Thursday, March 1, 2012

Blog Tour: Pretty Crooked by Elise Ludwig - Tens List

Pretty Crooked by Elise Ludwig
March 13, 2012; Katherine Tegen Books

Summary

Willa's secret plan seems all too simple.

Take from the rich kids at valley prep and give to the poor ones.

Yet Willa's turn as Robin Hood at her new high school is anything but. Bilking her "friends"—known to everyone as the Glitterati—without them suspecting a thing is far from easy. Learning how to break into lockers and Beemers is as hard as she'd thought it would be. Delivering care packages to the scholarship girls, who are bullied just for being different, is more fun than she'd expected.

The complication Willa didn't expect, though, is Aidan Murphy, VP's most notorious ace-degenerate. His mere existence is distracting Willa from what matters most to her—evening the social playing field between the haves and have-nots. There's no time for flirting, especially with conceited trust-funders like Aidan. But when the cops start investigating the string of thefts at Valley Prep and the Glitterati begin to seek revenge, could Aidan wind up being the person that Willa trusts most?

Elisa Ludwig's Pretty Crooked is the first book in an adventurous teen caper series filled with mystery, humor, and heart. (courtesy of Amazon)



Please welcome Elise Ludwig, the author of the upcoming book Pretty Crooked to Alison Can Read!!



Elise's Tens List: 

Favorite movies 

My (and Willa's, too, probably) Favorite Heist Movies


10. Bonnie and Clyde

Classic, and Faye Dunaway's costumes are incredible.

9. Take the Money and Run

Woody Allen and a gun made out of soap: What not to do!

8. Sexy Beast

Ben Kingsley is terrifyingly badass in this movie about a retired gangster on one last job.

7. The Usual Suspects

With more twists than a bag of slinkies, this mystery keeps you guessing until the end—and maybe after, too.

6. To Catch a Thief

Prime Hitchcock in a thriller about a thief who's suspected of a crime he didn't commit.

5. Jackie Brown

An underrated heist flick from Quentin Tarentino—Pam Grier is fierce.

4. Time Bandits

It's silly, fun and John Cleese plays a Robin Hood to remember.

3. Dog Day Afternoon

Al Pacino is amazing as a bumbling bank robber who needs the money for his boyfriend's sex change operation.

2. Ocean's Eleven (Soderburgh)

Is there a better movie about a casino robbery? I think not.

1. Rafifi

The heist scene unfolds meticulously, almost in real time. The problem is not getting the jewels, but what happens afterward.

Thanks so much for having me! This was fun.

10 comments:

  1. "Unusual Suspects" was a good one. I haven't seen the rest especially "To Catch a Thief" from the master Mr. Hitchcock. I better update my heist films. :) Btw, I've blog tagged you :D

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  2. No heist movie list is complete without Oceans Eleven for me...I just loved that one :)

    Great tour, Alison!

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  3. This one sounds good. Modern day, high school Robin Hood. Thanks for sharing this one.

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  4. So. I've only seen one of those. That's just sad really. I think I would really enjoy Bonnie and Clyde, and I of course adored Ocean's Eleven. George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Brad Pitt all in one movie? Win.

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  5. I've only seen three of those, but if it counts, I've watch Ocean's Eleven repeatedly. I mean, George, Matt, and BRAD!! Who could blame me? LOL

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  6. Yikes, I think I've only seen one of these. I did however see the play of Bonnie and Clyde. That's counts right...so then I've seen two.

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  7. OMG--TIME BANDITS!! I haven't seen that one in forever. So bizarre and hilarious and just plain odd British humor that I love. A great heist movie (great list, actually).

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  8. HUH? Sounds like a great book! I need to read this one. Loved the list :)

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  9. Great list! I love Bonnie and Clyde and Ocean's Eleven with Clooney, Pitt and Damon. Another great heist movie is The Thomas Crown Affair with Pierce Bronson and Renee Russo. The original is pretty good too - Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway.

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