Literary Lark Pursuit - May Round #1

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 Kelli

~ 3 authors from Tennessee

~ 1 book with a chair on the cover

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in Tallahassee, Florida

~ 1 book that has the word May in the title

~ 1 song from Rachel Caine's playlist for Lord of Misrule

~ 3 books with characters named Kelli

Alyssa:

1. The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4) by Rick Riordan

2. Jewels of the Nile II (Elloras Cavemen) by Anna J. Evans

3. Forbidden Rendezvous by Joyce Marie Taylor

Devan:

1. The Insiders by J. Minter

2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

3. Sun Tunnels and Secrets by Carole Thayne Warburton

Erin:

1. Kissing Kelli By Kathy Carmichael

2. Slow Death By Jim Fielder

3. No answer submitted

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

Alyssa = 2

Devan = 2

Erin = 2

~ 3 authors from Tennessee

Alyssa:

1. Dewey Lambdin

2. Tony Earley

3. Steven Womack

Devan:

1. Jo Edwards

2. Karyn Henley

3. Susan Vaught

Erin:

1. Alex Haley

2. Carl Stiner

3. Cormac McCarthy

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

Alyssa = 3

Devan = 3

Erin = 3

~ 1 book with a chair on the cover

Alyssa:

Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats

Devan:

Gone by Lisa McMann

Erin:

Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris

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

Alyssa = 1

Devan = 1

Erin = 1

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in Tallahassee, Florida

Alyssa:

St. John's Bookstore

Devan:

Friendshop

Erin:

The Book Shelf

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

Alyssa = 1

Devan = 1

Erin = 1

~ 1 book that has the word May in the title

Alyssa:

Devil May Cry (Dark-Hunter #12) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Devan:

Missing May by Cynthia Rylant

Erin:

Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon

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

Alyssa = 0

Devan = 1

Erin = 0

~ 1 song from Rachel Caine's playlist for Lord of Misrule

Alyssa:

"Control" by Poe

Devan:

"Believe" by The Bravery

Erin:

No answer submitted

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

Alyssa = 1

Devan = 1

Erin = 0

Current May Standings:

Alyssa: 8

Devan: 9

Erin: 7

Tune in next week to see if Devan can keep her lead OR if Alyssa or Erin will swoop into first place!