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Hi fearless readers... here is the BINGO card for 2024. Thanks to the 2022 finishers who have submitted their squares!!

2024 Can Lit Bingo

B1: A book by an author who has passed away but left a mark on CanLit
B2: A book that you can't wait for others to read so that you can talk about it
B3: A book that you have been looking forward to being released
B4: A book set during one of the World Wars
B5: A book published in 2024 by a favourite author

I1: A book that has a big storm that impacts the characters
I2: Susan B's Pick: A graphic novel or graphic memoir
I3: A book with a character struggling with or supporting another with their mental health
I4: A memoir, autobiography or biography about someone you admire or can learn from
I5: A book that reminds of us the importance of being kind to the environment

N1: A book that inspires you to do make a difference
N2: A book that changes your perspective
N3: A book from the Canada Reads short list for 2024… Kudos if you read all 5!!
N4: A book that has inspired you to rediscover or use the library ( audio, ebook or real book)
N5: Book from 2024 Giller Prize short-list

G1: A book of poetry that you savour with daily reads
G2: Natasha's pick: A book with a child narrator
G3: Kathleen's pick: a Canadian author that is new to you
G4: Allison Hike's Pick: A book with a love triangle
G5: A book of non-fiction

O1: A book that inspires you to read another book or research to learn more
O2: A book that teaches you something about another culture
O3: A book that you had started but never finished
O4: A book that you are reading as part of a book club (or inspired by a book club)
O5: A book that you would recommend for Canada Reads

Such a great bingo board! Thanks for all the work putting it together.
Looking forward to this reading challenge next year.

Thanks Tina - it is so fun to pull it together and read along for the year!! :)

Thank you as always, Susan! Looking forward to another year of bingo!

any ideas for: G2: Natasha's pick: A book with a child narrator?

❀ Susan wrote: "any ideas for: G2: Natasha's pick: A book with a child narrator?"

A few off the top of my head:
The Double Life of Benson Yu
This One Summer
The Substitute
The Book of Form and Emptiness

❀ Susan wrote: "any ideas for: G2: Natasha's pick: A book with a child narrator?"

Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce books
Nosy Parker by Lesley Crewe
Boys and Girls Screaming by Kern Carter
Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
Water, Water by Cary Fagan
Step by Deborah Ellis
Blood Scion by Deborah
Falaye
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson
Beatrice and Croc Harry: A Novel by Lawrence Hill
She Holds Up the Stars by Sandra Laronde
Ghostlight by Kenneth Oppel
Apartment 713 by Kevin Sylvester
Who Has Seen the Wind by W.O. Mitchell
Fight Night by Miriam Toews

BINGO! Under the wire, but accomplished nonetheless. Really enjoyed this year's categories and I found some gems I wouldn't have normally read.

Congrats Natasha!!! so glad that you have enjoyed the categories and found some gems.

I am with you and my last book was Held which was the winner of the Giller prize this year.

for all... is there still interest in BINGO 2025??? I always like the challenge as it helps me to read things I might not always pick up but also know it is a quieter group.

@Natasha... if there is interest from the group, please send me your square pick for the new year and congrats again!!!

I think this is my first year not completing the bingo in this group. I’ve had a difficult year and lost some of my gusto for reading challenges along the way. For many months, I struggled to read at all and mostly listened to audiobooks of old favourites. I’m happy just to be reading again for the time being. Happy New Year’s Eve!

Sending big hugs and you are always welcome
To participate at your own pace. We are glad to have you as part of our group!!

I have Held on hold at the library and plan to read it when it is available. That will finish my BINGO, but not until next year.

Way to go Kathleen!! That was my last BINGO 2024 book too!

Susan what did you think about Held? To my surprise I stuck with it even though it made no sense to me. When she won I think the video which highlighted the book talked about how there is a link from each section to the next. I didn’t pick up on that at all so one day I will try it again. I stuck with it-and because it’s such a confusing narrative normally I wouldn’t stick with this type of book-because her prose is incredibly beautiful and precise. She describes something and I remember thinking-yes that is so accurate and so well-thought out. But it’s not a book that otherwise engaged me.