Summary

In Chapter 1, Kyle Keeley’s father hears Kyle bragging about kicking open the basement window in order to win a game he’s playing with his older brothers Curtis and Mike. Even though Kyle wins the game, he’s grounded for a week and has fifty cents withheld from his allowance each week for one year to pay for the window.

In Chapter 2, world famous librarian Dr. Yanina Zinchenko checks out some last minute details at the state-of-the-art, high-tech library that is getting ready to open in Alexandriaville. She has supervised the construction of the library for her employer, an eccentric millionaire.

In Chapter 3, Kyle learns he has the opportunity to write an essay about the new library which could win him the opportunity to participate in a lock-in at the building. Although Kyle isn’t much interested in the books, he is...