TY - BOOK AU - Stead,Rebecca AU - Mass,Wendy TI - The lost library SN - 9781250838810 PY - 2023/// CY - New York PB - Feiwel and Friends KW - Books and reading KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Cats KW - Little free libraries KW - Small cities KW - Librarians KW - Magic KW - Fantasy fiction KW - lcgft KW - Magic realist fiction KW - Detective and mystery fiction KW - Ghost stories KW - Novels N1 - Ages 8-12; Feiwel and Friends; Grades 4-6; Feiwel and Friends; Accelerated Reader; MG; 4.3; 5.0 N2 - "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)" -- ER -