PERFECT FOR SUMMER READING! The New York Times and #1 Indie Bestseller,-- readers won't want to miss this story of a little free library guarded by a cat, and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. A TODAY SHOW Kids' Read Pick! * The Amazon #1 Best Book for Kids * "A celebration of the power of a good story and librarians." —Jeff Kinney, bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series When a mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Evan and his best friend Rafe quickly discover a link between one of the old books and a long-ago event that none of the grown-ups want to talk about. The two boys start asking questions whose answers will transform not only their own futures, but the town itself. Told in turn by a ghost librarian named Al, an aging (but beautiful) cat named Mortimer, and Evan himself, The Lost Library is a timeless story from award-winning authors Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass. It’s about owning your truth, choosing the life you want, and the power of a good book (and, of course, the librarian who gave it to you).

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The remarkable true story of a forgotten library book that was returned to Marsh's Library after one hundred years, written by Amanda Bell and Illustrated in colour by Alice Durand-Wietzel.

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A magical tale of friendship, the joy of reading, and the power of the imagination! When Oliver finds a lost library book fluttering behind a secret door in his bedroom, he knows he must return it. But when he does, a mysterious world opens up beneath his feet, taking Oliver, his new friend Rosie, and the book in tow. What--or who--will they find waiting in this strange new place? And how will they escape? A beautiful, lyrical take on the imaginative power of books and the transformative power of friendship.

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When a mysterious little free library, guarded by a large orange cat, appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, 11 year old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change.

Excerpt from Scrope, or the Lost Library: A Novel of New York and Hartford Thus vociferated, at a quarter past five o'clock in the afternoon of Tues day, January 9th, A. D. 186 with the professional accelerando and with a final smart rising inﬂection, that experienced and successful auctioneer Mr. Howlan'd Ball, a broad-shouldered powerful looking man of middle height, with a large head, full eyes, a bluff look, spectacles and plenty of stiff short iron gray hair. A tall personage, old, gaunt and dry, but apparently strong, with dus ty black clothes and a stove-pipe hat, pulled down over his eyes in the front row of seats, a little to one side of Mr. Ball's desk, answered in a grave dry deliberate voice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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