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  • I can't imagine anyone calling Pippi Longstocking a shelf-sitter.

    Hard books and awards Roger Sutton 2008

  • Yes Roger, "shelf-sitter" is exactly what I'm getting at.

    More on the Love That Won't Shut Up Roger Sutton 2008

  • Asterix is a shelf-sitter at my library -- and the material selectors sent us two copies of every issue!

    Tintin My Hero fusenumber8 2006

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  • That book has got to go...but wait, I might read it some day.

    May 9, 2015