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Lisa Kay, did none of my books work for the mini challenge #s 1 and 3? my post is #1546

Melissa (ladybug) wrote: "Lisa Kay, did none of my books work for the mini challenge #s 1 and 3? my post is #1546"

They all work, Melissa. So sorry; my error. I added them to Post#1556.

I finished which fits #9 (butterflies on cover/sign of spring).

I also finished which fits #5, strong female character.

Added them to Post#1556, Nancy.

Here's my update for the week. Lisa Kay you got ahead of me this week ;-) and got a few already. Put covers on top for you to C&P. Below is where I put them for the challenge.

3. Lion/Lamb:

5. Women’s History Month:

7. First & Third:

★ gwendolyn ★ wrote: " [bookcover:Moon Cal..."
hows the Trudi Canavan series, gwendolyn?

Midu wrote: hows the Trudi Canavan series, gwendolyn? "

LOVE IT! Plan on rereading it.

Already have gotten the sequel series from the library. But have a few books (Mercy Thompson series) to finish first. Might have to wait until next month some time :-(

Most likely we end up getting both series to reread it at some point in the future.

I have been wanting to try this one for a long time, now I will! :-)

I read that Trudi Canavan series ago and I've been trying since then to get a copy to reread!!

was it good?

Really good :-)

finished reading

Finished . It was surprisingly good and enjoyable. It would count for either #3 or #5 in the mini challenge.

Finished and . Both fit #7.

Midu wrote: "how did you like "

It's not really my kind of book (too religious) but I thought it was really good. 4 stars. Without all the religious feel good stuff I would have given it 5 stars.

Finished (#7) which was a great cozy mystery and (#3) which was spectacular.

@Lisa Kay, Anne of Green Gables is showing under my name. Looks like this should be Vikki's book - post 1555.

Finished . It was really good but not quite as good as the first - can't wait to read the third one when it comes out :)

Barbara ★ wrote: "Midu wrote: "how did you like "

It's not really my kind of book (too religious) but I thought it was really good. 4 stars. Without all the religious feel good stu..."
Liked it a lot too. I recommended it to LK. Dunno if she's read it yet, though

Claire, since butterflies are so much a part of Spring, I'm counting towards the mini challenge, too.

Midu wrote: "I recommended it to LK. Dunno if she's read it yet, though..."

Nope, not yet, Midu.

Barbara★ wrote: "@Lisa Kay, Anne of Green Gables is showing under my..."

Drat! I caught that, too. It is why I mentioned my posting books on someone else's line. I wonder what happened. LOL! I'll fix it. Thanks, Barbara★!

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                                         ♥Robin's♥ March “C Us Win” Challenge

Duration: March 1st through 31st. Any book read since then counts!

1. Luck - All books with “luck” in the title, the series name, or a major theme, count.
2. Time - Time Change (since we do Spring forward an hour on March 10). So, Time
    Travel books, or anything with a watch or clock on the cover, count.
3. Lion/Lamb: March is “in like a lion; out like a lamb.” We’ll count books with
    an animal on cover, or one where an animal plays a pivotal role in the story-line.
4. Wind: March is usually windy so generally a good time to fly kites. All books with
    bright colors, or diamond shapes, or is set in Chicago, (known as “The Windy City”)
    will count.
5. Women’s History Month: All books with a strong female character as a Main
    Character or is book about a notable woman in history, count.
6. The Girl Scouts: Founded in March, 1912. So, count books with a character that
    bakes, cooks, works with girls, or otherwise deserves a badge. Even a book that
    has food that you could make cookies with on cover, as they are known for their
    cookies!
7. First & Third: March used to be the first month of the year! First in a series, or the
    third, will count.
8. Hylad Monath/Hraed Month: The Anglo Saxons used to call March by this
    name, which means “stormy month” and “rugged month,” respectively. All books
    with stormy/rainy weather on the cover or “rugged” man **sigh** count.
9. Summer Ending/Spring Coming: Some of us are experiencing the End of
    Summer (Australia), some seeing the Coming of Spring (America). So, any titles with
    “Summer” or “Spring” in them - or any covers that depict signs of them, count.

