Book Bingo 2023 @ Unruly Reader

 Doing this one again. I like the "School" theme.

This year’s theme is School — because that’s what came to me in a dream. 

The Categories

1. Drama Club: This is Where We Live--Janelle Brown
2. Library Checkout: The Office BFFs--Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey
3. Science: The Love Hypothesis--Ali Hazelwood
4. Nerd: Almost American Girl--Robin Ha
5. Band: Kiss & Tell--Adib Khorram
6. Fire Drill: Night Fire--Catherine Coulter
7. Chronicles: Lust & Wonder--Augusten Burroughs
8. Old School: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman--Ernest J. Gaines
9. Exchange Student: Six Crimson Cranes--Elizabeth Lim
10. Scholarly: Katherine Johnson--Tamra B. Orr
11. Recess: The Tryout--Christina Soontornvat
12. Elementary: The Girls of Atomic City--Denise Kiernan
13. Electives: Tell Me Lies--Jennifer Crusie
14. Humanities: The Peddler's Grandson--Edward Cohen
15. Current Events: A Shot in the Arm!--Don Brown
16. World Languages: Tomb of Sand--Geetanjali Shree 
17. Homework: The Jew in the Lotus--Rodger Kamenetz
18. Home Economics: The Minimalist Home--Joshua Becker
19. Chemistry: A Shot to Save the World--Gregory Zuckerman
20. Guidance Counselor: The Path Made Clear--Oprah Winfrey
21. After School Special: The Other Side--Juan Pablo Villalobos
22. English: Dombey and Son--Charles Dickens
23. Detention: The Pale-Faced Lie--David Crow
24. Modern Library Top 100: The Adventures of Augie March--Saul Bellow
25. Apple: Odd One Out--Nic Stone

Challenge completed on July 30

Chapter Break Bingo – December 2022

Here is the new card.

My Books:

1. Maccabee!--Tilda Balsley (4 squares): Audiobook, Man on the Cover, Beard, Royalty/Kingdom
2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow--Gabrielle Zevin (5 squares): Library Book, Physical Book, Not in a Series, Big City, One Night Stand
3. The Good Sister--Sally Hepworth (4 squares): E-Book, Book Club Read, Library/Librarian, Free Book
4. Girl Online On Tour--Zoe Sugg (2 squares): In a Series, Shelf Love
5. Panda's Christmas Gifts--Tara Jaye Morrow (1 square): Gifts/Presents
6. Wishful Drinking--Carrie Fisher (2 squares): Actor/Actress, Free Space
7. Coming Home For Christmas--RaeAnne Thyne (4 squares): Holiday Romance, Set in Winter, Tree on the Cover, Mistaken Identity
8. Mr. Miracle--Debbie Macomber (3 squares): Sparkly Cover, A Favorite Author, Coffee or Tea Drinker

25 squares complied on December 18

2023 Build Your Library Reading Challenge

 This will be second year I have done this challenge. The theme this year is "Adventures in Science and Nature."

