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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2012: WIND/AIR > 15.1 - The Colors of Summer

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message 1: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
15.1. The Colors of Summer
A. “Summertime Blues” – read a book with a predominately (at least 50%) blue cover, or with the word “blue” in the title or author’s name. For the title option, plurals, possessives and compound words can be used. REQUIRED: For the cover option, post a link to the cover.
AND
B. “The Green Leaves of Summer” - read a book with a predominately (at least 50%) green cover, or with the word “green” in the title or author’s name. For the title option, plurals, possessives and compound words can be used. REQUIRED: For the cover option, post a link to the cover.


message 2: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (last edited Jun 12, 2012 04:35PM) (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Good for green:

Dragonflight (Pern Dragonriders of Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey Death by Marriage by Jaden Skye




message 3: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (last edited Jun 12, 2012 04:36PM) (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Good for blue
No Passengers Beyond This Point by Gennifer Choldenko


message 4: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments I just wanted to get the okay on these for blue and green:

Dragonflight (Pern Dragonriders of Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey and No Passengers Beyond This Point by Gennifer Choldenko

thank you


message 5: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (last edited May 19, 2012 05:56AM) (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Kathy G. wrote: "I just wanted to get the okay on these for blue and green:

Dragonflight (Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey and No Passengers Beyond This Point by Gennifer Choldenko

thank you"


those are both fine, Kathy.
ETA -how weird! When I did the "reply" it showed a different cover than the one you posted - anyway, the ones you actually posted are fine!


message 6: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments Goodreads did that cover thing to me before too.
It is WEIRD!!

Thanks


message 7: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8946 comments is this green enough - it looks like it on my computer - Death by Marriage by Jaden Skye


message 8: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Dee wrote: "is this green enough - it looks like it on my computer - Death by Marriage by Jaden Skye"

yes, it looks green on my computer too.


message 9: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8946 comments thanks Sandy ;)


message 10: by JennRenee, Moderator (new)

JennRenee (jennreneeread) | 2904 comments Mod
I have these. Are they good?

Dead Reckoning by Mercedes Lackey for green
and Tempest Unleashed (Tempest #2) by Tracy Deebs for blue


message 11: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
JennRenee wrote: "I have these. Are they good?

This one works.Dead Reckoning by Mercedes Lackey for green

This one doesn't look predominantly green.

and Tempest Unleashed (Tempest #2) by Tracy Deebsfor blue"


This one works.


message 12: by Patricia (new)

Patricia | 680 comments Would the following authors work for Green: Graham Greene, Melissa Fay Greene or Michael Greenberg?


message 13: by Nicki (new)

Nicki H (nickihermann) Green Options? Let me know if some of these dont work! I found tons for blue but green is trickier!!

Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray

Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater How to Be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets by Garth Stein City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare


message 14: by JennRenee, Moderator (new)

JennRenee (jennreneeread) | 2904 comments Mod
is this enough green. its more of a sea green in the middle and really light. The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #6) by Michael Scott


message 15: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
JennRenee wrote: "is this enough green. its more of a sea green in the middle and really light. The Enchantress Of Florence A Novel by Salman Rushdie"

sure, if the middle is light green, that works. Hard to tell on the computer, but we all know how different the books can look in person!


message 16: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Patricia wrote: "Would the following authors work for Green: Graham Greene, Melissa Fay Greene or Michael Greenberg?"

yes


message 17: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Nicki wrote: "Green Options? Let me know if some of these dont work! I found tons for blue but green is trickier!!

Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray

[bookcover:Sa..."


They all look pretty green to me!


message 18: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer  (jml_417) Is this ok for green?

At Home with the Templetons A Novel by Monica McInerney


message 19: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Jennifer L. wrote: "Is this ok for green?

[bookcover:At Home with the Templetons: A Novel]"


yes


message 20: by Sassafrass (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 891 comments how about these:

The Bikini Diaries by Lacey Alexander (green) and What She Needs by Lacey Alexander (blue)




message 21: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Sassafrass wrote: "how about these:

The Bikini Diaries by Lacey Alexander (green) and What She Needs by Lacey Alexander (blue) "


those work


message 22: by Kayleigh (new)

Kayleigh Reads (kayleigh_reads_romance) Does this have enough green?
Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie

Thanks:)


message 23: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Keltie Lee wrote: "Does this have enough green?
Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie

Thanks:)"


yes it does


message 24: by Lindsey (new)

Lindsey (lindsey12) Would these work? Blue: Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater and Green: Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater


message 26: by Sarah (last edited May 28, 2012 01:39PM) (new)

Sarah (moragepona) | 122 comments Are these blue and green enough, respectively?

Bass Ackwards and Belly Up by Elizabeth Craft
Fire (Graceling Realm, #2) by Kristin Cashore


message 27: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (last edited May 28, 2012 01:52PM) (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Sarah wrote: "Are these blue and green enough, respectively?

Bass Ackwards and Belly Up by Elizabeth Craft
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling"


the blue one is fine.

