think young

I'm getting ready for school and looking for books I can recommend to my students. This one is a winner! Here lies the librarian by Richard Peck takes place in Indiana in 1914. Peewee, a tomboy who helps her brother fix cars, comes of age as they say. The town library, closed when the librarian died, is being reopened. The new librarians are fresh out of library school and they inspire Peewee to find out who she is. The story combines auto racing, feminism, cross-town rivalries, orphaned children, a tornado, and libraries. The end puts everything in a wonderful historical perspective. Fun to read for all ages.