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message 1: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 21430 comments Mod
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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 : August 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 a children's classic - The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
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message 2: by Sandra (last edited Aug 26, 2017 01:25AM) (new)

Sandra I'M IN!

1 Cold Snap - Allison Brennan (Set at Christmas when you have Turkey) - 24 AUG
2 Sit...Stay...Beg - Roxanne St. Claire (Animal on cover) - 19 AUG
3 The Deal - Elle Kennedy ( 4 books in series) - 2 AUG
4 Echoes at Dawn - Maya Banks (Clothes on cover) - 7 AUG
5 Well Hung - Lauren Blakely (Listed as humour) - 1 AUG
6 Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years - Sue Townsend (Listed as fiction) - 25 AUG

Cold Snap (Lucy Kincaid, #7) by Allison Brennan Sit...Stay...Beg (The Dogfather, #1) by Roxanne St. Claire The Deal (Off-Campus, #1) by Elle Kennedy Echoes at Dawn (KGI, #5) by Maya Banks Well Hung by Lauren Blakely Adrian Mole The Wilderness Years (Adrian Mole, #4) by Sue Townsend


message 3: by NayNay (last edited Aug 14, 2017 09:02AM) (new)

NayNay Be a Copy Cat - August 2017
Duration:
August 1 - August 31/17

Levels:
just 'inspiration': 3-4 books


The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble

1. The Year I Met You by Cecelia Ahern The Year I Met You by Cecelia Ahern 08/05/17 *** AWARD
2. First of the Tudors by Joanna Hickson First of the Tudors by Joanna Hickson 08/08/17 **** WHITE COVER
3. Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner Touch and go by Lisa Gardner 08/11/17 **** WHITE COVER
4. Swimming Lessons (The Beach House) by Mary Alice Monroe Swimming Lessons by Mary Alice Monroe 08/12/17 ***** FICTION


message 4: by Alison (Lady Coffin) (last edited Oct 17, 2017 05:47PM) (new)

Alison (Lady Coffin) S | 2318 comments lol! Oh, my!
This month should be fun!
;-)

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash (Jimmy's Boa #1) by Trinka Hakes Noble, Steven Kellogg (Illustrator)
Paperback, 32 pages
Published October 9th 1992 by Puffin Books (first published January 1st 1980)
Literary AwardsFlicker Tale Children's Book Award (1987)
MP Genre: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals, Humor, Fiction, Academic, School, Kids, Juvenile, Fantasy
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READ If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion (Gram’s Country Cooking School Mystery, #3) by Paige Shelton -Bird Book, Line and Sinker (Library Lover's Mystery, #3) by Jenn McKinlay -Dog Murder and Marinara (An Italian Kitchen Mystery, #1) by Rosie Genova -month Practical Demonkeeping (Pine Cove, #1) by Christopher Moore -date A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1) by Brittany Cavallaro -snake, boy&girl Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling -bird Delicious and Suspicious (A Memphis BBQ Mystery #1) by Riley Adams -pig The Cold Eye by Laura Anne Gilman -bird The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King -bird Obsidian (Lux, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout -boy&girl Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay -dog


message 5: by Lanelle, Production Chief (last edited Aug 19, 2017 10:08PM) (new)

Lanelle | 21430 comments Mod
Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "lol! Oh, my!
This month should be fun!"

I think so, too. I'm in for this month. Level: too close for comfort 4/6 books

1. Anne of Green Gables 8/6/17 ****
also set on a farm

2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 8/11/17 ****
Harry talks to a boa at the zoo

3. Falling Up Special Edition: With 12 New Poems 8/18/17 ***
also a kids book

4. Krampus and The Thief of Christmas 8/19/17 ****
also a kids book

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message 6: by Agnieszka (last edited Sep 04, 2017 03:54AM) (new)

Agnieszka (agnieszka7) | 2076 comments Wow, that could be pretty tough for me this time - still I'm again in :-) OK I had to get pretty creative and this one was a real challenge but it went pretty well :-)

