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Summer Bingo
Start Date: 1/7/17
Duration: 2 months
Progress:
Squares: 13/25
Bingo: 1
Date Completed:
ITEMS
B1: Sun - Evil Under The Sun - Agatha Christie (8/8/17) - title
B2: Sea - The Long Weekend - Veronica Henry (2/8/17) -
- sea on cover
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling (5/7/17) - Harry camps at the Quidditch World Cup
B5: Travel/Vacation - Wish You Were Here - Mike Gayle (TBR) - Charlie & his friends go on vacation to Crete
I1: Surf
I2: Beach - Have His Carcase - Dorothy L. Sayers (12/7/17) - Dead body found on beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream - Ice Creams at Carrington’s - Alexandra Brown (18/7/17) - title
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July - The Stolen Ones - Richard Montanari (29/7/17) - Originally published July 4th 2013
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit - Wish You Were Here - Mike Gayle (3/8/17) - people in swimsuits on cover -
G1: Hat - The Cowboy's E-Mail Order Bride - Cora Seton (15/7/17) -
- hat on cover
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs - Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (8/8/17) -
- bug on cover
G5: Pool
O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island - Confessions of a Reformed Tom Cat - Daisy Prescott (16/7/17) - Set on Whidbey Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair - Letters from Lighthouse Cottage - Ali McNamara (5/8/17) -
- bottom right corner
BINGO (Diagonal)
B1: Sun - Evil Under The Sun - Agatha Christie (8/8/17) - title
I2: Beach - Have His Carcase - Dorothy L. Sayers (12/7/17) - Dead body found on beach
N3: FREE SPACE
G4: Bugs - Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (8/8/17) -
- bug on cover
O5: Deckchair - Letters from Lighthouse Cottage - Ali McNamara (5/8/17) -
- bottom right corner
Start Date: 1/7/17
Duration: 2 months
Progress:
Squares: 13/25
Bingo: 1
Date Completed:
ITEMS
B1: Sun - Evil Under The Sun - Agatha Christie (8/8/17) - title
B2: Sea - The Long Weekend - Veronica Henry (2/8/17) -
- sea on coverB3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling (5/7/17) - Harry camps at the Quidditch World Cup
B5: Travel/Vacation - Wish You Were Here - Mike Gayle (TBR) - Charlie & his friends go on vacation to Crete
I1: Surf
I2: Beach - Have His Carcase - Dorothy L. Sayers (12/7/17) - Dead body found on beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream - Ice Creams at Carrington’s - Alexandra Brown (18/7/17) - title
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July - The Stolen Ones - Richard Montanari (29/7/17) - Originally published July 4th 2013
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit - Wish You Were Here - Mike Gayle (3/8/17) - people in swimsuits on cover -
G1: Hat - The Cowboy's E-Mail Order Bride - Cora Seton (15/7/17) -
- hat on coverG2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs - Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (8/8/17) -
- bug on coverG5: Pool
O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island - Confessions of a Reformed Tom Cat - Daisy Prescott (16/7/17) - Set on Whidbey Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair - Letters from Lighthouse Cottage - Ali McNamara (5/8/17) -
- bottom right cornerBINGO (Diagonal)
B1: Sun - Evil Under The Sun - Agatha Christie (8/8/17) - title
I2: Beach - Have His Carcase - Dorothy L. Sayers (12/7/17) - Dead body found on beach
N3: FREE SPACE
G4: Bugs - Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (8/8/17) -
- bug on coverO5: Deckchair - Letters from Lighthouse Cottage - Ali McNamara (5/8/17) -
- bottom right corner
Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st July 2017 - 31st August 2017
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B1: Sun: City of Bones - Cassandra Clare - 7/30 (sunlight on cover)
B2: Sea: The Newcomer - Robyn Carr - 7/11 (on cover)
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
B5: Travel/Vacation: Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris - 7/6 (main characters travel to Dallas, Texas)
I1: Surf
I2: Beach:The Newcomer - Robyn Carr - 7/11 (on cover)
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail:The Newcomer - Robyn Carr - 7/11 (MC owns a bar)
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
G1: Hat
G2: Baseball:
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs: Tithe - Holly Black - 7/28 MC eats bugs
G5: Pool: "White swans glided in the silvery water in the lobby pool, and man-sized urns exploded with flowers."Entranced - Nora Roberts - 8/1 - loc. 228
O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair: Four Friends - Robyn Carr - 7/14 (on cover)
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Duration: 1st July 2017 - 31st August 2017
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B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
I1: Surf
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
G1: Hat
G2: Baseball:
G3: Picnic
G5: Pool: "White swans glided in the silvery water in the lobby pool, and man-sized urns exploded with flowers."Entranced - Nora Roberts - 8/1 - loc. 228
O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
[bookcover:Four Friends|182462
Welcome to the challenge Seraphina!
