2016 Graphic Novel & Manga Challenge

It's the start of the Reading Challenge posts! I enjoy Graphic Novels and have participated in The Graphic Novel Reading Challenge since 2010, when someone handed me my first one and told me to read it! It was called Blankets and it was not anything like I expected. At that time I thought Graphic novels were all super heroes and scooby doo, but did I have a lot to learn! This reading challenge is to help you step out of the box if you've never read any graphic novels and experience something beyond what you were expecting. And if you are a more experienced "graphic novel reader", this challenge is designed to help you share what you discover & enjoy and see what other people recommend. Nicola over at It's All Comic to Me is the host for this reading challenge. Thanks Nicola!

Here are "The Rules"…

The Challenge runs from Jan.1 - Dec. 31, 2016

• What counts:  graphic novels, collected trade editions, manga, comic strip collections, comic books or combinations of text and bubbles all in the same book. In print or digital.

• You must write a review and link to it for it to count towards the challenge. Reviews may be posted on your blog or goodreads or similar places. Several reviews may be gathered and posted in one link on your blog, but each book must be linked back to The 2016 Graphic Novel & Manga Challenge post in the monthly linkies to count. Go to that link  every month to record your progress in the comments. 

Here are the Levels...

     Modern Age: read and review 12 books during the year (that's only 1 book a month)

     Bronze Age: read and review 24 books during the year (Can you handle 2 books a month.)

     Silver Age: read and review 52 books during the year (Are you up to a book a week!)

• You must sign up for a level, but once you complete that level you may move up and try for the next one.
• Bloggers, Please write a sign-up post on your blog and then sign-up at the 2016 Graphic Novel & Manga Reading Challenge site with a link to your specific sign-up post (NOT to your home page). I'm sure Nicola would welcome non-bloggers too, just comment on the challenge site to let her know you don't have a blog.

My Level? I'm going for "Modern Age", challenging myself to read & review 12 books in 2016! 

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My Challenge Books...

1. Sunstone Volume 1 by Stjepan Sejic 
2. The Girl on the Shore by Inio Asano 
3, 4, & 5. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Issues #1, 2, 3) by Brandon Montclair and Amy Reeder
6. Farlaine the Goblin: A Fairy tale about Finding Your Forest (TPB)
7. Farlaine the Goblin #4
8. Love: The Lion by Frederic Brremaud
9. I Am A Hero Omnibus Volume 1 by Kengo Hanazawa
10. Rosalie Lightening by Tom Hart
11. Lucky Penny by Ananth Hirsh, Yuko Ota 

Chick with Books "Book Bingo 2016" Challenge

Chick with Books Book Bingo 2016!

Want to play along?! For my reading group, I made this Bingo card with each square representing a different book and I thought "Hey, maybe some Chick with Books followers might like to play along too!" So, here's the Bingo card for YOU too!   

                                                                                                  

                              Chick with Books Book Bingo 2016 

A Newbery or Caldecott Winner *********** (Mr. Wuffles)	Nonfiction ************ Concussion	Longer than 500 Pages	Published in 2015 *********** Farlaine the Goblin	With a Blue Cover  ************* (River Road)
Historical Fiction ********* The Edge of Time	A Booker Prize Winner (or made the short list) ************ The Drivers Seat	Set in a Place you’d like to visit	Currently on the Best Seller List ********* The Nest	Graphic Novel *************** (Sunstone Vol.1)
Poetry or Short Story Collection ********** American Housewife	With a Red Cover ****** The Girl in The Red Coat	Chick with Books Bingo!	Romance or Love Story ************ (Our Souls at Night)	By An Author That Shares your first Name
With a Number in the Title	Has Water on the Cover ********** Eternal on the Water	Translation	A Western	Something from your TBR Pile
Biography or Memoir	A Banned Book	Food as the Theme ********** (Beat, Slay, Love)	Manga ******** (A Girl on the Shore)	Listen to an audiobook

 The rules are simple… 

1. Be adventurous! This is for fun! Enjoy finding books you want to read that fit in the squares!

2. The Challenge runs from January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016

3. If you want to participate, you can join anytime! If you're a blogger, feel free to write a blog post with the "rules" and link back to me. You can just sign up below by leaving a comment telling me your ready for some adventurous reading and come back and share your progress.

4. It's one book for each square! If you read a book that fits more than one square, you can only use it for one square. And once you check a square off, it's checked off for good. (Remember, it's all about reading the books). Feel free to print the Bingo card to help you keep track OR email me for a large PDF of this Bingo card! 

5. The middle square is a freebie! No need to read a book for that one!

6. Every 3 months, I'll post an update here where you can share your progress, what books you read for which squares and if you got any Bingos! I'll post the updates, April 1st, July 1st, Oct. 1st, and Dec. 31st. 

7. Remember it's not really a competition, but let's see who can get the most Bingo's! 

                                                                                            

Now…Ways to be REALLY adventurous…

*The 5K Bingo… That's your first Bingo, 5 in a row! How awesome is that! And you can just keep getting Bingo rows to add up those Bingos! Remember a Bingo row is 5 squares in a row. 

*The Double Barrel Shotgun Bingo… That's 2 Rows going the same direction! 

*The Double Cross Bingo… X That's X'ing out the Bingo Card with the 2 diagonals! 

*Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend Bingo… ◊ That's getting the 8 squares checked off that form a diamond.

*Diamond Earrings Bingo… ◊◊ That's 2 small diamonds (made up of 4 squares each) that touch each other. So that would be 7 squares . You can also lose an earring for a Lost an Earring Bingo made up of just one small diamond of 4 squares.  

*Around the World Bingo… That's getting all the boxes around the perimeter, like a square! That's 16 Squares!

*25 Shades of Black Bingo… That's the WHOLE Bingo Card! What an accomplishment! You must read ALL THE TIME!

Up for the adventure? I sure am! I have enjoyed Book Bingo in the past and look forward to it this year with all of you! Let's see how many Bingo's we can get, if we can get any of the fancy Bingo's above, and what books we read to fit theses Bingo squares!

Good Luck! Leave a comment below to join in!      
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**UPDATE: I've filled in 9 Bingo Squares, With a Blue Cover and Romance or Love Story! AND Graphic Novel! And Manga! Nonfiction, Newbery or Caldecott Winner or Honor Winner, With Food as a Theme, and A Poetry or Short Story Collection. AND, Book with a Red Cover! How are YOU doing??