Age Group: 9 - 12 Years

Description:

When a mysterious little free library — guarded by a large, dignified orange cat — appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan can't resist plucking two weathered books from its shelves. He has no idea that his life is about to change. Evan and his best friend Rafe soon spot a curious link between one of the old books and a long-ago event the grown-ups refuse to discuss: a library fire from twenty years earlier. As the boys dig deeper, their questions begin to unravel secrets that could transform their own futures — and the whole town with them. Narrated in turn by a muffin-baking ghost librarian named Al, the watchful cat Mortimer, and Evan himself, this warm, gently magical mystery from two award-winning authors is a heartfelt love letter to books, libraries, and the courage to embrace your own truth.