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When a Paper Catalog Could Change Your Whole Month

April 24, 2026 Mickey Lee 1

Those Scholastic book orders turned me into a tiny negotiator, proudly showing Mom the catalog and begging for just a few dollars to chase whatever paperback treasure I’d circled that month. [Continue Reading]

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