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"Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself."— John Green

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12.12.2011

Faves of 2011 Book Awards!



The end of the year is almost upon us, and I bet you've all read some amazing books!  I have too!   In fact, Nomes over at InkCrush is hosting her Faves of 2011 Book Awards!  And she's invited everybody to join her!

Here's what you need to do:

The Important Rule:

  • Your answers come from books you read this year. (They don't have to be limited to books that came out in 2011, obviously)
The Other Rules:
  • Do what you want
  • Skip a category, rearrange a category, smish some categories together. Create sub-categories and shout-outs...work it for you :)
  • Nominate multiple books for one category (when you are torn) or limit yourself to one
  • Challenge yourself to not use the same book more than once, or sprinkle the same books throughout half the categories...
  • Join in some days and forget the rest...
  • Whatever works for you. Have fun :) 
The Linky:
  • There will be a link up each post so you can link up :) 
Here are the categories:
  • Day One: The Books
  • Day Two: The Characters
  • Day Three: The Scenes
  • Day Four: The Random
  • Day Five: The Covers
To get the questions for each day, just check out her post here!

I'll be participating the last week of December starting on Monday, December 26 thru Friday, December 30. I hope a lot of you participate (drop me your posts if you are), and remember to have fun!





10.01.2011

Eli to the nth's Spooktacular Books Challenge



For October this year I've decided to do a Spooktacular Books Challenge.  I'm going through my shelves and picking out books which fall into the "spooky" category!  I really want to get my readers involved, so if you want to participate here's some things I ask that you do:
  1. Take the header above and link back to this post
  2. Pick 3 or more "spooky books" to review in October (Check this list or this list out if you need suggestions!)
  3. Create a home post with the list of books
  4. Link to your home post in the linky below
  5. No using books you've read before October
Easy Peasy!  I'm really excited to start this, as Halloween is my favorite holiday, even at 23!  

My Picks for Spooktacular Books:
  1. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children  by Ransom Riggs - How can I not include this book in a Spooktacular Books Challenge?  The creepy little girl on the cover is reason enough.  
  2. Evernight by Claudia Gray -  I'm trying to get back into this sort of vampire story, and vamps are perfect for Halloween.  I think what really intrigues me is the mystery at the school! (MY REVIEW)
  3. Fallen by Lauren Kate - I am a sucker for a good angel story.  This has a haunting quality to it that lends itself nicely to Halloween, after all November1st is All Saints' Day.
  4. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce - I've had this book for a while (My TBR list is through the roof, don't give me any grief!), and I got to meet Jackson at Dragon*Con this September.  Hearing her talk about the book re-wetted my appetite just in time for Halloween!
  5. Z for Zachariah by Robert O'Brien - A 16 year old girl all alone after a catastrophic nuclear disaster thinking she's all alone until she sees fire smoke....dun dun dun!  Definitely spooky!
  6. Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantasky - I need some romance after all this darkness and heavy reading!  Love is in the fall air, and Halloween is perfect to fall in love with a vampire!
  7. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry - You can't have a Spooktacular Books Challenge without zombies!  This book looks so awesome, love the cover, and I can't wait to read it! (MY REVIEW)
There's my list, an odd number for an odd month.  Ambitious for me, but I'm really excited to do it!  Let me know if you're participating or even if you're doing your own type of Spooktacular reading! Happy Halloween!



9.23.2011

Friday Covers (09)


For this week's addition of Friday Covers, I'm highlighting some awesome re-imaginings of classic books that I found on Flavorwire.  
Don't you wish these were for real?

   Ben JonesMacbeth        Emmanuel Polanco
                                                             Brothers’ Grimm Fairy Tales

              Nan LawsonFranny & Zooey     Jillian TamakiThe Secret Garden


Jillian TamakiEmma                 Ryan HartleyDubliners

               Ben Jones1984               Emmanuel PolancoLolita

I love them all, but I think my favorites are Lolita, Emma, and Dubliners.
Which ones do you like?

