Blue paperback travel guide—Hanford-Corcoran edition
Description
I lost my blue paperback travel guide yesterday around 3pm near the Riverfront Library on Main Street in Hanford-Corcoran. It's a 6x9 inch book with a teal-blue cover and a simple lighthouse illustration; the spine is creased and there's a coffee stain along the edge of page 12. Inside, I tucked a pressed lavender blossom between pages 46-47, and there’s a small yellow sticky note on the inside cover that reads 'For the road trip with mom.' The back cover has a tiny dent from being slipped into my tote. This book is my go-to for exploring the city, and it was a gift from my grandmother—it's sentimental. I’d be grateful to get it back.
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