librarians

Young Cal, who lives high in the Appalachian Mountains with his family, does not understand his sister's love for books, but the Book Woman always wanders to their home, and Cal's parents are always willing to trade something to keep Cal's sister reading.

While preparing for a class trip to the school library, a young boy recalls all the horrible things he has heard about the librarian and her policies.

Lucy has always liked to tell monster stories, so when she actually does discover the librarian in charge of the summer reading program really is a monster, no one believes her.