Chapter 9
BRITTA SLEPT LATE SUNDAY morning, purposely skipping church so she wouldn’t have to face Milo or anyone else. She texted Lindy a few times to try to figure out when to reschedule with Armand, but only received vague answers as Lindy didn’t know either. Then she tried calling Armand again, texting, waiting, and repeating both a few hours later. Instead of wallowing in despair, Britta made plans, hoping Armand would come through for Echo Ridge.
On Monday, Britta stopped by the bookstore to see if they had a copy of The Book Thief. Marian was relentless about her list. She carried her clipboard with her everywhere, and at last count she’d assigned nearly one hundred titles to various patrons of the Echo Ridge Library. The bookstore didn’t have a copy, but they said they could orde
