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March 2026 Mini Challenge

RULES


** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.

** A book can be used only once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (Seasonal, World Trip, Ultimate, etc.).

** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance, and can change your mind at any time if you do.

** Do as many as you are able and have fun!


1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).



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March 2026 Mini Challenge

5/5 DONE

People worship tools? I usually cuss at mine.


1. historical fiction written by a woman Murder at the Dinner Party C.J. Archer 3/6
2. on TBR five+ years Arsenic and Old Cake Jacklyn Brady 3/6 11/12/14
3. author uses a middle name Cop by Her Side Janice Kay Johnson 3/10
4. tool on cover letter opener Lady Violet Finds a Bridegroom Grace Burrowes 3/12

5. green cover The Patient: A DS George Cross Mystery Tim Sullivan 3/8

March Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/3/26 - 31/3/26
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1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
The Carnival Murders by Irina Shapiro 5★s 8/3/26 1850s London

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
The Start Of Something New by Stacey Nash 4★s 6/3/26 26/12/19

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
TBC

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

March 2026 Mini Challenge

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood 3/1/26

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 3/9/26

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Manhunt by James Patterson 3/2/26

Mini Challenge
March 2026

1/5

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
🍀 Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 3/2/26


5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).

Mini Challenge
March 2026

0/5

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
Keepsake Crimes - Laura Childs - finished 3/9/2026
Keepsake Crimes

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Hunter's Green - Phyllis A. Whitney - finished 3/2/2026
Hunter's Green

March 2026 Mini Challenge

5/5

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Murder at Wakehurst by Alyssa Maxwell 4 March; 5☆


2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
add 14 May 2019- A Crafter Hooks a Killer by Holly Quinn 13 March; 4☆


3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
Murder Marks the Page by Karen Rose Smith 10 March; 5☆


4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
shovel- Buried Evidence by Kellie VanHorn 2 March; 5☆


5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Irish Soda Bread Murder by Carlene O'Connor, Peggy Ehrhart, Liz Ireland 7 March; 4☆

Mini Challenge
March 2026

3/5

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.....The Fressingfield Witch.....3/2/2026

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years....Lucy Pinkston and the Blue Ribbon Panel

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name...Ghosts are People Too......3/10/2026

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.)....Shears of a Clown: A Costume Shop Cozy

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent)....Embroidered Lies and Alibis.....3/7/2026

Alice's spot

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1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman. The Tiffany Girls by Shelley Noble

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent). Rebellious Grace by Jeri Westerson

March 2026 Mini Challenge fun! ✔️


1. March is National Women’s History Month: 🍀
Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Across the Crying Sands
Jane Kirkpatrick✔️

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: 🍀
Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
Search the Dark
Marta Perry✔️

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: 🍀
Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
Beloved 🍀
Robin Lee Hatcher✔️
Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility🍀
Hillary Manton Lodge✔️

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: 🍀
Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer,
pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
A Murder Most French
Colleen Cambridge✔️

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: 🍀
Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent)
The Pretty Little Box Charles Todd✔️☘️
A Pale Horse
Charles Todd ✔️☘️
Death of a Green-Eyed Monster
R W Greene✔️M.C. Beaton✔️



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1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).

CM Mini
March 2026

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).

March 2026 mini challenge

Updated: Mar. 10
Progress: 3/5

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Botticelli's Apprentice: A Graphic Novel – An Illustrated Tale of Renaissance Italy and an Ambitious Girl's Courage for Kids by Ursula Murray Husted - Mar. 10

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
Inbetweens by Faith Erin Hicks

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
Become a Genius in a Year: Discover Mind-Boggling Facts Every Day of the Year in This Hilarious New Book! by Mike Rampton - Mar. 3
(meter thing on cover)

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent)
Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani - Mar. 9

Jonquil — Thanks for the cough-inducing laugh!

March 2026 Mini Challenge
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1. Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

2. Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. Read a book with a green cover

Heather L wrote: "March 2026 Mini Challenge

RULES
** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.
** A book can be used only once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (Seaso..."


Hi Heather

Can you include a book that you may have read / are reading for a challenge in another group?

Raymie

March 2026 Mini Challenge
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1/5

1. Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

2. Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. Read a book with a green cover - Hunter's Green -- finished 3/2/2026

March 2026 Mini Challenge

2/5

1. historical fiction written by a woman

2. owned or on TBR five+ years
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

3. author uses a middle name
The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey - Ernesto Che Guevara - Finished 3/5/26

4. tool on cover

5. green cover
by Joanne Fluke - Finished 3/8/26

Mini Challenge March 2026

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1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Bethlehem Road
2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
52 Steps to Murder
3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
The Body in the Kelp
4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
If Walls Could Talk
5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Strangeways to Oldham: The Belchester Chronicles

Raymie — Read rule number two in the opening message. 😉

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
Heart of the Matter 03.02.26

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).

Mini Challenge
March 2026

1/5

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.


2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
The Sense of an Ending

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
The Diaries of Adam and Eve

I just finished...

March 2026 Mini Challenge

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Murder at Wakehurst by Alyssa Maxwell 4 March; 5☆


2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
add 14 May 2019- A Crafter Hooks a Killer by Holly Quinn 13 March; 4☆


3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
Murder Marks the Page by Karen Rose Smith 10 March; 5☆


4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
shovel- Buried Evidence by Kellie VanHorn 2 March; 5☆


5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Irish Soda Bread Murder by Carlene O'Connor, Peggy Ehrhart, Liz Ireland 7 March; 4☆

Congrats, Patrizia!

March 2026 Mini Challenge

5/5 DONE

Heather L wrote: "Jonquil — Thanks for the cough-inducing laugh!"
You're welcome. Glad I could help!!

1. historical fiction written by a woman Murder at the Dinner Party C.J. Archer 3/6
2. on TBR five+ years Arsenic and Old Cake Jacklyn Brady 3/6 11/12/14
3. author uses a middle name Cop by Her Side Janice Kay Johnson 3/10
4. tool on cover letter opener Lady Violet Finds a Bridegroom Grace Burrowes 3/12

5. green cover The Patient: A DS George Cross Mystery Tim Sullivan 3/8

Well done to the early finishers :)

Congrats, Jonquil!