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Write about a character stumbling upon a library book that changes the course of their life, for better or worse.

Posted in Middle School on Oct 26, 2022

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“Must” by Peter Wallace

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Write about a character stumbling upon a library book that changes the course of their life, for better or worse. Submitted by Peter Wallace – peterwallace@litewire.net           Must            Musty. That’s what the smell was. Musty. What was must? Was it like moist dust? No matter. He’d look it up later on his phone. His phone. The indispensable tool for everyone under a hundred years old, an...

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“The power of deep observation” by Philip Ebuluofor

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The boy rushed passed where we were standing and jesting. A woman was heard shouting: ‘stop him!, stop him!’. We turned towards the voice and one of us concluded that it was ‘as usual'. Yeah, as usual has become how we describe the incident that has became rampant with students and restaurant keepers that has somehow became normal too.  The economy of most families have become so bad that most of their wards in tertiary institutions were on 0-0-1 food formulas. That is: no food in the morning, no food in the afternoon and one half pla...

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“The Curse of the Library” by Sophia Davidson

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"See you tomorrow Cam!" I shouted to my best friend, Campbell, as I walked to the city library. I should probably introduce myself before I go any further. Hi! I'm Sophia. I'm 14, in 8th grade, and not very popular. Pretty much just your average tween girl. So, you might be thinking, "Sophia, why are you going to the Library?" or, "What does this have to do with anything? Get to the point already!" Well, I'm going to the library to research stuff about different Culture for a social studies project. We have to choose a culture or religion ...

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“The Good Fortune of a Library Book” by LM Konkel-Dixon

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Lyric should have known that her day would take a weird turn when her roommate Nyth barged into their apartment, waving around a library book. At one time, they were hotshot newbie reporters fresh from college and with their whole lives ahead of them. The next thing they knew, they had a severe case of writer's block that led to a decline in their articles and to them being cast out of the local newspaper. Disgraced, their options of a new writing job were limited, but that didn't stop their rent from being due. They stumbled upon a PI looki...

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“The Book of Names” by Mallory Senn-Flinn

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A quick heads up that this book contains themes of loss (pregnancy and spouse/partner). Other than that, it's a pretty happy story. :) Thanks for reading! ------- I remember my baby book said that you were the size of a grapefruit that week, tucked up somewhere in my womb. That day, while you and I meandered around the local library in search of books to advise me on how to manage the sudden onset of back pain I was feeling, I stumbled upon a book. It had fallen from its place on a shelf and had landed, rather ungracefully, open and sp...

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“Beliefs” by Samman Akbarzada

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I'm never going to read fiction.This is more than just a rule I've obliged myself to follow, more than just my moral, more than anything.I'll live this way till I die.Nothing can make me alter the way I think.It's been twenty-five years of my existence, and I haven't even once regretted not reading outrageous fantasies.Anyway, I'm on my way now, to the library.I need a decent book since it's winter break and I don’t know how else to kill the time.There's no need for me to tell you what kind of editions I read. Why is it so cold?They almost m...

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“The book of a thousand Years” by Marie Bishop

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Sarah pulled the collar tighter to her throat. The swirling fog drifting from the Thames hit her in wave after wave of moisture. She could taste the brininess on her lips. The droplets hung on her hair like ornaments, kaleidoscoping the street lights. London was busy, cars honked and pushed through the grainy light, buses idled as people crammed on them. The streets were filled with gaudy umbrellas and faces lit by mobile phone screens. Someone shouted further down the street and a dog barked. Bustle was the song that lived on these pavement...

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“The Spellbook” by Emily Lawson

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As I wandered the halls of the basement, trying to find an empty shelf to store old dictionaries, I sneezed again. Stirring up even more dust bunnies in the musty, stale air. I never realized how many books had been relegated to storage due to the creations of e-books. After a small eternity, I found a shelf and slid the heavy box next to a collection of cookbooks. Another type of written word forgotten about because of the internet. Yes, the internet has made things easier in a great many ways, but it was also kinda sad to see rows and ro...

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“The wicked book and Sandra.” by وداد أكرم

Submitted to Contest #91

The alarm did not stop ringing, which forced Sandra to wake up, I turned it off, then turned it off the second, third and fourth time, since the weekend was heavily iced, the cold made Sandra unable to leave her bed, she hates the cold weather but she had to wake up for her date with her friend Emily at the library, the alarm ringing the sixth time. "Yes Emily I'm on the road."Sandra. "But you're too late, half an hour and I'm waiting for you, hurry up, come on."Emily. "I'm on arrival, I'll come right away."Sandra. Sandra quickly heade...

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“Biblotheque” by Ann Layne

Submitted to Contest #91

   I was working in a library while going to university. It seemed like the perfect place to work. It was quiet and orderly. While stacking books I got to think about things. Things I was learning in school. It allowed me to reflect on my studies and motivated me to do more work on my subjects.   I would work there at night and on the weekends to help pay for my education. Mostly I did book shelving and shelf reading. Shelf reading is when you read a section of books to see if ...

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“Magical and Medicinal, the seasonal plants of the Crovedia” by Anna Tishchenko

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     “Oh, you really don’t want that one.” I looked around but could not see who had said this. I put the book back, finding it of little interest and selected another one.            “Um, no, you wont like that one either.” I sighed and put that book back as well. I felt like I was in the wrong section, but this is where I had been directed so I tried again. “Nope, that’s three for three.” Exasperated I shoved the book back unceremoniously.  I “Well, what do you...

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“ART OF ACCEPTANCE” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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I am a member of a library which is very old. The books are stacked at great heights and I have to climb built-in ladders to search for the titles I need. One day I was looking for a book on the Art Of Living (AOL). The catalog showed about 6 authors having written on the subject. I found an AOL book written by a Dutchman translated into English besides into other European languages. I was browsing it when another book on the shelf tumbled down. I came down and picked up the fallen book. Before replacing it on the shelf I opened it and read ...

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“Book that booked the Success.” by Satvik Gupta

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"Hello miss Sherley, I am Denise and I want to read a book, I tried few books but they were not interesting can you guide me through the book?" says Denise. "oh Denise, I know you almost whole college know you because you always top the examinations. I am having a book which will motivate you for the life." says Miss Sherley. Miss Sherley gets up from her place and moves toward one of the corner of the library and took out a thin book from the closet there. She brings the book toward Denise and gives her the book. Denise was happy to get a ...

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“They Hoped ” by Kimiko Stovall

Submitted to Contest #91

At precisely 4:15 pm on a school day afternoon while waiting for someone to pick them up, two students had the same thought: What am I gonna have for dinner? Considering this is a rather generic question that most people ask themselves at some point during the day, this would not be so notable. But, taking into account that neither of them knew the other, and they were in a very similar occasion one would think that is quite special.  One of the previously mentioned students had the tendency to think about things like Will I even make ...

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“The Great MacWin” by Patrick Bushey

Submitted to Contest #91

“OOOOWWWW,” Daniel MacWin’s hurting patient yelled for the fourteenth time in a row. “Can someone get this guy to shut up?” asked Assistant Dr. Martin Fischer. Just then, Dr. Daniel MacWin came into the room. “Hey, dude. Look, I need you to calm down for a second, okay? We’re about to do a biopsy to see what this sickness is. Whatever you do, don’t panic and don’t worry; everything is going to be alright.” “Ok, Doctor,” the patient said, however so reluctantly. “I’ll book an operating room, sir,” said Dr. Martin Fischer. “A WHAT?” yell...

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