After checking out some books at the library, we, of course, stopped in at the library bookstore. Lo and behold, on the shelf was the Harry Potter book #7. We own books 1-6 and just last week Lulu tried to talk me into buying #7 at Barnes & Noble. At $15.00, I said, "No way." I'm pretty sure I made her day when I was able to get it used for $1.00!!! She is feverishly reading through it as I type. This is actually her second go-round of reading the series. The first time we had to borrow #7 from a cousin. Blakester is hot on her heels, as he's about half-way through book #5.
I also count the following as some of my "cheap finds":
- The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien ($.50 at Goodwill)
- Homeward Bound movie ($1.50 at Goodwill)
- Great American Nature Writing by Joseph Wood Krutch ($1.00 at library book store) This looked very interesting. It's an anthology of nature stories. I recognized a few of the authors included: John Muir, Thoreau, Ernest Thompson Seton.
- Sounder movie ($1.00 at library book store)
Ooh, I love good deals like this! I frequent Goodwill and St. Vinnie's and the Friends of Library sales. I'm a bit of a nerd and I have a spreadsheet of all our books (and prices). Even with the brand new books I've had to purchase our average per book is only $3.00. =) hehe
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