Check if your local library has book sales. Ours has them monthly. The last day of the sale is a bag day where you can get as many books as you can fit in a bag for $10. The kids love it.

Lol That's all right then! :)

You must not have read the "equivalent" part...

My library allows you to replace the book with something equivalent. That is a nice option, especially when my kids were small and continually losing their library books. (Before I get chastised for not being more careful, "continually" is hyperbole...it was a small handful of books over a period of 10-15 years of almost weekly library trips lol.)

All of those books you have were originally released at full size, then later, smaller, cheaper versions were released. If you want to be able to read a book when it first comes out and still have matching sets, then buy the larger version of already released books in the series, even if a smaller one exists.

They release the larger versions first because they make more money on them, simple as that.

A lot of public domain books are free online. Try Google books, Project Gutenberg, or Amazon and probably many others I'm unaware of. I also read on my phone. Download the appropriate app and you can access the books from there.

This. I have also read many fanfics whose quality is as good or better than many traditional stories I've read. Quality is quality in whatever format, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. That being said, there's nothing wrong with trying to branch out, either. Do whatever feels best to you and gives you enjoyment.

This is bad advice. Theft is never justified. Stealing is stealing. I feel bad that this person can't read the books they would like to read, but that doesn't give them the right to steal from the author.

OP, I suggest you find other books that your parents are willing to buy or look into books that are downloadable LEGALLY and freely. Many authors offer some of their books for free. Many classics are public domain and free to download through various sources.

But do not encourage pirates by using their websites. This is wrong!

I've never heard of her, but as a fan of both sci-fi and historical fiction I can't wait to try out her stories :)

Thanks for the heads up!

I enjoyed both book and film. I watched the film first, and then read the book and felt the book really filled in some of the background of the film. But then I like slow, informative books with compelling characters....

The Foreigner Series by CJ Cherryh is intensely character focused and an amazing series (at least what I've read of it). I think there are more than you realize, it just might take some time to find them.