A GIRL, A RACCOON, AND THE MIDNIGHT MOON

In a slightly fantastical New York City, one very special library branch has been designated for possible closure. Bookish, socially awkward Pearl, the daughter of the librarian, can't imagine a world without the library - its books, its community of oddballs, its hominess.

When the head of their Edna St. Vincent Millay statue goes missing, closure is closer than ever. But Pearl is determined to save the library. And with a ragtag neighborhood library crew including a constantly tap-dancing girl who might just be her first friend, an older boy she has a crush on, and a pack of raccoons who can read and write - she just might be able to.

With an eclectic cast of richly drawn characters, a hint of just-around-the-corner magic, and Jessixa Bagley's classic illustrations throughout, this warm-hearted tale of reading and believing from beloved author Karen Romano Young tells of a world where what you want to believe just might come true.

When Karen Romano Young was growing up, she and her sisters and brother spent most of their time exploring the wetlands down the road. The mill there was home to a woman who taught her about the wetlands and only once yelled at her for destroying frog eggs by stepping on them. These days the author lives near a marsh full of frogs in Bethel, Connecticut, with her husband, three children, two guinea pigs, a dog, and a cat.