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Thrifty Thursdays - April 5th


Today's haul came from the Boystown Thrift Store on Olmos in San Antonio. $20 total.

Let's break it down:

Soar - Bluebonnet book that I don't have. Plus, a student asked me for a novel about baseball the other day and I realized, I don't have any.

39 Clues - These still fly off the shelves and I don't have this one.

Green - Caldecott & Giesel Honor book. Yes, please.

Minecraft - We had none when I got here. Now we have two. Yay.

Lemony Snicket is always a winner.

The Geronimo Stilton's also fly off the shelves, and I've had several donated paperbacks of them. At $1 each, it doesn't bother me too much if they only last a year.

Brown Bear - the music teacher in me loves this book. It was also a student request last week that I didn't have.

Fart Powder - because what 3rd grader isn't drawn to a book with Fart Powder in the title.

Dragons Love Tacos - and I love this book. Yoink!

And finally - the only book that didn't go into my collection:

The Museum - because my 4 year old niece is about to be at least part time RVing with her family. They plan to stop at a lot of museums, so I thought of her right away when I saw this one. Super cute.

My price OOP - $20.14

List prices on Amazon - $117.42

I saved: $97.28

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