The judge throws the book at Sunny-literally-assigning her to do community service at the library for the summer. She can simply submerge herself in her beloved books and try to forget her problems.īut that changes when fifteen-year-old, home-schooled Sunny gets arrested for shoplifting a dictionary. Here, no one expects Kit to talk about the calamitous events that catapulted her out of what she thought was a settled, suburban life. For head librarian Kit, the public library in Riverton, New Hampshire, offers what she craves most: peace. Most come for the books themselves, of course some come to borrow companionship. People are drawn to libraries for all kinds of reasons. Halpern's novel is an unforgettable tale of family.the kind you come from and the kind you create. From journalist and author Sue Halpern comes a wry, observant look at contemporary life and its refugees.
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