The Waiting Room 2

Hello! Welcome again to The Waiting Room (yes, it is important enough for capitalization...hmph). Anyway, here are more books. Reader reviews of the books listed are always appreciated!


New Releases:
The Summoning (Darkest Powers, Book 1) by Kelley Armstrong

My name is Chloe Saunders and my life will never be the same again.
All I wanted was to make friends, meet boys, and keep on being ordinary. I don't even know what that means anymore. It all started on the day that I saw my first ghost—and the ghost saw me.
Now there are ghosts everywhere and they won't leave me alone. To top it all off, I somehow got myself locked up in Lyle House, a "special home" for troubled teens. Yet the home isn't what it seems. Don't tell anyone, but I think there might be more to my housemates than meets the eye. The question is, whose side are they on? It's up to me to figure out the dangerous secrets behind Lyle House . . . before its skeletons come back to haunt me.


Lost and Found by Andrew Clements
Although it's a drag to be constantly mistaken for each other, in truth, during those first days at a new school, there's nothing better than having a twin brother there with you. But on day one of sixth grade, Ray stays home sick, and Jay is on his own. No big deal. It's a pretty nice school, good kids, too. But Jay quickly discovers a major mistake: No one seems to know a thing about his brother. Ray's not on the attendance lists, doesn't have a locker, doesn't even have a student folder. Jay almost tells the school -- almost -- but then decides that this lost information could be very...useful. And fun.
As Ray and Jay exploit a clerical oversight, they each find new views on friendship, honesty, what it means to be a twin -- and what it means to be yourself. Entertaining, thought-provoking, and true-to-life, this clever novel is classic Andrew Clements times two: twins!

Coming Soon:
What If... All the Rumors Were True by Liz Ruckdeschel and Sara James (July 8)
After a year at Hillsdale High, Haley thinks she knows what she’s in for as she starts her junior year. She knows what to expect from the it girls, the brains, the rockers, and the artists. She knows how to handle drunken disasters, shoplifting scandals, IM warfare, and out-of-control false rumors. But none of the lessons learned during her sophomore year can prepare her for this dilemma: what’s Haley supposed to do when everything they’re saying about her is true? (A Choose Your Destiny Novel)


Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eion Colfer (July 15)
Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease -- and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save them. Not only that, but he must face his deadliest foe yet...his younger self.

Who I Am: BB's Intro

Hello, MOLDy peoples! I am BB (like you didn't already know), or bookbutterfly. I have like 2 billion nicknames, so go ahead and call me my pseudonym, too, if you want; it's Mariposa Angel Del Libro (the initials are similar to MOLD: MALD :P). I love writing, reading, anything having to do with books; I have since I was able to read, which was at 4 (I dunno if that's supposed to be remarkable if a child can read at 4, but whatever).

Don't get me started on fave bks. I have a list of 70-something bks on Goodreads of all my fave bks, so you can just check it out there. But my fave genres are fantasy (no duh), historical fiction, mystery, and sometimes animal fiction (yes, there is such a thing). To give you a good idea of my tastes, I'll tell you my fave series: American Girl, Girls of Many Lands, the Lady Grace Mysteries, Harry Potter, and the Sisters Grimm. My favorite authors are Jane Austen, E.D. Baker, Michael Buckley, Karen Cushman, Roald Dahl, Tomie dePaola, Kate DiCamillo, Edward Eager, Julie Andrews Edwards, Eleanor Estes, Cornelia Funke, Shannon Hale, Gail Carson Levine, E. Nesbit, Linda Sue Park, J.K. Rowling, and Jacqueline Wilson.

OK, well, that sums me up pretty well. You'll learn more about me as we go. I have several blogs: BB Times, Del Libro Publishing (which is set on private, so if you would like to join, just drop me a line at BB Times, PM me on LRRH, or email me), and a "new-and-improved" blog (which I will alert everyone when I am ready to show it). Adios for now! ☺

♥BB

MOLD's Side Effects

I was doing some research on MOLD a while ago, and I found out a few things. Number 1, the most important, which I'm going to share with you today, is that MOLD has several side effects. This is relatively new knowledge, which is why I'm going to be the first person to bring it up. I'll number them.

1. Clumsiness. This is a side effect everyone with MOLD suffers from. At least, all the people tested with this have been found positive. It's not very serious, except it might sometimes cause you injuries, such as bumping your head on the ceiling when you're in the top bunk or walking into a violin stand. (What? Why are you all looking at me???)

