Many of the members of the Reading Circle are working for their pins in Norwegian Literature. There are three levels available.
View the Reading List further down the page to learn about the books we're reading to meet the requirements for each level.
Requirements for Cultural Skills Pins
Level One: Favorites
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3 books - non-fiction and fiction
- 2 Norwegian authors, 1 Norwegian-American author
- 3 categories
- Book Report
- Activity
- Feedback questionnaire
- Checklist
Level Two: Fiction
- 5 books of fiction
- 3 Norwegian authors, 2 Norwegian-American authors
- 3 categories
- Book Report
- Activity
- Feedback questionnaire
- Checklist
Level Three:
- 5 books of non-fiction
- 3 Norwegian authors, 2 Norwegian-American author
- 3 categories
- Book Report
- Activity
- Feedback questionnaire
- Checklist
Members Completing the Requirements
The following members have completed the requirements for one or more levels:
- Level One: Christine, Marie
- Level Two: Christine
- Level Three: Christine
Mentor Pins
Christine Meloni is working towards mentor pins, which requires her to
mentor other members to complete each of the levels. Below is her
progress toward each of the levels:
- Level One (5 members needed): Marie, Carla (committed), Kristin (committed)
- Level Two (3 members needed):
- Level Three (1 member needed):
Reading List
Below is a list of books selected by the Reading Circle to fulfill their Cultural Skills requirements.Level One: Favorites
The Reading Circle selected the following readings: - Norwegian/Fiction
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson - novel by a Norwegian writer
- Norwegian/Non-Fiction
Return to the Future by Sigrid Undset - autobiography by a Norwegian writer (Sigrid Undset was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928)
- Norwegian-American/Fiction
Boat of Longing by O.E. Rolvaag - novel by a Norwegian-American writer
Level Two: Fiction
The Reading Circle selected the following readings: - Norwegian/Novel
The Wreath by Sigrid Undset, translation by Tina Nunnally (This the first volume of the Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy) - historic novel by a Norwegian writer (Sigrid Undset was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928)
- Norwegian/Novel
When the Devil Holds the Candle by Karin Fossum - mystery by a Norwegian writer
- Norwegian/Folk Tales
Norwegian Folk Tales - folk tales by Norwegian writers
- Norwegian-American/Mystery
Hidden Falls by Carla Danziger - mystery by a Norwegian-American writer
- Norwegian-American/Novel
Giants in the Earth - novel by a Norwegian-American writer
Level Three:
The Reading Circle has selected the following readings: - Norwegian
Skis against the Atom by Knut Haukeld - history about Norwegian heroism during the Nazi occupation of Norway
- Norwegian
The Story of Edvard Munch by Ketil Bjørnstad - Norwegian
The World’s Best Place: Norway and the Norwegians by Solveig Torvik
- Norwegian-American
Borlaug by Noel Vietmeyer - a biography about the Nobel Prize winner who fed millions
- Norwegian-American
Norwegian Lady by William O. Foss - history of the shipwreck of the Norwegian ship on Virginia Beach, VA
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