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KatyaR

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10. Nancy Drew mysteries.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Jan 15, 2017, 12:34 PM

Jan 2017

I just recently found out that they have been "edited and updated" over the years by different authors. So the stories I read as a child aren't the same as today's books.

It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of.

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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