Literary Lark Pursuit: June Round #3

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, Devan, from Book Strings

* Cara

* Sonny from Literary Junkie

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 Nick

~ 3 authors from Oklahoma

~ 1 book cover with a girl in a green dress

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in Des Moines, Iowa

~ 1 book that has the word Forks in the title

~ 1 of your favorite book reviews on Reading Lark written by Andrea

~ 3 books with characters named Nick

Devan:

1. Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Cruise

2. The Trouble with Rules by Leslie Bulion

3. Everlost by Neal Shusterman

Cara:

1. The Time Pirate by Ted Bell

2. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

3. Saintly Remains by Tony Perona

Sonny:

1. Elephant Run by Roland Smith

2. Scat by Carl Hiaasen

3. Reading Underwater by Alex Flinn

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

Devan = 3

Cara = 3

Sonny = 3

~ 3 authors from Oklahoma

Devan:

1. K.D. Wentworth

2. Connie Feddersen

3. Carol Johnson

Cara:

1. Billie Letts

2. Kristin Cast

3. Mercedes Lackey

Sonny:

1. Merline Lovelace

2. Linda Ashour

3. Bob Avey

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

Devan = 3

Cara = 3

Sonny = 3

~ 1 book cover with a girl in a green dress

Devan:

The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig

Cara:

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

Sonny:

The Secret of the Old Clock by Caroline Keene

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

Devan = 1

Cara = 1

Sonny = 1

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in Des Moines, Iowa

Devan:

Lawsons Books

Cara:

Plain Talk

Sonny:

Beaverdale Books

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

Devan = 1

Cara = 1

Sonny = 1

~ 1 book that has the word Forks in the title

Devan:

Forks in the Dishwasher by Vilate Bentz-Bolanos

Cara:

What you Never Knew About Fingers, Forks, & Chopsticks by Patricia Lauber

Sonny:

Forks in the Dishwasher by Vilate Bentz-Bolanos

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

Devan = 0

Cara = 1

Sonny = 0

~ 1 of your favorite book reviews on Reading Lark written by Andrea

Devan:

Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding

Cara:

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Sonny:

Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton

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

Devan = 1

Cara = 1

Sonny = 1

Current June Standings:

Devan: 26

Cara: 28

Sonny: 26

Cara has managed to fly into the lead. Will she be able to keep her advantage? Tune in next week - same bird time, same bird channel.