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mr linden s library table of contents acknowledgments pg 4 prologue pg 5-8 chapter one good-bye forever pg 9-14 chapter two remembering the past seventh grade pg 15-18 chapter three room 106 pg 19-26 chapter four the finding of the book kindergarten pg 27-32 chapter five a long forgotten friend pg 33-37 chapter six the many mysteries of the book third grade pg 38 54 chapter seven ramona pg 55-68 chapter eight the pain of a sharp knife seventh grade pg 69-72 chapter nine secrets pg 73-76 chapter ten ellie s book present day pg 77-80 chapter eleven the days fly by pg 81-83 chapter twelve a failed warning pg 84-88 3[close]
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mr linden s library acknowledgments i had such a fun time writing this novel while writing i did hit some walls and at times i became frustrated i never used to believe i could write a book but now i have proven myself wrong i have found i rather enjoy writing stories i would like to thank my teacher mrs olson for believing i could write this story and for creating this assignment if it was never assigned then writing a story would have been pushed aside like so many of my other hobbies my inspiration was one of harris burdick s mysteries mr linden s library the picture intrigued me and started the gears of my imagination if it wasn t for my school then i wouldn t have had the laptop to type my story i would also like to thank tyler marcoux for correcting my grammatical errors without these contribution s none of this would have been possible thank you 4[close]
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mr linden s library prologue he had warned her about the book now it was too late she had crossed the line and she knew it why would she disobey his order he was after all her legal guardian now after that terrible accident he winced just thinking about it how could his brother have been so careless why didn t he just keep the family at home that night his brother would still be here and his niece wouldn t be locked in his spare bedroom with the book he warned her not to even look at didn t his brother teach his child any respect manners or obedience she had behaved deviant and temperamental from the day she had come almost two weeks ago why did he have to be her only living relative he had never wanted a kid he hated kids even when he was one himself and because of this he didn t follow through with his engagement to his high school sweetheart he loved his fiance kimberly to pieces but when she expressed to him how much she longed to have a child 5[close]
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mr linden s library he couldn t stay with her he wanted to give her everything and the one thing he didn t was the thing she wanted the most he had to give her up for her to be happy it was the only way right now he longed for her presence she would know how to handle this situation formulated by this wretched child with his back against ramona s bedroom door jack s legs began to tingle he had been sitting on the hardwood floor of the stairwell for hours trying to persuade her to evacuate the room he read the rolex around his wrist 2:56 am he didn t have time for this he had to be leaving for work in less than four hours releasing a sigh jack climbed to his feet and decided to try again pounding on the solid oak door jack yelled ramona open this door this instant all the other tries ramona had replied with a no but not this time she didn t even reply he was getting furious yet at the same moment he was worried sick what if she s dead he began to wonder jack pressed his ear against the thick heavy door attempting to hear any rustling noises or at the least breathing nothing came this wasn t good enough he needed something to magnify the noise he started heading to the kitchen to get a glass but then came to the realization he was a doctor he could use his stethoscope quickly jack ran to his office reached into his desk drawer and collected his medical instrument the stethoscope felt cool on his ears and cheeks and when he placed it against a flat surface on the door it made an acute thud the sound of moving leaves traveled through the medical instrument but there wasn t a hint of breathing maybe she s dead or maybe she climbed out the window jack preferred the latter even though the first thought did sound inviting assuming ramona climbed out the window jack 6[close]
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mr linden s library started down the stairs ramona s room was on the third floor of his large home actually it was the third floor the stairs from the second floor went straight to her door when jack finally made his way to the main floor he stopped by the vestibule s closet and obtained a powerful flash light he then went outside of his home he concluded she had to of climbed down a tree so he went to the only windows which had trees by them shining the flash light up to the window jack was astounded all the windows were closed jack pondered did i not hear leaves blowing in the wind curious he rushed up the two flights of stairs to the bedroom grabbing the stethoscope again on his way panting jack waited to catch his breath i m getting way to old for this approaching 43 years of age jack was the older of him and his brother finally able to breath normally he put the stethoscope to the solid oak door for a second time fulfilling his curiosity the same sound flowed through the medical instrument the sound of rustling leaves appeared to be growing it was getting louder and louder the door had to be opened but how ramona had the only skeleton key to the door with her maybe the door could be taken off the hinges no that won t work the door opens into the bedroom the only possible solution was to chop the door down jack descended to the basement where he kept his axe his axe hadn t been touched in over ten years it was rusty and dull he sharpened the tool to a sharp edge and then rushed up to the bedroom door oh how much he hated to soil his hand crafted solid oak door but it had to be done with one swift motion the axe rose above his head and then traveled downward barreling into the door with great force again the axe rose above his head traveled downward and barreled into the door for a third and final time the axe rose above his head traveled downward and barreled into the door scattering the remains of the door what lay ahead of dr jackson 7[close]