KRISSY'S SPOT
Summer BingoDuration: 1st July 2017 - 31st August 2017
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✔B1: Sun - The Lovers' Guide to Rome, Mark Lamprell, 10.08.2017
✔B2: Sea - The Obsession, Nora Roberts, 18.07.2017
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
✔B4: Camp - Atoning, Kelley Armstrong, 05.08.2017 - A big part of the story takes place at a campsite.
✔B5: Travel/Vacation - The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle, 26.08.2017 - characters travel to the plateau in South America
I1: Surf
✔I2: Beach - Sommer unseres Lebens, Kirsten Wulf, 15.08.2017
✔I3: Tennis - Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier, 08.07.2017 - MC lies that she is taking tennis lessons
✔I4: Hot - The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares, 03.08.2017 - It is very hot in Alabama, when Bridget visits her grandmother
✔I5: Ice Cream - The Reckoning, Kelley Armstrong, 01.08.2017 - Chloe and Simon eat ice cream on their date
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
✔N3: FREE SPACE
✔N4: Cocktail - Enchanted, Inc., Shanna Swendson, 26.08.2017 - Characters drink cocktails a couple of times
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
G1: Hat
✔G2: Baseball - Storm Front, Jim Butcher, 19.08.2017 - Harry gets hit with a baseball bat.
✔G3: Picnic - The Secret, Kathryn Hughes, 01.07.2017 - Characters go on a picnic
✔G4: Bugs - Cinder, Marissa Meyer, 15.07.2017 - Cinder checked the droid of Prince Kai for bugs
✔G5: Pool - The Awakening, Kelley Armstrong, 01.08.2017 - Characters hide in a pool house.
✔O1: Strawberry - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling , 25.07.2017 - Harry, Ron and Hermione eat strawberry-and-peanut-butter ice cream
O2: Shorts
✔O3: Island - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs, 12.08.2017 - is set on an island in Wales
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair
I'm in!B1: Sun - Seaside Embrace - Melissa Foster (Set in summer) - 30 JULY
B2: Sea - Cold As Ice - Anne Stuart (Water on cover) - 10 JULY
B3: Sandals - Holding on - Jenna Bennett (Sandals on cover) - 11 AUG
B4: Camp - Deadly in High Heels - Gemma Halliday (Camp Character) - 3 JULY
B5: Travel - A Soldier's Oath - Debra Webb - 5 JULY
I1: Surf Messing with Miki - Tara Crescent (Surfing the web) - 5 JULY
I2: Beach - Chasing Me - Jennifer Probst (Sex on the beach series) - 3 AUG
I3: Tennis - Stalked - Allison Brennan (MC plays racquetball) - 9 JULY
I4: Hot - No Place to Run - Maya Banks (Hot guy on cover) - 22 JULY
I5: Ice Cream - Seaside Nights - Melissa Foster (MC's eat Ice Cream) - 19 JULY
N1: Barbecue - Deadly Addition - Lily Harper Hart (MC's attend a bbq) - 17 JULY
N2: 4th of July - Return to Me - Christy Reece (I read this on 4th July!) - 4 JULY
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail - Afterburn - Sylvia Day (Drink on cover) - 7 JULY
N5: Bikini - Before You - Jenna Bennett (MC wears a bikini) - 20 JULY
G1: Hat - Sit...Stay...Beg - Roxanne St. Claire (Hat on cover) - 18 AUG
G2: Baseball - Whisper of Warning - Laura Griffin (MC's go to baseball game) - 6 AUG
G3: Picnic - Midnight Rainbow - Linda Howard (MC's eat outdoors) - 29 JULY
G4: Bugs - Second Chance - Christy Reece (House bugged) - 26 JULY
G5: Pool - Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye (MC plays pool) - 30 JULY
O1: Strawberry - Run to Me - Christy Reece (Red Cover) - 7 JULY
O2: Shorts - Seaside Secrets - Melissa Foster (MC wears shorts) - 8 JULY
O3: Island - Teased By Two - Drew Sinclair (Set on island) - 4 AUG
O4: Sunglasses - Deadly Questions - Lily Harper Hart (Sunglasses on cover) - 8 JULY
O5: Deckchair - Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years - Sue Townsend (MC's father sits in deckchair) - 25 AUG
Summer Bingo!Duration: 1st July 2017 - 31st August 2017
I1 N1
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N3
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G4 O4
