November is not just the month where men have an excuse to grow horrid mustaches (claiming it's "Movember" or "No-Shave November"). No, November is also National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. In honor of NaNoWriMo, we'd like to publish a fabulous short story by a fabulously talented young writer. This story is the winner of CCPL's 2012 Short Story Writing Contest for Teens (earning a $25 Visa Gift Card!). Check it out, then check out NaNoWriMo's Young Writers Program and start writing your own novel!
The Library Hermit
by Chloe W.
Prologue
The library is full of secrets.
Some people might think it merely a building
full of books. Dull, dusty, and old. But someone taught me the truth: a library
is a place of magic. Within the walls and aisles and pages there lies a world
of stories where you can find love, adventure, and home when you need it most.
Let me tell you a story of my own, about the
extraordinary girl I met there and the world that she showed me.
