There are some great books out there. One very interesting one, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, is just a series of images with a title and a short caption. They are very inspirational. This story is based on "Mr. Linden's Library" and the caption reads: He had warned her about the book.Now it was too late.
Sarah had just moved. Across the street there was another house which had a sign that declared “Mr. Linden’s Library: Books to Borrow or Buy.” One day, because she was bored, Sarah decided to visit the old library. Mr. Linden was delighted, and vigorously encouraged her to choose any of the books to take home as a present. Sarah slowly wandered through the rows of shelves, gazing at the multitude of books. Finally her eyes lighted on a beautiful, old, gilded tome. Snatching the book off the shelf, she brought it before the old man.
“What a wonderful book!” Mr. Linden smiled, “but you must be very careful. Interesting events occur if you fall asleep with this book still open.”
“What kind of things?” Sarah queried.
“Well, that depends on the person, but it is always interesting and always terrible.”
At first Sarah was extremely cautious; however, as the nights past without incident she began to believe that Mr. Linden had been teasing her. That night she fell asleep while reading the book. Suddenly the words on the page exploded into the room in a flurry of leaves and vines. The greenery covered Sarah quickly, quietly, and completely. Then slowly, gently the living vines inched the sleeping girl toward the open book. Sarah was never seen again. Her grieving parents donated all her books to the library across the street. The book was placed back on the shelf, and it is there still, patiently waiting for the next careless child.