G5 O5B1: Sun - Summer's Lease | July 25 | Sun on the cover
B2: Sea - The Playboy Prince and the Nanny | Aug 4 | Sea is in the cover
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals - Leave The Night On | Sep 9 | MC wears flip flops
B4: Camp - When We Met | July 8 | MCs go camping
B5: Travel/Vacation - The Thing About Love | July 16 | MC travel
I1: Surf
I2: Beach - Stuck-Up Suit July 2 | The climax of the story is set near a beach
I3: Tennis - Mad Love | July 19 | MCs play tennis
I4: Hot - Temptation Creek | July 13 | Book is hot
I5: Ice Cream - A Change of Heart | July 23 | MC gets her son some ice cream
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July - New Tricks | July 4 | 4th of July parade is in the story
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail - I Wish You Were Mine | Aug 10 | MC has a cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit - Frisco's Kid | Aug 6
G1: Hat - Dark Horse | July 15 | Hat on the cover
G2: Baseball - Irresistibly Yours | July 5 | MCs are sports journalists and they meet at a baseball match
G3: Picnic - Treacherous Temptations | July 11 | MCs go for a picnic
G4: Bugs
G5: Pool
O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts - Need You | July 22 | MC wears shorts while taking a group for river rafting
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair
TLC Summer Bingo7/1/17 - 8/31/17
Number of Bingos: 5
***Completed (loved this challenge)
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B1: Sun Yes Please by Amy Poehler 7/29/17 (Filmed Parks and Recreation in sunny California)
B2: Sea Family Ties 8/23/17 (MC goes on a trip to a beach house in the Caribbean)
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals Into the Water by Paula Hawkins 8/5/17 (worn in book)
B4: Camp His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis 7/27/17 (George camped out with soldiers at Valley Forge)
B5: Travel/Vacation Body Double by Tess Gerritsen 7/13/17 (much travel up & down coast)
I1: Surf
I2: Beach Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us by Alexandra Morton 7/22/17 (Author lived next to water as she researched killer whales)
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter 7/12/17 (fire involved)
I5: Ice Cream Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 7/7/17 (ice cream included in recipe)
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail In the Woods by Tana French 7/1/17. (Many cocktails involved)
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit Peter Paul Rubens 8/9/17 (artists for Rubens didn't wear any swimsuits at all - may be too out there creatively)
G1: Hat Beartown by Fredrik Backman 7/26/17 (hats used in disguise)
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs 11 Days in December: Christmas at the Bulge, 1944 by Stanley Weintraub 8/1/17 (no bugs in sight during cold, icy battle at Christmas in Belgium)
G5: Pool Me Before You 8/28/17 (an episode or two included where a pool is involved) (don't want to give anything here)
O1: Strawberry Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 7/21/17
O2: Shorts On Black Sisters Street by Chika Unigwe 7/30/17 (Part of "uniform " of these 4 women)
O3: Island Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail by Jonathan Chait 7/12/17 (Cuba relationship)
O4: Sunglasses In the Blood by Lisa Unger 7/9/17 (C loses glasses in struggle)
O5: Deckchair Martha Washington: An American Life by Patricia Brady 8/8/17 (family loved to sit out on their deck/portico overlooking Potomac)
Summer Bingo ChallengeLate Start but this looks like fun :D
Squares: 0/25
Bingo: 0
Date Completed:
B1: Sun
B2: Sea
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
B5: Travel/Vacation
I1: Surf
I2: Beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
G1: Hat
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs
G5: Pool
O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair
Got a bingo!
