“Life in a small town is like an intricately plotted novel, and even though I had read every book in the public library by the time I was fourteen, I found the real people around me saying and doing far more interesting things than did the imaginary book characters.” PeopleBookRealCharacterFoundInterestingNovelTownsLibraryImaginarySmall TownInteresting ThingsFourteenPublic LibrarySaying And DoingBook Characters Book:Maxine Cheshire, reporter Source: Maxine Cheshire, reporter