Book Meme

Okay, so I wasn't specifically tagged for this. I just saw it on Faith's blog and thought that it looked like fun! So here it goes...

1. List the 10 books/collected works/series that you would bring on a desert island.
2. (Optional) Say why you would bring them.
3. Link to the person who tagged you.
4. Tag 6 people to also do the meme.
5. Leave a comment to let those people know .

1. All of Shannon Hale's books, of course!
2. The Ink Trilogy by Cornelia Funke.
3. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray.
4. The Chronicles of Narnia series.
5. The Harry Potter series (that would occupy my time for a while.)
6. The Twilight series (for whenever I needed a good laugh.)
7. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen.
8. The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot.
9. The Percy Jackson series.
10. 13 Little Blue Envelopes.

As you probably noticed, I listed mostly series. But if I'm stranded than I'm going to need a lot of free time. Right now being on a desert island with no school work and just books sounds pretty good right now.

So I tag whoever wants to do this!

The Three Meme and Baltimore Book Festival!

First item of information, there's going to be a Baltimore Book Festival! Here's some info on it.

13th Annual Baltimore Book Festival

Where: Historic Mount Vernon Place centered on the 600 block of North Charles Street, 21201 Baltimore, MD.

When: Friday September 26 from 5-9 pm

Saturday September 27 from 11 am-7pm

Sunday September 28 from 11 am-7pm

Website: http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/

Obviously I can't make it here in Utah, but if you're in the area you should definitely check it out!
Now I'll do this cool meme Danielle tagged me for!

Rules: 3 Catagories-3 MUST read books
3 Keep your eyes on these,
3 Look for these soon.

Then I’m going to tag three bloggers. They will copy these lists, but will subtract one and add their own.
(And please keep the additions 2007-09)

MUST read books:
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen*
Undercover by Beth Kephart

Keep your eyes on these:
Identical by Ellen Hopkins*
The 13th Reality by James Dashner
Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale*

Look for these soon:
Cybele’s Secret by Juliette Marillier
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke*
The Smile by Donna Jo Napoli

* are my additions

I tag whoever wants to do this!

Seven Songs Meme

Tagged by Ani Isilee.

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your summer. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they’re listening to.

1. Maybe-Secondhand Serenade
2. Realize-Colbie Caillat
3. Vulnerable-Secondhand Serenade
4. This is Home-Switchfoot
5. No Air-Jordin Sparks
6. Whatever It Takes-Lifehouse
7. The Call-Regina Spektor

I actually have way more than seven, but I couldn't list the entire Secondhand Serenade CD. ;)

I'll tag Fantasy, Hoho, and Ennagirl (I know it isn't seven.)

Another Meme

So I've been tagged by Kelsey to do this cool thing!

The Rules:

1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4.Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people and post a comment to the person who tagged you once you've posted your three sentences.

The nearest (and only book) I have with me right now is The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak. So here it is...

In the previous moments of stupendous danger, Papa has said goodbye to Wolfgang Edel and was ready to accompany Liesel home.
"Ready," she answered.
They began to leave the scene of the crime, and the book was well and truly burning in her now.

I haven't even made it this far in the book yet, so I really have no idea what is going on. ;)

I tag Anilee, Ani Isilee, Summermoon, Q, and Bookbutterfly.

Crazy Things I Did as a Kid

Tagged by Bookbutterfly and Fantasy.

Rules:
1. Follow this format
2. Copy/Paste the rules
3. State who tagged you and add a link to their blog.
4. Write 5 crazy things you did as a kid
5. Tag 5 people

Crazy things:

1. I used to be in love with the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast. I would watch it every day, print out coloring pages for it, buy the dolls, etc. Then one day my sister told me, jokingly, that I was too obsessed with Beauty and Beast, and being the sensitive person I was, I decided to put everything I owned that was remotely Beauty and the Beast in a shoe box and hid it under my bed. I don't think I even retrieved it until months later. Of course, if anyone did that to me nowdays, I'd just laugh in their face. ;)
2. I used to seriously think that different magical lands really did exist, and used to spend most my day trying and thinking of ways to get there. My friends and I tried tons of fake spells, and a million different things. Sadly, we never prevailed.
3. I used to put on and play with my grandmother's jewelery. I don't think she minded though. I see the pictures now of me with all that jewelery on, and they're hilarious.
4. My sister and I would make up songs and dances, and have concerts that my dad video recorded. Oh how we cringe when we see them now. ;)
5. Once when my cousins were visiting, we started to make a long paper chain. Extremely long. For over an hour we worked, and we hung it up through almost the entire house. Some of it was saved and is still hanging up in my grandpa's house.

Let's see, five people I apologize if you've already been tagged: Q, Hwalk, Miss Erin, Felicity, Elizabethbennett.

Book Titles Meme

Tagged by Ennagirl.

In this one, I'm supposed to write the first word in the title of the book I'm currently reading. Then I'm supposed to write a phrase for each word that describes the book. Okay, here's mine:

Good and giving sorceress
Order given by a wizard
Long, golden hair.
Daring heroine
Enchanted tower
Never ending magic

I can't think of anyone who hasn't done this yet, but if you haven't, consider yourself tagged.

7 Random Things

Tagged by Bohae.

In this meme I'm supposed to say random things about myself. Hmm....this will be interesting.

1. I have a clone ;) Actually a fraternal twin sister that is leaving to go on a leadership forum tommorrow to Washington D.C. I'm so incredibly jealous.

2. I love to watch movies. In fact, I think that I love watching movies almost as much as I love reading books. If you're going to see a movie at the theaters, chances are that I've seen it. I think I watch one at least every other day.

