Hawkrider123's money saving 2008 book reading challenge

samf1971

Well done with the 2 reviews so far, I really only read girly books at your age so no help on suggestions I'm afraid, although I can vouch for Terry Pratchett books as I've read most of them including the ones intended for younger readers.

The moneybox sounds like a good idea too, will go off and search for that thread now.

if you're still having trouble with editing the posts, this happens to me all the time & I can't press the thanks button either, anyway if you click on the go advanced button then edit your post it should let you, I find I have to do this & simply can't just use the edit button

Good luck with the reading & even more so the saving!

whitewing

samf1971 wrote: »

if you're still having trouble with editing the posts, this happens to me all the time & I can't press the thanks button either, anyway if you click on the go advanced button then edit your post it should let you, I find I have to do this & simply can't just use the edit button quote]

Oh brilliant - seems to be working. You are a star! It has really been annoying me.

kay41_2

hawkrider123 - what a wonderful idea - I think I will try it on my daughter as she is very keen on a Nintendo DS, but I said I wanted her to read more first. The poster earlier who said that you need to read one brilliant book as a child to get you into a lifetime habit. I remember loving Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at 8 yrs, but by age 10 had fallen in love with Joan Aiken's books 'Wolves of Willoughby Chase', 'Blackhearts in Battersea' etc. No idea if she is even still published. They might not interest you hawkrider as they are historical fiction, but I thought they were so brilliant that I read the lot. What really got me reading voraciously was in my class when I was 10 we had a chart on the wall and we got a star every time you finished a book and then talked to the teacher about the story and why you liked it. There was a wonderful trolley full of brand new books and it was like a sweetshop to me. I think I may have read more books than anyone else by the end of the year, if not my friend and I were neck and neck.

Nobody has mentioned Lemony Snicket's Serious of Unfortunate Events (fabulous film, books can only be better!) - I am trying to get my daughter started on the boxed set I got for her birthday - there are at least 13 in the series.

Have you thought of your local charity shops - I often buy 'holiday reading' books from them for a £1 or so, then if you wreck them on the beach or just pass them onto another person rather than bring them home it's no real loss? Oxfam bookshops are fantastic as they often have whole series of books.

It goes without saying that the local library is a great source, but how about ordering through their catalogue books they don't have? Not sure how much for 'children's books, but in my library adult books are 90p and they can get them from anywhere in the county - a great way to read any book you fancy without having to buy it!

I am such an enthusiastic reader that I feel sad for anyone (particularly adults) who hasn't got the bug - it's one of my greatest pleasures. When I commuted to work on the train (hour each way) I could read 3 books per week and it took me into my own little world. I also used to like to see what other people were reading!

Wishing you the best of luck with your challenge - any ideas for the £366? Or just more books...

Happy reading - don't forget the classics - I haven't read enough of them!

hawkrider123

Good, I hope your daughter enjoys the challenge and does eventually get her DS.

I never thought about buying books in charity shops so thanks.
When I was in year 3 and 4 we did that star thing then we recorded it in our reading record but I never had read the most by the end of year no surprises there.

I have the series of unfortunate events but have never read them but have been meaning too because I have heard they are very good. So they can be one of my books in this challenge.

I don’t know what I’m going to do going too do with the money because mum won’t let me buy a quad even though my uncles own a farm just up the road from us and I go there basically everyday at holidays and every weekend when I’m at school.

I am currently about ¾ through snakehead and it is a very good book I think.

Thanks for all your advice and I hope you had a nice Christmas!!!!!!!
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MaureenHB

Hi Hawkrider and Whitewing.
I love this idea, I will be popping into this thread regularly to see how you are getting on if thats OK.. (are you saving up for anything in particular) woops just read your last post properly, you have already answered this question!
I am also interested in your book reviews as they remind me about books I read years and years ago ( I am very old now!) and tempt me into reading them again.
Now I must recommend a favourite site of mine.. readitswapit.co.uk If you haven't heard of it, it's a book swapping site where you can take a book that you have already read, and don't want to re-read, and swap it for a book that you do want to read. Have a look at it, see what you think.
Have you looked on Amazon at books by Philip Ridley and Chris Riddell? My son loved these when he was about your age, but he has a very strange sense of humour, so they might not suit everybody!!:rolleyes:
Good luck and happy reading. Maureen

Ellidee

Hi Hawkrider I am following your thread too - I love reading and have done since I was a child. Have you heard of Greenmetropolis.com ? They sell used books, £3.75 for a standard paperback and percentage of this goes to the Woodland Trust. Not sure if they have books you might like but worth a look perhaps ?

kay41_2

my OH has decided that my challenge for my daughter is too hard, so he has raised it to £2 per book, which is approx one book a week for the next year. I'm a bit fed up that he's not being more supportive, but maybe my daughter will get enthused when she sees the money rolling in! Charity shops are one of the best places for books, as are car boot sales don't know if there is a big one near you, but they are fantastic as lots of people get given books as presents.

Hawkrider - do try the lemony snickets and let me know what you think - I may try reading them myself then!

Keep reading...

masterthief

hawkrider - if you're into quads then you might also like Moto-X, which Hardcastle also wrote books on (again they'll probably be in your local ibrary or cheaply sourced from charity shops or amazon's 2nd hand sales).

whitewing

kay41 wrote: »

my OH has decided that my challenge for my daughter is too hard, so he has raised it to £2 per book, which is approx one book a week for the next year. I'm a bit fed up that he's not being more supportive, but maybe my daughter will get enthused when she sees the money rolling in! Charity shops are one of the best places for books, as are car boot sales don't know if there is a big one near you, but they are fantastic as lots of people get given books as presents.

Hawkrider - do try the lemony snickets and let me know what you think - I may try reading them myself then!

Keep reading...

Kay,

Can you set your daughter up with her own log in for MSE and then 'reward' her when she posts her book review on this thread. Hawkrider has graciously decided to allow girls to join his challenge! He is okay with her having a higher reward than him. (I keep telling him the joy of reading is its own reward!)

Hawrider will be online later to speak to everyone else who has commented. I'll probably log on as him at some point to edit his first post with all your suggestions so it is a quick reference point. Great website suggestions - we've only really used amazon before.

There is another thread somewhere about the Book People January Sale so have a look out for that. Unfortunately when I looked yesterday most of the booksets we were interested in were sold out.

Savvy_Sue

BTW, even better than charity shops for books are jumble sales and church sales: books usually go for pence rather than pounds. the library is always the cheapest, but at least if it's your own book you don't have to be in a rush to finish it!