Hidden in the forests and surrounded by greenery, lies a small town. In this small town, a young girl sat on her windowsill, reading a book.

The young girl loved to read. The words on the pages all combined together to make a story that fascinated her! 

She loved to hear about the stories of characters from distant lands and their adventures.

Their journeys sparked a sense of wonder and imagination in the young girl’s mind.

She wanted to be like a strong warrior princess in one of her fairy tale books, maybe even become a scientist, or a baker who baked magical pastries!

Suddenly, the young girl's mother enters the room and calls out to her daughter. 

Evelyn!

“Reading another book? I see you’ve finished the one you were reading last week!”

“I borrowed this book from the library. See? It’s a story about a detective named Nancy Drew!” Evelyn replied. 

Well, I’m glad that you’re enjoying that book, but you need to get ready for school or you’ll be late.

A look of sadness overtook Evelyn’s face. She doesn’t like going to school.

 She felt like an outcast, and even more so when classes began transitioning from onsite to online and online to onsite. It was hard for her to adjust, especially with such abrupt transitions.

She arrived at her school with a heavy heart and a sad face. It would be another day where she had to endure the teasing of her classmates.

Hey, it's the bookworm!

I wonder what book she brought today?

Let's take her bag and find out!

Then let's hide it so she'll get in trouble!

Suddenly, Evelyn felt a strong tug on her backpack. 

Oh no! The bullies – Joseph and Eliza, had taken her bag and was starting rummage through it. Once they saw the book she borrowed from the library, they took it and waved it in front of her face. 

“Have fun trying to get this back!”

Evelyn felt tears running down on her face, her heart was heavy with sadness and anger. With tears in her eyes, she decided to go to the place that always gave her comfort, the library. 

As she entered the library, she saw the librarian returning books on the shelves. 

Mrs. Harper the librarian was nice to Evelyn. The two always bonded over books and she was the one who told Evelyn to try reading Nancy Drew.

As Evelyn walked closer to Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Harper began to notice the tears falling from Evelyn’s eyes, and she stopped what she was doing.