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Generic Brad

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8. I was not allowed to buy any Scholastic books

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Jan 15, 2017, 12:24 PM

Jan 2017

We didn't have enough money and after Catholic school tuition for three kids, there was nothing left for extras like that. But I did have a library card and I read anything I could get my hands on. I always had my card maxed out.

Imagine the horror I instilled in my family when I was reading Kurt Vonnegut, Jr while I was in the 5th grade!

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You're at your childhood book fair... [View all] True Dough Jan 2017 OP

They used to sell toys at the book Fair at our school. I liked the applegrove Jan 2017 #1

Book fairs were after my time but I used to volunteer to work at my kids' Laffy Kat Jan 2017 #2

Scholastic Book Fairs smelled so good! redwitch Jan 2017 #3

I was a YUGE 'Brains Benton' fan! lastlib Jan 2017 #4

We didn't have book fairs when I went to school, but I always went when I was teaching. femmocrat Jan 2017 #5

Not only the fair, but the whole book club thing PennyK Jan 2017 #6

as a kid, the best day in the world was when NJCher Jan 2017 #7

your post made me smile Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #19

I was not allowed to buy any Scholastic books Generic Brad Jan 2017 #8

ahhh, book fairs... handmade34 Jan 2017 #9

Nancy Drew mysteries. KatyaR Jan 2017 #10

Anything that encourages children to read is good. hunter Jan 2017 #11

I remember the book-mobile coming through OriginalGeek Jan 2017 #12

I read some Hardy Boys True Dough Jan 2017 #13

Does anyone remember the MS read-a-thon? True Dough Jan 2017 #14

I LOVED Enid Blyton's The Famous Five series Skittles Jan 2017 #15

Those were awesome shenmue Jan 2017 #16

My favorite. Iggo Jan 2017 #17

Oh, my. LWolf Jan 2017 #18

Out of all of those True Dough Jan 2017 #20

Yes. LWolf Jan 2017 #21