Thanks, Mom, for the gift of literature

David Cook made it to the top three finalists on "American Idol." Now he will come home for a parade and rally in his honor.

Beatles tribute band Liverpool and Destination Go will play for the  Jennifer Ireland Foundation  May 17, 2008.

David Cook's former teachers and their students at Bllue Springs South High School continue to make plans for David Cook's homecoming.

He gets them through their day with music.

Long before '"American Idol'" discovered David Cook, he was a star in the pages of The Examiner and at his schools.

Staff members at Blue Springs South High School can't wait to see David Cook

Fans gathered at the Hilton Garden Inn for a David Cook watch party

Person on the street