I feel like even though I didn't enjoy this the way I wanted to this is still a book THEY would enjoy. I definitely could see how there was a huge clash between Martha’s father and her grandmother (who was his mother-in-law). The boy asked the Lost and Found Office, some birds, and even his rubber duck, but no one knew where he belonged.

You slowly learn about Martha’s families past through a handful of chapters told from her mothers point of view back when Martha was a child and I always like a dual timeline, especially when it adds value to the story and it most certainly did here.She gave up a fiancée to take care of her parents, and now with no one else, she has taken on projects and tasks for people who live in her village. I enjoyed the cleverly placed use of the levity the amusing quirk of Suki’s poor auditory discrimination and confused vocabulary skills, which helped to counteract and ease the frustrating and prevalent miasma of angst and oppression. The bells on her ankle bracelet jingled as she circled Martha, peering into her hair as if she was looking for eggs in a large bird’s nest. Based on the title alone I had a feeling I would like this one, who doesn’t adore books about books and libraries after all? However, his pleasure isn't derived from reading them but from eating them instead, and the more he eats, the smarter he gets.

These stories are interspersed throughout the book and i found them to be an added bonus to an already entertaining read. She measures her worth by the number of tasks she can take on, even as they begin to weigh her down and overwhelm her life. After hearing so many good things about The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, I simply had to read The Library of Lost and Found. Martha is hard to like; I didn't hate her but I couldn't stand her wishy-washy, doormat personality. Martha, who lives in a bubble of her own making, must push her fears aside and begin to venture into reality.

She’d lost the desire and ability to create stories, long ago, when Zelda died, taking Martha’s hopes and dreams with her. When a book of fairy tales comes into her possession is when things start to change for this voluntary librarian. Her constant need to be liked and perform chores for neighbors was not a selfless act; it was an act of a person who possessed no self esteem or regard for oneself. But it’s clear right away that’s she’s been taken advantage of, her kindness and willingness to help people do the kinds of things they don’t want to do themselves leaves her very little time to do what she likes.