9.19.2011

100 Most Popular YA Books




I found this list over at Hooked to Books and  it seemed interesting to look over what books are the Top 100.  I also decided to see how many I've read, and what I haven't!
If you did this, leave a link in the comments!
The ones I own, but haven't read are in GREEN
The ones I have read are in PURPLE




1. Alex Finn – Beastly

2. Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones
3. Ally Carter – Callagher Girls (1, 2, 3, 4)
4. Ally Condie – Matched
5. Alyson Noel – The Immortals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
6. Anastasia Hopcus – Shadow Hills
7. Angie Sage – Septimus Heap (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
8. Ann Brashares – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (1, 2, 3, 4)
9. Anna Godbersen – Luxe (1, 2, 3, 4)
10. Anthony Horowitz – Alex Rider (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
11. Aprilynne Pike – Wings (1, 2, 3)
12. Becca Fitzpatrick – Hush, Hush (1, 2)
13. Brandon Mull – Fablehaven (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
14. Brian Selznick – The Invention of Hugo Cabret
15. Cassandra Clare – The Mortal Instruments (1, 2, 3, 4)
16. Carrie Jones – Need (1, 2, 3)
17. Carrie Ryan – The Forest of Hands and Teeth (1, 2, 3)
18. Christopher Paolini - Inheritance (1, 2, 3, 4)
19. Cinda Williams Chima – The Heir Chronicles (1, 2, 3)
20. Colleen Houck – Tigers Saga (1, 2)
21. Cornelia Funke – Inkheart (1, 2, 3)
22. Ellen Hopkins – Impulse
23. Eoin Colfer – Artemis Fowl (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
24. Faraaz Kazi – Truly, Madly, Deeply
25. Frank Beddor – The Looking Glass Wars (1, 2, 3)
26. Gabrielle Zevin – Elsewhere
27. Gail Carson Levine – Fairest
28. Holly Black – Tithe (1, 2, 3)
29. J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
30. James Dashner – The Maze Runner (1, 2)
31. James Patterson – Maximum Ride (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
32. Jay Asher – Thirteen Reasons Why
33. Jeanne DuPrau – Books of Ember (1, 2, 3, 4)
34. Jeff Kinney – Diary of a Wimpy Kid (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
35. John Boyne – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
36. John Green – An Abundance of Katherines
37. John Green – Looking for Alaska
38. John Green – Paper Towns
39. Jonathan Stroud – Bartimaeus (1, 2, 3, 4)
40. Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl – Caster Chronicles (1, 2)
41. Kelley Armstrong – Darkest Powers (1, 2, 3)
42. Kristin Cashore – The Seven Kingdoms (1, 2)
43. Lauren Kate – Fallen (1, 2, 3)
44. Lemony Snicket - Series of Unfortunate Events (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
45. Libba Bray – Gemma Doyle (1, 2, 3)
46. Lisa McMann – Dream Catcher (1, 2, 3)
47. Louise Rennison – Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
48. M.T. Anderson – Feed
49. Maggie Stiefvater – The Wolves of Mercy Falls (1, 2, 3)
50. Margaret Peterson Haddix – Shadow Children (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
51. Maria V. Snyder – Study (1, 2, 3)
52. Markus Zusak - The Book Thief
53. Markus Zusak – I am the Messenger
54. Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
55. Mary Ting – Crossroads
56. Maureen Johnson – Little Blue Envelope (1, 2)
57. Meg Cabot – All-American Girl (1, 2)
58. Meg Cabot – The Mediator (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
59. Meg Cabot – The Princess Diaries (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
60. Meg Rosoff – How I Live Now
61. Megan McCafferty – Jessica Darling (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
62. Megan Whalen Turner – The Queen’s Thief (1, 2, 3, 4)
63. Melina Marchetta – On the Jellicoe Road
64. Melissa de la Cruz – Blue Bloods (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
65. Melissa Marr – Wicked Lovely (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
66. Michael Grant – Gone (1, 2, 3, 4)
67. Nancy Farmer – The House of the Scorpion
68. Neal Shusterman – Unwind
69. Neil Gaiman – Coraline
70. Neil Gaiman – Stardust
71. Neil Gaiman – The Graveyard Book
72. P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast – House of Night (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 )
73. Philip Pullman – His Dark Materials (1, 2, 3)
74. Rachel Caine – The Morganville Vampires (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
75. Rachel Cohn & David Levithan – Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
76. Richelle Mead – Vampire Academy (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
77. Rick Riordan – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
78. Rom LcO’Feer – Somewhere carnal over 40 winks
79. S.L. Naeole – Grace (1, 2, 3, 4) 
80. Sabrina Bryan & Julia DeVillers – Princess of Gossip
81. Sarah Dessen – Along for the Ride
82. Sarah Dessen – Lock and Key
83. Sarah Dessen – The Truth about Forever
84. Sara Shepard – Pretty Little Liars (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
85. Scott Westerfeld - Leviathan (1, 2)
86. Scott Westerfeld - Uglies (1, 2, 3, 4)
87. Shannon Hale – Books of a Thousand Days
88. Shannon Hale – Princess Academy
89. Shannon Hale – The Books of Bayern (1, 2, 3, 4)
90. Sherman Alexie & Ellen Forney – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
91. Simone Elkeles – Perfect Chemistry (1, 2, 3)
92. Stephanie Meyer – The Host
93. Stephanie Meyer – Twilight Saga (1, 2, 3, 4)
94. Sue Monk Kidd – The Secret Life of Bees
95. Susan Beth Pfeffer – Last Survivors (1, 2, 3)
96. Suzanne Collins – Hunger Games (1, 2, 3)
97. Suzanne Collins – Underland Chronicles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
98. Terry Pratchett – Tiffany Aching (1, 2, 3, 4)
99. Tonya Hurley – Ghost Girl (1, 2, 3)
100. Wendelin Van Draanen – Flipped

