Fall 2012 10.4 - Fall (or Spring) Colors

[Liz M]

10.4 - Celebrate Fall when the leaves turn (or Spring when the flowers bloom) by reading a book with a color in the title. The word must refer to the color.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Yes, that works.

[Rosemary]

Does it work if the colour is part of a word? Eg Greenbanks

[Liz M]

Rosemary wrote: "Does it work if the colour is part of a word? Eg Greenbanks"

I'm going to say no to this.

[Connie]

Black Swan Green?
apologies if that is really obvious, but I can't figure out what "The word must refer to the color." means.

[Bea]

A Deadly Shade of Gold should work.

[Liz M]

Connie wrote: "... I can't figure out what "The word must refer to the color." means."

Oranges are Not the Only Fruit does not work, as in this case "orange" is not a color
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues also does not work.
Death of a Red Heroine doesn't quite work either, as Red refers to "radically left politically".

[Connie]

ah, ok. Now I got it, thanks, Liz! Sometimes I can't believe how daft I am.

[Christin]

So here are some options I came up with:

Girl in Hyacinth Blue
White Fang
The Woman in White
Blue Asylum
Island of the Blue Dolphins

[Karen Michele]

I'm wondering about these two books. The color words potentially have a double meaning. Would they qualify?

Gold
Gold Boy, Emerald Girl

[Sanskriti]

Does Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy work for this?

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Christine wrote: "How about Crome Yellow? I assume the title is a play on the pigment "chrome yellow" but - not having read the book, I don't know for sure. I didn't find anything by googling it that told me for sur..."

Crome is the name of the town, and, I don't believe in this case, yellow refers to a color.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Christin wrote: "So here are some options I came up with:

Girl in Hyacinth Blue
White Fang
The Woman in White
Blue Asylum
Island of the Blue Dolphins"

All of those are fine.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Sanz wrote: "Does Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy work for this?"

Yes, the yellow refers to the star Jews were made to wear, so this works.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Karen GHHS wrote: "I'm wondering about these two books. The color words potentially have a double meaning. Would they qualify?

Gold
"

This one does not work because it refers to the metal.

I will have to leave the other to Liz.

[Rebekah]

The Scarlet Letter
The Red Tent
My Life In Orange( he spends his childhood wearing orange or saffron colored clothes)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
These High, Green Hills
13 Little Blue Envelopes
Blue Dahlia
Violets are Blue
Two Little Girls in Blue
The Color Purple
Riders of the Purple Sage
Devil in a Blue Dress
The Silver Chair
White Oleander* qualifies for 20.7)
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
Black Girl/White Girl*(qualifies for 20.7)
The Souls of Black Folk
Red Mars
Half of a Yellow SunYellow Crocus
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Shades Of Grey 1
The Man In The Brown Suit
Rose Madder
Black Beauty
The Black Stallion
Of course moderators would have to approve.

[Rebekah]

Would The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America or The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop work?

[Bea]

Rose Madder - isn't Rose a name here rather than a color?

The rest of the list is impressive, Rebekah!

[Rebekah]

Bea wrote: "Rose Madder - isn't Rose a name here rather than a color?

The rest of the list is impressive, Rebekah!"

Rose Madder is also a color and there is a description of mixing the pigments for painting

That reminds me
Indigo Dying Title is a play on words. Classes in dyeing cloth with Indigo into indigo cloth are been held in a near ghost town called Indigo.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Remember that the color in the title must reference a color. It doesn't work if the author has just used a color to mean something else, like a person's name or a town.

[Rebekah]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Remember that the color in the title must reference a color. It doesn't work if the author has just used a color to mean something else, like a person's name or a town."

both of these reference both. In fact Indgo dying gives lots of details about dying things indigo

[Paula]

The Scarlet Pimpernel? I haven't started it yet so am not sure what the 'scarlet' refers to but it seems to be used as an adjective in the title.

[Rebekah]

The scarlet pimpernel is a red flower. It would work if Blue Dahlia, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, White Oleander, and Yellow Crocus worked. Although for some reason the crocus on the cover is purple. (scratching head)
Anyway most of the titles use a color as an adjective as in The Red Tent. The Color Purple would be a direct object. Am I right, English teachers? Grammar is not my bestest subject. (smile)

[Karen Michele]

Also, I was going to post and forgot. Black Swan Green is the full name of the town in which the protagonist lives, so unfortunately green is not used as a color word.

[Rebekah]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Remember that the color in the title must reference a color. It doesn't work if the author has just used a color to mean something else, like a person's name or a town."

Elizabeth would the titles in message 21 work?

[Connie]

Ah, thanks Karen!

In that case: Would you accept Bezonken rood? rood being the Dutch word for red.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Rebekah wrote: "Elizabeth would the titles in message 21 work? "

They all look like they'd work other than the reservation regarding Rose Madder. Having not read it, I cannot say for certain, but it appears the title word refers to a person.

[El]

does anyone know if The Palace of the White Skunks: A Novel would work? It gets a few combo points :)

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Connie wrote: "Ah, thanks Karen!

In that case: Would you accept Bezonken rood? rood being the Dutch word for red."

Looks like it works to me! I don't think the "red" refers to other than the color.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Eleanor wrote: "does anyone know if The Palace of the White Skunks: A Novel would work? It gets a few combo points :)"

I believe this works also.

[Denise]

Could I get a ruling on two possible books for this task?

1. Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates I was looking for combo points and noticed that it is on Garfunkel's list. It is a fictionalized account of the Chappaquiddick incident, and "black" appears to refer to the color of the water the car plunged in to. I've never read anything by Oates before and don't know if I'd like the book, but the local library has it.

2. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy This one is also on Garfunkel's list. The title seems to refer to the nickname of the main character, which in turn derives from a small red flower. "Their leader, the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, takes his nickname from the drawing of a small red flower with which he signs his messages." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scar... This title would also be good for some oldies points, and it's free from Project Gutenberg.

Thanks, just want to make sure if they qualify before I choose one.

[Denise]

Christine wrote: "D wrote: "Could I get a ruling on two possible books for this task?

1. Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates I was looking for combo points and noticed that it is on Garfunkel's list. It is a fictio..."

Thanks, Christine. It's always good to hear from someone who can confirm that a book is worth reading. I'll probably choose it, assuming the moderators approve it, which I'm still awaiting.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

D wrote: "Could I get a ruling on two possible books for this task?

1. Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates I was looking for combo points and noticed that it is on Garfunkel's list. It is a fictionalized ac..."

I'm sorry, I got interrupted on the way to a reply and then forgot. Yes, both of these work. In addition, Oates is on the women's list for 20.7, so you can also combo on that.

[Denise]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "D wrote: "Could I get a ruling on two possible books for this task?

1. Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates I was looking for combo points and noticed that it is on Garfunkel's list. It is a fictio..."

Great! Thanks, Elizabeth.

[Sanskriti]

How about Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before?

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Sanz wrote: "How about Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before?"

Yes!

[Marie]

Hello,
I have just read Emerald City, and I was wondering if it fits this task as it's unclear whether it refers the color or stone - what do you think?

[Liz M]

Marie wrote: "Hello,
I have just read Emerald City, and I was wondering if it fits this task as it's unclear whether it refers the color or stone - what do you think?"

I think it refers to the city in "The Wizard of Oz" and I am going to say it doesn't fit this task.