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User: What book is this from?

What book is this from?

Assistant: The page you photographed is from the novel Autumn Street by Lois Lowry.

The page you photographed is from the novel Autumn Street by Lois Lowry. Wikipedia

This book, published in 1980, follows a young girl named Elizabeth as she spends a summer on Autumn Street and deals with complex themes including grief, childhood games, and traumatic events — which fits the scene shown in your image. Wikipedia

If you’d like, I can tell you more about the plot and themes of Autumn Street.

User: Is there a character named whitey?

Is there a character named whitey?

Assistant: Yes — there is a character nicknamed “Whitey” in Autumn Street.

Yes — there is a character nicknamed “Whitey” in Autumn Street.

In Autumn Street by Lois Lowry, Whitey is a local boy from the neighborhood. He’s part of the rougher group of kids on Autumn Street and is associated with bullying and cruelty toward younger children, including Liza/Elizabeth. His character helps underscore the book’s darker portrayal of childhood—how games, power, and violence blur together in ways that feel frighteningly real rather than nostalgic.

If you’re trying to place him in a specific scene (or remember something he did), I can help pinpoint it.

User: Was there any known publishing errors?

Was there any known publishing errors?

Assistant: Short answer: no widely known or formally documented publishing errors for Autumn Street.

Short answer: no widely known or formally documented publishing errors for Autumn Street.

A bit more context:

• Autumn Street was first published in 1980 and has gone through multiple printings and editions (hardcover, paperback, school editions).
• There are no commonly cited errata, recalled editions, or acknowledged textual mistakes (e.g., missing pages, swapped chapters, major continuity errors) noted by the publisher or by scholars/readers in a consistent way.
• What does sometimes come up in reader discussions are: - Minor wording differences between printings (typical of quiet copy-editing changes). - Perceived inconsistencies in tone or memory (because the novel closely mimics a child’s fragmented perception). - Regional rhyme or chant variations (like jump-rope verses), which can feel like errors but usually reflect oral tradition rather than mistakes.

If you’re asking because you noticed something specific—a name shift, line repetition, missing punctuation, or a scene that feels off—I’m happy to look closely at that detail and tell you whether it’s:

• a known variation between editions,
• a likely typesetting issue,
• or simply how Lowry intended it to read.

Just tell me what caught your eye.

User: Part of this book was printed in my copy of gore vidal’s book the city and the pillar.

Part of this book was printed in my copy of gore vidal’s book the city and the pillar.

Assistant: What you’re describing absolutely can happen, and it has a name — it’s a printer’s binding error, not an author or publ…

What you’re describing absolutely can happen, and it has a name — it’s a printer’s binding error, not an author or publisher content error.

Here’s what likely occurred:

What happened

Your copy of The City and the Pillar was misbound at the printer. During mass production:

• Large sheets (called signatures) containing pages from different books can be stacked, folded, and cut at the same facility.
• Very rarely, a signature from one book (in this case, Autumn Street) gets bound into another book.
• The result: a stretch of pages from an entirely different novel appearing seamlessly in the middle of your copy.

This is not:

• a known Gore Vidal publishing error
• a known Lois Lowry text error
• a later rebinding or repair

It’s a manufacturing defect that slipped past quality control.

How rare is this?

• Uncommon, but well-documented in printing history
• More likely in mid-to-late 20th century mass-market or library editions
• Far rarer than upside-down pages or duplicated sections

Is it valuable?

Usually:

• Not financially valuable (collectors want correct first editions)
• But interesting and unusual
• Occasionally valued as a printing curiosity, especially if: - the books are by well-known authors (which yours are) - the insertion is substantial and clearly from another identifiable work

If you’d like, I can help you:

• Identify which edition/printing of The City and the Pillar you have
• Determine how many pages are affected and whether they replace or interrupt the Vidal text
• Decide whether it’s something worth documenting or preserving as a curiosity

If you can share:

• the publisher
• approximate year
• whether the page numbers jump or repeat

I can get very precise about what you’re holding.