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The Color Challenge: 2014
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04/12
Red: On the Road
Orange:
Yellow:
Green: Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Blue: The Fault in Our Stars
Purple:
Pink:
White:
Black: Reconstructing Amelia
Brown
Gray:
Multi:
January 2014- January 2015 11/12
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January 2014- January 2015
Red: The Mangle Street Murders
Orange: Daughters of the Witching Hill
Yellow: The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse
Green: Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
Blue: Burial Rites
Purple: Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Pink: The Somnambulist
White: The Rosie Project
Black: The Fellowship of the Ring
Brown: The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade
Gray:
Multi: Curse Of The Pharaohs
Red: The Mangle Street Murders
Orange: Daughters of the Witching Hill
Yellow: The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse
Green: Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
Blue: Burial Rites
Purple: Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Pink: The Somnambulist
White: The Rosie Project
Black: The Fellowship of the Ring
Brown: The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade
Gray:
Multi: Curse Of The Pharaohs
I am in! I might not be able to stick to reading one color a month, since with school it is hard for me to keep track of everything, so It'll be sort of a free for all for me.10/12
Red: Shadowland
Orange: Fangirl
Yellow:
Green: Wolfsbane
Blue: Mockingjay
Purple: Winter's Passage
Pink: The Iron Queen
White: Iron Daughter
Black:
Brown
Gray: Reached
Multi:
RAINBOW COVER CHALLENGEBegins 01Jan14 / Ends 31Dec14
12/12 completed
Red: -
✔ – 12Jan14 Orange: -
✔ – 31Jan14 Yellow: -
✔ – 08March14 Green:
✔ – 08Jan14 Blue:
✔ – 10Feb14 Purple:
✔ – 05Jan14Pink:
✔ – 21Feb14 White:
✔ – 07Jan14 Black:
✔ – 22Jan14 Brown: -
✔ – 06Feb14Gray:
✔ – 01 Mar14 Multi:
✔ – 27Feb14
QUESTION ... are we reading them 'in order'? I.e. do I have to start with red and finish with multi? Or can I read in any order?
I thought I might do mine in order and do them one each month. Just thought it would be more fun that way.
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I'm in!! 7/12 completed
Red:
(3/12/14)Orange:
(1/7/14)Yellow:
Green:
(2/23/14)Blue:
(1/7/14)Purple:
Pink:
White:
Black:
Brown:
(2/9/14)Gray:
(1/4/13)Multi:
(3/4/14)
I really wanted to try and do the colors in order, but between the numbers challenge and the winter games something had to fall by the wayside and this was it, so I'll be doing them out of order.Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Blue:
2/24/14Purple:
Pink:
White:
Black:
3/02/14Brown
Gray:
Multi:
9/20/14
This is such a neat challenge! I'm having so much fun searching for books! With so many other challenges on the go, I'm planning on reading one a month. Completed 2/12
Red/Jan: Redshirts
Orange/Feb: Allegiant
Yellow/Mar: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Sounds interesting, count me in.Red:
(10/4/14)Orange:
Yellow:
(2/1/14)Green:
(28/3/14) Blue:
(23/1/14)Purple:
(3/4/14) Pink:
White:
(18/5/14) Black:
(10/1/14)Brown
Grey:
(6/4/14)Multi:
(28/6/14)
01/12Red:The Breath of God: A Novel of SuspensebyJeffrey Small(finished 3-16-14)
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Blue:
Purple:
Pink:
White:The Husband's Secret(finished 5-16-2014)
Black:
Brown
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Multi:
I'm in. Red: Me Before You
3/1***Orange: The Drawing of the Three-Stephen King ***** 1/30 LOVED!
Yellow: Ready Player One
3/20*****Green: Stiltskin
3/1*****Blue: The Name of the Wind
3/1*****Purple: The Book of Lost Things-John Connolly *****1/14/14 LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED!!!
Pink: Psycho Proctologists - Hakuna Matata, Vagina Dentata
6/12 ***White: The Raven Boys
3/21 *****Black: House of Bathory
1/31 ***Brown: Chronicles of the Black Company
Glen Cook ****Gray: Code Name Verity
3/13 *****Multi: Powerpuff Girls Volume 1
3/15 ***
The Color Challenge - 2014Duration: January 1, 2014 thru January 1, 2015
Books Read: 12/12 Completed ✔
Yellow: A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley (1/19/14)
Multi: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Movie Tie-in Edition): A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel by Alexander McCall Smith (2/7/14)
Purple: Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke (2/19/14)
Gray: Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion (3/5/14)
Blue: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter (5/14/14)
Brown: Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat (5/16/14)
Red: Me Before You by JoJo Moyes (5/22/14)
Black: The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls (7/4/14)
Green: Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt (7/15/14)
Orange: 4th of July by James Patterson (7/30/14)
Pink: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai (10/12/14)
White: The Good Lord Bird by James McBride (11/12/14)
Under the Rainbow
In!Red:
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Read - 12/12 
The Colour ChallengeDuration: January 2014 - January 2015
Progress 12/12
I'm in, first challenge on this group :)
UPDATE Message 7 - as of 07Feb14 I am more than half-way done!
