WAITSBURG-Multifaceted entrepreneur Jessika Bannerman is having a busy week. Her book and gift shop, Ju's Traveling Pages, launched this past weekend and locals are stopping in to peruse the curated selections Ju's has to offer.

The brick-and-mortar shop is a permanent installation of what was initially slated to be a traveling show. The concept of travel is inherent to the adventurous quality of reading, especially for young readers, so the name isn't too far of a stretch. Bannerman is still open to the idea of a pop-up version of her shop for book fairs.

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