3. I've met Shannon Hale three times, and have all of her books autographed. Also for the past nines months I've been a member of LRRH, I've logged on at least once a day. Obesessed, I know.

4. I cry when I read sad books and watch sad movies. I even cry during happy books and movies. Really, I'm a sap when it comes to things like that. :)

5. I really like to listen to classical music. Mainly soundtrack movies, but I love other classical too. I think it began when I started to play the violin, but I've loved it ever since.

6. I'm going to England for the first time this summer. I'm so excited, since this will be the first time I've ever been out of the United States.

7. I've never owned any pets. And believe me, I love animals. We were going to get a dog for a while when I was in fourth grade, but it never worked out. Oh, how I want a doggie. ;)

I tag Ani Isilee, Maribeth Kayla, Hwalk, Fantasy, Ennagirl, and anyone else that wants to do this. :)

My Life in Six Words

Tagged by Anilee.

So, I thought long and hard about how I should sum up my life in six words. Here's what I came up with.

I'm making my way to reality.

I'm always daydreaming about books, thinking about books, basically breathing books and never giving a thought to anything else but books. Don't worry I'll get there though. ;)

Since I can't think of anyone who hasn't been tagged already, whoever is reading this who hasn't, go ahead.

A Rhyming Meme

Hwalk made this...

What your favorite nursery rhyme?
I don't think I have one.

First chapter book you read?
I don't know if I exactly remember the first, but I liked Bailey School Kids, Junie B. Jones, and some other of those kinds of books.

Do you read best in the daytime?
It doesn't usually matter. I read when I feel like reading, day or night.

Or when you are in bed?
When I read at night, I am usually in my bed.

A funny or serious tone?
It depends on what I'm in the mood for. I really like both.

A favorite character that is a guy.
Finn from the Books of Bayern.

Some books you want to own.
Breaking Dawn, Forest Born, Dragon Slippers, Specials, and many, many others.

And the first book that made you cry.
That would definitely be Charlotte's Web. I cried, and cried, and cried if you can believe it.

I tag whoever wants to do this. It's really cool. :)

Book Meme

Tagged by Anilee

Which book do you irrationally cringe away from reading, despite seeing only positive reviews?

That would probably be Eldest by Christopher Paolini. I read the first Eragon thinking it was just okay, and then started to read the second. I got so incredibly bored, I stopped and never started again. Some of my friends loved it and thought it was better than the first one, but I think I've been avoiding reading it. Maybe someday...

If you could bring three characters to life for a social event (afternoon tea, night of clubbing, perhaps a world cruise), who would they be and what would the event be?

Wow. I suppose I would pick Edward Cullen from the Twilight series, to decide for myself if he's really as perfect as he's made out to me. Plus it'd be cool to meet a vampire, if he'd refrain from killing me ( just kidding). Next, I would pick Ani from The Goose Girl mainly because she's one of my favorite female characters, plus someone I could totally get along with. And lastly, either Ginny or Luna from the Harry Potter series.

(Borrowing shamelessly from the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde): you are told you can't die until you read the most boring novel on the planet. While this immortality is great for a while, eventually you realize it's past time to die. Which book would you expect to get you a nice grave?

Maybe this fits better with the first question, but that would be The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I started reading it a couple years ago, but was so bored I couldn't get past the first couple of pages. But maybe I'd enjoy it more now than I would have two years ago, but it boring me is basically the only thing I remember about it.

Come on, we've all been there. Which book have you pretended, or at least hinted, that you've read, when in fact you've been nowhere near it?

I've never actually said or hinted that I've read these books at all, but a lot of people I know think I've read The Lord of the Rings series. Most of my friends have assumed this since I'm such a big fan of fantasy books and movies, but nope I haven't. But I'm planning to.

As an addition to the last question, has there been a book that you really thought you'd read, only to realize when you read a review about it/ go to re-read that you haven't? Which book?

I don't think that's ever happened to me. I usually keep pretty good track of the books I have and haven't read.

You're interviewing for the post of Official Book Advisior to some VIP ( who's not a big reader). What's the first book you'd recommend and why: ( if you feel like you'd have to know the person, go ahead and personalize the VIP).

I would probably recommend a book by Shannon Hale ( they're all so good, I can't think of just one). Though if they weren't big on reading, I would recommend Twilight by Stephenie Meyer just because everyone seems to like it, and it wouldn't be too hard for them ( basically, an easy read).

A good fairy comes and grants you one wish: you will have perfect reading and comprehension in a foreign language of your choice. What language do you go with?

I'm having a huge debate over French and Spanish. I'm learning Spanish right now, so I already understand some of it, and French has always been something I've wanted to learn. There's only one way to decide this: I'll pick German! That way I'd get to read Inkdeath before it comes out in the United States!

A mischievious fairy comes and says that you must choose one book that you will re-read once a year for the rest of your life ( you could read other books as well). Which book would you pick?

Hmm, something I'd enjoy now and in the future. I don't think I'll ever get tired of The Goose Girl.

What's one bookish thing you've discovered from book blogging?

A lot of different genres and authors, I guess. I've started looking for release dates, trying new kinds of books, and reading books I thought I'd never read.

The good fairy is back for one final visit. Now, she's granting you your dream library! Describe it. Is everything leatherbound? Is it full of first edition hardcovers? Pristine trade paperbacks? Perhaps a few favorite authors have inscribed their works? Go ahead- let your imagination run free.

I prefer to actually read books in paperback, but I like to have hardcover books for my collections. So maybe all of my books in paperback and hardback? While I'm being extravagant, I'd want all my favorite books signed by the authors. Other than that, just a nice, roomy, comfy place would be fine by me.

Well, that was really fun! I guess I'll tag Fantasy and Maribeth.