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Challenges
Across, Down or Diagonal

1. 4 Squares
2. 8 Squares
3. 12 Squares
4. 16 Squares
5. 5 random squares
6. 10 random squares

Link to Bookshelf:
/group/books...

Finished 8/3/23

1. Color in the Title
��The Red and the Black - Stendhal
2. Forest Green Cover
��Passenger to Frankfurt - Agatha Christie

3. Shelf 7: Austrian, Belgian, Dutch, German, Swiss Classics
��The Sorrows of Young Werther - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
4. YA/Children
��Cheaper by the Dozen - Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr.

5. Shelf 3: American Classics
��Dust Tracks on a Road - Zora Neale Hurston
6. Short Story
��The Five Orange Pips - Arthur Conan Doyle
7. Female Protagonist
��Deerbrook - Harriet Martineau
8. Author Last Name "N"
��A House for Mr Biswas - V.S. Naipaul


9. Free Space
��Some Tame Gazelle - Barbara Pym
10. Non-Fiction
��Six Months in the Sandwich Islands - Isabella Bird
11. 300 Pages
��Unto a Good Land - Vilhelm Moberg
12. Shelf 4: Portuguese and Spanish Classics, Countries of Central and South America Classics
��Aura - Carlos Fuentes

13. Mystery Classic
��My Friend Maigret - Georges Simenon
14. Shelf 1: French Classics
��The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun - Sebastien Japrisot
15. FWC
��The Eagle's Heart - Hamlin Garland
16. Shelf B1: Canadian Classics
��As for Me and My House

The first row of 4 should be doable for many of us.

Thank you for joining in Kathy!

I will be doing at least the
#1 challenge of 4 squares in a row:

1. Color in the Title: Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
2. Forest Green Cover: No Fond Return of Love by Barbara Pym
3. Shelf 7: German Classics:
4. YA/Children: The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame

I think I should be able to do at least 8 of these this year.

1. Color in the Title
�� 2. Forest Green Cover
3. Shelf 7: Austrian, Belgian, Dutch, German, Swiss Classics
4. YA/Children

5. Shelf 3: American Classics
6. Short Story
7. Female Protagonist
8. Author Last Name "N"

9. Free Space
10. Non-Fiction
11. 300 Pages
12. Shelf 4: Portuguese and Spanish Classics, Countries of Central and South America Classics

13. Mystery Classic
�� 14. Shelf 1: French Classics
15. FWC
16. Shelf B1: Canadian Classics

I’ll try to completely fill the card.
Done! 16/16 completed

�� 1. Color in the Title Lair of the White Worm
�� 2. Forest Green Cover West with the Night
�� 3. Shelf 7: Austrian, Belgian, Dutch, German, Swiss Classics Faust I & II
�� 4. YA/Children The Reluctant Dragon

�� 5. Shelf 3: American Classics The OxBow Incident
�� 6. Short Story An Ideal Husband
�� 7. Female Protagonist The Turn of the Screw
�� 8. Author Last Name "N" Scarface by Andre Norton

�� 9. Free Space (saved for last) Seabird: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
�� 10. Non-Fiction The power of form applied to geometric tracery one hundred designs and their foundations resulting from one diagram 1851 Leather Bound I read the words and I drew a number of the traceries with a compass & ruler and also using Geogebra :)
�� 11. 300 Pages The Emigrants
�� 12. Shelf 4: Portuguese and Spanish Classics, Countries of Central and South America Classics Zama by Antonio di Benedetto

�� 13. Mystery Classic And Then There Were None
�� 14. Shelf 1: French Classics Cyrano de Bergerac
�� 15. FWC The Eagle's Heart
�� 16. Shelf B1: Canadian Classics Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

I'll try it this year.
I'm hoping to do at least one row.

1.
2.
3. Shelf 7: Die Königsbraut by E.T.A. Hoffmann
4.

5.
6.
7. Female Protagonist: Electra by Sophocles
8.

9.
10.
11. 300 pages: Italienische Reise by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
12.

13.
14.
15. FWC: The Jump-Off Creek by Molly Gloss
16.

I think I'll do four squares diagonally.

