Play Book Tag discussion

Monthly Tags:

Jan - thriller - The 47th Samurai by Stephen Hunter
Feb - survival - The Proving Ground by G. Bruce Knecht
Mar - journalism - The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Apr - science fiction - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
May - comedy - To Fetch a Thief by Spencer Quinn
Jun - suspense - Fair Warning by Michael Connelly
Jul - southern - Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Jul bonus tag - Black Lives Matter - How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Aug - witches - Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire
Sep - psychological - The State of Grace by Rachael Lucas
Oct - animals - The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
Nov - books to screen - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Dec - international - The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Poll Ballot Tally:

Alabama (AL) 9 Civil Rights - Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson; A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris; Long Way Down, Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds; On the Come Up by Angie Thomas; Brown Girl Dreaming, Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson; Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
Alaska (AK) 3 Inuit - White Heat by M.J. McGrath; Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Arizona (AZ) 11 Grand Canyon - Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry; Song of the Lion by Anne Hillerman
Arkansas (AR) 6 Education - Kim by Rudyard Kipling; Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie Kondo; Ghost, Patina, Sunny, Lu by Jason Reynolds; How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi; Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
California (CA) 55 Hollywood - River's End, Hideaway by Nora Roberts; Eversea, Forever, Jack, Beach Wedding, All that Jazz by Natasha Boyd; Hollywood Station by Joseph Wambaugh; A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn; As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes; The Princess Diarist, Wishful Drinking, Postcards from the Edge, The Best Awful, Shockaholic by Carrie Fisher; Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin; Twice in a Blue Moon, Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren; Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean; Aced, Locked, Wedlocked by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine; Persuasion by Jane Austen; Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones; Here We Go Again: My Life in Television by Betty White; The Vintage Caper by Peter Mayle; The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek; The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson; Heartburn by Nora Ephron; Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid; News of the World by Paulette Jiles, The Witches by Roald Dahl
Colorado (CO) 9 Rocky mountains - Thunder Snow by Mimi Foster; 600 Hours of Edward, Edward Adrift, Edward Unspooled by Craig Lancaster; Noel Street by Richard Paul Evans
Connecticut (CT) 7 Constitution - Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell; Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds; Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance by Bill McKibben; Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson; Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik
Delaware (DE) 3 business - Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight; Bed of Roses, Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts
District of Columbia (DC) 3 presidents - The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton & James Patterson; Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump
Florida (FL) 29 Disney - Ever by Gail Carson Levine; The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling; Golden: A Retelling of Rapunzel, Belle: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Beauty Sleep: A Retelling of Sleeping Beauty, Before Midnight - A Retelling of Cinderella, Winter's Child: A Retelling of The Snow Queen, The Wild Orchid: A Retelling of The Ballad of Mulan by Cameron Dokey; The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas; Old Yeller by Fred Gipson; The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron, The Castle of Llyr, Taran Wanderer, The High King by Lloyd Alexander; Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty; The One and Only Ivan, The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate; The BFG by Roald Dahl; Big Hero 6, Vol. 1, Big Hero 6, Vol. 2 by Haruki Ueno; The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World: Over 600 Secrets of the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom by Susan Veness
Georgia (GA) 16 antebellum - When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864 by Barry Denenberg; A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia 1859 by Patricia C. McKissack; Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild by Kristiana Gregory; Robby Riverton: Mail Order Bride by Eli Easton; Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
Hawaii (HI) 4 volcanoes - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill; The Dragon in the Volcano by Kate Klimo
Idaho (ID) 4 nature - Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech; A Siege of Bitterns by Steve Burrows
Illinois (IL) 20 comedy - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir; Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; Thereby Hangs a Tail, To Fetch a Thief, The Sound and the Furry by Spencer Quinn; Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston; Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal; A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna; Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood; Beautiful Bitch by Christina Lauren; Best Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham; Pride and Prejudice and Kitties: A Cat-Lover's Romp through Jane Austen's Classic by Pamela Jane
Indiana (IN) 11 auto racing - One Sweet Ride by Jaci Burton; Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood; Metro Girl, Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich; Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs
Iowa (IA) 6 politics - The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie; The Devil's Bed by William Kent Krueger
Kansas (KS) 6 weather - The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin; The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
Kentucky (KY) 8 horses - Front Runner by Felix Francis; The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley; Spy, Spy Again, Seasons by Mercedes Lackey; Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven; A Dance with Fate by Juliet Marillier; The State of Grace by Rachael Lucas; Serafina and the Seven Stars by Robert Beatty
Louisiana (LA) 8 southern gothic - Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest; Sula by Toni Morrison

