God, I got soaked today.

[conuly]

Don't need to take a shower. Do need to do laundry. I must find socks, and clean them. *sighs* I guess I'll do that in the morning, I'm too lazy now. And if LJ weren't so stupid lately, I'd write a real entry, but I can't risk losing it.

In good news, I've figured out why I couldn't find out anything on Noel Streatfeild, other than the fact that she's not as well known as she ought to be (at least, not in the US...) and many of her books are out of print (*cries*)... I was spelling her name wrong! And many of her books AREN'T out of print, apparently, in England. I must now either get a job or start begging people to buy children's books for me with extravagant shipping costs.

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You can tell where I spend my time online...

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

Most of them aren't out of print in the USA, either... Amazon has all of the in-print ones plus the usual used copies of all the out-of-print editions. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Streatfield%2C%20Noel/002-2723740-8996051) :-)

Re: You can tell where I spend my time online...

[conuly]

Yes, but they're hard to find in bookstores. I can't order things online, I have to harass my mom (no income of my own...) and that takes ages. Though I was thrilled to note that Skating Shoes isn't actually out of print, just renamed as "White Boots".

Honestly, she's harder to find than John Marsden, and that's saying something.

Re: You can tell where I spend my time online...

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

I know that somewhere around here I have at least one Streatfield book, but I can't remember which it is. (I think it was Ballet Shoes, but for some reason I remember it as involving the girl roller skating at the end as well.) If I track it down and it turns out to not be one you already have, would you like to have it?

Re: You can tell where I spend my time online...

[conuly]

Sure thing. I think I've lost most of mine anyway. I only ever had Skating Shoes (gone, definitely), Theater Shoes, Dancing Shoes, and Ballet Shoes (also gone, and it was a lovely pre-reprint edition too....)

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure White Boots is the original name, or at least that's what I've always known it as...anyway, if you'd be willing to pay shipping + cost of the books, I could get hold of them for you, I'm pretty sure. White Boots, Dancing Shoes and Ballet Shoes for certain, and probably the rest if you can get a list together.

[conuly]

Let's not forget the great candy exchange that wasn't :)

Give me some time to get a job, and I might go for it, but only if it turns out to be cheaper than just ordering them off of amazon.co.uk

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

I meant to mention that in that post :) It wasn't my fault- PNSI was down, and it took several weeks to get a reply from the people that do PNSI (and the reply was just along the lines of "it's working fine now"). brits_americans says don't bother with PNSI, but my local postie wouldn't let me get round it.

However, it appears to be working now, and so I signed up today. So, do you want to do the candy exchange?

[conuly]

Ooh, yeah! But now YOU have to wait, because I have no money.

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

Cool beans. Just drop me a PM or a comment when you've money, then.

You can tell where I spend my time online...

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

Most of them aren't out of print in the USA, either... Amazon has all of the in-print ones plus the usual used copies of all the out-of-print editions. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Streatfield%2C%20Noel/002-2723740-8996051) :-)

Re: You can tell where I spend my time online...

[conuly]

Yes, but they're hard to find in bookstores. I can't order things online, I have to harass my mom (no income of my own...) and that takes ages. Though I was thrilled to note that Skating Shoes isn't actually out of print, just renamed as "White Boots".

Honestly, she's harder to find than John Marsden, and that's saying something.

Re: You can tell where I spend my time online...

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

I know that somewhere around here I have at least one Streatfield book, but I can't remember which it is. (I think it was Ballet Shoes, but for some reason I remember it as involving the girl roller skating at the end as well.) If I track it down and it turns out to not be one you already have, would you like to have it?

Re: You can tell where I spend my time online...

[conuly]

Sure thing. I think I've lost most of mine anyway. I only ever had Skating Shoes (gone, definitely), Theater Shoes, Dancing Shoes, and Ballet Shoes (also gone, and it was a lovely pre-reprint edition too....)

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure White Boots is the original name, or at least that's what I've always known it as...anyway, if you'd be willing to pay shipping + cost of the books, I could get hold of them for you, I'm pretty sure. White Boots, Dancing Shoes and Ballet Shoes for certain, and probably the rest if you can get a list together.

[conuly]

Let's not forget the great candy exchange that wasn't :)

Give me some time to get a job, and I might go for it, but only if it turns out to be cheaper than just ordering them off of amazon.co.uk

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

I meant to mention that in that post :) It wasn't my fault- PNSI was down, and it took several weeks to get a reply from the people that do PNSI (and the reply was just along the lines of "it's working fine now"). brits_americans says don't bother with PNSI, but my local postie wouldn't let me get round it.

However, it appears to be working now, and so I signed up today. So, do you want to do the candy exchange?

[conuly]

Ooh, yeah! But now YOU have to wait, because I have no money.

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

Cool beans. Just drop me a PM or a comment when you've money, then.