2 Ch2-The Librarian

Chapter 2 The Librarian Michael was the line leader. Andrea was the door holder. We went to the library, which is brand-new and didn't even exist last year when we were in first grade. They built it over the summer to replace the junky old library we used to have. A library is the part in the school where they have hundreds of books that you

can bring home with you. You don't even have to pay for them. And it's not even illegal! The only problem is you have to bring the books back after you're done reading them. My friend Billy around the corner, who was in second grade last year, told me that if you don't bring back your library books on time, the librarian locks you in a dungeon under the school. I'm not sure I believe him. "Our new librarian is Mrs. Roopy," Miss Daisy told us as we lined up in the hall- way outside the library. "Everybody be on your best behavior so you'll make a good impression on her." "I'm always on my best behavior," said

Andrea Young. She made a big dopey smile at Miss Daisy. Andrea is so annoying. If somebody told her to be on her worst behavior, she wouldn't know what to do. When we went into the new library, we were shocked. Right in the middle of the room was a giant tree! It had a big tree house at the top near the ceiling and a ladder going up to it. "What's with the tree?" I asked. "Beats me," said Ryan. "How do you think they got it into the library?" "Maybe it just grew in here over the summer," guessed Michael. "Trees don't grow in libraries," said Andrea, as if she knows anything about trees.

"They must have built it," said Emily. "You don't build trees, dumbhead," I told Emily,

and she looked all hurt like she was going to cry. The tree was

really cool. Some of us started to climb it, but Miss Daisy said we had to get off because it was time for library period to start. "Where's the new librarian?" Ryan