(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Borrow a book from a library.
Read a bestseller.
Get a library card. If you already have a library card, use the library system to put a book on hold.
Read a book aloud to a younger person.
Visit a local library.
Ask a family member about their favorite poem. Then find and read it.
Talk about a book you have read with a family member or friend who has also read it.
Read a book by an author born in a different country than the U.S.
Read a graphic novel.
Read a book by an author that is coming to Portland.
Join your library’s Summer Reading Program for teens (great prizes!)
Introduce yourself to your local Children’s or Teen librarian.
Write a text exchange between you and the main character of a book you’ve read.
Read a short personal essay (like ones found in this column)
Borrow a book from a friend or family member.
Read a book with characters from a different culture than your own.
Listen to an episode of a story podcast.
Read a book or essay by or about an Oregonian.
Write a book review on Twitter or Goodreads.
Read a magazine article that is directed toward a very specific audience.
Borrow an ebook from your local library.
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Read or listen to the new-to-you book you already chose!
Watch a film based on a book you’ve read.
Use a book list to identify a book you’d like to read.
Check out Goodreads to see what others have said about a book you’ve read.
