Color-Coded Reading Challenge 2016

Bev at My Reader's Block is once again hosting this creative challenge that I really like. You can read the rules and sign up here. Here are the categories:

*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. The Queen Jade - Yxta Maya Murray (title refers to blue jade, see example in linked post)

2. A book with "Red" or any shade of Red (Scarlet, Crimson, Burgandy, etc) in the title/on the cover. Death of a Red Heroine - Qiu Xiaolong

3. A book with "Yellow" or any shade of Yellow (Gold, Lemon, Maize, etc.) in the title/on the cover. The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet - Arturo Pérez-Reverte

4. A book with "Green" or any shade of Green (Emerald, Lime, Jade, etc) in the title/on the cover. Little Joe Otter - Thornton W. Burgess (cover is green, see photo in linked post)

5. A book with "Brown" or any shade of Brown (Tan, Chocolate, Beige, etc) in the title/on the cover. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain (book cover is tan and brown, see photo in linked post)

6. A book with "Black" or any shade of Black (Jet, Ebony, Charcoal, etc) in the title/on the cover. The Blacker the Berry... - Wallace Thurman

7. A book with "White" or any shade of White (Ivory, Eggshell, Cream, etc) in the title/on the cover. White Leopard - Laurent Guillaume

8. A book with any other color in the title/on the cover (Purple, Orange, Silver, Pink, Magneta, etc.). Orange Is the New Black - Piper Kerman

9. A book with a word that implies color (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Paisley, Stripe, etc.). For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf - Ntozake Shange

As usual, I will keep track of the books I read for this challenge in this post as I go along. Since I am never 100% sure of the books I will choose for this challenge ahead of time (I try my best to pull from the TBR pile but sometimes I have to punt) I am always looking for suggestions, so please feel free to comment with any that you may have!