First published 2001

96 pages

Fiction, Fantasy, Magical realism, Mysterious

I first read this novel in middle school, then promptly forgot about its existence. It was the kind of experience that I questioned the reality of. I knew there was a bizarre book that caught my attention, but there were no details I could hold onto. Years and years later, I find it for sale in the used books section of the library. I bought it for one dollar and regained a memory from childhood.

In this short, illustrated novel, a young boy is caught in a nightmare of a library. It centers around this boy, a mysterious girl, and a troubled sheep-man as they all plot their escape from the strange library. It is an odd and imaginative book. It is not like anything I've read, a completely unique experience.