2023 DCL Reading Challenge: Book with a Color in the Title

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All-new challenge items to inspire you to read more and have fun! Read any of the titles on this list to get a step closer to finishing our 2023 challenge and winning a prize. All-new challenge items to inspire you to read more and have fun! Read any of the titles on this list to get a step closer to finishing our 2023 challenge and winning a prize. Show less

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

A Novel

by Anappara, Deepa

Book - 2021

Set in a basti, or Indian slum, where children have vanished and the police are disinclined to help, this story follows 9-year-old Jai and his friends as they play detective to try and solve a case. Set in a basti, or Indian slum, where children have vanished and the police are disinclined to help, this story follows 9-year-old Jai and his friends as they play detective to try and solve a case. Show less

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The Rose Code

A Novel

by Quinn, Kate

Book - 2021

This story follows three women, Osla, a debutante, working class Mab, and local village spinster Beth, from 1940 through 1947, the year that Elizabeth marries Prince Philip of Greece. This story follows three women, Osla, a debutante, working class Mab, and local village spinster Beth, from 1940 through 1947, the year that Elizabeth marries Prince Philip of Greece. Show less

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The House in the Cerulean Sea

by Klune, TJ

Book - 2020

Linus Baker, a no-fun employee who works for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, gets assigned to visit an orphanage on a remote island. It turns into the adventure of a lifetime. Linus Baker, a no-fun employee who works for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, gets assigned to visit an orphanage on a remote island. It turns into the adventure of a lifetime. Show less

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Yellow Jessamine

by Starling, Caitlin

Streaming Audiobook - 2020

A fast-paced gothic horror book that will keep you on the edge of your seat! A fast-paced gothic horror book that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Show less

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Get A Life, Chloe Brown

A Novel

by Hibbert, Talia

Book - 2019

A chronically ill woman comes up with six directives to help her get a life, enlisting the help of a gorgeous handyman with tattoos. A chronically ill woman comes up with six directives to help her get a life, enlisting the help of a gorgeous handyman with tattoos. Show less

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Friday Black

by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

eBook - 2018

A collection of short stories that are sure to grab you, haunt you, and invigorate you. A collection of short stories that are sure to grab you, haunt you, and invigorate you. Show less

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All Systems Red

by Wells, Martha

Book - 2017

A fun, short read from the Murderbot Diaries. A fun, short read from the Murderbot Diaries. Show less

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The Mystery of the Blue Train

A Hercule Poirot Mystery

by Christie, Agatha

Book - 2007

Hop aboard as Hercule Poirot must solve the murder of Ruth Kettering, an American heiress who boarded the luxury French night express train to leave her unhappy marriage and meet her secret lover. Hop aboard as Hercule Poirot must solve the murder of Ruth Kettering, an American heiress who boarded the luxury French night express train to leave her unhappy marriage and meet her secret lover. Show less

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The Color Purple

by Walker, Alice

Book - 2006

This powerful classic depicts the lives of African-American women in early 20th-century rural Georgia. This powerful classic depicts the lives of African-American women in early 20th-century rural Georgia. Show less

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A Clockwork Orange

by Burgess, Anthony

Book - 1986

A frightening fable about good and evil and the meaning of human freedom. A frightening fable about good and evil and the meaning of human freedom. Show less

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