1. About a Scientist: The Love Hypothesis--Ali Hazelwood
2. With an Animal on the Cover: Checked Out For Murder--Allison Brook
3. About a Scientific Breakthrough: A Shot to Save the World--Gregory Zuckerman
4. Set in a Forest: Child of the Wolves--Elizabeth Hall
5. With an Animal Protagonist: The Green Ember--S.D. Smith
6. Set in Space: Aurora Burning--Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
7. About Women in Science: The Girls of Atomic City--Denise Kiernan
8. About Science Gone Wrong: Changeling--Molly Harper
9. About Sea Creatures (Sharks, Mermaids, Squid, etc.): Remarkably Bright Creatures--Shelby Van Pelt
10. With an Insect or Arachnid on the Cover: State of Wonder--Ann Patchett
11. About a Dangerous Creature: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs--Steve Brusatte
12. That Plays With Time: Drums of Autumn--Diana Gabaldon
13. Green Cover: Tokyo Dreaming--Emiko Jean
14. About a Futuristic Society: Parable of the Talents--Octavia E. Butler
15. Cli-Fi (Climate Fiction): Dune--Frank Herbert
16. Set in the Wilderness: Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp--R.L. Stine
17. Nature Word in the Title: 1022 Evergreen Place--Debbie Macomber
18. Element from the Periodic Table in the Title: Irish Gold--Andrew M. Greeley
19. About BIPOC in Science: Katherine Johnson--Tamra B. Orr
20. Tree on the Cover: Death of a Blueberry Tart--Lee Hollis
21. Space Words in the Title: Rocket to the Moon!--Don Brown
22. Set on a Farm: Tending Roses--Lisa Wingate
23. That Teaches You Something New: The Jew in the Lotus--Rodger Kamenetz
24. Classic Science Fiction: The Silmarillion--J.R.R. Tolkien
25. Fungi on the Cover: Humongous Fungus--Lynne Boddy
26. About Your Favorite Science or Nature Topic: Memoirs of an Addicted Brain--Marc Lewis
27. About Hiking or Camping: Lumberjanes Vol 3: A Terrible Plan--Noelle Stevenson
28. By an Indigenous Author: The Pale-Faced Lie--David Crow
29. About Vaccines: A Shot in the Arm!--Don Brown
30. Nature Poetry: Romantic Visionary--W.B. Yeats
31. Flowers or Plants on the Cover: This is Where We Live--Janelle Brown
32. About Plagues or Pandemics: COVID-19 and Other Pandemics: Comparison--Don Nardo
33. Read While Sitting Outside or Next to a Window: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry--Mildred D. Taylor
34. Set at Your Favorite Place (Beach, Lake, Mountains): Beach House Reunion--Mary Alice Monroe
35. That was Sustainably Acquired (library, used, borrowed, etc.): The Yellow Phantom--Margaret Sutton
36. Set in Your Favorite Season: Love, Lists & Fancy Ships--Sarah Grunder Ruiz
37. With a Disabled Character: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish--Seiko Tanabe
38. About a Natural Disaster: Midnight in Chernobyl--Adam Higginbotham
39. About Gardens or Gardening: The Garden of Small Beginnings--Abbi Waxman [re-read]
40. About Survival: The Long Winter--Laura Ingalls Wilder [re-read]

Challenge completed on October 8

2023 Southern Literature Reading Challenge

Another from Introverted Reader. I will get as many books as possible. This one also has optional categories this year.

Definitions of the South are flexible, so I’ve decided to base my definition on the current makeup of the Southern Legislative Conference:

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

Louisiana

Mississippi

Missouri

North Carolina

Oklahoma

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

West Virginia

Levels

Level 1–C’mon in the house! Read 1-2 books.

Level 2–Pull up a seat and stay a while! Read 3-4 books

Level 3–Have a glass of sweet iced tea, honey. Read 5-6 books

Level 4–Y’all come back now, y’hear! Read 7+ books

My Books:

1. Beach House Reunion--Mary Alice Monroe
2. Tending Roses--Lisa Wingate
3. Almost American Girl--Robin Ha
4. Queerly Beloved--Susie Dumond
5. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman--Ernest J. Gaines
6. The Girls of Atomic City--Denise Kiernan
7. On Ocean Boulevard--Mary Alice Monroe
8. Ellen Foster--Kaye Gibbons
9. The Peddler's Grandson--Edward Cohen
10. Stake & Eggs--Laura Childs
11. Love, Lists & Fancy Ships--Sarah Grunder Ruiz
12. The Undertaker's Assistant--Amanda Skenandore
13. Sunflower Sisters--Martha Hall Kelly
14. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry--Mildred D. Taylor
15. Blues For Mister Charlie--James Baldwin
16. Calypso, Corpses and Cooking--Raquel V. Reyes
17. Climate Justice--Mary Robinson
18. With the Might of Angels--Andrea Davis Pinkney
19. Savannah Breeze--Mary Kay Andrews (re-read)
20. The Lions of Little Rock--Kristin Levine
21. Santa's Sweetheart--Janet Dailey
22. Twisted Tea Christmas--Laura Childs
23. Tragic Toppings--Jessica Beck
24. The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square--Rosina Lippi

Calling challenge complete on December 29

Read With Allison’s 2023 Reading Challenge

 This is a new one to me. It sounds good.

