Lost
Blue paperback copy of Educated with pink bookmark
Kirksville
Lost
listing
Posted
6 months
ago
Description
Yesterday around 3pm I realized my blue paperback copy of Educated by Tara Westover is missing in Kirksville. It's a standard 8 x 5 inch paperback, with a creased spine, and a pink parrot-shaped bookmark sticking out from page 143. I think it happened while I was studying outside the Truman State University library on Normal Ave; I moved between a bench and a table and must have left it there. This book is my go-to for class notes and it has sentimental value—it was a gift from my grandmother. If anyone found it, I’d really appreciate getting it back.
Approximate last-seen location
Kirksville
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