By Eth Clifford
Copyright 1979
Mary Rose and Jo-Beth are on their way to a relative’s house
to stay while their baby brother is born.
Unfortunately, their Dad is driving them during a horrible
blizzard. The car runs out of gas, so
with strict instructions to stay put, the girls are left alone while their Dad
runs down the street to get gas. Just
then, Jo-Beth has a sudden urge to go to the bathroom, so the girls run into
the library for a moment to use the bathroom there. The librarian, having done her rounds of the
building, unknowingly locks them in.
This book is full of exciting twists and turns. The sisters end up having a grand, exciting
adventure. Who wouldn’t, locked in a
library all night long? But where was
that poor father? Absolutely sick with
worry over the lives of his two little girls and missing the birth of his
son. Why did I not see that before? Shaking from desperation, he pounded on the
door, begging to be let in. Were his two
little girls in the library? Please let
me come in and look for them. The
librarian tells him no one is there and sends him away. He spends the long night in the police
station, expecting the worst.
When I was reading this as a twelve year old, I never put
myself in the father’s shoes. I only saw
the story from the eyes of the girls. Now
I can’t see it from any other angle.
Personal perspective really can make a huge impact on how we view
events. It takes effort to truly put
ourselves in another’s shoes, but that is just what we should try to do anyway.
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