The local directory / United States
Coverage leans on Boston, where 15 of Massachusetts' 31 listed bookshops sit, with Cambridge adding 4 and Brookline and Jamaica Plain two each; Somerville and Belmont round out the map with one apiece. Before a class group gift, confirm with the shop that it sells gift cards in your amount, can invoice a room parent, and has the title you want in stock.
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Book store
Its Google Maps listing places it under Book store. Independent bookshops sell books, cards, and often gift cards or staff picks — a reliable teacher gift; many wrap or add a note on request.
50 Liberty DriveBook store
Listed on Google Maps as a Book store. Independent bookshops sell books, cards, and often gift cards or staff picks — a reliable teacher gift; many wrap or add a note on request.
127 Newbury StBook store
Listed on Google Maps as a Book store. Independent bookshops sell books, cards, and often gift cards or staff picks — a reliable teacher gift; many wrap or add a note on request.
Dedham Square, 577 High StBook store
A Book store listed on Google Maps. Independent bookshops sell books, cards, and often gift cards or staff picks — a reliable teacher gift; many wrap or add a note on request.
283 Chestnut StBook store
A Book store listed on Google Maps. Independent bookshops sell books, cards, and often gift cards or staff picks — a reliable teacher gift; many wrap or add a note on request.
62 Harvard AveChildren's book store
Its Google Maps listing places it under Children's book store. Independent bookshops sell books, cards, and often gift cards or staff picks — a reliable teacher gift; many wrap or add a note on request.
224 Washington StBook store
Its Google listing describes it as “Collegiate gear, clothes & textbooks”. Independent bookshops sell books, cards, and often gift cards or staff picks — a reliable teacher gift; many wrap or add a note on request.
100 William T Morrissey BlvdNo. The 31 entries are shops compiled for this Massachusetts page as of September 14, 2026, weighted toward Boston and Cambridge. They are not a census of the state's bookshops, and a listing is not an endorsement or a check of inventory, pricing, hours, or gift-card terms — verify those with the shop directly.
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