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150 pages
just 'inspiration': 3-4 books
11 DONE
1 pants on cover 3/5

2 green cover 3/4

series 1:
Alpha Warrior 3/2
Fatal Truth 3/1
Key to Savannah 3/11
Hollywood Assassin 3/11
Murder in Tropical Breeze 3/4
In For A Penny 3/12
The Case of the Dotty Dowager 3/4
Highland Wolf Pact 3/6
Above the Bridge 3/11

Be a Copy Cat - March 2017
Duration: March 1 - 31, 2017 - I think January doesn't make sense ;-)
Levels: blatant plagiarism (7+ books) & ultimate copy cat (read the book)
Completed: 11/7 + 1/1
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This month book: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

294 pages, Published September 24th 2002 by Delacorte, 1st in series, MPG: YA, chick-lit, contemporary / slightly paranormal (PN) / new (to me) author
Bridget Vreeland, Tibby Rollins, Carmen Lowell, Lena Kaligaris / Greece, Mexico, USA: Maryland, South Carolina
Books must be at least 150 pages - grrrrrrrr

Duration: 3/1/17-3/12/17
Level: blatant plagiarism: 7+ books
This month's book is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
1. The Xibalba Murders- Lyn Hamilton- 3/2/17 (first in series)
2. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making- Catherynne M. Valente- 3/5/17 (MPG- young adult)
3. The Arrogant Architect- L.K. Collins- 3/6/17 (MPG- contemporary)
4. Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between- J.A. Saare- 3/7/17 (first in series)
5. Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo- 3/9/17 (first in series)
6. Undead and Unwed- MaryJanice Davidson- 3/11/17 (first in series)
7. Touch of Frost- Jennifer Estep- 3/12/17 (first in series)
I'm in.
Duration: March 1 - 31, 2017
level: too close for comfort: 5-6 books
1) Daddy-Long-Legs 3/4/17 ****
also a YA book
2) All the Little Liars 3/3/17 ***
also set in the southern USA
3) Bone Crossed 3/2/17 ****
blue jeans on the cover
4) Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers 3/6/17 ***
also a YA book
5) One Fell Sweep 3/8/17 ****
the mc goes to rescue her sister
6) Veil of Night 3/9/17 ****
also set in the southern USA
7) Secret Sisters 3/17/17 ****
sister in the title
Duration: March 1 - 31, 2017
level: too close for comfort: 5-6 books
1) Daddy-Long-Legs 3/4/17 ****
also a YA book
2) All the Little Liars 3/3/17 ***
also set in the southern USA
3) Bone Crossed 3/2/17 ****
blue jeans on the cover
4) Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers 3/6/17 ***
also a YA book
5) One Fell Sweep 3/8/17 ****
the mc goes to rescue her sister
6) Veil of Night 3/9/17 ****
also set in the southern USA
7) Secret Sisters 3/17/17 ****
sister in the title

Completed 10 of 7+ = "blatant plagiarism" & trying for "ultimate copy cat": read the book
Duration : March 1 - 31, 2017
It could be a word from the title, the author's name, something on the cover, the genre, the year it was first published, the plot, or a main character's name. The possibilities to imitate are endless.
MATCH:

Paperback, 294 pages, Published September 24th 2002 by Delacorte (first published September 11th 2001) Book Characters: Bridget Vreeland, Tibby Rollins, Carmen Lowell, Lena Kaligaris Setting: Santorini Greece, Maryland, South Carolina, and Baja Mexico
MP Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Women's Fiction , Chick Lit & Contemporary
1 ~ "Ann", female authors, MP Fiction, MC Female ~ Ghost of a Gamble done 3-1-17
2 ~ MP Fiction, Chick Lit, MC Female ~ Sugar Cookie Murder done 3-3-17
3 ~ 1st in series, MP Fiction, female author & MC ~ Embrace the Grim Reaper done 3-3-17
4 ~ Pub Sept, MP Fiction, Chick Lit, female author ~ Shopaholic and Sister done 3-4-17
5 ~ MP YA & Fiction, 1st in series, Pub Sept, female MC ~ The Hunger Games done 3-7
6 ~ Involves a group of friends, MP Young Adult, female author ~ Stars Above done 3-7
7 ~ MP Young Adult, MP Fiction, female author, MC Female ~ Princess Ben done 3-8-17
8 ~ first pub 2001, MP Young Adult, MP Fiction ~ Artemis Fowl done 3-9-17
9 ~ Female author & MC, MP Young Adult, MP Fiction ~ The Scorpio Races done 3-11-17
10 ~ MP Young Adult, MP Fiction, involves a group of friends ~ Trust No One done 3-12
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Duration: March 1 - 31, 2017
Levels: just 'inspiration': 3-4 books
This month's book is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
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Duration: February 1/17 - February 28/17
Levels:
a bit familiar: 1-2 books
just 'inspiration': 3-4 books
too close for comfort: 5-6 books
blatant plagiarism: 7+ books
ultimate copy cat: read the book
Rules:
Duration : February 1 - 31, 2017
Books must be at least 150 pages.
You must state how your book copies this month's book.
This month's book is - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

This month's book is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
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Duration: 3/1/17 - 3/31/17
Level: just 'inspiration' (3-4 books)
Progress: 8 of 3 books

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares, p. 294
Avg rating: 3.75
Published September 24th 2002 by Delacorte
1st in series of 5 books
MPG: YA, chick-lit, contemporary
Bridget Vreeland, Tibby Rollins, Carmen Lowell, Lena Kaligaris
Setting: Greece, Mexico, USA: Maryland, South Carolina
1. The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper (3/3/17) ~ tough girls
2. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (3/4/17) ~ friendship and childhood girl friends
3. Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors (3/5/17) ~ women's friendship
4. Winter by Marissa Meyer (3/15/17) ~ girl friends, sometimes separated but strong loyalty
5. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher (3/23/17) ~ pub. Sept. 2002
6. Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (3/28/17) ~ pub. 2002
7. The Reckoning by Kelley Anderson (3/28/17) ~ YA book
8. Princess Mia by Meg Cabot (3/30/17) ~ YA book with teenage girl drama

Be a Copy Cat - March 2017
Duration: 3/1/17-3/12/17
Level: blatant plagiarism: 7+ books
This month's book is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
1. The Xibalba Murders- Lyn Hamilton- 3/2/17 (first in series)
2. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making- Catherynne M. Valente- 3/5/17 (MPG- young adult)
3. The Arrogant Architect- L.K. Collins- 3/6/17 (MPG- contemporary)
4. Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between- J.A. Saare- 3/7/17 (first in series)
5. Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo- 3/9/17 (first in series)
6. Undead and Unwed- MaryJanice Davidson- 3/11/17 (first in series)
7. Touch of Frost- Jennifer Estep- 3/12/17 (first in series)

Be a Copy Cat - March 2017
Duration: March 1 - 31, 2017 - I think January doesn't make sense ;-)
Levels: blatant plagiarism (7+ books) & ultimate copy cat (read the book)
Completed: 10/7 + 1/1
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To be a TCF Copy Cat, you must duplicate some aspect of the chosen book.
It could be a word from the title, the author's name, something on the cover, the genre, the year it was first published, the plot, or a main character's name. The possibilities to imitate are endless.
Levels:
a bit familiar: 1-2 books
just 'inspiration': 3-4 books
too close for comfort: 5-6 books
blatant plagiarism: 7+ books
ultimate copy cat: read the book
Rules:
Duration : January 1 - 31, 2017
Books must be at least 150 pages.
You must state how your book copies this month's book.
This month's book is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants