Orbiting Jupiter

by Gary D. Schmidt

“Maybe angels aren’t always meant to stop bad things.” “So what good are they?” “To be with us when bad things happen.”

Sometimes it’s like that. You know something good is coming, and even though it’s not even close yet, still, just knowing it’s coming is enough to make you snort and nicker. Sort of.

Libraries are terrific in a whole lot of ways, but one way is that on a frozen day in a Maine winter, you can go inside.