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Bernheimer, Kate

The Lonely Book

32 pp. | Random/Schwartz & Wade | February, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-86226-7 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-96226-4 $20.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Chris Sheban. Here's a love story--between a girl and a library book that, while inanimate, responds emotionally as it’s overlooked, adored, misplaced, and so on over time ("The book grew lonelier and lonelier"). Readers won't be surprised by the outcome, but some may be interested in the inner workings of a library, with its volunteers, book sales, and mythical basement.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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