The Graceling cover you posted doesn't really look like a green cover. (the hp cover that GR decided to substitute is much more green looking, but I still wouldn't consider it predominantly green)


message 28: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Lindsey wrote: "Would these work? Blue: Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater and Green: Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater"

yes


message 29: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Ariel wrote: "Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie

Crossed (Matched, #2) by Ally Condie Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater"


yes


message 30: by Sarah (last edited May 28, 2012 02:08PM) (new)

Sarah (moragepona) | 122 comments Sandy wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Are these blue and green enough, respectively?

Bass Ackwards and Belly Up by Elizabeth Craft
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling"

the blue one is fine.

The Graceling cover you posted doesn't really look lik..."



Thanks Sandy
Rouge (Les Sept Royaumes, #2) by Kristin Cashore is the french version, but basically the one I posted is just like it, as far as the cover-image and colour goes. The English Images all seem to be very dark, it isn't though on my edition...?


Jayme Pendergraft | 762 comments How about Lord Sunday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #7) by Garth Nix ?

Thanks!


message 32: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Jayme VA wrote: "How about Lord Sunday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #7) by Garth Nix?

Thanks!"


looks pretty green to me!


Jayme Pendergraft | 762 comments Thanks Sandy!


message 34: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1578 comments Is this green enough The Witness by Nora Roberts ?


message 35: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (last edited Jun 01, 2012 05:55PM) (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Sue T wrote: "Is this green enough The Witness by Sandra Brown?"

yes - it definitely "reads" green.

ETA - this GR bug is really funny - to look at the cover they decided to post, and read my comments makes me seem REALLY out of it!


message 36: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11204 comments Sandy wrote: "Sue T wrote: "Is this green enough The Witness by Sandra Brown?"

yes - it definitely "reads" green.

ETA - this GR bug is really funny - to look at the cover they decided to post, and read my comments..."


LOL... That's a completely different author! Same title, though... The bug is annoying, but it's also strangely entertaining. ;-)


message 37: by ben (new)

ben (ben2641) | 4 comments does this have enough blue?
The Bar Mitzvah and the Beast One Family's Cross-Country Ride of Passage by Bike by Matt Biers-Ariel


message 38: by Peebee (new)

Peebee | 481 comments The Fault in Our Stars by John Green by John Green

too bad we can't combine the two!


message 39: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Ben wrote: "does this have enough blue?
[bookcover:The Bar Mitzvah and the Beast: One Family's Cross-Country Ride of Passage by Bike]"


yes.


message 40: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1578 comments Sandy wrote: "Sue T wrote: "Is this green enough The Witness by Sandra Brown?"

yes - it definitely "reads" green.

ETA - this GR bug is really funny - to look at the cover they decided to post, and read my comments..."


Thanks, Sandy. Don't know what to make of this bug, but at least now the covers are staying on the same line.


message 41: by Gayla (last edited Jun 02, 2012 01:59PM) (new)

Gayla Bassham (sophronisba) | 64 comments Double-checking that these work:

The Good Muslim by Tahmima Anam

Hope A Tragedy by Shalom Auslander


message 42: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Gayla wrote: "Double-checking that these work:

The Good Muslim by Tahmima Anam

[bookcover:Hope: A Tragedy]"


they're fine


Christina (AKA Babbling) (babblingbookreviews) | 855 comments This picture makes the cover look more blue than green, but it's definitely more green then blue in person.

I just wanted to make sure if it works for this task.

Blazing the Trail (The Dragon Diaries, #3) by Deborah Cooke


message 44: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Christina (AKA Babbling) wrote: "This picture makes the cover look more blue than green, but it's definitely more green then blue in person.

I just wanted to make sure if it works for this task.

Blazing the Trail (The Dragon Diaries, #3) by Deborah Cooke"


sure, just remind me when you post the completed task that it's really more green in person. Even on the computer, I can see how it could be either.


Christina (AKA Babbling) (babblingbookreviews) | 855 comments Sandy wrote: "sure, just remind me when you post the completed task that it's really more green in person. Even on the computer, I can see how it could be either. ..."

Thanks, Sandy. :)


message 46: by Maria Jo (new)

Maria Jo | 234 comments Greek Myths by Olivia E. Coolidge
Does this count as 50%? If so would you count it as blue or green?


message 47: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (last edited Jun 07, 2012 04:08AM) (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Maria wrote: "D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire
Does this count as 50%? If so would you count it as blue or green?"


on the computer, it looks blue, and plenty of it!

(ETA: as shown in the original post, not this one!)


message 48: by Riya (new)

Riya (riyaishere) | 188 comments I was wondering if this book is green enough? The Colony by John Tayman


message 49: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Mariya wrote: "I was wondering if this book is green enough? The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, #5) by Eoin Colfer"

yes


message 50: by ♥Meagan♥ (last edited Jun 07, 2012 05:13PM) (new)

♥Meagan♥ (fadedrainbows) | 101 comments The Magicians by Lev Grossman is this good for either blue or green?


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