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25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow*

We all know that April showers bring May flowers, but they also bring rainbows! In honor of this colorful miracle, we will read books that celebrate those colors, as well as celebrate some of my favorite genres. For this task, choose TWO different colors listed below and read a book for each. The catch is, the colors you choose must be visible somewhere on the cover of your book.

Red - Red is the color of blood and it is also associated with a well-known caveat of Mystery - the red herring. Read a book with the genre Mystery on the book’s main page.
(the seal and the sky are red)
Orange - Orange gives the sensation of heat and corresponds with desire and pleasure. What fits this color better than Romance! Read a book with the genre Romance on the book’s main page.
(orange leaves)
Yellow - Yellow is associated with danger, as well as with cowardice. Never will I cower from danger more than when I am reading Horror. Read a book with the genre Horror on the book’s main page.
(author's name and title are yellow)
Green - When I think of the color green when associated with books, I think of Science Fiction full of green aliens. Read a book with the genre Science Fiction on the book’s main page.
(green plant)
Blue - The color blue is associated with wisdom and intelligence. I associate Blue with Fantasy novels, because, let’s be honest, you often need to use your brain to understand just what is going on in these books! Read a book with the genre Fantasy on the book’s main page.
(blue mask)
Violet/Purple - Purple is well known to be the color associated with royalty, and when I think of a book featuring royalty, I think of Historical Fiction. Read a book with the genre Historical Fiction on the book’s main page.
(purple dress)

*Yes, I know there are generally considered to be seven colors to the rainbow! For the sanity of our moderators and because of it’s closeness in color to both Blue and Purple, I’ve omitted Indigo from the list.

NOTE: Books with genre "Children's" or "Kids" that are at least 100+ pages and conform to all other SRC rules may be used for this task.

NOTE: Books with genres “Graphic Novel,� “Sequential Art,� “Comics,� and “Manga� that conform to all other SRC rules may be used for this task.

Required: State which colors you used and identify the object that matches the stated color when you post.

Clarification: Embedded genres will work

Approved List:

Red:
(title) (background) (title) (text book) (playing card) (title) (background) (necklace) (bookmark) (background) (light) (words "A Novel") (pushpin) (title and author's name) (title) (background)

Orange:
(leaves) (vines) (background) (title, author's name, in sun) (background) (clothing) (clouds) (silhouettes) (title, fire) (flowers) (fabric) (background)

Yellow:
(title) (window) (title) (title) (title) (author's name) (face) (title)

Green:
(grass) (scales) (foliage) (title) (grass) (dress) (sphere)

Blue:
(background) (background) (background) (background) (pants)
(title) (vine) (background) (background) (circles of light)

Purple: (background) (dress) (sky) (clothing)

Not approved:

Purple: (pink, not purple) (no historical fiction listed)

Green:


Orange:
(looks more yellow than orange) (looks more pink than orange) (more pink than orange)

Red: (looks pink, not red) (orange, not red)

This thread is now open!

Clever take on the rainbow theme!

do these work?

RED: by Mo Hayder (cover is in red and title is also red)
YELLOW: by Stephen King (Author's name is in Yellow)

Will these two work?

for Horror=yellow

The light out of the windows of the house seems yellow to me.

for Science Fiction=green

The grass in front of the house is green.

Awesome Stacie ! What a colorful task !
This really brings in the advent of Spring for me. Thanks ! :)

Option 2 : A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks (How can I go for anything else when we are talking about romance and Orange ? :) )

Option 5 : The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (Fantasy)

Does this work for Science Fiction - Green scales
by Jasper Fforde

the genre listed is Science Fiction - Fantasy ... so I'm not sure it qualifies.

Approval please ...

for FANTASY (blue) or for HORROR (title is in yellow)

Could I use these?

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown blue for fantasy
Generation Loss green (the bushes) for science fiction

The last one is a bit of a stretch, so I thought I better check!

Can you see the green plant behind the author's name?

These are my picks. I think they work.

Red/Mystery =

Yellow/Horror =

Fantasy- (blue in the background)

HF- (purple in the background)

Will this work for Blue? Harry's pants are blue

Delmy =^.^= wrote: "do these work?

RED: by Mo Hayder (cover is in red and title is also red)
YELLOW: by Stephen King (Author's name is in Yellow)"

For the first book, the cover looks more orange to me, but the red title works.

Joyland works as well! Enjoy!

Fandury wrote: "Will these two work?

for Horror=yellow

The light out of the windows of the house seems yellow to me.

for Science Fiction=gr..."

They will both work, but make sure you point out the window in Snowblind to the moderators; definitely easy to miss!

Apoorv wrote: "Awesome Stacie ! What a colorful task !
This really brings in the advent of Spring for me. Thanks ! :)

Option 2 : A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks (How can I go for..."

