Lost
Lost worn paperback copy of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' with name written on inside cover, left at a coffee shop near downtown Joplin.
Coffee shop near Downtown
Lost
listing
Posted
10 months
ago
Description
I lost my paperback copy of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' while I was sitting at a coffee shop near downtown Joplin. I put it down on the table next to my drink and must have forgotten it when I left. It has my name written on the inside cover, and it's quite worn with dog-eared pages.
Approximate last-seen location
Coffee shop near Downtown
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