1. 23 Letters in the Title: The Undertaker's Assistant--Amanda Skenandore
2. Purple Spine: Cool For the Summer--Dahlia Adler
3. Read By #readwithallison in 2022: The Villa--Rachel Hawkins
4. Book From 2022 TBR: 22 Seconds--James Patterson
5. Mood Read: The Best Man--Richard Peck
6. Number in the Title: Three Sisters, Three Queens--Philippa Gregory
7. Book About Revenge: The Pale-Faced Lie--David Crow
8. Historical Fiction: Ellen Foster--Kaye Gibbons
9. Book You Owned Before 2023: Seven Years to Sin--Sylvia Day
10. Pronoun in the Title: This is Where We Live--Janelle Brown
11. Green Cover: Tokyo Dreaming--Emiko Jean
12. Set in Europe: Lilac Girls--Martha Hall Kelly
13. Book of the Month Pick: Yerba Buena--Nina LaCour
14. One-Word Title: Red--Alison Cherry
15. Main Character With Your Name: Blueprints--Barbara Delinsky
16. Romance: 8 Sandpiper Way--Debbie Macomber
17. Bookstore Recommendation: The Midnight Club--Christopher Pike
18. Book in a Series: Lost Roses--Martha Hall Kelly
19. Set During Your Favorite Season: Calypso, Corpses and Cooking--Raquel V. Reyes
20. Book With a Mythical Creature: The Deep--Rivers Solomon
21. Locked Room Mystery: The Maid--Nita Prose
22. Illustrated Cover: The Love Hypothesis--Ali Hazelwood
23. Award-Winning Book: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry--Mildred D. Taylor
24. About Family Relationships: Sunflower Sisters--Martha Hall Kelly
25. Water on Cover: On Ocean Boulevard--Mary Alice Monroe
26. Debut Author: The Best At It--Maulik Pancholy
27. Contemporary Fiction: The Hotel Nantucket--Elin Hilderbrand
28. Book in a Duology (1): My Name is Asher Lev--Chaim Potok
29. Book in a Duology (2): The Gift of Asher Lev--Chaim Potok
30. Book by a #readwithallison Favorite Author: Love on the Brain--Ali Hazelwood
31. 2023 New Release: Once More With Feeling--Elissa Sussman
32. Main Character is Older Than You: Tomb of Sand--Geetanjali Shree 
33. Book Featuring Time: Drums of Autumn--Diana Gabaldon
34. Audiobook: Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World--Benjamin Alire Saenz 
35. Prettiest Cover on Your TBR: Dead Dead Girls-Nekesa Afia
36. Fantasy: Changeling--Molly Harper
37. Bought Secondhand: The Jew in the Lotus--Rodger Kamenetz
38. Blurbed by One of Your Favorite Authors: Once Upon a December--Amy E. Reichert
39. More Than Two People on the Cover: The Girls of Atomic City--Denise Kiernan
40. Thriller: Verity--Colleen Hoover
41. Multiple POVs: Homegoing--Yaa Gyasi
42. Featuring a Murder: One of Us is Lying--Karen M. McManus
43. Title Starts With "W": White Women--Regina Jackson
44. Outdoor Scene on Cover: 1022 Evergreen Place--Debbie Macomber
45. Middle Grade: Stuntboy, In the Meantime--Jason Reynolds
46. Indigenous Author: Elatsoe--Darcy Little Badger
47. Book Featuring Magic: The Magic in Changing Your Stars--Leah Henderson
48. Two Colors on the Cover: The Astonishing Color of After--Emily R.X. Pan
49. Set in the 1990s: The Black Kids--Christina Hammonds Reed
50. Genre Outside Your Comfort Zone: Macbeth--Jo Nesbo
51. Holiday Scene on Cover: Santa's Sweetheart--Janet Dailey
52. Book That Doesn't Fit Any of the Prompts: So-Called Normal--Mark Henick

Challenge completed on December 9

2023 Books in Translation Reading Challenge

Doing this one again, at Introverted Reader. This year, there are optional categories. I don't know if I'll be doing any of these categories, but will get as many books as I can.

You can read a book that’s been translated from any language into the language of your choosing. The challenge is not limited to translations to or from English.