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I gave up trying to update Post #1555 and just did a Tuesday Update.

I got a book read, but it is under the page count for the main challenge.

Lisa Kay wrote: "Claire, since butterflies are so much a part of Spring, I'm counting towards the mini challenge, too."

Oooh, thank you! I'd not even thought about the butterflies :)

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Books 26 - 31

(#9 summer in title)
(LK captured)
(#5 strong female & #7 third in series)
(#5 strong female)
(#5 strong female and #7 first in series)
(#7 first in series)

Current Stats:

Team		Books Read/Goal*	% of Goal
Team A		1516/6359 =	 	23.8%
Team B		1611/6385 =	 	25.2%
Team C		1665/6350 =		26.2%
Team D		1484/6355 =	 	23.5%

Goal totals adjusted, subtracting people who never signed up, or never posted a book.
If your Team is on track, it would be at 23.2% as of today.

Sandy, updated you in Post#1586. ☺

finished in March ( (#5 strong female & #7 first in series)

Kirsten, updated/added you in Post#1586.

Thanks! It's March 26 and I just noticed the mini challenge! LOL

**hee hee** I wasn't going to say anything, Sandy.

finished

Do children's chapter books count for this challenge? I just finished with my daughter. It has 176 pages. If so, then it fits for #7, first in the Charlie Bucket series. If not, I'm going to have to take it off my book count for my Team reads!

Just finished , bought the next one to read as well :) Counts for # 7

Team D's numbers adjusted on Post #1591.

Nancy wrote: "Do children's chapter books count for this challenge? I just finished with my daughter. It has 176 pages."

Let me check the word count on that one, Nancy, and get back to you. If the word count is good for the main challenge, then it does. You can count it for this Team's mini challenge, either way.

Sorry, Nancy, the word count on is 30,644. Which would be 128 pages. So, no. Otherwise, it would have counted.

Finished . Counts for #7.

Don't know how many times I've read these, but my 8 year old daughter is finally interested in them!

Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges wrote: "Sorry, Nancy, the word count on is 30,644. Which would be 128 pages. So, no. Otherwise, it would have counted."

How did you find the word count?

Melissa (ladybug) wrote: "How did you find the word count?"

I did an Internet search for "word count for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and found several corresponding counts from seemly legitimate sources.

Checked WorldCat, Ingram, and my local library first.

Okay, I just took it off my Tower Team bookshelf. Goodreads said it was 176 pages. But thanks for checking it for me.

**waves** Hi everyone!!! Looks like you all are still reading some great books. I have been sick this past week :( and haven't done a whole lot of anything. I hope this finds all you well and healthy ☺ It's a pain in the badorkas being sick....especially when you are missing work YIKES!!!!!

Keep up the great reading....YOU ALL ARE DOING GREAT ☺

Challenge additions:

#4

#7

This is what my challenge looks like for the whole month ☺

♥Robin's♥ March “C Us Win” Challenge

Duration: March 1st through 31st. Any book read since then counts!

1. Luck-
2. Time -
3. Lion/Lamb:
4. Wind:
1. Anthropology
5. Women’s History Month:
1. The Dressmaker
2. The Chaperone
3. Fade
6. The Girl Scouts:
7. First & Third:
1. New Girl (first)
2. An Irish Country Doctor(first)
3. Gone(third)
4. Love Means... No Shame(first)
8. Hylad Monath/Hraed Month:
9. Summer Ending/Spring Coming:
1. Anna and the French Kiss all the green grass ☺
2. That Summer

Finished (First in series)

Finished (for #7)
This book was hilarious! Heroine's four year old son kind of stole the show! You know when they start learning all sorts of interesting words and then trying to use those words in all kind of situations :D

Finished (#7), (#5), and (#7)

Finished (#1) and (#8). :D Am now reading the next book in the GhostWalkers Series