tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post9087721321532647866..comments2024-03-21T21:37:03.772-05:00Comments on Series Books for Girls: Series Book Questions from Summer 2012Jennifer Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-65966654923016221142012-08-17T18:22:45.389-05:002012-08-17T18:22:45.389-05:00I know what you mean. While I like most of the ea...I know what you mean. While I like most of the early books, the plots meander around from one event to another disconnected event. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior are all like that. I can't remember the specifics on Career, but I did not like World's Fair very much. The story in World's Fair is not good enough to be worth the price that it commands due to the scarcity, although it is a necessary book in the sequence of events.<br /><br />The story arc of the world cruise runs from World Cruise to Return. I like those books a lot. Beginning with Reporter, the books more take the shape of later books where the stories do not arc across multiple books, so that is where the stories are more similar to the final ones in the series.<br /><br />In short, you would either start with World Cruise if you want to read that story arc or Reporter to read the ones that are individual stories.Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-38167110572299314122012-08-17T17:50:09.753-05:002012-08-17T17:50:09.753-05:00Another question if you don't mind (sorry if y...Another question if you don't mind (sorry if you've already asked this somewhere)- at which book do the Beverly Gray books get better? I love the last few but cannot suffer through all those beginning books, if you know what I mean!? Thanksrachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861665345477069320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-9555985395075842942012-08-14T23:11:14.051-05:002012-08-14T23:11:14.051-05:00I use the Super Clear archival Just-a-Fold Brodart...I use the Super Clear archival Just-a-Fold Brodart covers and I am very pleased with them. According to my catalog, they have two types: Lo-Luster and Super Clear, so be sure to order the Super Clear if this is what you want. These have the one closed edge and the paper backing with perforated lines for folding. Last time I ordered, I found a discount code on the internet for Brodart and it was actually less expensive then Demco. :)Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15336088009042727636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-23642446597239994542012-08-14T16:00:30.978-05:002012-08-14T16:00:30.978-05:00I also prefer Demco PaperFold line of jacket prote...I also prefer Demco <b>PaperFold</b> line of jacket protectors. Since we get new books as well as vintage series, we find that the 10" height on 300 ft rolls works well for most books out there other than picture books and coffee table books. We keep a roll of 12" protectors for the picture books. For oversized books I find that the heavier plastic does help so for these we get a 16" high roll of the <b>SuperFold</b>.<br /><br />I have had the same experience with Gaylord. The plastic is very clear but prone to static adhesion so that the books want to stick to each other. It is <i>very</i> disconcerting to try to pull one book of and two or a dozen neighbors try to come for the ride.<br /><br />The BroDart covers I have seen seem a bit cloudy to me but I haven't looked at them in a couple years so perhaps they've improved when I wasn't looking :)<br /><br />The covers sealed along one edge are the only way to go for me. I have seen jackets get a crease or a dust line where the paper backings overlap. As Jennifer indicates, this <i>never</i> happens with the protectors that are sealed along one edge.<br /><br />By getting the protectors in rolls we save money and can cut them to the length needed. A lot of the 1950s series jackets have extra wide flaps so the "long" cut ones are usually needed. This means keeping two boxes on hand. I find also that in the boxes they are more prone to get bent at the ends if the box is not stored flat.<br /><br />I do tend to readjust the roll in the box so that the free end comes out at the gap in the lid. This way I can keep the lid closed and pull out material as I need it. It helps when covering a dozen or more books.<br /><br />When books come in without covers or old or covers I don't like, I recover them. A book that arrived today had a fragile jacket and the plastic without a paper backing (only useful for DJs in slipcases). I put a fresh cover on the book and it looks 100% better.<br /><br />An old library book with a jacket can have its plastic cover replaced and look much better too. Some stickers you can't remove so it is best not to try. However, in a new clean plastic cover, the flaws are not so bad. Plus, some libraries put some of their offending marks on the outside of the plastic cover so replacing it removes many sins from the jacket.<br /><br />Jameskeelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006640946874012637noreply@blogger.com