Poll Ballot Tally continued:

Maine (ME) 4 Stephen King - Dog on It by Spencer Quinn; Black Rose by Nora Roberts
Maryland (MD) 10 Navy - Squared Away, Off Base, At Attention, On Point, Wheels Up, Tight Quarters, Rough Terrain, Connection Error by Annabeth Albert
Massachusetts (MA) 11 witches - Blood of Elves, The Last Wish, Sword of Destiny, The Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski; Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs; Tehanu, Tales from Earthsea, The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin; The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart; Sabriel, Lirael by Garth Nix; Dragon Unleashed by Grace Draven; Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire; Peace Talks by Jim Butcher; The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier; Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
Michigan (MI) 16 Great Lakes - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel; Manitou Canyon, Sulfur Springs, Desolation Mountain by William Kent Krueger; Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis; Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz; Dandelion Cottage by Carroll Watson Rankin; Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole
Minnesota (MN) 10 Vikings - When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald; How to Train Your Dragon, How to Ride a Dragon's Storm, How to Break a Dragon's Heart, How to Steal a Dragon's Sword, How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel, How to Betray a Dragon's Hero, How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury by Cressida Cowell
Mississippi (MS) 6 blues - Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings by Margarita Engle; The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro; Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn; Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
Missouri (MO) 10 pioneers - Across the Great Barrier, The Far West by Patricia C. Wrede; O Pioneers! by Willa Cather; Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell by Kristiana Gregory; Farmer Boy, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, These Happy Golden Years, The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Montana (MT) 3 wildlife - Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry; How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery
Nebraska (NE) 5 farming - Moo by Sharon Creech; Barnheart: The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One's Own by Jenna Woginrich; Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen
Nevada (NV) 6 gambling - Crisis by Felix Francis; The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told: A True Tale of Three Gamblers, The Kentucky Derby, and the Mexican Cartel by Mark Paul
New Hampshire (NH) 4 hiking - Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains by Jon Krakauer
New Jersey (NJ) 14 mafia - The 47th Samurai by Stephen Hunter; An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris; Al Capone Does My Shirts, Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko; Broken, Hers to Take, The Deal by Talia Ellison; Sold by Patricia McCormick; Into the Lyons Den, The Nik of Time by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
New Mexico (NM) 5 extraterrestrials - Dragon and Thief, Dragon and Slave by Timothy Zahn
New York (NY) 29 Broadway - Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich; Better Nate Than Ever, Five, Six, Seven, Nate!, Nate Expectations, Life Is Like a Musical: How Broadway Can Help You Live Your Best Life by Tim Federle; Roomies by Christina Lauren; Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story by David Levithan; The Prom: A Novel Based on the Hit Broadway Musical by Saundra Mitchell; The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett; A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages by Kristin Chenoweth; Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini; Matilda by Roald Dahl; Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris; Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
North Carolina (NC) 15 Appalachia - Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani; Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson; Serafina and the Twisted Staff, Serafina and the Splintered Heart by Robert Beatty
North Dakota (ND) 3 paleontology - Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston, Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest by Sy Montgomery
Ohio (OH) 18 industry - Vision in White, Happy Ever After, Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts; Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis; Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder by Chris Cavender; Love Among the Chickens
Oklahoma (OK) 7 Great Depression - This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger; Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Oregon (OR) 7 ecology - The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin; Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck; The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
Pennsylvania (PA) 20 Amish - Sworn to Silence, Breaking Silence, Pray for Silence, Gone Missing, Her Last Breath, The Dead Will Tell, After the Storm, Among the Wicked, Down a Dark Road, A Gathering of Secrets, Shamed, Outsider, Kate Burkholder Novellas: Long Lost / A Hidden Secret / Seeds of Deception, A Simple Murder: A Kate Burkholder Short Story Collection by Linda Castillo; Murder Simply Brewed by Vannetta Chapman; An Amish Christmas Wish / The Christmas Prayer by Samantha Bayarr; A Second Harvest, Tender Mercies by Eli Easton
Rhode Island (RI) 4 sailing - The Proving Ground by G. Bruce Knecht; Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly
South Carolina (SC) 9 pirates - Sassinak by Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Moon; Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm; How to Speak Dragonese, How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse, How to Twist a Dragon's Tale, A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons, How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell
South Dakota (SD) 3 frontier - Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede; Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Tennessee (TN) 11 country music - Love Taker, Heart Breaker by Erin McCarthy; Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road by Willie Nelson
Texas (TX) 38 space - Provenance by Ann Leckie; Firefly: Big Damn Hero, Firefly: The Magnificent Nine, Firefly: The Ghost Machine by James Lovegrove; William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back, William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return, William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace, William Shakespeare's The Clone Army Attacketh, William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge, William Shakespeare's The Force Doth Awaken by Ian Doescher; Dragon and Soldier by Timothy Zahn; The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo; Home by Nnedi Okorafor; We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly; Wires and Nerve, Wires and Nerve, Volume 2: Gone Rogue by Marissa Meyer; Saga, Vol. 1, Saga: Book One, Saga, Vol. 4, Saga, Vol. 5, Saga, Vol. 6, Saga, Vol. 7, Saga, Vol. 8, Saga, Vol. 9 by Brian K. Vaughan; To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Utah (UT) 6 Mormon - Autoboyography by Christina Lauren; Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen; Real Friends by Shannon Hale; The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
Vermont (VT) 3 libraries - The Library Book by Susan Orlean; The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins; Snow & Rose by Emily Winfield Martin; Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern
Virginia (VA) 13 FBI - Head On by John Scalzi; Fair Warning by Michael Connelly
Washington (WA) 12 coffee - Death by Latte by Linda Gerber; On What Grounds, Through the Grinder, Latte Trouble, Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle
West Virginia (WV) 5 mining - Saving Lucas Biggs by Marisa de los Santos & David Teague; Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Wisconsin (WI) 10 cheese - The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames; The Cat Who Said Cheese by Lilian Jackson Braun; Cheddar Off Dead by Julia Buckley
Wyoming (WY) 3 Western - Lawless by Nora Roberts; The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Spencer Quinn; The Immortal Conquistador by Carrie Vaughn

