The Lost Library, Rebecca Stead
The Lost Library, Rebecca Stead
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The Lost Library

Author: Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass

Narrator: Christopher Gebauer, Jennifer Blom, Rob Dircks

Unabridged: 4 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/29/2023


Synopsis

This program features multicast narration.

"This audiobook, written by two experts in middle-grade fiction, is a perfect family listen."- AudioFile

The New York Times bestselling authors of Bob, Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass, introduce young listeners to a little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps.

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).

A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends.

About Rebecca Stead

Rebecca Stead is the New York Times bestselling author of When You Reach Me, Liar & Spy, First Light, Goodbye Stranger, Bob, and, most recently, 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.

About Wendy Mass

Wendy Mass is the New York Times bestselling author of The Candymakers series, Bob, and many other novels for young readers, including the Schneider Family Book Award-winner A Mango-Shaped Space, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (which was made into a feature film), Every Soul a Star, Pi in the Sky, the Twice Upon a Time series, and the Willow Falls series that began with 11 Birthdays. She and her family live in New Jersey.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on June 20, 2015

The besetting sin of middle age is to discount the present in praise of the past. It's June in San Francisco, the streets are lined with rainbow flags, the Castro is now "historic" – and I catch myself thinking, Hell, I remember when pride parades were not only parties but raw, wild and militant. Be......more

Goodreads review by Gerhard on May 07, 2014

Wow, what a fantastic tribute to the power of literature to broaden people’s minds and to inspire and change lives. What struck me again and again was how so many of these gay authors, writing about literature that had a seminal impact on them, recounted how encountering a specific book in a bookshop......more

Goodreads review by Andy on October 19, 2011

(Original review is here: [URL not allowed] Books are years in the making, and it was a few years ago that Tom Cardamone, asked whether I’d be interested in contributing an essay to a collection about favourite gay books that were out-of-print. Tom and I had connected with each other through......more

Goodreads review by K.M. on May 03, 2010

A highly accessible must-read book for anyone interested in gay fiction. These essays shine a light on novels (and some story collections) published from the 1960's through the 1990's--all of it now out of print. Each essay is an appreciation from a different writer about book with personal meaning......more

Goodreads review by Adam on November 08, 2024

It was okay. It started out with a few books I had read and didn't enjoy, like A Queer Kind of Death, about a black gay detective from the 1970's which sounds great but isn't. Lots of the sounds great but isn't category here. I preferred Pulp Friction. Loved that book. It showed me how gay writing f......more


Quotes

"When a makeshift Little Free Library appears on the town green, almost 20 years after the mysterious fire that burned down the town library, the people of Martinville are drawn together once more to not just solve the mystery of the fire but also to decide what it means for their own fates. Mass and Stead employ a rich cast of characters—including ghost librarians, graduating fifth-graders, mice, and a cat—to dive into the heart of Martinville. ... Full of heart, sly narration, and Stead’s expected air of mystery, this is well suited for lovers of books and libraries and novels featuring ensemble casts." —Booklist


"A boy who visits a little free library gets more than he bargained for when he becomes a sleuth caught up in the middle of his town’s most enduring mystery.... A page-turner with striking characters and a satisfying puzzle at its heart." Kirkus Reviews