It had only been a couple of weeks since the school year had started and Andrew had come to really enjoy teaching his class of third graders. For the most part they were well-behaved and full of curiosity. There were a couple of troublemakers, which was inevitable in a group of children, but even they seemed to enjoy their weekly trips to the school library. Today was library day, and he led them down there, them set them loose to chose their weekly selections.

There was a new librarian behind the desk—not the person who had been there the week before. He approached with a little smile. "Hey there."