8.05.2011

VALA: DAY 4


 Full of books, birds, and biscuits.


LINKS!
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
You Do the Dishes
Biscoff








Disclaimer: I have NOT been paid or contacted to endorse ANY of the things talked about or linked to in this blog/vlog post.  These are all my own opinions.

7.10.2011

Harry Potter Extravanganza: Day 10 Part 1!


Today is arts and crafts day at Hogwarts.  
So have your wands at the ready because we're telling fortunes!

7.07.2011

Harry Potter Extravaganza: Day 7 Part 2!


One thing EVERY Harry Potter Fan must know is the house they belong too.
I, myself, am a proud Hufflepuff.


To help you all find out your house so you are in appropriate house colors for the big premiere, I present the Hogwarts House Sorting Quiz.

I think it's pretty accurate, and it isn't one of those pages upon pages quizzes or the ones which ask, "What's your favorite color?"  And remember, if you think you're a Ravenclaw and you get Gryfinndor it is ultimately up to you to choose where you're meant to be.  Harry Potter did it, and so can you!

6.20.2011

Things That Make Me Smile (02)


  • Getting a great review and a raise at work!  Yay for hard work paying off!
  • My sister buying me a cheer-up book.  This has been in my TBR pile for a while! 
  • This awesome article on Adults and YA Fiction! If you want some good facts/opinions to use when people look down on you for reading YA fiction, this article will help! Thanks to Mundie Moms for sharing!
  • The new Harry Potter Trailer!!  IT LOOKS SO AWESOME AND I'M SO EXCITED BUT AT THE SAME TIME MY CHILDHOOD IS ENDING!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Learn Something Everyday.  Such a cool site, and a great web time-waster.
  • OMG! JUST OMG!!

  • Finally, if you want to listen to something heart-wrenching but amazing as we count down to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 then here is the song for you.

6.15.2011

RAK: The Best Idea Ever!!


Book Soulmates


Random Acts of Kindness is an awesome way to bless others by sending them something from the book wish list. It was started (and is hosted) by Book Soulmates.
RAK Rules: It’s pretty easy to participate. Sign-ups are monthly, and the rules are below. (June’s post is HERE.)
  • Sign up each month you’d like to participate in.
  • Show off your participation! Grab one of the buttons available
  • Create a wish list and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
    {Post on your blog, Amazon, where ever as long as there’s a link to it.}
  • If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger for their address.
  • At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K!
    Make a post saying ‘Thank You’ to whoever granted one of your wishes and share it with us
My RAK List: Amazon (I only have it on Amazon since it's the easiest to create, but I'll take books from anywhere)

Please check it out guys, and let me know if any of you have a RAK List, so I can send some love out!

