Start your story with someone being given a book recommendation.

Posted in Middle School on Oct 25, 2022

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“His Eyes are Open” by Jamaal Zindi

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His Eyes are Open Jamaal Zindi “Get the book.” “No.” “Why not?” “‘Cus I said so.” “I promise you bro, it’s genuinely not as bad as you think it is.” “I don’t care, it’s way out of my budget too. Check the price!” A slim finger pointed at a small rectangle of card dangling from a box. “Fine. You’re genuinely so silly Andrew.” “You believe what you want, Alex. I’m just smart. And I haven’t had much money since my mother passed, you know.” Andrew was a 14 year old boy that didn’t do too well in school. His grades were just barely what they we...

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“Little Bobby and the Librarian” by Tom Ford

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Little Bobby walks into the library looking for a book on animals! Little Bobby loved to draw animals and he would put funny faces on them. Little Bobby could not find any animals book to look at, he said to himself they must be all checked out and what can I do? Little Bobby saw Mrs. Nancy the librarian and he goes up to her and asks Mrs. Nancy can you help me, and she replies yes little Bobby what can I help you with? Little Bobby says I'm looking for a book on animals so I can draw them! Nancy the librarian said no problem and g...

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“Love Is All There Is-Tailor-Made” by Carol Styron

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“Do you have a book called ‘Love Is All There Is-Tailor Made’ by Sheila Davis?” A twenty-three-year-old Marsha Hunter anxiously asked the 41-year-old librarian, Julia Russell. Julia looked over her black-rim glasses and then froze for a minute as she sat behind her desk at The New York City Public Library. Something about the young mixed-raced-looking woman seemed so familiar to her. It wasn’t just her appearance but her mannerisms and the way she spoke. It was eerie. After a ...

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Start your story with someone being given a book recommendation.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 33 stories

“His Eyes are Open” by Jamaal Zindi

“Little Bobby and the Librarian” by Tom Ford

“Love Is All There Is-Tailor-Made” by Carol Styron

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a librarian that doesn’t fit into the common librarian stereotypes.

Write about a character on the hunt to solve a mystery who uses their local library (or librarian) as a source of information.

Write a story that includes one character reading aloud to another.

Write about somebody who likes to work in silence.

Contest #142

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$250

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175

Contest entries

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