Literary Lark Pursuit - April Round #1

It's a new month and that means a new round of the Literary Lark Pursuit. Who will be queen of the nest this month? 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 March to defend her title. The goal is to have fun and learn about books.

Let me introduce our three competitors....

* Our Defending LLP Champion, DJL from Denim-Jacket Librarian Dishes

* Alyssa from Mostly Books.... Occasional Rants....

* Cleo from Booklopedia

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 Ginger

~ 3 authors from Virginia

~ 1 book with a river on the cover

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in San Diego, California

~ 1 book that has the word April in the title

~ 1 song from Stephenie Meyer's playlist for Eclipse

 

~ 3 books with characters named Ginger

DJL:

1. Ginger by Charlotte Voake

2. My Cat Ginger by Jan Wahl

3. Ginger Brown: Too Many Houses by Sharon Dennis Wyeth

Alyssa:

1. Ginger's New Crush (The Boyfriend Club, No. 5) by Janet Quin-Harkin

2. Ginger Jumps by Lisa Campbell Ernst

3. Tim and Ginger (Little Tim) by Edward Ardizzone

Cleo:

1. Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes

2. Biggles and the Black Peril by W.E. Johns

3. The Tale of Ginger and Pickles by Beatrix Potter

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

DJL = 3

Alyssa = 3

Cleo = 3

~ 3 authors from Virginia

DJL:

1. Rita Mae Brown

2. Rita Dove

3. Lee Smith

Alyssa:

1. Cynthia Rylant

2. Adriana Trigiani

3. Edward Falco

Cleo:

1. V.C. Andrews

2. Maggie Stiefvater

3. Alice Adams

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

DJL = 3

Alyssa = 3

Cleo = 3

~ 1 book with a river on the cover

DJL:

River Thunder by Will Hobbs

Alyssa:

The Rake (Lessons in Love #1) by Suzanne Enoch

Cleo:

Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson

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

DJL = 1

Alyssa = 1

Cleo = 1

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in San Diego, California

DJL:

Open Door Books

Alyssa:

Fifth Avenue Books

Cleo:

Adams Avenue Book Store

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

DJL = 1

Alyssa = 1

Cleo = 1

~ 1 book that has the word April in the title

DJL:

Arthur's April Fool by Marc Tolon Brown

Alyssa:

The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, & June by Robin Benway

Cleo:

The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, & June by Robin Benway

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

DJL = 1

Alyssa = 0

Cleo = 0

~ 1 song from Stephenie Meyer's playlist for Eclipse

DJL:

"The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot" by Brand New

Alyssa:

"Stab My Back" -- The All-American Rejects 

Cleo:

"Infra-red" by Placebo

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

DJL = 1

Alyssa = 1

Cleo = 1

Current April Standings:

DJL: 10

Alyssa: 9

Cleo: 9

Will DJL be able to hold onto her title or will one of the new competitors become top literary bird? Stay tuned.