Around the Year in 52 Books is a Goodreads group that creates a user-generated reading challenge each year. This listopia is dedicated to one of our 2022 prompts. Please do not vote on these lists unless you are participating in our reading challenge!

Prompt: A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1950

Can include books that are set in that time period completely, or books that "visit" that time period through flashbacks or dual timelines
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117

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118

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118

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120

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122

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129

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356 books · 88 voters · list created August 5th, 2021 by Emily Bourque (votes) .
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NancyJ Nickel boys is set in the 1960's and later unfortunately.


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