Literary Lark Pursuit - April Round #2

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 Star

~ 3 authors from Vermont

~ 1 book with a dog on the cover

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in Denver, Colorado

~ 1 book that has the word doctor in the title

~ 1 song from Stephenie Meyer's playlist for Breaking Dawn

~ 3 books with characters named Star

DJL:

1. White Star: A Dog on the Titanic by Marty Crisp

2. Bell's Star by Alison Hart

3. Shining Star by Megan McDonald

Alyssa:

1. Lieutenant Star Hawking from Burning Love (Flights of Fancy #1) by Melodee Aaron

2. Star Kiernan from Hard Wind (TropicalWinds #2) by Charlotte Boyett-Compo

3. Star Flower from To Wise to Wed? by Penny Jordan

Cleo:

1. You Have to Stand for Something, or You'll Fall for Anything by Star Jones

2. All-Star Comics #44: Evil Star Over Hollywood! by John Broome

3. Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

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

DJL = 3

Alyssa = 3

Cleo = 3

~ 3 authors from Vermont

DJL:

1. Mark W. Smith

2. Howard Frank Mosher

3. Sarah Stewart Taylor

Alyssa:

1. Joseph A. Citro

2. David Budbill

3. Kathryn Davis

Cleo:

1. Ronald Rood

2. Michael A. Stackpole

3. Frederick W. Adams

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

DJL = 3

Alyssa = 3

Cleo = 3

~ 1 book with a dog on the cover

DJL:

A Dog's Life: the Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin

Alyssa:

Clifford's Family by Norman Bridwell

Cleo:

A Dog’s Life: the Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin

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

DJL = 0

Alyssa = 1

Cleo = 0

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in Denver, Colorado

DJL:

The Bookery Nook

Alyssa:

Tattered Cover Book Store

Cleo:

The Bookies

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

DJL = 1

Alyssa = 1

Cleo = 1

~ 1 book that has the word doctor in the title

DJL:

Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer Adrien Leverkuhn by Thomas Mann

Alyssa:

Spongebob Goes to the Doctor by Steven Banks, Zina Saunders (Illustrator), Paul Tibbitt

Cleo:

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

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

DJL = 1

Alyssa = 1

Cleo = 1

~ 1 song from Stephenie Meyer's playlist for Breaking Dawn

DJL:

"Point of Extinction" by Motion City Soundtrack

Alyssa:

"The Sharpest Lives" by My Chemical Romance

Cleo:

“No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground” by Coldplay

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

DJL = 1

Alyssa = 1

Cleo = 1

Current April Standings:

DJL: 19

Alyssa: 19

Cleo: 18

It seems as if DJL is getting a run for her money as Alyssa flies into a tie. Cleo is close behind. Who will take the nest? Stay tuned next week - same bird time, same bird channel.