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Guardian Book Swap: Guardian Book Swap — Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce, left by periphyseon in a supermarket trolley in Hungerford, England Photograph: periphyseon

Guardian Book Swap: Guardian Book Swap — The Choir by Joanna Trollope, left by judybrunton in sight of the chapel on Kings Parade, Cambridge, England Photograph: judybrunton

Guardian Book Swap: Guardian Book Swap — The Blue Book by AL Kennedy, left by WladyslawMejka among the vegetables at Waitrose in Morningside, Edinburgh Photograph: WladyslawMejka

Guardian Book Swap: Guardian Book Swap — The Star Rover by Jack London left by sittlington in a phonebox in Bangor Photograph: sittlington

Guardian Book Swap: Guardian Book Swap — The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis, left by Karen Inglis on a tree stump near the Azalea Pond in Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park Photograph: Unknown

Guardian Book Swap: Guardian Book Swap — The Book Thief by Markus Zusak left by beaufortten in a Cambridge bicycle basket Photograph: beaufortten

Guardian Book Swap: Guardian Book Swap — Twilight by Stephenie Meyer set adrift by Tattlemouse at Edenbridge Leisure Centre Photograph: Tattlemouse

Guardian Book Swap: Guardian Book Swap — Untold Stories by Alan Bennett left by nessiefuery in a greengrocers on the Isle of Islay Photograph: nessiefuery

Guardian Book Swap: Guardian Book Swap — An unknown book, left by gregjirving in an undisclosed location Photograph: gregjirving

Guardian Book Swap: Guardian Book Swap — Storyteller by Donald Sturrock, left by Ben Terrett near The Golden Hind in St Mary Overie Dock, London Photograph: Ben Terrett

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