YA/Children's:
Female Protagonist:
Non-Fiction:
Mystery Classic:

Angie wrote: "I think I'll do four squares diagonally. YA/Children's:
Female Protagonist: Non-Fiction: Mystery Classic:"

Angie that looks like a good pick!

Rosemarie wrote: "I'll try it this year. I'm hoping to do at least one row."

Welcome Rosemarie!

I'll try to read all 16 squares of the board.🤞

Progress: 8/16

1. Color in the Title: A. Brontë - Agnes Grey
2. Forest Green Cover: M. Bulgakov - Heart of a Dog
3. Shelf 7: Austrian, Belgian, Dutch, German, Swiss Classics:
4. YA/Children:

5. Shelf 3: American Classics: F. Herbert - Dune Messiah
6. Short Story: A. Conan Doyle - The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
7. Female Protagonist
8. Author Last Name "N":

9. Free Space: H.G. Wells - The War of the Worlds
10. Non-Fiction: S. Zweig - Decisive Moments in History
11. 300 Pages: I. Andrić - The Bridge on the Drina
12. Shelf 4: Portuguese Classics: F. Pessoa - Anarchist Banker

13. Mystery Classic: J. Tey - The Daughter of Time
14. Shelf 1: French classic: Colette - ������
15. FWC:
16. Shelf B1: Canadian Classics

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Iris wrote: "I'll try to read all 16 squares of the board.🤞.."

Good luck Iris, crossing fingers for you!

I watched this last year without understanding how it worked. I have decided I would like to join in so hope I now have some idea of how it works. Certainly looks like another good challenge.

1. Color in the Title
2. Forest Green Cover
3. Shelf 7: Austrian, Belgian, Dutch, German, Swiss Classics
4. YA/Children

5. Shelf 3: American Classics
6. Short Story
7. Female Protagonist
8. Author Last Name "N"

9. Free Space
10. Non-Fiction
11. 300 Pages
12. Shelf 4: Portuguese and Spanish Classics, Countries of Central and South America Classics

13. Mystery Classic
14. Shelf 1: French Classics
15. FWC
16. Shelf B1: Canadian Classics

Penelope, I put a link to the Bookshelf below the challenge in msg 1 and How it Works link here:
/topic/show/...

Hopefully that helps, if not just ask.

Oh and best wishes with the challenge and thank you for trying it!

Lesle wrote: "Penelope, I put a link to the Bookshelf below the challenge in msg 1 and How it Works link here:
/topic/show/...

Hopefully th..."

Yes I finally found this link - and it did help! Thank you and Happy New Year to you and your family.

I'm confused about what you mean by "Shelf 4" etc since I don't see any numbers beside the books on our shelf. Do you mean any shelf we have with that many books on it? Or perhaps any shelf with a 4 in front of the name?

ETA, okay, I finally found the link that explains the shelves!

I'll be back to set things up more when I have time.
1 is French authors and all the French Classics on the Shelf
2 is English, British, Irish, Scottish and Welsh authors and all the English/UK Classics on the Shelf
3 is American authors and all the American Classics on the Shelf
4 is Brazilian, Colombian, Spanish and Portuguese authors and all the Brazilian/Spanish Classics on the Shelf
5 is Russian/Bosnian authors and all the Russian Classics on the Shelf
6 is Italian authors and all the Italian Classics on the Shelf
7 is Austrian, Belgium, Dutch, German, and Swiss authors and all the Classics on the Shelf
8 is Danish, Norwegian, Swedish authors and all the Classics on the Shelf
9 is Hungarian and Polish authors and all the Classics on the Shelf

I have a question about 300 pages. Is that a minimum, a maximum or 300 pages of a book we didn’t finish?

Annette wrote: "I have a question about 300 pages. Is that a minimum, a maximum or 300 pages of a book we didn’t finish?"

Well Annette that is a good question. Never really put that much thought into it.
I will leave that up to your discretion.

Oh and please do not tell me it is Lonesome Dove that is 300 pages and did not finish!!!

I'd forgotten all about this challenge! Glad there was a question.

Lesle wrote: "Annette wrote: "I have a question about 300 pages. Is that a minimum, a maximum or 300 pages of a book we didn’t finish?"

Well Annette that is a good question. Never really put that much thought i..."

