Thrift Find: Star Trek: The Voyage Home, just for boys?

Sometimes, I regret that they opened a Goodwill near my work.   That's where I spend the majority of my lunchtime.  I search the book shelves looking for priceless tomes of classic literature.   Not really, but it sounds good.  Right?  

Yesterday, no luck on classic literature.  Just a kid's novelization of Star Trek: The Voyage Home.  Perhaps, not the greatest of the older Star Trek films.  Although, I do think the movie has more comic relief to offer then some of the others.  I actually enjoy its absurdity.

What struck me about this book wasn't its subject matter or age.  It was the back of the book that caught my interest.

Where in large bold letters, proudly states: " JUST FOR BOYS"

Ok, wait a minute, WHAT??   I am not going to start a fangirl fueled rant about feeling excluded from Sci-fi fandom.  I never have felt that way, I liked what I liked and didn't really care or need to feel that acceptance.  
The book is actually some sort of  "Just for Boys"  Weekly Reader book club edition  I figure my son might enjoy reading it, even though we aren't really a "Trek" family.  

 

Thrift Find- Books, books, and more books.

My favorite Goodwill has officially entered the Lanard zone.   I know I have complained about this before, but good lord! it has been a dry spell, except for the books.    The books have been really good lately.   We picked up 2 first edition Harry Potter books, 3 Goosebump paperbacks,  these 2 big 80s treasures and an old school reading book from 1966.  


I thought I would share these fun retro throwbacks!   I loved watching Alf when I was a kid.  I don't remember any story books like this one though.  The illustrations aren't that great, but it is a typical Alf adventure.
Gremlins 2 was a laughable sequel to the original Gremlins.  Still, Gizmo is freaking awesome!!   The mutant gremlins were entertaining.  

I didn't take pictures of all the books that I have picked up the last 2 weeks.    I was really excited to pick up a few Goosebump books.   My son has really fallen in  love with those books.    I never read them as a kid.   I guess at the point they were popular, I was too old for them.  

I keep hoping some decent toys will show up soon.