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<p>[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 443880, member: 1262"]Personally I grew up reading the Hardy Boys & Boxcar Children book series when I was young like many kids in my age group. I still have my copies of those books today and I see them often at bookstores, thrift shops, and yard sales since they were almost continuously printed in massive numbers due to their long standing popularity.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite series was the Three Investigator Series published by several authors from the 1960's through the late 80's. They were extremely well written with fairly complex plots, detailed settings, and interesting characters compared to other youth book series that felt a bit bland after you had read a few of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today due to them being out of print for decades the Three Investigator series books are comparatively scarce and building a set takes patience or shelling out some $$$$ online. I personally have about 50% of the series in my collection and am hoping to stumble upon the titles I don't have without resorting to online sellers. Over time I hope to upgrade to hardcover copies in good condition but for now tracking them down is part of the thrill of collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which book series did you enjoy as a child and do you collect them today?</p><p><br /></p><p>Your thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 443880, member: 1262"]Personally I grew up reading the Hardy Boys & Boxcar Children book series when I was young like many kids in my age group. I still have my copies of those books today and I see them often at bookstores, thrift shops, and yard sales since they were almost continuously printed in massive numbers due to their long standing popularity. My favorite series was the Three Investigator Series published by several authors from the 1960's through the late 80's. They were extremely well written with fairly complex plots, detailed settings, and interesting characters compared to other youth book series that felt a bit bland after you had read a few of them. Today due to them being out of print for decades the Three Investigator series books are comparatively scarce and building a set takes patience or shelling out some $$$$ online. I personally have about 50% of the series in my collection and am hoping to stumble upon the titles I don't have without resorting to online sellers. Over time I hope to upgrade to hardcover copies in good condition but for now tracking them down is part of the thrill of collecting. Which book series did you enjoy as a child and do you collect them today? Your thoughts?[/QUOTE]
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