OK! I am going to try this! It sounds fun! I am not going to count the books I've already read because I hadn't started this yet. Completed: 8/12
Red:
(2/19/2014)Orange:
(3/4/2014)Yellow: Heaven is for Real (4/24/2014)
Green:
(1/22/2014)Blue:
(3/23/2014)Purple: E is for Evidence (5/13/2014)
Pink:
(2/5/2014)White:
Black:
Brown
Gray:
(3/29/2014)Multi:
Book Concierge wrote: "UPDATE Message 7 - as of 07Feb14 I am more than half-way done!"Awesome BC!
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Just tell me which 1s aren't allowed lol x
I'd like to try this. will have to look at what I've read this year to see what can fit into the color chart so far.
Thank you
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Thank you
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UPDATE Post # 7 - CHALLENGE COMPLETED - 08March14RAINBOW COVER CHALLENGE
Begins 01Jan14 / Ends 31Dec14
12/12 completed
Red: -
✔ – 12Jan14 Orange: -
✔ – 31Jan14 Yellow: -
✔ – 08March14 Green:
✔ – 08Jan14 Blue:
✔ – 10Feb14 Purple:
✔ – 05Jan14Pink:
✔ – 21Feb14 White:
✔ – 07Jan14 Black:
✔ – 22Jan14 Brown: -
✔ – 06Feb14Gray:
✔ – 01 Mar14 Multi:
✔ – 27Feb14
Mod
RAINBOW COVER CHALLENGE
Begins 01Jan14 / Ends 31Dec14
12/12 completed
Red: -
✔ – 12Jan14 Orange..."
GREAT JOB!!! You're a C&B superstar
I love rainbows so I totally have to try this, it might be kinda hard but I might as well give it a go!Red:
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Starting a bit late, but going to back track since it started JanuaryRed: Heat Wave by Richard Castle
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Blue: Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
Purple:
Pink:
White:
Black:
Brown: The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
Gray:
Multi:
Read The Rainbow
Red: Seeing a Large Cat July 4
Orange:Vicious July 31
Yellow:Watchmen May 18
Green:Driving Sideways June 18
Blue:Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti April 5
Purple:
Pink:Brownies and Broomsticks March 31
White:The White Dragon May 13
Black:The Giver April 30
Brown: Lord of the Silent July 29
Gray:
Multi:
Some of the books I've read in Portuguese so I've put the Portuguese version of the book because those are the covers I have.Red: Third Grave Dead Ahead
Orange: O Diário de Anne Frank, Versão Definitiva
Yellow: Reitergeschichte
Green: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet
Blue: Second Grave on the Left
Purple: Fifth Grave Past the Light
Pink: Slaughterhouse-Five
White: First Grave on the Right
Black: Looking for Alaska
Brown: The Autobiography Of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes
Gray: Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
Multi: O Triunfo dos Porcos
M1ssb3rry wrote: "Well done Athena :)"Thank you!
Some books might appear in Serbian. :)Red:
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Pretty Unique Challenge...I'll have a try at it.Red:
(Apr. 2014)Orange:
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(Mar. 2014)Brown:
(Jan. 2104)Gray:
(Jan. 2014)Multi:
(Apr. 2014)
Progress: 0/12Red: The Sweet Hereafter
Orange: The Help
Yellow: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Green: The Pearl Diver
Blue: Girl in Translation
Purple: Brave New World
Pink: Choker
White: Just Listen
Black: Clapton
Brown: The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
Gray: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Multi: Something Real
Books & Coffee: The Color ChallengeDuration: Sept 1 - Dec 31
Books Read: 12/12
✔Red:The Aftermath - Oct 29 - ★★☆☆☆
✔Orange:The Martian - Sept 13 - ★★★★☆
✔Yellow:Turn on a Dime - Blane's Turn - Oct 2 - ★★★★☆
✔Green:Honor's Knight - Oct 24 - ★★★★★
✔Blue:Fortune's Pawn - Oct 23 - ★★★★☆
✔Purple:Flirting With Danger - Sept 18 - ★★☆☆☆
✔Pink:The Duke and I - Oct 30 - ★★★★☆
✔White:Lock In - Oct 26 - ★★★★☆
✔Black:Half a King - Sept 29 - ★★★★☆
✔Brown:This Same Earth - Oct 19 - ★★★☆☆
✔Gray:City of Stairs - Nov 25 - ★★★☆☆
✔Multi:Daughter of the Forest - Nov 20 - ★★★★☆
All done :)The Colour Challenge
Duration: January 2014 - January 2015
Progress 12/12
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I'm done!
Can someone please check message 25 xx
Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Can someone please check message 25 xx"This is your challenge, so I think you can choose whatever you wish as long it is the right color. Judging from the covers you put I'd say you did perfect.
Thanks, will see what others think :D
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They are all perfect! :)
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The Rosie Project (other topics)Curse of the Pharaohs (other topics)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (other topics)
The Fellowship of the Ring (other topics)
Slaughterhouse-Five (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Richard Castle (other topics)Christopher McDougall (other topics)
Alice Hoffman (other topics)
Jeffrey Small (other topics)
Make a list of books in order of:
Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Blue:
Purple:
Pink:
White:
Black:
Brown
Gray:
Multi:
Now within these colors, choose a book or novel that satisfies the colors. If you look at it there are enough to do one a month! So try to challenge yourself. Try to do it in that order, Starting with Red for January for an additional challenge!
Rules:
-The majority of the books cover must be the specific color
-The color can be any "variation" of that color as long as it doesn't ride too close to another color (ex: red vs. pink or pink vs. purple)
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Enjoy reading
Time Frame
January 2014- January 2015