BINGO (Diagonal)
B1: Sun - Evil Under The Sun - Agatha Christie (8/8/17) - title
I2: Beach - Have His Carcase - Dorothy L. Sayers (12/7/17) - Dead body found on beach
N3: FREE SPACE
G4: Bugs - Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (8/8/17) -
- bug on cover
O5: Deckchair - Letters from Lighthouse Cottage - Ali McNamara (5/8/17) -
- bottom right corner
BINGO (Diagonal)
B1: Sun - Evil Under The Sun - Agatha Christie (8/8/17) - title
I2: Beach - Have His Carcase - Dorothy L. Sayers (12/7/17) - Dead body found on beach
N3: FREE SPACE
G4: Bugs - Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (8/8/17) -
- bug on coverO5: Deckchair - Letters from Lighthouse Cottage - Ali McNamara (5/8/17) -
- bottom right corner
The Lost ChallengesSummer Bingo! (2 month challenge)
Duration: 1st July 2017 - 31st August 2017
Read books that relate to the images in the bingo grid to complete a bingo line. The line can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal. If you're feeling brave and you're a fast reader, feel free to try to complete the board!
How you connect the book to the image is up to you, the item could be on the cover (please post the cover), in the title or part of the plot. Be creative, think outside the box, but please tell us how it fits!
RULES
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*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
Please see TLC Standard Challenge Rules for further details.
Reserve your spot but no reading till the 1st!
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ITEMS
B1: Sun
B2: Sea:
Across a Moonlit Sea by Marsha Canham - **** - 8/30/2017 - 400 Pages
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp:
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman - ***** - 8/30/2017 - 96 Pages
B5: Travel/Vacation:
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi - ***** - 7/1/2017 - 341 Pages - Character went on a trip
I1: Surf
I2: Beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream
N1: Barbecue:
Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep - ***** - 8/10/2017 - 395 Pages - Works at a BBQ restaurant
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley - *** - 7/7/2017 - 320 Pages
N4: Cocktail
Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson - **** - 8/22/2017 - 286 Pages
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
G1: Hat
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie - ***** - 7/9/2017 - 230 Pages - Cowboy Hat on Cover
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic:
Under the Dome by Stephen King - ***** - 7/4/2017 - 1074 Pages - Characters have a picnic
G4: Bugs
G5: Pool
O1: Strawberry:
Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke - **** - 7/20/2017 - 320 Pages
O2: Shorts
O3: Island:
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent - ***** - 7/5/2017 - 314 Pages - Set on an island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair
Summer Bingo!
Duration: 1st July 2017 - 31st August 2017
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B1: Sun: City of Bones - Cassandra Clare - 7/30 (sunlight on cover)
B2: Sea: The Newcomer - Robyn Carr - 7/11 (on cover)
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
B5: Travel/Vacation: Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris - 7/6 (main characters travel to Dallas, Texas)
I1: Surf
I2: Beach:The Newcomer - Robyn Carr - 7/11 (on cover)
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail:The Newcomer - Robyn Carr - 7/11 (MC owns a bar)
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
G1: Hat
G2: Baseball:
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs: Tithe - Holly Black - 7/28 MC eats bugs
G5: Pool: "White swans glided in the silvery water in the lobby pool, and man-sized urns exploded with flowers."Entranced - Nora Roberts - 8/1 - loc. 228
O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair: Four Friends - Robyn Carr - 7/14 (on cover)
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1 Line Bingo
Duration: 1st July 2017 - 31st August 2017
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B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
I1: Surf
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
G1: Hat
G2: Baseball:
G3: Picnic
G5: Pool: "White swans glided in the silvery water in the lobby pool, and man-sized urns exploded with flowers."Entranced - Nora Roberts - 8/1 - loc. 228
O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
[bookcover:Four Friends|1824621 Line Bingo
Completed! Filled my card.
