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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb
Yeah! My mom used to LIMIT me to one book a day, when I was a kid. Then I had to go outside .....
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I live in AZ ... it's so hot outside my mom didn't care if I read all day. But, we only went to the mall once in a while and we were in the middle of the desert and that was the only way to get books when I was little. So ... I re-read a lot, got up before dawn to walk the dog for miles, and spent a lot of time in the swimming pool.
I was in heaven when my brother got his first job ... in a bookstore! He got all kinds of books and I could raid him any time I wanted. He also brought home the books that were overstock and had the covers torn off - which I also read. Isn't that nasty - you would think the store would have donated them to charity, or schools,or something instead of tearing the cover off to send back to the publisher. I understand why and all but it's just irritating to destroy something like that. My brother would bring home one of each for us to read. Most likely a bit illegal though.