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Thank you, Erin Ross from Buchanan District Library... the mystery has been solved! I have a very happy patron (who happens to be my aunt, lol).</div>
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This book was originally published in 1946 as "The Pedlar of Colored Threads," later reissued as "The Peddler of Colored Threads."</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 16, 2024 2:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Helena Hayes <helena.hayes@gcmdl.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Looking for 1950's-era book</font>
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I am on a mission to find a book that a patron thinks is from the 1950's (she would have read it in the mid to late 50's). Here is her description...</div>
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"... it was an old children's paper type book. It is about trying to capture a dragon with colored stings, or the dragon shot out colored strings. The dragon started out mean, not sure if it became nice or not. It was not a Golden book. Had ships and sea; Asian
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Thank you in advance for any suggestions or recommendations of where to look. Please reply off-list. ğŸ™‚</div>
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