Oh, Lonesome Dove will get finished! I’m almost done with it.

I hope you really enjoy Lonesome Dove!

Lesle wrote: "I hope you really enjoy Lonesome Dove!"

I am enjoying it, thanks!

Do not forget about Rafael's Bookshelf Bingo!

Well this looks fun- I should be able to get 5 random squares in 2023🤞











1. Color in the Title
2. Forest Green Cover
3. Shelf 7: Austrian, Belgian, Dutch, German, Swiss Classics
4. YA/Children

5. Shelf 3: American Classics
6. Short Story
7. Female Protagonist
8. Author Last Name "N"

9. Free Space
10. Non-Fiction
11. 300 Pages
12. Shelf 4: Portuguese and Spanish Classics, Countries of Central and South America Classics

13. Mystery Classic
14. Shelf 1: French Classics
15. FWC
16. Shelf B1: Canadian Classics

Welcome Laura! I think it will be a good year for reading. Enjoy!

Lesle wrote: "Do not forget about Rafael's Bookshelf Bingo!"

I forgot about it for a while since it is not under 2023 Challenges with the other challenges. Hopefully people will find it here.

Kathy wrote: "I forgot about it for a while since it is not under 2023 Challenges with the other challenges. Hopefully people will find it here."

We thought it might be easier for those new to Bingo to find help with how the bookshelf works with Rafael's explanation thread.

Yes, that does help, Lesle, to have it right with the group bookshelf.

I hope others find the Group Bookshelf helpful and the Bingo Challenge Fun!!

please, what is FWC ? Tyia

FWC is Frontier and Western classics-books about settlement, pioneers, the frontier and exploration of the west

Thanks!

Any time!

Lesle wrote: "Welcome Laura! I think it will be a good year for reading. Enjoy!"

thanks!

Laura wrote: "please, what is FWC ? Tyia"

Laura here is a link to the topic thread for FWC. It even has example books that fall under it. It does not have to be just about west exploration. Many families emigrated from other countries or were pioneers in there own worlds.

/topic/show/...

Hope you find this helpful. Happy Reading!!!

Yes, this link is helpful, ty. I think I'm going to nose around on there soon.

Updated msg 4.

How are we coming along with the Bingo Challenge?

I have my FWC classic from the library, The Jump-Off Creek. Once finish that I'll have completed my one row challenge.

I have two left to complete the card. Of course, I've been adding the completed books to more than one challenge. So when I finish the two, I may read a different book for those I doubled up.

I have Canadian Classics and Non-Fiction left.

Rosemarie I did the same. One left is Shelf 7.

Kathy I might be able to have my card really look like a Bingo game if I was to fill in the other books I have read!

I finished the challenge! My last book, The Jump-Off Creek, was just too bleak for my taste.

Congratulations, Rosemarie!

Rosemarie wrote: "I finished the challenge! My last book, The Jump-Off Creek, was just too bleak for my taste."

Well that is sad :(
But Happy you finished your challenge!!

Thanks, Kathy and Lesle!

I forgot about this because it's not in the same folder as the other challenges for some reason.

Karin wrote: "I forgot about this because it's not in the same folder as the other challenges for some reason."

As the Bingo game has a lot to do with the groups bookshelf and under this topic is the explanation for the "Shelf 6" or "Shelf 9" on the Bingo card.

Lesle wrote: "Karin wrote: "I forgot about this because it's not in the same folder as the other challenges for some reason."

As the Bingo game has a lot to do with the groups bookshelf and under this topic is ..."

Sure. For some reason I thought it was in a different folder the last time I played it, but could be mistaken about that :)

Actually I am pretty sure the first few years I left it with the regular challenges until Rafael started using our groups bookshelf as part of the challenge. He was getting many questions about what and how to understand the groups bookshelf layout. It is with the thread "How it Works" to help with the Bingo game.

There are two challenges under this topic:
2023 Rafael's Bookshelf Bingo Challenge
Around the shelves in 80 books (OnGoing Challenge)

The second challenge is to see how diverse we are with our reading!

I've finished Bookshelf Bingo, doing the whole card. See message 2.

Congratulations Kathy!!! Bingo Board Queen 👑