Arriving at a new library, Book discovers kids don't care for old books that have dusty yellow jackets and torn pages and devises a hilarious plan to fit in, but after several failed attempts finally learns to accept itself just the way it has always been--spelling "misteaks" and all.

"Returning to her post on a bench in front of the burned-out remains of a beloved library, a dedicated librarian reads out loud from books that have survived until her persistence helps bolster her community's recovery, in a story inspired by the Bosnian War bombing of the National Library of Sarajevo."--