Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a Book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library next to her apartment building.
An energetic, funny and quirky story about community activism, friendship, and the love of books..
Or is it? Maybe it\'s spinning right out of control.
Ideas grow like cracks in the sidewalk, and soon the whole effort is breezing along nicely.
So Yasmin and her friends get to work.
What\'s more, she has an idea that came right out of the last Book she borrowed from Book Uncle.
And she has family and neighbors.
She can\'t even vote Still, Yasmin has friends -- her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a blue belt in karate.
What can she do? The local elections are coming up, but she\'s just a kid.
But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her Book and do something.
Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a Book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library on the street corner.
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But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her Book and do something.
Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a Book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library next to her apartment building