Be A Copy Cat
Duration:
August 1 - 31, 2017
Completed: 9.5/7

1. Swamp Team 3 (Miss Fortune Mystery, #4) by Jana Deleon by Jana Deleon 5* 8/7 - snake on cover, female author, very fun
2. We Named Her Faith How We Became a Gospel-Centered Family by Tim Orr by Tim Orr 3* 8/8 - predominantly white cover, new-to-me author
3. Gator Bait (Miss Fortune Mystery, #5) by Jana Deleon by Jana Deleon 5* 8/11 - baby gators on cover - so cute :-), female author, very fun
4. OctoberBaby by Eric Wilson = October Baby by Eric Wilson by Eric Wilson & Theresa Preston 5* 8/11 - students go on a holiday trip and there's pretty much havoc as well, female author (original movie skript), new-to-me authors
5. Soldiers of Fortune (Miss Fortune Mystery, #6) by Jana Deleon by Jana Deleon 5* 8/13 - beaver on cover, female author, very fun
6. Lingerie Wars (Invertary, #1) by Janet Elizabeth Henderson by Janet Elizabeth Henderson 5* 8/15 - 1st in series, fun, female author, author with a 3-part-name (or how ever you say it in English), new-to-me author
7. Lizzy and Jane by Katherine Reay by Katherine Reay 4* 8/30/17 - birds on cover, female author, new-to-me author
8. Web of Deceit (Agents Under Fire) by Susan Sleeman by Susan Sleeman 5* 8/30/17 - 1st in series, female author, new-to-me author
9. A Sheriff's Legacy Book One Western Brides of Tombstone by Samantha Bayarr book 1 of Western Brides of Tombstone ( Western Frontier Historical Romance Collection) BOXED SET by Samantha Bayarr by Samantha Bayarr 4*? 8/31/17 (161 pages) - 1st in series, fun, female author, new-to-me author

Additional (short):
Dziewczynka z zapałkami=The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen 4* 8/30/17 - childrens book (my favorite as child)

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble - 32 pages - Published October 9, 1992 by Puffin Books - this edition: reprint - 1st in series - award
MPG: Childrens > Picture Books; > Juvenile; > Storytime / Animals / Humor / Fiction / Academic > School / Kids / Fantasy

Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.


message 7: by Tania (last edited Aug 15, 2017 02:01AM) (new)

Tania | 188 comments August TCF Copy Cat Challenge

Level: just 'inspiration': 3-4 books
Duration: August 1 - 31, 2017
Goal: 3
Progress: 5/3

Books must be at least 150 pages.
You must state how your book copies this month's book.

This month's book is a children's classic - The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

1. Children in a chaotic and deteriorating situation - Lord of the Flies by William Golding (finished 8/3)
2. Boy on cover - A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony (finished 8/9)
3. Illustrated - The Ghost Next Door by Wylly Folk St. John (finished 8/10)
4. Character visits a farm - International Velvet by Bryan Forbes (finished 8/11)
5. Appearance of a snake - Silver by Thomas C. Hinkle (finished 8/13)


message 8: by Agnieszka (new)

Agnieszka (agnieszka7) | 2076 comments I have a question about the book lenght. This month's book is only 32 pages long - so I expected the short should be this time fine - did I get it wrong? :-)


message 9: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 21430 comments Mod
Agnieszka wrote: "I have a question about the book lenght. This month's book is only 32 pages long - so I expected the short should be this time fine - did I get it wrong? :-)"

I can see how having a picture book as this month's inspiration would be confusing. Let's keep the page minimum where it is - 150 pages.


message 10: by Agnieszka (new)

Agnieszka (agnieszka7) | 2076 comments Lanelle wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "I have a question about the book lenght. This month's book is only 32 pages long - so I expected the short should be this time fine - did I get it wrong? :-)"

I can see how havin..."


OK thank you!


message 11: by NayNay (new)

NayNay FINISHED MY CHALLENGE...HAPPY READING!

Levels:
just 'inspiration': 3-4 books


The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble

1. The Year I Met You by Cecelia Ahern The Year I Met You by Cecelia Ahern 08/05/17 *** AWARD
2. First of the Tudors by Joanna Hickson First of the Tudors by Joanna Hickson 08/08/17 **** WHITE COVER
3. Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner Touch and go by Lisa Gardner 08/11/17 **** WHITE COVER
4. Swimming Lessons (The Beach House) by Mary Alice Monroe Swimming Lessons by Mary Alice Monroe 08/12/17 ***** FICTION


message 12: by Suzanne (last edited Aug 30, 2017 02:04PM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 1603 comments The Challenge Factory
Be a Copy Cat - August 2017
Duration:
8/1/2017 - 8/31/2017

Progress: 2 out of 2

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

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.

Rules:
Duration : August 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 a children's classic - The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

1. Blood Magick by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/18/2017 - 304 Pages - Animal on Cover
2. Tall, Dark & Dead by Tate Hallaway - **** - 8/24/2017 - 295 Pages - Animal on Cover

Blood Magick (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #3) by Nora Roberts Tall, Dark & Dead (Garnet Lacey, #1) by Tate Hallaway


message 13: by Sandra (new)

Sandra FINISHED!

