This is an approximation of the two-story bungalow converted decades ago into a bookstore with a small studio living space at the front of the upper floor. The house measures thirty feet (9.1 m) wide by forty-six feet (14.0 m) long; before the extension to make room for a LULA elevator the length was forty feet (12.2 m).

Ground floor

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While watching “Dance Magic”, a plethora of questions popped into my head. Why bother with a deadline to raise repair money? Why are the Crystal Prep girls raising money for a spring dance if Everfree is a summer camp? Why is school apparently fully in session during the summer? What the heck is going on?

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After viewing the deleted-scene clips from Friendship Games (which I hadn’t done before) and pondering the dialog, I wonder if, in addition to stealing the spotlight from Sci-Twi, there’s another reason Sunset’s plot thread was removed: It isn’t simply that she’s homesick—though I believe she probably is, underneath—it’s that she’s restless as well.

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I’d like to continue Lectern’s New and Used Books, but at the moment the well is dry. I’m willing to entertain suggestions or prompts for further non-adventures about the girls, the store, the owner, and anything else that seems germane or appropriate.
   So: If you have any ideas, send them in with your box-tops! (Does anyone else remember box-tops?)

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1. Lectern’s New and Used Books: Summer Break
2. Lectern’s New and Used Books: Fall Semester

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