Represented Texas on the 52 GREAT READS list at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., 2010 SHOW ME READERS AWARD final nominee, 2012-13 When RoseAleta Laurell begins her new job at the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, Texas, she is surprised that the children of the town think the library is for adults. She vows to raise the money for a children's section and spends a week living and working on the library roof, even surviving a dangerous storm. With the help of the entire town, RoseAleta raises over $39,000 from within the community and across the country. "Today if you look through the front window of the Eugene Clark Library, you will see shelves stacked full with children's books and tables and chairs just the right size. You will see artwork on the walls, and a row of busy computers. Best of all, you will always find crowds of children who love to read and learn inside the walls of the oldest library in Texas.", ISBN13: 9780807545126 ISBN10: 0807545120 Material Type: hardcover

King, M. G.