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I no longer remember the name, but I remember it was about a pair of teens with a special shield that can use magical abilities. There was a dragon, a giant sea monster and other stuff. I remember nothing else. So if anyone could possibly remind of the name, I would appreciate it greatly.
Oh also I though Dragon Slayers Academy was the SHIT back in my middle school days.
Toasterpops
I remember being super depressed when the bookfair came. Poor as shit, couldn't buy anything. But my mum would save up and bring me to Coles
PatrioticMexamerican
The fair is sad when you had no money all these books and you couldn't get one
meadowgreene
I remember these coming near my birthday so I got a lot for a birthday present.
KillahQueen
Beast Quest? Shit was tight
LordDebuchan
I used to steal all the silver change from my parents to buy books. It never dawned on me my parents would buy me books with no complaint.
dreadlordkaplan
As a poor kid this was the worst day at school. Andy gave me one of his erasers once though, so not so bad.
FutureHylian
I would buy a new Bone book EVERY year.
sunlitglo
All we did was look at the Guinness records book and never buy shit.
OgreAllfather
CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS!
Boufus
ANIMORPHS!
dbutt420
Fuck yea!
Mihakuu
Try asking on good reads. I had an answer for my forgotten title within 30 mins
40legger
Captain underpants!!!
SeamenDemen
The Bone Series, best books ever. Also, bendy pencils that were $3....fuck yea!
ratchet3789
I thought this was an Australian only thing, holy shit. These magazines arriving will always be the best memory of my childhood
Isinger
America and Canada got in on this ish. Thanks for those awesome Deltora books
CricketThomas
I was luck my Mom let me get several books every single time. I was blessed.
SenorCulito
Beast quest? @op
kevinkozo
the magic tree house book series
Carlospetsdogs
Did anyone else read Artemis Fowl?? Such a great series IMO.
ClarityAndVision
I still have every book. Read them all at least three times over in middle school.
Carlospetsdogs
Same!
JamesMoriartyThePsychopath
I discovered Artemis Fowl here, among many others. It was a lovely reprieve.
CoRRSir
Magic Tree House?
PatrioticMexamerican
Dope af
AnathemaNoreh
I remember a book. It starts on a houseboat. On a lake that floats in the sky. There's a dragon. There's a stampede of cutlery. Title??????
Seniorwaffletart
I remember the first time my school did this, I found the Alex rider series and totally zoned out, missed 2 classes
AHornyRhino
mother fuckin' Animorphs!
KaizergidorahXi
@OP Do you mean Beast Quest?! It's awesome!
PatrioticMexamerican
There we go. Thank you for reminding me of it
SkinnyJeansandMemes
Beast quest was the shit, with the collecting cards at the back
whitewampa
totally!
SilverSpades
I bought the Serpent one. I still have it actually.
BurniesBurns
Damn I forgot about these books. Did the kid ever meet his father. I remember that being part of the storyline
CheeseAusar
I didn't like it, I felt it was too cliched
RomeoSniper
Fuck dude I remember that series! But its got nothing on my boy Percy Jackson.
ActualTimeTraveller
^This. The new apollo-as-human book is pretty nice too
inevitableban
Deltora Quest all day urry day
charliesheen420
I actually reread those in high school because I was bored. Surprisingly they held up pretty well.
RedDwarfIV
My Nan and Grandad bought me The Shadow Factory (or something) because they thought it was a Spiderwick Chronicles book.
RedDwarfIV
On research, it was called "The Shadowlands". It had a factory in it though. Since its the third main book, I had no idea what was going on.
DTJames
For someone who doesn't read book, I really enjoyed Deltora Quest series.
catgoth
Fucking yes. That shit is my Harry Potter. I still have all the books on my shelf
IKnowItWasNotDeleted
Yes, they were so good. I only read the main series though.
skolyr
There was a very accurate anime made of it
breezyfitbabyyy
Really???
skolyr
Yeah. I watched it about this time last year. Really brought me back to my childhood.
darearkin
I remember ours got almost canceled after a bunch of guys stole tons of shit from it.
imonchair
They ended up switching it to mail order at my school.
kangery
thinking back at it, these book fairs would have been surprisingly easy to steal from and I'm surprised no one stole from ours
mt77932
That's why we stopped having them at my school, too much stuff went missing.
WaluigiInAWheelchair
Beast Quest?
Wafflefriend101
DUDE. FUCK. SCHOLASTIC.
theblackcanaryyy
Ok but... Why
Wafflefriend101
BECAUSE IT WAS SO GOOD.
theblackcanaryyy
You're so excited
Wafflefriend101
I'M EXCITED BECAUSE I'M HIGH AS FUCK ON NOSTALGIA RIGHT NOW.
jamadrien
I just got my order last year I'm 37
IreallyMGur
My wife is a teacher & is all about getting kids to order books from Scholastic. More books ordered, more free books and material for class
HamJenkins
Actual footage of you waiting for your book
BungusAmungus
Maaattt Dammonn
Kitakita
I remember not being able to afford anything :(
Shewy92
I always wondered why the Canadian price was so high even though they still used dollars. Turns out they dont use US dollars
Kitakita
They're not very patriotic.
LooseyGooseyBrett
Me too
eddudex
I SPY
kittykat1988
The one time I could buy something, I bought "Black Beauty" and it came with a necklace. I wore it every day and read it over and over.
cbh3
I feel you
sikzik
Ha! You poor bastard.
Tirade
Yeah, my family was one of the few poor families in a middle/upper middle class area. If I wanted to read a new book, it was an hour's (1/?)
Tirade
walk in the Florida heat and humidity to the local library, some blessed time in the AC there, and then an hour's walk back. (2/2)
PerfectlyNormalHumanCitizen
If I was lucky, I'd get a Garfield book, and have a sensible chuckle.
wimau
dogfrost9
Have you ever seen this http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/ Pretty entertaining/sad.
PerfectlyNormalHumanCitizen
Oh yeah. Jim Davis even wrote the dude and thanked him for a whole new perspective.
elfdude
I would skip lunch for a month for this
abnrml
You got lunch money you could save up? You lucky duck. I was on the free lunch program so those book fair days were sad ones.
BriBriTheShyGuy
The free lunch program was broken at my school they were supposed 2 hand out sandwiches to the people on it but they still charged us for it
Breyers101
This.. I could buy a few pencils and erasers. :(
abnrml
Lucky.
Rozilla
I got one of the big erasers once and I still have it. I carved my name in it and everything. Was the only time I bought anything.
notjeffreydahmer
That's because your parents were smart. All the shit at those book fairs is overpriced and intended to make parents feel guilty lol
Kitakita
Its true. I wouldn't have cared about anything from back then now anyway.
abnrml
No, my mom was poor. I didn't get the books I wanted at any lesser priced place either.
notjeffreydahmer
my mom was poor too. But yeah they probably felt guilty that they couldnt get us shit from that place.
thatsALOTofnuts75
I could only afford scratch n sniff stickers :-/
NurseFeelgood
My sis and I would have just enough for a few stickers, and we'd always fight over who got what.
chickenchickenwheresyourdinner
I used to bring home their little paper, and circle all the stuff I want. I don't think I ever got any of it.
Rozilla
I'd use my birthday money on it sometimes. I have a couple books kicking around from it.
abnrml
Those book fair days were so depressing for me. I further tortured myself by looking at the things I could not get.
Smolenski
What kind of school library has the students paying for books lmao
brettmarkley1
Catholic school.
10thlettersauce
Found the Scandinavian
DownWithBigParma
This is probably the scholastic book fair