5.18.2011

Things That Make Me Smile (01)


New thing I'm trying out.  Similar to Daily Dose hosted by Good Golly Miss Holly and Tilt: Things I Love Thursday hosted by Gala Darling (You guys should check out both blogs. GGMH is an awesome book blog and GD is an inspiring lifestyle blog).  So in "Things That Make Me Smile" I'm going to be posting pictures, videos, links to things that make me smile or that I've been loving lately.  Please enjoy and feel free to link to your Daily Dose or Tilt or anything you do on your blog that makes you smile!
  1. The FREE Angry Bird app for Google Chrome!  I can't stop playing, it's an obsession. 
  2. Watched RENT for the 25th time today!  La Vie Boheme is my favorite scene and everyone should watch it once.
  3. Black and WTF.  This is the funniest Tumblr.  It shows weird ass black and white pictures, and they are super entertaining.
  4. Plume Feather Hair Extensions!  I WANT!!!!!  They looks so cool and this is pretty much the last summer I can have something crazy like this in my hair.
  5. Florida roll, Florida roll Florida roll.  This sushi is delicious. I must go to Soho Sushi like twice a week at least.
  6. What's In My Bag meme.  This one from Elsie at A Beautiful Mess is one of my favorites.  I watch them all the time on Youtube as well.  It is sad.


Let me know what you guys think about the new feature!



2.26.2011

On the Screen (03)


On the Screen covers everything on both the big and small screens.  I will feature anything from a trailer to a synopsis of a movie/episode, or a simple gushing over a hot character/actor.  Pretty much whatever I damn well feel like that has to do with television or movies.
This week I have a movie trailer to share.  The Hangover was one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time so The Hangover II will hopefully be as awesome!!!!!

2.20.2011

Poetry Sunday (04)

This is a fabulous new blog feature here at Eli to the nth!  Thanks to Genna from Reading, Writing, and the World of Words, who created this awesome feature and gave me the permission to host it here, as well as, use her cute graphic!  Poetry is one of my passions, but I have yet to share it here.  So this feature gives me the perfect opportunity to do so!

This Sunday I'm happy to share an awesome book of poetry I bought last year.  I was simply shopping on the shelves and the cover popped out at me.  Intrigued, I opened to find some of the funniest and insightful poems I've read.  Made out of newspapers.

I'm talking about Austin Kleon's Newspaper Blackout.

     "Poet and cartoonist Austin Kleon has discovered a new way to read between the lines. Armed with a daily newspaper and a permanent marker, he constructs through deconstruction—eliminating the words he doesn't need to create a new art form: Newspaper Blackout poetry.

      Highly original, Kleon's verse ranges from provocative to lighthearted, and from moving to hysterically funny, and undoubtedly entertaining. The latest creations in a long history of "found art," Newspaper Blackout will challenge you to find new meaning in the familiar and inspiration from the mundane.

      Newspaper Blackout contains original poems by Austin Kleon, as well as submissions from readers of Kleon's popular online blog and a handy appendix on how to create your own blackout poetry."


It is a really, really cool book.  I've done this on several occasions when I've been stuck for inspiration.  I've also seen people do his with magazines and books.  The point is to create something new, and that's why I love them.

Here are some awesome examples:

 
I hope you guys have enjoyed this sample, and you can 
check out more at Austin's blog:  AustinKleon.com

2.01.2011

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

For my birthday, my sister Melissa and I, along with our mum, went to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It was fantastic (for the most part, but I'm not reviewing it so whatever). my sister, being the cool person that she is, made me a slide show of all our pictures. Now some aren't the best quality, but I love it. I thought I'd share it with all of you, so please enjoy!




PS. SORRY IT'S SO SMALL...I don't know how to fix that.
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