1 Cold Snap - Allison Brennan (Set at Christmas when you have Turkey) - 24 AUG
2 Sit...Stay...Beg - Roxanne St. Claire (Animal on cover) - 19 AUG
3 The Deal - Elle Kennedy ( 4 books in series) - 2 AUG
4 Echoes at Dawn - Maya Banks (Clothes on cover) - 7 AUG
5 Well Hung - Lauren Blakely (Listed as humour) - 1 AUG
6 Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years - Sue Townsend (Listed as fiction) - 25 AUG

Cold Snap (Lucy Kincaid, #7) by Allison Brennan Sit...Stay...Beg (The Dogfather, #1) by Roxanne St. Claire The Deal (Off-Campus, #1) by Elle Kennedy Echoes at Dawn (KGI, #5) by Maya Banks Well Hung by Lauren Blakely Adrian Mole The Wilderness Years (Adrian Mole, #4) by Sue Townsend


message 14: by Jonquil (last edited Aug 28, 2017 10:02AM) (new)

Jonquil | 699 comments Be a Copy Cat - August 2017

too close for comfort: 5-6 books
6/6

1 Animal in title The Coyote Way 8/25
2 Cat on cover 8/12
The Familiars (The Familiars, #1) by Adam Jay Epstein
3 festive trimmings 8/3
Without a Grave (Hannah Ives Mystery, #8) by Marcia Talley
4 boy and girl on cover 8/2
Wildfire (Hidden Legacy, #3) by Ilona Andrews
5 outdoor scene 8/16
Hush My Mouth by Cathy Pickens
6 they go on a trip The Curious Case of the Cursed Spectacles 8/26


message 15: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 1603 comments Finished!

Progress: 2 out of 2

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

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.

Rules:
Duration : August 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 a children's classic - The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

1. Blood Magick by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/18/2017 - 304 Pages - Animal on Cover
2. Tall, Dark & Dead by Tate Hallaway - **** - 8/24/2017 - 295 Pages - Animal on Cover

Blood Magick (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #3) by Nora Roberts Tall, Dark & Dead (Garnet Lacey, #1) by Tate Hallaway


message 16: by Agnieszka (new)

Agnieszka (agnieszka7) | 2076 comments Completion post:

Be A Copy Cat
Duration:
August 1 - 31, 2017
Completed: 9.5/7

1. Swamp Team 3 (Miss Fortune Mystery, #4) by Jana Deleon by Jana Deleon 5* 8/7 - snake on cover, female author, very fun
2. We Named Her Faith How We Became a Gospel-Centered Family by Tim Orr by Tim Orr 3* 8/8 - predominantly white cover, new-to-me author
3. Gator Bait (Miss Fortune Mystery, #5) by Jana Deleon by Jana Deleon 5* 8/11 - baby gators on cover - so cute :-), female author, very fun
4. OctoberBaby by Eric Wilson = October Baby by Eric Wilson by Eric Wilson & Theresa Preston 5* 8/11 - students go on a holiday trip and there's pretty much havoc as well, female author (original movie skript), new-to-me authors
5. Soldiers of Fortune (Miss Fortune Mystery, #6) by Jana Deleon by Jana Deleon 5* 8/13 - beaver on cover, female author, very fun
6. Lingerie Wars (Invertary, #1) by Janet Elizabeth Henderson by Janet Elizabeth Henderson 5* 8/15 - 1st in series, fun, female author, author with a 3-part-name (or how ever you say it in English), new-to-me author
7. Lizzy and Jane by Katherine Reay by Katherine Reay 4* 8/30/17 - birds on cover, female author, new-to-me author
8. Web of Deceit (Agents Under Fire) by Susan Sleeman by Susan Sleeman 5* 8/30/17 - 1st in series, female author, new-to-me author
9. A Sheriff's Legacy Book One Western Brides of Tombstone by Samantha Bayarr book 1 of Western Brides of Tombstone ( Western Frontier Historical Romance Collection) BOXED SET by Samantha Bayarr by Samantha Bayarr 4*? 8/31/17 (161 pages) - 1st in series, fun, female author, new-to-me author

Additional (short): I know this one doesn't count, but still I just had to add it :-)
Dziewczynka z zapałkami=The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen 4* 8/30/17 - childrens book (my favorite as child)

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble - 32 pages - Published October 9, 1992 by Puffin Books - this edition: reprint - 1st in series - award
MPG: Childrens > Picture Books; > Juvenile; > Storytime / Animals / Humor / Fiction / Academic > School / Kids / Fantasy

Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.


message 17: by Marla (last edited Sep 21, 2017 10:54PM) (new)

 Marla | 1046 comments Be a Copy Cat - August 2017
Duration: 8/1/17 - 8/31/17
Level: just 'inspiration' (3-4 books)
Progress: 5 of 3 books

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble, Steven Kellogg (Illustrator)
Paperback, 32 pages
4.16 rating from 17,131 ratings
Published October 9th 1992 by Puffin Books (first published January 1st 1980)
Literary Awards: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (1987)
MP Genre: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals, Humor, Fiction, Academic, School, Kids, Juvenile, Fantasy

Maximum Security by Robert Muchamore (8/12/17) ~ James Adams
Betrayed by P.C. Cast (8/14/17) ~ Published in October
One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (8/14/17) ~ MPG fantasy
Payback by Fern Michaels (8/18/17) ~ 320 pages & 4.15 rating
Rage of Lions by Curtis Jobling (8/28/17) ~ animal on cover


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