Monday 2 November 2015

Another challenge

I saw on Jamie's blog another reading challenge for 2016 and thought I had one or two books on my pile to read with colours in the title but when I actually looked beside my bed and on the study bookshelf, I own 5 titles that will be suitable for this challenge.  The Color Coded Challenge seems to be as popular as ever, and you can sign up for it here..  Once again the categories will be more open--the color may either be named in the title or it may appear as the dominant color for the cover of the book. For "implies color" the image implying color should dominate the cover--for instance a large rainbow, a field of flowers, or the image of a painter.  Get ready for a rainbow of reading in 2016. 


*Read nine books in the following categories.
1. A book with "Blue" or any shade of Blue (Turquoise, Aquamarine, Navy, etc) in the title/on the cover. 
2. A book with "Red" or any shade of Red (Scarlet, Crimson, Burgandy, etc) in the title/on the cover.
3. A book with "Yellow" or any shade of Yellow (Gold, Lemon, Maize, etc.)in the title/on the cover.
4. A book with "Green" or any shade of Green (Emerald, Lime, Jade, etc) in the title/on the cover.
5. A book with "Brown" or any shade of Brown (Tan, Chocolate, Beige, etc)in the title/on the cover.
6. A book with "Black" or any shade of Black (Jet, Ebony, Charcoal, etc) in the title/on the cover.
7. A book with "White" or any shade of White (Ivory, Eggshell, Cream, etc)in the title/on the cover.
8. A book with any other color in the title/on the cover (Purple, Orange, Silver, Pink, Magneta, etc.).
9. A book with a word that implies color (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Paisley, Stripe, etc.).
* Any book read from January 1 through December 31, 2016 will count.
*Crossovers with other challenges are fine.




So here is my starting pile for this challenge:


1. Blue- Island of the blue dolphins This Newberry medal has been waiting for 2 years for me to read.
2. Red - A Rose for the Anzac boys I got this after a visit to the War memorial on one of my trips to Canberra. Hoping to read it in 2016.
3. Yellow- Valley of Gold I bought this title last year when my class was studying Gold
4. Green - Green boy I bought this title 12 months ago thinking I might use with my class on the topic of sustainability but never got round to reading it.
5. Brown- TBA
6. Black - The witch of blackbird pond another Newberry medal winner on my TBR pile
7. White- TBA
8. Other colour TBA
9. Word that implies colour -TBA

Looking forward for 2016!