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Badge 2, book 7Card 28, history
Nay Task - The theme is immigrant experience.
The Newlyweds
338 pages
Amina meets George online and moves from Bangladesh to New York to marry and make a new life for herself and (hopefully) her parents. Her experiences as an immigrant are a major theme of the book.
Badge 2, book 8Card 26, Art/lit
Nay Task - The title has the word "Eat", "Pray", or "Love" in it.
Enduring Love
Audio; hc is 272 pages
Badge 2, book 9Card 22, science
Nay Task - The theme of the book is medical.
Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen
336 pages
MCs are surgeon and his apprentice. Based on the true case of Mary Toft (1700s England) who appeared to be giving birth to a succession of dead rabbits.
Badge 2, book 10Card 25, Art/lit
Nay Task - The genre is classic romance.
Sense and Sensibility
327 pages
Both ‘classic’ and ‘romance’ on book’s mpg
Badge 2, book 11Card 3, Science
Yay Task - The title contains the name of one of the following a types of beetle: Ladybug, Scarab, Longhorn, Ground, Stag, Firefly.
Raised from the Ground
364 pages
“ground” in title.
Badge 2, book 12Card 10, history
Nay Task - The theme is religion.
The Ninth Hour
256 pages
“ ... a widow and her daughter and the nuns who serve their Irish American community in Brooklyn.”
Religion is listed as genre on mpg
Badge 2, book 13Card 7, entertainment
Yay Task - Author is a Mary, Edith or Sybil
The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell.
352 pages
Badge 2, book 14Card 11, entertainment
Nay Task - The book is set in New Zealand or written by a New Zealand author.
The Bone People
546 pages
Keri Hulme is a NZ writer, and the book is set in New Zealand.
Badge 2, book 15Card 20, entertainment
Nay Task - The book is set in the 1980's.
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
372 pages
More than 50% of the story is based in the 1980s.
Badge 2, Book 16Card 29, Art/Lit
Nay Task - The book is set in Austria or Italy.
The Quiet Twin
367 pages
The novel is set in Vienna, Austria
Badge 2, book 18Card 23, history
Nay Task - The book is set in Pennsylvania.
Emily, Alone
255 pages
The novel is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Congrats on finishing Badge 2, Trudy!
Thanks so much, Janice! This is such a crazy year, I think two badges will probably be it for me this year.
It certainly has been a crazy one. Two badges is a good place to leave off.
You'll love this one...!! A book club & more
Books mentioned in this topic
Emily, Alone (other topics)Emily, Alone (other topics)
Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen (other topics)
The Reinvention of Love (other topics)
Sense and Sensibility (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Keri Hulme (other topics)Mary Doria Russell (other topics)
Cordelia Strube (other topics)