ALL DONE!B1: Sun - Seaside Embrace - Melissa Foster (Set in summer) - 30 JULY
B2: Sea - Cold As Ice - Anne Stuart (Water on cover) - 10 JULY
B3: Sandals - Holding on - Jenna Bennett (Sandals on cover) - 11 AUG
B4: Camp - Deadly in High Heels - Gemma Halliday (Camp Character) - 3 JULY
B5: Travel - A Soldier's Oath - Debra Webb - 5 JULY
I1: Surf Messing with Miki - Tara Crescent (Surfing the web) - 5 JULY
I2: Beach - Chasing Me - Jennifer Probst (Sex on the beach series) - 3 AUG
I3: Tennis - Stalked - Allison Brennan (MC plays racquetball) - 9 JULY
I4: Hot - No Place to Run - Maya Banks (Hot guy on cover) - 22 JULY
I5: Ice Cream - Seaside Nights - Melissa Foster (MC's eat Ice Cream) - 19 JULY
N1: Barbecue - Deadly Addition - Lily Harper Hart (MC's attend a bbq) - 17 JULY
N2: 4th of July - Return to Me - Christy Reece (I read this on 4th July!) - 4 JULY
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail - Afterburn - Sylvia Day (Drink on cover) - 7 JULY
N5: Bikini - Before You - Jenna Bennett (MC wears a bikini) - 20 JULY
G1: Hat - Sit...Stay...Beg - Roxanne St. Claire (Hat on cover) - 18 AUG
G2: Baseball - Whisper of Warning - Laura Griffin (MC's go to baseball game) - 6 AUG
G3: Picnic - Midnight Rainbow - Linda Howard (MC's eat outdoors) - 29 JULY
G4: Bugs - Second Chance - Christy Reece (House bugged) - 26 JULY
G5: Pool - Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye (MC plays pool) - 30 JULY
O1: Strawberry - Run to Me - Christy Reece (Red Cover) - 7 JULY
O2: Shorts - Seaside Secrets - Melissa Foster (MC wears shorts) - 8 JULY
O3: Island - Teased By Two - Drew Sinclair (Set on island) - 4 AUG
O4: Sunglasses - Deadly Questions - Lily Harper Hart (Sunglasses on cover) - 8 JULY
O5: Deckchair - Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years - Sue Townsend (MC's father sits in deckchair) - 25 AUG
TLC Summer Bingo7/1/17 - 8/31/17
Number of Bingos: 5
***Completed (loved this challenge)
B I N G O
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B1: Sun Yes Please by Amy Poehler 7/29/17 (Filmed Parks and Recreation in sunny California)
B2: Sea Family Ties 8/23/17 (MC goes on a trip to a beach house in the Caribbean)
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals Into the Water by Paula Hawkins 8/5/17 (worn in book)
B4: Camp His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis 7/27/17 (George camped out with soldiers at Valley Forge)
B5: Travel/Vacation Body Double by Tess Gerritsen 7/13/17 (much travel up & down coast)
I1: Surf
I2: Beach Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us by Alexandra Morton 7/22/17 (Author lived next to water as she researched killer whales)
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter 7/12/17 (fire involved)
I5: Ice Cream Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 7/7/17 (ice cream included in recipe)
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail In the Woods by Tana French 7/1/17. (Many cocktails involved)
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit Peter Paul Rubens 8/9/17 (artists for Rubens didn't wear any swimsuits at all - may be too out there creatively)
G1: Hat Beartown by Fredrik Backman 7/26/17 (hats used in disguise)
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs 11 Days in December: Christmas at the Bulge, 1944 by Stanley Weintraub 8/1/17 (no bugs in sight during cold, icy battle at Christmas in Belgium)
G5: Pool Me Before You 8/28/17 (an episode or two included where a pool is involved) (don't want to give anything here)
O1: Strawberry Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 7/21/17
O2: Shorts On Black Sisters Street by Chika Unigwe 7/30/17 (Part of "uniform " of these 4 women)
O3: Island Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail by Jonathan Chait 7/12/17 (Cuba relationship)
O4: Sunglasses In the Blood by Lisa Unger 7/9/17 (C loses glasses in struggle)
O5: Deckchair Martha Washington: An American Life by Patricia Brady 8/8/17 (family loved to sit out on their deck/portico overlooking Potomac)
Finished (1 Bingo)Summer Bingo
Duration: 1st July 2017 - 31st August 2017
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✔B1: Sun - The Lovers' Guide to Rome, Mark Lamprell, 10.08.2017
✔B2: Sea - The Obsession, Nora Roberts, 18.07.2017
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
✔B4: Camp - Atoning, Kelley Armstrong, 05.08.2017 - A big part of the story takes place at a campsite.
