAntonia Honeywell✔
I3: Eyed it - A book you have been meaning to read for a while now
When Stars Are Scatteredby Victoria Jamieson✔
I4: Downloaded it - An ebook you own but that you have not yet read or an audiobook you have not yet listened to
Who Are We?: Exploring Our Christian IdentitybyHenri J.M. Nouwen✔
I5: Scored it! - A book you got for free e.g. sale, gift, giveaway, library etc.
The Prophetic PicturesbyNathaniel Hawthorne✔
N1: Oldie but goodie - A classic
Watsons, The and Sanditonand Jane Austen✔
N2: New kid on the block - A book published this year
AnchoredbyArielle Li✔
N3: FREE - Any book that strikes your fancy :)
The Loss of the Royal GeorgebyWilliam Henry Giles Kingston✔
N4: Yesterday's news - A book released last year that you haven't yet read
The Boy Who Dreamed DragonsbyCaryl Lewis✔
N5: Everybody's talking - A buzz-worthy book, one that you have heard others raving about or that everybody but you seems to have read
As I Walked Out One Midsummer MorningbyLaurie Lee✔
G1: Nice to meet you - A book by an author new to you
The Personal LibrarianbyMarie Benedict✔
G2: You seem familiar - A book by an author you have heard a lot about
Vinegar GirlbyAnne Tyler✔
G3: One of the girls - A book by a female author
Toni: The Little WoodcarverbyJohanna Spyri✔
G4: One of the guys - A book by a male author
Blackfeet Indian StoriesbyGeorge Bird Grinnell✔
G5: Old friends - A book you haven't yet read by an author whose work you like
Thomas Merton on the Twelve Steps of HumilitybyThomas Merton✔
O1: Take a stand - A stand-alone book
The Man Who Walked Between the TowersbyMordicai Gerstein✔
O2: Take a friend - Any book from a series
Into the Blueby Robert Goddard✔
O3: Take a trip - A book set in different locale, continent or culture from your own
After the FallbyArthur Miller✔
O4: Take a look - An adult book, any genre
East Lynne: A BBC 4 Full-Cast DramatisationbyMrs. Henry Wood✔
O5: Take a break - A YA book
The Giver: Graphic NovelbyP. Craig Russell✔

COMPLETED 12/9/23

CATEGORIES...

B1: Exploration - A book out of your comfort zone ✔️
Pray for Silence August-14-2023 4⭐
B2: Congratulations! - An award winning book (can include Goodreads choice awards) ✔️
The Great Alone August-18-2023 5⭐
B3: Participation - A group read (this or any other group)
B4: Information - A non-fiction book or one based on a true story
B5: Collaboration - A discovery made through Goodreads such as through recommendations, suggestions from GR friends, newsletter etc.

I1: Listed it - A book from your GR to-read list
I2: Bought it - A book you own but have not yet read
I3: Eyed it - A book you have been meaning to read for a while now
I4: Downloaded it - An ebook you own but that you have not yet read or an audiobook you have not yet listened to
I5: Scored it! - A book you got for free e.g. sale, gift, giveaway, library etc.

N1: Oldie but goodie - A classic
N2: New kid on the block - A book published this year
N3: FREE - Any book that strikes your fancy :)
N4: Yesterday's news - A book released last year that you haven't yet read
N5: Everybody's talking - A buzz-worthy book, one that you have heard others raving about or that everybody but you seems to have read

G1: Nice to meet you - A book by an author new to you ✔️
House of Hollow August-19-2023 4⭐
G2: You seem familiar - A book by an author you have heard a lot about
G3: One of the girls - A book by a female author
G4: One of the guys - A book by a male author
G5: Old friends - A book you haven't yet read by an author whose work you like

O1: Take a stand - A stand-alone book
O2: Take a friend - Any book from a series ✔️ August-23-2023 4⭐
The Last Graduate
O3: Take a trip - A book set in different locale, continent or culture from your own
O4: Take a look - An adult book, any genre
O5: Take a break - A YA book

This is the closest I have been to a blackout. I am just missing B3.

✅B1: Exploration - Binti
✅B2: Congratulations! - An award winning book (can include Goodreads choice awards): Children of Virtue and Vengeance
B3: Participation - A group read (this or any other group)
✅B4: Information - A non-fiction book or one based on a true story: Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America
✅B5: Collaboration - A discovery made through Goodreads such as through recommendations, suggestions from GR friends, newsletter etc.: The Testaments

✅I1: Listed it - A book from your GR to-read list: Red Dragon
✅I2: Bought it - A book you own but have not yet read: Murder on the Orient Express
✅I3: Eyed it - A book you have been meaning to read for a while now: Maya's Notebook
✅I4: Downloaded it - An ebook you own but that you have not yet read or an audiobook you have not yet listened to: One Paris Summer
✅I5: Scored it! - A book you got for free e.g. sale, gift, giveaway, library etc.: Double Twist

✅N1: Oldie but goodie - A classic: The Outsiders
✅N2: New kid on the block - A book published this year: Now You See Us
✅N3: FREE - Any book that strikes your fancy :): Living Dead in Dallas
✅N4: Yesterday's news - A book released last year that you haven't yet read: Stay Awake
✅N5: Everybody's talking - A buzz-worthy book, one that you have heard others raving about or that everybody but you seems to have read: Killers of a Certain Age

✅G1: Nice to meet you - A book by an author new to you: Malice
✅G2: You seem familiar - A book by an author you have heard a lot about: The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
✅G3: One of the girls - A book by a female author: Help the Poor Struggler
✅G4: One of the guys - A book by a male author: Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
✅G5: Old friends - A book you haven't yet read by an author whose work you like: Racing the Light

✅O1: Take a stand - A stand-alone book: The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
✅O2: Take a friend - Any book from a series: Too Many Clients
✅O3: Take a trip - A book set in different locale, continent or culture from your own: The Widows of Malabar Hill
✅O4: Take a look - An adult book, any genre: The Deer Leap
✅O5: Take a break - A YA book: Legendborn

That’s great Brenda. Congratulations. My life has been off the radar recently and I’ve not done well at all. Maybe next Bingo.

Way to go, Brenda!

Brenda wrote: "This is the closest I have been to a blackout. I am just missing B3.

That's great, Brenda! I got within 2 books...maybe next time I'll hit the blackout. (fingers crossed)

Great job on completing the challenge, Vicky!

Great effort, Cindy!