PBT Decades Bingo:
Bingo card: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Left: 74, 77, 79, 81, 87, 02, 05, 06, 13, 14, 15

Jan 1 - G-2007 - The 47th Samurai by Stephen Hunter
Jan 15 - N-1999 - River's End by Nora Roberts
Feb 1 - B-1975 - not on my card
Feb 15 - I-1984 - not on my card
Mar 1 - I-1988 - not on my card
Mar 15 - G-2009 - not on my card
Apr 1 - I-1989 - not on my card
Apr 15 - N-1991 - not on my card
May 1 - N-1990 - Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin
May 15 - G-2003 - Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
Jun 1 - B-1971 - The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart
Jun 15 - I-1986 - not on my card
Jul 1 - I-1980 - Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Jul 15 - B-1973 - Sula by Toni Morrison
Aug 1 - O-2010 - Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Aug 15 - O-2016 - not on my card
Sep 1 - N-1997 - not on my card
Sep 15 - N-1993 - Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen
Oct 1 - O-2012 - not on my card
Oct 15 - I-1983 - Heartburn by Nora Ephron
Nov 1 - I-1985 - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Nov 15 - B-1978 - not on my card
Nov 25 Bonus - B-1970 - not on my card
Dec 1 - G-2000 - not on my card
Dec 15 - O-2019 - The Girl with No Face by M.H. Boroson
Dec 25 bonus - N-1998 - Chocolat by Joanne Harris - BINGO!

BINGO - column N