The Lost Library

Now a New York Times bestseller and a #1 Indie Bestseller, readers won't want to miss this story of a little free library guarded by a cat, and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps.

A TODAY SHOW Kids' Read Pick! * The Amazon #1 Best Book for Kids * "A celebration of the power of a good story and librarians." --Jeff Kinney, bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

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).

Author: Rebecca Stead,Wendy Mass
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 08/29/2023
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.59w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9781250838810
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 519662 / Lost Library


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2023 pg. 84
Publishers Weekly 06/26/2023
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2023
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2023 pg. 83
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2024 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

Rebecca Stead is the New York Times-bestselling author of When You Reach Me, Liar & Spy, First Light, Goodbye Stranger, and The List of Things That Will Not Change. Her books have been awarded the Newbery Medal, the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Fiction, and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Rebecca lives in New York City, where she is always on the lookout for her next story idea.

Wendy Mass is the New York Times-bestselling author of the Willow Falls and Candymakers series and thirty more novels. Her first was the Schneider Family Book Award winner A Mango-Shaped Space and her latest is Lo and Behold.. She and her family live in New Jersey.

Together Rebecca and Wendy wrote Bob, which took them seven years but they loved every minute of it.