2. Shannon Hale. This is positive. The tests have not yet been completed, but scientists studying it predict 100% positivity. Need I say more?

3. Daffodils. More noticeably, talking to daffodils. This is so-so; it is possible, though not confirmed, that those who have not shown their partiality to daffodils are not so deep into MOLD yet. The most famous Daffodil Speaker is Ani Isilee; she's definitely infected, and deeply.

4. LRRH. Shortened from Little Red Reading Hood, it's the bestest, bestest vaccine for MOLD. And for a grammar freak to say something is 'bestest' is obvious proof that it's the best. So what are you waiting for? Click on the link!

That's all for now.
Verity

I'm next!

I'm going to introduce myself now, though most of you probably "know" me via LRRH. I'm Miss Elizabeth Bennett, Elizabeth, Eliza, Lizzie or just Liz. I have a real name too, but I like those better. Anyway, as a member of this blog, I obviously have MOLD. It gets pretty bad at times. Seriously. I can't go long without books. My favorites include:

1. Any Jane Austen book (My absolute favorite book is Pride and Prejudice)
2. Any Shannon Hale book, especially The Books of Bayern (River Secrets first, then The Goose Girl, then Enna Burning)
3. Star Wars: Vision of the Future by Timothy Zahn (Yes, I am a Star Wars geek. Don't hate. Science Fiction really is cool.)
4. Lord of the Rings trilogy/The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Lioness and Her Knight by Gerald Morris

Those are just a few. I have way too many favorites to list. I like almost any genre of books but Fantasy and Classics are my favorites.

If you want to, check out my blogs:
http://www.incandescentlyeliza.blogspot.com (my personal blog)
http://www.dreamwritelive.blogspot.com (my writing blog)

Curing Yourself With MOLD

What do you like to read when you're feeling blue? sick? guilty? lonely?

I've found that the Grandma's Attic books by Arleta Richardson are usually good for me to read when I'm feeling restless. They're easy and funny. Don't try reading the classics when your attention-span is about as short as a matchstick. It just makes things worse and makes you feel like you're stupid.

When I'm feeling guilty, sometimes I read non-fiction. But sometimes I find a short fiction book that so completely sweeps me away with the story that I forget about everything else. Are these sorts of books as rare as they seem to me? :(

Other comforting books are:
Murder mysteries - um.... yeah. Please, please tell me I'm not the only person who thinks murder mysteries are comforting in a scare-yourself-out-of-your-discomfort way.
Regina Doman's books - because I've read them so many times. They're familiar.
The Secret Garden - ditto.
The Chronicles of Narnia - ditto
Anne of Green Gables - ditto

What about the rest of you?

Since, I mean, I never post in LRRH

Well, since no one knows me or anything guess I'll introduce myself. ;)
I'm Tree Rat Girl, or more commonly faith. (tree rat girl is more interesting though.) I talk or psot way too much, am random, and love fantasy with an unhealthy passion. My favorite books are
(duh) the BoB
Northanger Abbey
The Chronicles of Prydain
Lord of the Rings
The Melendy Quartet
Walk Two Moons
A Curse Dark as Gold
Dragon Slippers
the Wind on Fire trilogy
Little Britches
A Swiftly tilting Planet
I also love dragons, weapons of war, writing, swimming, and hate book haters, helmets, and movies that have been made from books that mess it up. I also love evil rabbits.
So that's me.

My MOLDiness: The Condensed Version

Once upon a time a little girl named Delaney used to carry lovely little books around in purses and baskets, even before she could read. When she learned to read she had MOLD in a mild form. As she got older, it got worse. In May of 2007 she went completely over the edge and there is no longer ANY hope of curing or reforming her. The End.

Hi, my name's Delaney. For anyone who is interested in the correct pronunciation, it's Duh-LAY-nee. I've heard some pretty weird pronunciations in my time... including "DEL-nee" and ... "Zucchini." 0_o I love books. Classics, mysteries, fantasy, fairy tales, historical fiction, some science fiction and good old stories about families full of crazy children.

On my list of favorite books are...

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
Waking Rose by Regina Doman
The Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit
Phantastes by George MacDonald
The Queen of Attolia and The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
They Came To Baghdad by Agatha Christie

I look forward to posting more about my reading-life here.