✔B5: Travel/Vacation - The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle, 26.08.2017 - characters travel to the plateau in South America
I1: Surf
✔I2: Beach - Sommer unseres Lebens, Kirsten Wulf, 15.08.2017
✔I3: Tennis - Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier, 08.07.2017 - MC lies that she is taking tennis lessons
✔I4: Hot - The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares, 03.08.2017 - It is very hot in Alabama, when Bridget visits her grandmother
✔I5: Ice Cream - The Reckoning, Kelley Armstrong, 01.08.2017 - Chloe and Simon eat ice cream on their date
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
✔N3: FREE SPACE
✔N4: Cocktail - Enchanted, Inc., Shanna Swendson, 26.08.2017 - Characters drink cocktails a couple of times
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
G1: Hat
✔G2: Baseball - Storm Front, Jim Butcher, 19.08.2017 - Harry gets hit with a baseball bat.
✔G3: Picnic - The Secret, Kathryn Hughes, 01.07.2017 - Characters go on a picnic
✔G4: Bugs - Cinder, Marissa Meyer, 15.07.2017 - Cinder checked the droid of Prince Kai for bugs
✔G5: Pool - The Awakening, Kelley Armstrong, 01.08.2017 - Characters hide in a pool house.
✔O1: Strawberry - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling , 25.07.2017 - Harry, Ron and Hermione eat strawberry-and-peanut-butter ice cream
O2: Shorts
✔O3: Island - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs, 12.08.2017 - is set on an island in Wales
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair
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Duration: 1st July 2017 - 31st August 2017
Read books that relate to the images in the bingo grid to complete a bingo line. The line can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal. If you're feeling brave and you're a fast reader, feel free to try to complete the board!
How you connect the book to the image is up to you, the item could be on the cover (please post the cover), in the title or part of the plot. Be creative, think outside the box, but please tell us how it fits!
EXAMPLE: (view spoiler)[
N1: Barbecue - 101 Things to Do with a BBQ -
N2: 4th of July - 4th of July (title)
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail - Tequila Sunrise (Tequila Sunrise is the name of a cocktail)
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit - The Perfect Boy -
= Bingo! (hide spoiler)]
RULES
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for ONE square
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
*Please explain briefly how your book fits a task.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
Please see TLC Standard Challenge Rules for further details.
Reserve your spot but no reading till the 1st!
ITEMS
B1: Sun
B2: Sea
B3: Flip Flops/Sandals
B4: Camp
B5: Travel/Vacation
I1: Surf
I2: Beach
I3: Tennis
I4: Hot
I5: Ice Cream
N1: Barbecue
N2: 4th of July
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Cocktail
N5: Bikini/Swimsuit
G1: Hat
G2: Baseball
G3: Picnic
G4: Bugs
G5: Pool
O1: Strawberry
O2: Shorts
O3: Island
O4: Sunglasses
O5: Deckchair