“The not so quiet life of librarians…”

Life is a book… and every person is a chapter.

Everything’s looking up for Robin Walker. It’s 1994 in New York City, and pwa-mark pwa-mark-done” data-pwa-category="style” data-pwa-dictionary-word="he's been transferred” data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead.” data-pwa-id="pwa-0FEBC55184237D3CE2D55A5BAB6BE192” data-pwa-rule-id="null” data-pwa-suggestions="I have transferred him~they have transferred him~it has transferred him”>he’s been transferred downtown to the 58^th Street Branch Library. Ready to move up the ladder, Robin is excited about the opportunities that await him.

But success, personal or professional, is as elusive as a first-edition rare book. Robin struggles with his strange new work environment as this motley crew of employees generates more drama than a runaway bestseller. He doesn’t know who to believepwa-mark pwa-mark-done” data-pwa-category="grammar” data-pwa-dictionary-word=" — " data-pwa-hint="En-dashes should never have a space on either side.” data-pwa-id="pwa-9C2C6AE8920CA44E2B110DC17EF0DA8C” data-pwa-rule-id="EN_DASH_SPACING” data-pwa-suggestions="-~-"> – or who to let in. And as potential romance mingles with devious machinations, there’s no telling where Robin’s story will go. All he knows is that he must see it through to the very last page.

Call Numbers is a captivating and multilayered adult drama. Through realistic dialogue and situations, author pwa-mark pwa-mark-done” data-pwa-category="spelling” data-pwa-dictionary-word="Syntell” data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: Syntell” data-pwa-id="pwa-F900A4BF897D558AEF848933FED90C30” data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING” data-pwa-suggestions="Syntel~Santell~Sentell~Zyntell~soundly”>Syntell Smith has crafted a modern-day classic about the trials and tribulations of adulthood. Because a library is usually the last pwa-mark pwa-mark-done” data-pwa-category="grammar” data-pwa-dictionary-word="place” data-pwa-hint="Missing comma after subordinate clause” data-pwa-id="pwa-EFFC7BAA4F18B9ED1EB53F312FCAC4B4” data-pwa-rule-id="SUB_CLAUSE_2” data-pwa-suggestions="place,”>place you’d expect high drama, but for these characterspwa-mark pwa-mark-done” data-pwa-category="grammar” data-pwa-dictionary-word="…" data-pwa-hint="The punctuation mark '…' may require a space after it. Consider adding the space.” data-pwa-id="pwa-466DFAC12F1DB3B55C88E16C8317A49D” data-pwa-rule-id="WHITESPACE” data-pwa-suggestions="… ">…it’s long overdue.

Syntell Smith

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