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message 51: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 7
2. Card: 10
3. History NAY
4. The Red TentLink to book read.
5. Pages: 321
6. Task description: The theme is religion
7. How it fits: While I would say the theme is more about womanhood and motherhood, it is a retelling of a biblical story and I was surprised how many details were taken from the Bible.
8. Specifications: n/a


message 52: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 53: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 8
2. Card: 25
3. Sport NAY
4. Moon of the Crusted Snow
5. audio; top paper has 213 pages
6. Task description: The theme is North American aboriginal people.
7. How it fits: The setting is a northern reservation of the Anishinaabe. Our MC is a man trying to reconnect with his roots, trying to relearn the language and rituals of his people after they were stolen from the past generations at residential schools.
8. Specifications: N/A


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message 55: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 9
2. Card: 27
3. History YAY
4. Galore
5. ebook; top paper has 336 pages
6. Task description: The cover has a whale on it, or the word "Whale" is in the title.
7. How it fits: Galore by Michael Crummey
8. Specifications: N/A


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message 57: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 10
2. Card: 28
3. History YAY
4. Jepp, Who Defied the Stars
5. audio; top paper has 384 pages
6. Task description: The title's first word starts with a J.
7. How it fits: Jepp!
8. Specifications: N/A


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message 59: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 11
2. Card: 6
3. Geography YAY
4. Link to book read. Alligator
5. Pages: 303
6. Task description: There is an Alligator or Crocodile on the cover or in the title.
7. How it fits: The title is simply "Alligator" and there is also one on the cover. Fit so perfectly, was a book I owned, too bad I kind of hated it.
8. Specifications: Alligator by Lisa Moore


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message 61: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 12
2. Card: 26
3. Art/Literature YAY
4. The Light in the Ruins
5. Pages: 305
6. Task description: The book is set in Italy, India or Indonesia.
7. How it fits: It is set in Italy.
8. Specifications: N/A


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message 63: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 13
2. Card: 12
3. Sport YAY
4. Iron Council
5. 564 pages
6. Task description: Read a chunkster over 500 pages long.
7. How it fits: 564 pages!
8. Specifications: N/A


message 64: by Jenn (new)

Jenn | 3029 comments Yaaaay, someone still working on this years challenge 😜 and a chunkster at that, well done 🎉


message 65: by Janice, Moderator (new)

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message 66: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments Jenn wrote: "Yaaaay, someone still working on this years challenge 😜 and a chunkster at that, well done 🎉"

Yup! It's gonna be close! 5 more to go


message 67: by Jenn (new)

Jenn | 3029 comments You can do it 😃 I only need one, and it is in progress, but do see three others lol 🤪


message 68: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 14
2. Card: 1
3. Entertainment YAY
4. Link to book read. Foxmask
5. audio; top paper has 560 pages
6. Task description: Genre is Epic or High Fantasy.
7. How it fits: Epic Fantasy is on the main book page
8. Specifications: n/a


message 69: by Janice, Moderator (new)

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message 70: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 15
2. Card: 9
3. History NAY
4. The River
5. audio; top paper has 253 pages
6. Task description: The title has the word "River" in it.
7. How it fits: Titled The "River"
8. Specifications: N/A


message 71: by Janice, Moderator (new)

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message 72: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 16
2. Card: 2
3. Science NAY
4. Minds of Winter
5. Pages: 475
6. Task description: The genre is Historical Fiction about exploration.
7. How it fits: It's historical fiction about a hidden link between a whole bunch of polar expeditions. Historical fiction is on the main page as well as cartography>maps
8. Specifications: N/A

As soon as I saw this task I knew I had the perfect book for it. Books you own always get pushed to the bottom of the priority pile for some reason. Glad I got around to it :)


message 73: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️

It's like a gift when that happens.


message 74: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 17
2. Card: 23
3. Sport NAY
4. The Sisters of the Winter Wood The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner
5. audio; top paper is 464 pages
6. Task description: There is a wild animal on the cover
7. How it fits: There is a swan and a bear on the cover
8. Specifications: N/A


message 75: by Jenn (new)

Jenn | 3029 comments Just one more Vicki, you got this 👍


message 76: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments Jenn wrote: "Just one more Vicki, you got this 👍"

Yeah! The last book is a short audio. There There by Tommy Orange


message 77: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 78: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 18 ~!!
2. Card: 8
3. Entertainment NAY
4. There There
5. audio; top paper has 294 pages
6. Task description: Cover has a feather on it, or title contains the word "Feather"
7. How it fits: The cover has two feathers on it There There by Tommy Orange
8. Specifications: n/a


message 79: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Congrats on finishing badge 2! That's awesome. :)


message 80: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 1538 comments Thank you! It was a close thing, I have not been into reading lately.


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