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Located in the Skowhegan Village Shopping Center, on the northern end of town, our store is open from 9 AM to 9 PM Monday through Saturday, and 9 AM to 5 PM every Sunday. We have an excellent selection of magazines, newspapers and greeting cards. Our gift section is overflowing with items for every occasion. We have everything from bookmarks to glass figurines and from Beanie Babies to tabletop fountains.

Of course, we also have books, LOTS OF BOOKS: hard covers, paperbacks, books-on-tape, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, classics, poetry, thrillers, romances, adventure stories for young and not-so-young, mysteries, westerns, science fiction and fantasy, children s books, auto repair manuals, humorous books, reference books, how-to books, books on nature, science, computers, spirituality, psychology, relationships, history, current events, entertainment, biography, gardening, cooking, art, pets, crafts...well, you get the point. And new titles arrive every week.

Our selection of bargain books covers the same range of subjects, but at savings of up to 80% off the original publishers prices.

Can't find the book you want? That's no problem, because we do special orders. If one of regular wholesalers has a particular book in stock, it will usually arrive within a week. Publisher orders can sometimes take two to three weeks.

We also do searches for out-of-print books. Just tell us what you need and we ll do our best to find you a second-hand copy. There is no charge for the search, but a deposit against the book s price is required before we can place your order.

NEWS & EVENTS





Book Signing



Dino Pets - A Mountain of Mittons - At One: In a Place Called Maine



by Lynn Plourde on Saturday Dec. 8th



Mr. Paperback of Skowhegan is thrilled to welcome childrens author Lynn Plourde to our store on Satday, December 8th from 10:00 AM to Noon.




Lynn Plourde's Booksigning
On Saturday, December 8th, from 10:00 AM to Noon, Maine children's book author Lynn Plourde will be reading and autographing her newest books, "Dino Pets," "A Mountain of Mittens," and "At One: In a Place Called Maine," at Mr. Paperback in Skowhegan. Plourde's other picture books will also be available.





Plourde has had a total of eighteen books published to date including "Wild Child," a 1999 Lupine Honor Book by the Maine Library Association and an American Booksellers Kids Pick of the Lists for one of the best picture books of 1999, "Snow Day," a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year, and "The First Feud," an original fable about Mt. Katahdin. Her newest 2007 books are "Dino Pets," a fun story followed by dinosaur facts; plus "A Mountain of Mittens" about a lost-and-found pile at a school that grows out of control; as well as "At One: In a Place Called Maine," a love poem to the state of Maine. In early 2008, she will have her first picture book biography published: "Margaret Chase Smith: A Woman for President" with illustrations by David McPhail. Plourde also co-authored the guidebook "A Celebration of Maine Children's Books" with her husband Paul Knowles, and she presents frequently about the newest Maine childrens books. Plourde worked for 21 years as a Maine public school speech-language therapist and has had eleven educational books for teachers published including her newest "Listening, Speaking, & Learning." Learning activities and bookmarks are available on her www.lynnplourde.com website.

Plourde is a Skowhegan native who currently lives in Winthrop




If you are unable to attend the signing but would still like a signed copy of his books please contact our store to have a copy saved for you.










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Monday - Saturday 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Sunday - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM


address
Mr. Paperback
Skowhegan Village Shop Ctr.
338 Madison Avenue   Suite 6,
Skowhegan, Maine 04976
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phone: 207-474-5806
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