Literary Lark Pursuit: June Round #4

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 Charlie

~ 3 authors from North Dakota

~ 1 book cover with a boat on the cover

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in Lawrence, Kansas

~ 1 book that has the word Road in the title

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

~ 3 books with characters named Charlie

Devan:

1. Pop by Gordon Korman

2. How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier

3. If We Kiss by Rachel Vail

Cara:

1. Charlie Bone and the Hidden King by Jenny Nimmo

2. Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie

3. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl

Sonny:

1. A Girl Named Charlie Lester by Carissa Halston

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephan Chbosky

3. Monster Madness: Nightmare Academy 2 by Dean Lorey

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

Devan = 3

Cara = 3

Sonny = 3

~ 3 authors from North Dakota

Devan:

1. Melanie Nilles

2. R. Thomas Riley

3. Brenda Kezar

Cara:

1. Jennie Shortridge

2. Peter Branvold

3. William H Gass

Sonny:

1. Steve Ressel

2. Lucy Johnston Sypher

3. Simon Johnson

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

Devan = 3

Cara = 3

Sonny = 3

~ 1 book cover with a boat on the cover

Devan:

Tris and Izzie by Mette Ivie Harrison

Cara:

Something's Not Quite Right by Guy Billout

Sonny:

Toy Boat by Randall De Seve

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

Devan = 1

Cara = 1

Sonny = 1

~ 1 bookstore (nonchain) in Lawrence, Kansas

Devan:

Vagabond Bookman

Cara:

The Raven Bookstore

Sonny:

The Raven Bookstore

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

Devan = 1

Cara =0

Sonny =0

~ 1 book that has the word Road in the title

Devan:

Road to Nowhere by Christopher Pike

Cara:

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

Sonny:

Academic Transformation: The Road to College Success (2nd Edition) (Mystudentsuccesslab) by De Sellers, Carol W. Dochen, and Russ W. Hodges

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

Devan = 1

Cara = 1

Sonny = 1

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

Devan:

Deception by Lee Nichols

Cara:

Haven by Kristi Cook

Sonny:

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

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

Devan = 1

Cara = 1

Sonny = 1

Current June Standings:

Devan: 36

Cara: 37

Sonny: 35

Cara has managed to fly into the lead. Will she be able to keep her advantage? June has 5 Thursdays so Sonny & Devan have one more week to try to catch her. Tune in next week - same bird time, same bird channel.