You can read any genre

You can read books meant for any age group

Crossovers with other challenges are fine

Any format that you choose is also acceptable

The challenge will run from January 1 through December 31, 2023

Levels

Beginner: Read 1-3 books in translation

Conversationalist: 4-6 books

Bilingual: 7-9 books

Linguist: 10+ books

My Books:

1. Almost American Girl--Robin Ha
2. Tomb of Sand--Geetanjali Shree 
3. The House of Broken Angels--Luis Alberto Urrea
4. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish--Seiko Tanabe
5. Orange, Volume 1--Ichigo Takano
6. Orange Volume 2--Ichigo Takano
7. Macbeth--Jo Nesbo
8. Whereabouts--Jhumpa Lahiri
9. The Masterpiece--Emile Zola

Calling challenge complete on December 23

2023 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

One that I always look forward to has arrived at last for 2023.

Main

1. A book you meant to read in 2022: 22 Seconds--James Patterson
2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore: Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York--Gail Parent
3. A book about a vacation: The Hotel Nantucket--Elin Hilderbrand
4. A book by a first-time author: The Black Kids--Christina Hammonds Reed
5. A book with mythical creatures: The Deep--Rivers Solomon
6. A book about a forbidden romance: The Deal--Elle Kennedy
7. A book with "Girl" in the title: Almost American Girl--Robin Ha
8. A celebrity memoir: The Office BFFs--Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey
9. A book with a color in the title: Red--Alison Cherry
10. A romance with a fat lead: Big Summer--Jennifer Weiner
11. A book about or set in Hollywood: Pure Hollywood--Christine Schutt
12. A book published in spring 2023: Once More With Feeling--Elissa Sussman
13. A book published the year you were born: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman--Ernest J. Gaines
14. A modern retelling of a classic: Macbeth--Jo Nesbo
15. A book with a song lyric as its title: Back in Black--Lori Foster
16. A book where the main character's name is in the title: My Name is Asher Lev--Chaim Potok
17. A book with a love triangle: 1022 Evergreen Place--Debbie Macomber
18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022: All Boys Aren't Blue--George M. Johnson
19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge (Sunglasses on the Cover): Cool For the Summer--Dahlia Adler
20. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023: Dear Edward--Ann Napolitano
21. A book set in the decade you were born: Burn Baby Burn--Meg Medina
22. A book with a queer lead: Kiss & Tell--Adib Khorram
23. A book with a map: Midnight in Chernobyl--Adam Higginbotham
24. A book with a rabbit on the cover: The Green Ember--S.D. Smith
25. A book with just text on the cover: White Women--Regina Jackson
26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list: The Clue in Blue--Betsy Allen
27. A #BookTok recommendation: I Kissed Shara Wheeler--Casey McQuiston
28. A book you bought secondhand: Death of an Italian Chef--Lee Hollis
29. A book your friend recommended: Dune--Frank Herbert
30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list: Seven Days in June--Tia Williams
31. A book about a family: 8 Sandpiper Way--Debbie Macomber
32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023: Pink Lemonade Cake Murder--Joanne Fluke
33. A book about an athlete/sport: Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life--William Finnegan
34. A historical-fiction book: Tending Roses--Lisa Wingate
35. A book about divorce: Summer on the Bluffs--Sunny Hostin
36. A book you think your best friend would like: The London Seance Society--Sarah Penner
37. A book you should have read in high school: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry--Mildred D. Taylor
38. A book you read more than 10 years ago: Little Town on the Prairie--Laura Ingalls Wilder
39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again: The Long Winter--Laura Ingalls Wilder [re-read]
40. A book by an author with the same initials as you: Sister Stardust--Jane Green

Advanced

1. A book written during NaNoWriMo: The Astonishing Color of After--Emily X.R. Pan
2. A book based on a popular movie: Anna and Elsa's Hygge Life--Heather Knowles
3. A book that takes place entirely in one day: Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk--Kathleen Rooney
4. A book that was self-published: Changeling--Molly Harper
5. A book that started out as fan fiction: The Love Hypothesis--Ali Hazelwood
6. A book with a pet character: Claws For Alarm--Cate Conte
7. A book about a holiday that's not Christmas: Calypso, Corpses and Cooking--Raquel V. Reyes
8. A book that features two languages: The House of Broken Angels--Luis Alberto Urrea
9. One of the longest book (by pages) on your TBR list: Drums of Autumn--Diana Gabaldon
10. A book with alliteration in the title: Odd One Out--Nic Stone

Challenge completed on December 7