I graduated from high school in 2014, and I think we had these when I was in elementary and middle school. Like a mini catalogue of Scholastic books printed on newsprint paper, no? I don't remember them being called "The Scholastic Reading Club," though. But every school I went to had them, and I would beg my parents to order me books which they rarely did. In kindergarten, there was some book with a dolphin I had wanted and somehow I thought my parents had ordered it for me. I was heartbroken when the books arrived and all the other children got their books and I thought mine had been lost or something. Over the years, my parents made up for that. They bought me Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan, The Stinky Cheeseman, and knowing me, probably some Magic Tree House. My little sister's in middle school now and they still hand out these fliers.
We also had Scholastic Book Fairs, and those were fun. For one week the library would be closed and they'd roll in shelves of books to buy instead. There was something exciting about seeing a book store just pop up at your school once a year. There was also a Clifford the Big Red Dog costume that must have come with the Book Fair kit. When I was eighth grade, my best friend was Clifford and I was his handler. Got a free book out of it, too. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, I think.
Updated On: 8/2/15 at 07:25 PM
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