[Publib] Tab/Scholastic personal reminiscence

[Rebecca Bronson]

Oh, I have to chime in and add a couple of my all-time favorites that I
bought at my elementary school's Scholastic book fair: Vicky and the Black
Horse by Sam Savitt and the Marguerite Henry books. I think I bought
Scholastic editions of almost every one of Margeuite Henry's books: all of
the Misty books, King of the wind, Justin Morgan had a horse, and probably
others whose titles I don't recall at the moment. Can you tell I was a
horse-crazed kid? I read them all to tatters. On a related note, I think I
was about the 10th or 12th consecutive patron for our library's copy of Pony
care by Jean Cabell Self.

Oh, the days...

Rebecca Bronson
Reference Librarian
Handley Regional Library
P.O. Box 1300
Stephens City, VA  22655

540-869-9000 (voice)
540-869-9001 (fax)

www.hrl.lib.state.va.us

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[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Jim Sanderson
  Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 3:21 PM
  To: 'Herb, Joanne'; publib at webjunction.org
  Subject: RE: [Publib] Tab/Scholastic personal reminiscence


  Me too! and for some reason the title that comes back to mind is "Danny
Dunn and the Donut Machine" Jim



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[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Herb, Joanne
  Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 2:42 PM
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  Subject: [Publib] Tab/Scholastic personal reminiscence


  Nann asks:

  >.....while we are being nostalgic:  who else remembers ordering books
through the TAB/Scholastic >Book Club of the 60's?



  I do! I do!



  The first science fiction book I recall reading, Robert Silverberg's
Revolt on Alpha C, was obtained through that program.  Alexander Key's The
Forgotten Door was another one.  I don't recall those reading cards, but
since my grandmother read to me when I was really small, I was reading
fairly early and annoying the socks off our 14-year-old family friend when I
would finish her  9th grade spelling words at six.  They had to kick me up
into the chapter books section, though. I was out to read the entire
contents of the primary kids' library.



  A science fiction selector in the making, I guess.



  Joanne



  Joanne Herb

  Morris County Library

  Whippany, NJ
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