title: The Bookstore Valentine (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3)
author:  Barbara Maitland 
description: <b>Barbara Maitland </b>is a children&rsquo;s book author. Her works include <i>The Bookstore Burglar </i>and <i>The Bookstore Ghost</i>.&#160;<br><br><b>David LaRochelle </b>is the author of many books for children including&#160;<i>How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans, The Best Pet of All</i>,&#160;and&#160;<i>The Haunted Hamburger and Other Ghostly Stories</i>. David lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
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