While all her friends are having fun with their summer and relaxing before heading to university, Aleisha is stuck working at the library (she doesn't even like reading!), and helping her older brother support their mother, who has been struggling with severe anxiety and depression. When she finds a random list of books at work, however, Aleisha decides to give this whole reading thing a whirl. Meanwhile, widower Mukesh has recently stumbled across a library book checked out by his late wife, who was a voracious reader. When he heads to the library to return it, however, he finds that he can't quite part with this last piece of her and instead seeks a book recommendation from Aleisha, who suggests To Kill a Mockingbird, the first book on the list she found. Soon the two begin to discuss the books on the list as they read through them, becoming friends over the course of the summer.
This is a delightful love letter to books and libraries and the power that both have to bring people together. It should be no surprise that this librarian loved it, and I'll happily recommend it to other fans of books and reading.
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