Literary Lark Pursuit - March Round #4

DJL has taken the lead, but can she keep it through the final round next week? Only time will tell. The winner will receive a $10 gift card to Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner chooses) and a lovely scrabble tile necklace made by our very own, Tevya. The winner will also be allowed to compete in April to defend her title. The goal is to have fun and learn about books.

Let me introduce our three competitors....

* Our Defending LLP Champion, Julie from Reading Lark

* DJL from Denim-Jacket Librarian Dishes

* Cara, a Reading Lark follower

Literary Lark Pursuit Basics:

Each week I will be issuing a challenge to the three lovely ladies competing this month. They have a week to track down the information I seek. Each of competitor must track down various books, authors, book trailers, and other literary items. One point will be awarded for each unique item. If this sounds like something you'd enjoy - send us an email and we'll get you on the competitor list. We still have spots open for our March competition. You can reach us at reading[dot]lark[at]gmail[dot]com

The challenge for this week asked for:

~ 3 books with characters named Denise

~ 3 authors from Wisconsin

~ 1 book with a cup or mug on the cover

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in Phoenix, Arizona

~ 1 book that has the word March in the title

~ 1 song from Stephenie Meyer's playlist for Twilight

~ 3 books with characters named Denise

Julie:

1. White Noise by Don DeLillo

2. P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahren

3. The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks

DJL:

1. Murder Undercover: A Denise Cleever Thriller by Claire McNab

2. A Civil Death by John William Corrington

3. Cell by Stephen King

Cara:

1. The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks

2. P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern

3. The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done by Sandra Newman

Total Points Earned for Part 1 out of 3 possible points:

Julie = 1

DJL = 3

Cara = 1

~ 3 authors from Wisconsin

Julie:

1. Antler

2. Marguerite Henry

3. Ellen Raskin

DJL:

1. Ben Logan

2. Mark Schorer

3. August Derleth

Cara:

1. Stephen Ambrose (One of Andrea's favorites!!!)

2. Robert Bloch

3. Peter Straub

Total Points Earned for Part 2 out of 3 possible points:

Julie = 3

DJL = 3

Cara = 3

~ 1 book with a cup or mug on the cover

Julie:

DJL:

Cara:

Total Points Earned for Part 3 out of 1 possible point:

Julie = 1

DJL = 1

Cara = 1

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in Phoenix, Arizona

Julie:

Bards Books

DJL:

Dog Eared Pages Used Books

Cara:

Bards Books

Total Points Earned for Part 4 out of 1 possible point:

Julie = 0

DJL = 1

Cara = 0

~ 1 book that has the word March in the title

Julie:

March by Geraldine Brooks

DJL:

March of the Microbes: Sighting the Unseen by John L. Ingraham

Cara:

The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow

Total Points Earned for Part 5 out of 1 possible point:

Julie = 1

DJL = 1

Cara = 1

~ 1 song from Stephenie Meyer's playlist for Twilight

Julie:

Creep by Radiohead (One of Andrea's Favorite Songs EVER!)

DJL:

Time is Running Out by Muse (Another one of Andrea's favorites!)

Cara:

Creep by Radiohead (One of Andrea's Favorite Songs EVER!)

Total Points Earned for Part 6 out of 1 possible point:

Julie = 0

DJL = 1

Cara = 0

Current March Standings:

Julie: 32

DJL: 39

Cara: 32

Will DJL hold her lead for a 5th week? These lucky ducks get to play 5 rounds because March has 5 Thursdays. Stay tuned for next week's Literary Lark Pursuit! Same bird time, same bird channel. :)