W.B.’s Book Report: The Last Chance Library

I love books. And I love books about books and people who love books and libraries. One of my favorite Ray Bradbury stories is the one about writing Fahrenheit 451 — a book about people who love books — on rental typewriters in the basement of his library for 10 cents a half-hour. One of my favorite books I’ve read in recent years is The Haunted Bookshop, which revolves around a man who loves books.

And so I was a sucker for The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson. It’s about the shy ass...