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Patch Picks: Back to School

Every Thursday, Mercer Island Patch highlights editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off, and more.

Summer is winding down, and now is the time for back to school shopping to ready students for a fun year of learning.

and have you covered for pens, notebooks, pencils, calculators, three-ring binders, glue, backpacks and all the other supplies your kids will need.

and have fashionable clothing to clad all the young ladies returning to school this fall.

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have sartorial splendor for young gentlemen in need of tailored outfits for school.

has a variety of shoes for kids.

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If you're looking for a bargain on school clothes, such as jeans and t-shirts, is right up your alley.

Parents and kids will enjoy gathering books from reading lists at , which also hosts school nights throughout the school year to raise funds for each school and provide books for their libraries.

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