This was not as painful to read as I expected it to be.  I picked it up because I knew I have students who are interested in the series, but I thought it would be a real chore for me to read.  Though I certainly wouldn’t call it great literature (a bit cheesy, two-dimensional characters, predictable plot), it was really a reasonable, nice little undemanding story for those who aren’t really strong readers. While it’s able to build off the popularity of the Disney movies on which it is based, I would certainly recommend having it in your collection for those fans.  However, though the binding on Spotlight’s edition is certainly nice and sturdy, I doubt the popularity of the series is likely to last as long as this binding, so I probably wouldn’t bother investing in the reinforced library bound unless you really expect a lot of hard wear and tear — probably the paperbacks would suffice long enough.