Thanks Apoorv! After suffering the polar vortex this year, I am in need of Spring coming soon!

Both selections will work; enjoy!

Book Concierge wrote: "Does this work for Science Fiction - Green scales
by Jasper Fforde

the genre listed is Science Fiction - Fantasy ... so I'm not sure it qualifies."

As long as Science Fiction appears somewhere in the genres, it will work, so you're approved!

You may want to get the genre approved in the Genre Verification thread though, seeing as it's the last one listed and may fall off!

For color and genre approval:

red title/mystery genre

green title/sci-fi genre

or is it yellow/horror genre?

Book Concierge wrote: "Approval please ...

for FANTASY (blue) or for HORROR (title is in yellow)"

It will work for either. If you plan to use it for Horror, you may want to get the genre approved - Horror falls close to the bottom!!

Looks like a cute book!

Will either of these work for orange?

author's name is peachy

or

Building, gardens, and vines all appear orange

Orange (text box and background)or
(the explosion in the back)

Blue (letters and bit of background)

??

Lulu wrote: "Could I use these?

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown blue for fantasy
Generation Loss green (the bushes) for science fiction

The last one is a bit of a stretch, so I tho..."

Generation Loss is not a stretch at all! Definitely looks green to me! You may want to get it approved in the Genre Verification thread, though.

Your other selection works, as well.

Coralie wrote: "Can you see the green plant behind the author's name?
"

Sadly I can't, especially seeing as the thumbnail of the cover doesn't enlarge. Sorry!

Bea wrote: "These are my picks. I think they work.

Red/Mystery =

Yellow/Horror = "

Both work! Enjoy!

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Fantasy- (blue in the background)

HF-(purple in the background)"

They work!

Barbara wrote: "Will this work for Blue? Harry's pants are blue"

Yes, that will work!

Susan A wrote: "For color and genre approval:

red title/mystery genre

green title/sci-fi genre

or is it yellow/horror genre?"

Looks more green than yellow to me, so use it for science fiction. Your other selection works, too.

Mickslibrarian wrote: "Will either of these work for orange?

author's name is peachy

or

Building, gardens, and vine..."

The first looks more yellow than orange to me, so it won't work, but your second selection works fine.

Jecca wrote: "Orange (text box and background)

Blue (letters and bit of background)

??"

Both work!

Is this orang to you??

Approval for Mystery / Red

by Ellery Queen (red playing card in background)

Will work for mystery/red?

Does this work for green?Changing Planes

Stacie wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "Does this work for Science Fiction - Green scales
by Jasper Fforde

the genre listed is Science Fiction - Fantasy ... so I'm not s..."

Stacey ... please clarify ...
The genre is listed as SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY (I had put a hyphen in there before and I realize there is no hyphen)
So does this book still qualify as "science fiction" - you have previously agreed it has green on cover.

Barbara wrote: "Is this orang to you??

"

I can definitely see orange: title, author's name, and in the sun. Remember, the entire cover does NOT need to be one color. A small amount of orange will work as well.

Book Concierge wrote: "Approval for Mystery / Red

by Ellery Queen (red playing card in background)"

Looks more pink/magenta to me, not red. Sorry!

Laurie wrote: "Will work for mystery/red?"

Yes, that will work

Prajakta wrote: "Does this work for green?Changing Planes "

Yest, that will work

Book Concierge wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "Does this work for Science Fiction - Green scales
by Jasper Fforde

the genre listed is Science Fiction - Fantasy ...."

Yes, it will work, even though it is listed as Science Fiction Fantasy. As long as Science Fiction appears in some way, it will work for this task. Embedded genres will work, as well.

Stacie wrote: "Laurie wrote: "Will work for mystery/red?"

Yes, that will work"

Thank you!

I'm sorry, Stacey .... I chose the wrong edition before ... I have an old hardcover of

(RED-Mystery)

(I saw the playing card background and just clicked without checking if it was the right edition)

Book Concierge wrote: "I'm sorry, Stacey .... I chose the wrong edition before ... I have an old hardcover of

(RED-Mystery)

(I saw the playing card background and just clicked..."

That one definitely looks more red! If you read that edition, it will work!

Another option (I may need that top hat elsewhere ...)

RED-Mystery (the helicopter and the title)

Book Concierge wrote: "Another option (I may need that top hat elsewhere ...)

RED-Mystery (the helicopter and the title)

"

That will work! Can's hurt having lots of options!

does her dress look purple enough for historical fiction?

I am going to read The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Red) and A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks (Orange)

Does this work for mystery(red)

and this for horror(yellow)

title in yellow

Dee wrote: "does her dress look purple enough for historical fiction?

"

Looks like a pale purple to me!