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Rewarding a 'Reformed' Book Hoarder
I survived two used book sales with only a dozen new books coming home. It was hard to do.
There was the bag sale. Fill a bag for a dollar. There were hundreds of books to choose from. I gritted my teeth, tried to shed no tears and choose carefully.
And the first book I chose to read is a reward of itself in a way.
There is a history to this. A young man suggested I read "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen. It is an excellent book, one of my favorites now. And the first in a series.
The book I found is the fifth in that series I didn't know about. That sent me to the library to find "The River."
My reading time is short. Yet this book is difficult to put down. The pages fly by.
Perhaps having to choose with care the new books I bring home is a good thing. This one has been a rewarding surprise.
Does this mean a certain book hoarder is truly reformed? Not a chance.
There was the bag sale. Fill a bag for a dollar. There were hundreds of books to choose from. I gritted my teeth, tried to shed no tears and choose carefully.
And the first book I chose to read is a reward of itself in a way.
There is a history to this. A young man suggested I read "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen. It is an excellent book, one of my favorites now. And the first in a series.
The book I found is the fifth in that series I didn't know about. That sent me to the library to find "The River."
My reading time is short. Yet this book is difficult to put down. The pages fly by.
Perhaps having to choose with care the new books I bring home is a good thing. This one has been a rewarding surprise.
Does this mean a certain book hoarder is truly reformed? Not a chance.
