The Barnum Museum by Steven Millhauser

Found inside:

Stamp booklet, empty of stamps

The Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo

Found inside:

Faded plane ticket from Hartford, Connecticut to Palm Springs Florida

Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie Macdonald

Found Inside: drawing on a piece of paper

All About The Planet Earth By Patricia Lauber

Found Inside: child's handwriting reading "my dad is a boilgest that meat he study's live and plane's. my dad name is Benjy"

Seal Pool by Peter Matthiessen

Found inside: withdrawn stamps from Tifton- Tift county library with hand writing reading “Extremely rare- please keep”

The City In The Middle of The Night by Charlie Jane Anders

Found Inside: Wine voucher coupon.

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Found inside: scrap of paper with "I don't know who you are But I will find you and I will kill you" hand written on it.

The BFG by Roald Dahl

Found Inside: smiley face drawing

Adman By Bruce Armes

Found Inside: Author inscription reading

“To David and Marsha Miller- It was truly a pleasure meeting and talking to you. I hope you enjoy the read!

-All the best.

Bruce Armes

9/4/99”

Red Wall by Brian Jacques

Found Inside: torn photograph of a teenage boy with his eyes closed wearing latex gloves. Back of photo is dated with Aug/1/ 99.

The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch

Found Inside: Flat Stanley ready to be cut out.

Fishy Wishes by Tom Holt

Found inside: Handwritten receipt for a nine dollar shirt.. Last names edited out by me.

The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

Found inside: sticker from 1986 celebrating 20 years of Star Trek.

Kit's Wilderness by David Almond

Found Inside: Inscription reading "For Ben, Christmas 2010, Betsy and Doug." Also found inside: debossed sterling silver bookmark

The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis

Found inside: plane ticket receipts from 2003. Flying coach from new Orleans to Atlanta and back. (Name and last digits of payment obscured by me)

Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver

Found inside: United flight baggage claim ticket.

Hope For The Flowers by Trina Paulus

Found Inside: Inscription reading "To Rev. Mr William Howard Clark!, There is even hope for W....And or Butterflies like you. It was a good week. Love, Hazel (ms.)

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

Found inside: Inscription reading "To David, Easter 1981, Mom & Dad"

Someone Cares: The Collected poems of Helen Sterner Rice

Found Inside: oversized children's puzzle piece depicting a hippo in a boat.

Jules Verne Omnibus

Found Inside scrap of paper that reads "Hello Dr Paul Wojack" on one side with a drawing of a syringe. On the other side is a list of words that seem to be divided into syllables.

Going to Ground: Simple life on a Georgia Pond By Amy Blackmarr

Author Inscription reading: “For Marie,

Lover of books and fellow southerner-

All best-

Amy Blackmarr

9-30-97”

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (illustrated classics)

Found inside: L.L. Bean Factory Store additional 50% off sale tag

Benny's Animals and how he put them in order by Millicent E. Selsam Illustrated by Arnold Lobel

Found inside: Inscription reading "A gift from the Southern GA Regional Library"

The Double by Jose Saramago

Found inside: scrap of homework

Great Perennials from Bud to Seed photographs by Carol Sharp, words by Clare Foster

Found inside: instructions to a toy A-class Transmission Line Truck made by DG Productions

The Children's Step by Step Cookbook by Angela Wilkes

Found inside: inscription reading "Happy Birthday, to one of my favorite nieces! I hope you have many hours of fun cooking! You will have to cook me your "specialty" the next time I see you! I love you,

Aunt Marianne, Uncle Larry and Boys"

Also found inside bookmarks with the name Meg in children's handwriting marking different recipes.

The Town in Bloom by Dodie Smith

Not found inside but taped to the back: book description cut out of a magazine with illegible handwriting including the date 5/17

Wilton's wonderland of Cake Decorating by Wilton Cake Decorating

Found Inside: Handwritten recipe

The Cricket In Times Square by George Seldom

Found inside: children's handwriting reading "Tayla Brennon, love everyone, WWJD"

The Years and Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf

Found inside: square of paper with pink writing reading "The view from the bar's balcony showed the alcoves from many feet, a lifeguard tower pulled up against the soft sand, it's tredged wheel buried and water flowing forever"

Daring Greatly by Brené Brown

Found inside: Inscription reading "From Joann, to mom, September 2013"

Antique Collecting For Everyone by Katharine Morrison McClinton

Found inside: Inscription reading: "Christmas 1969, Dear Chick, I hope you enjoy this book. Perhaps it will open a whole new world of collecting for you. Have fun and good luck, Love, Betty Ann". Also found inside:. Christmas tag reading "Merry Christmas, To Chick, From Betty Ann"

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Found inside: cardboard scrap with barcode.

San Francisco by Jean Fritz

Found inside: piece of tinsel

Enchantments of America: Arizona by Allan Carpenter

Found inside: bookmobile due date slip.

Black and Blue by Tom Adelman

Found Inside: inscription reading "To Dad, who at the age of ten thought he was Bob Feller and at the age of 12 knew he was not. Happy Father's Day! 2010, Love Mary"

The Heart of Everything That Is by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

Found Inside: inscription reading "Ann & Joe, Father's Day 2014"

Peterson Field Guides: Western Birds by Roger Tory Peterson

Found inside: written on the end paper "George G. Murrah, 1994, Edmonton- Canada"

Also inside: tag from a product that depicts the steller's jay.

Marilyn Martin's Needlepoint by Marilyn Martin

Found Inside: Newspaper article about a needlepoint art show with "Thought you would enjoy this article-would love to attend. All are well. Thanks for the interest. Love you, Louise"

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Found inside: personalized author signature reading "to students at Hahira MS -Jerry Spinelli"

Also found inside: scrap of paper with what looks like a mostly erased "Jasmine" in pencil on it.

The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling

Found inside: Pokemon stickers, plus previous owners name and grade.

Also found inside:gift tag reading : "to tashy, from Gigi, I love you to the moon and back and more." In children's handwriting

Fan Girl by Rainbow Rowell

Found inside: card describing Mosasaur teeth.

A Nest For Celeste by Henry Cole

Found Inside: Bookplate stating the book award was presented by the headmaster to Ellie (last name redacted) and an inscription reading “Ellie, You have worked very hard and deserve this honor. Love, Mrs. Hamman. 5/2013”

Creatures Great and Small by Collette

Found inside: Embossed ex libris mark. (last name edited out by me).

Managing the One Person Library by Guy St Clair and Joan Williamson

Found inside: author written inscription reading: "Helen- it was a pleasure having you in our workshop. Thank you for coming. With best wishes- Guy St Clair. April 15, 1988"

The Book of Photography: how to see and take better photos by John Hedgecoe.

Found inside:. Inscription reading "happy picture taking---

to John with love

from-- dad and mom-- Christmas 1976"

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

Found inside: concert ticket to see Lee Greenwood at Valdosta State University in April of 1988.

Where the Desert Meets the Sea: A Trader in the Land of The Seri Indians by David Yetman

Found inside: inscription reading "To Mom and Dad, Always you were with me, and tho never there, you were ever nearby - David"

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (Folger library general readers edition)

Found inside: purple post-it note with Christina's Book written on it next to a drawing of a turtle and a hill with a tree on top.

Utopia by Sir Thomas More

Found inside: an envelope with a card inside with a picture of a cat doing karate that reads Hi-ya on the inside. Inside the card was a piece of stationary paper that has a black border and says "because I'm the BRIDE on one side and on the back it is handwritten: "You will ALWAYS be my one and ONLY!" in black sharpie.

Seeing by José Saramago

Post it note with "13.50/11.50" handwritten in pencil on it.