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The shiny glass apple, presented to the 2014 National Teacher of the Year, sits on a bookshelf in Sean McComb’s home in Perry Hall.—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2025 While some readers have been diving headfirst into trendy divorce memoirs — or the latest dragon smut (no judgment!) — a wave of deeply personal and thought-provoking releases has made it to bookshelves.—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025 The book quickly became a staple on little girls’ bookshelves around the world.—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025 Visitors will find many opportunities to settle into the space: a couch and chairs in our central fiction area, a reading nook in the kids' corner, an old bank vault that is now home to bookshelves and a reading chair and more.—American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bookshelf
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