Literary Lark Pursuit: May Final Round

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, Alyssa, from Mostly Books.... Occasional Rants....

* Devan from Book Strings

* Erin from Reading Lark

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 Edward

~ 3 authors from Rhode Island

~ 1 book cover from a novel written by Chloe Neill

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in Boise, Idaho

~ 1 book that has the word, After, in the title

~ 1 quote from Peeta found in Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

~ 3 books with characters named Edward

Alyssa:

1. The Dragon of Doom by Bruce Coville

2. Hunted (League of Peoples Universe #3) by James Alan Gardner

3. The Vow on the Heron (Plantagenet Saga #9) by Jean Plaidy

Devan:

1. The boy who wouldn't share by Mike Reiss

2. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

3. Big Fish by Daniel Wallace

Erin:

1. The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II by Susan Higginbotham

2. Ed special by Eric Walters

3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

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

Alyssa = 3

Devan = 3

Erin = 3

~ 3 authors from Rhode Island

Alyssa:

1. Peter Pezzelli

2. Scott Corbett

3. Forrest Gander

Devan:

1. Kelly Easton

2. Jim Kirker

3. Jon Land

Erin:

1. H.P. Lovecraft

2. Keith Smith

3. George Schuyler

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

Alyssa = 3

Devan = 3

Erin = 3

~ 1 book cover from a novel written by Chloe Neill

Alyssa:

Hexbound (The Dark Elite #2)

Devan:

Friday Night Bites-UK Edition

Erin:

Fire Spell

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

Alyssa = 1

Devan = 1

Erin = 1

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in Boise, Idaho

Alyssa:

Rediscovered Bookshop

Devan:

Hyde Park Bookstore

Erin:

Rainbow Books

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

Alyssa = 1

Devan = 1

Erin = 1

~ 1 book that has the word, After, in the title

Alyssa:

Hotter After Midnight (Midnight #1) by Cynthia Eden

Devan:

Life, After by Sarah Darer Littman

Erin:

After The Leaves Fall by Nicole Baart

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

Alyssa = 1

Devan = 1

Erin = 1

~ 1 quote from Peeta found in Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Alyssa:

"Come on and eat with him. I promise, I won't let him kiss you again." (pg. 231)

Devan:

"I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now, and live in it forever." (pg. 245)

Erin:

"I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now, and live in it forever." (pg. 245)

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

Alyssa = 1

Devan = 0

Erin = 0

Final May Standings:

Alyssa: 36

Devan: 37

Erin: 34

Devan is queen of the nest for May! Tune in next week when she will defend her title against two new competitors!