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mr linden s library linden was a room filled to maximum capacity with green leafy vines and a sixteen-year-old girl clutching the book that was the source of the monstrous plant consuming her 8[close]
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mr linden s library chapter one good-bye forever night had fallen but not all was calm it was rather terrible outside the wind was blowing and the rain was coming down hard the lindens had made dinner plans weeks in advance though and they were not about to stand up their friends william linden was always on time and never missed an appointment ever he and his family were to meet their long time friends at chef s palace in ten minutes but for the first time in william s life he believed they were going to arrive late with the rain pouring down faster than the windshield wipers on his mercedes could clear it bill could barely see past the hood of his car he knew it was dangerous to be driving in this weather and didn t 9[close]
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mr linden s library want to be driving but he pressed on his wife and daughter had fallen asleep and were unaware of the weather suddenly an out of control eighteen-wheeler carrying half of a house skidded into them unfazed by the impact the truck continued to glide sideways across the road pushing the car with it unfortunately bill was killed upon the impact of the truck the road turned in to a curve but the truck continued straight sending it and the car sailing off the road and down a hill the two vehicles came to an abrupt halt when they smashed into a line of trees crumpling the front passenger side into a pancake leaving no room for bill s wife silvia to survive miraculously the back passenger half of the car was left untouched and with no scratches saving the young life of ramona linden the lindens were found the next day by a young couple passing by overwhelmed by thee horrific sight the young couple immediately called for rescue the rescue team found mr and mrs linden dead on the scene and their daughter in a coma the truck driver was found 50 feet away with all 206 bones in his body shattered the impact of his truck hitting a tree sent him flying out of the windshield he too was pronounced dead on the scene ramona was the only surviver of such a horrific accident and upon finding her she was rushed by ambulance to the niomi county hospital where she stayed in a coma for two more days sunday was jackson s only day off and even then he was loaded with paper work in dire need of completion despite the fact he was having terrible troubles trying to focus his patients were paying him to do his job they weren t paying him to procrastinate and prolong their 10[close]
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mr linden s library treatment poor ms ridley his newest patent was young at the age of 41 and was losing all feeling and function in her left leg she had come in to the clinic this past wednesday with a tingling sensation she described it almost similar to the tingle a person feels when their foot or hand falls asleep she was extremely annoyed by the tingling but somehow she remained to be the most delightful person he had ever encountered jack felt terrible he had been a doctor for many years yet he couldn t even begin to think of an ailment to pair his patient with rummaging through his medical books in his library for any source of light to the subject jack s thoughts had been set on ms ridley all morning a vision of ms eleanor ridley imprinted its-self into jack s tired blue eyes jack unknowing felt something for his new patient he was oblivious to the detail of time he spent thinking about her even now he was lost in her mirage he could see her occupying the space in front of him in the clinic examining room as if she and he were clearly there she had wavy auburn hair quite long it was too for it creeped a few inches pass her curvaceous bottom her figure was exquisite but jack exceptionally couldn t move his gaze from her lovely face grand and round her eyes were surrounded by plump lengthy lashes as the vivid turquoise irises looked back at him gazing into her eyes was the utmost sensational act he had ever done while he gazed and she gazed jack lost himself in a half-conscious state her voice resonated throughout his thoughts it was lovely and sung sweetly to his ears filled with harmony the air was he began to dance and hum along ring ring ring the phone blared as jack was peeled from his fantasy jack rolled his eyes and took a deep breath can t i have just one day to myself he muttered under his breath as he reached for the telephone resting on the far left side of his large mahogany 11[close]
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mr linden s library desk linden residence this is dr jackson linden speaking jack informed as he answered the telephone hire a secretary to answer my phone he quickly jotted onto a to-do list mr jackson linden correct a woman asked through the telephone partially correct i prefer the title dr jackson linden forgiven you are for it is a simple blunder to make obviously this woman wasn t observant at all he had given his title when he answered the telephone oh sorry dr linden in the records given to me you are written down as a mister would you like me to change this yes this would be good but first may i ask to whom i am speaking with oh i almost forgot i am martha smith i work at the niomi county hospital and i am calling in behalf of your brother william linden and his immediate family i have you down as their emergency contact jack didn t understand he wasn t anywhere near to being close pals with his brother yeah sure at one point in their lives they were best friends but once bill and silvia had ramona jack started to distance himself from them he didn t even have his own brother down as an emergency contact what has happened to my brother he has died in a terrible car accident along with his wife his daughter on the other hand survived the car accident very peculiar how she survived very peculiar peculiar why is that well when the car was found the front passenger side was crumpled in so far it ah well let s just say the woman sitting in the passenger seat didn t survive we looked further into the case examining every possible factor and it just doesn t add up silvia linden was 12[close]
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mr linden s library killed on impact not by being crushed to death ramona should have died on impact also but she didn t it is very peculiar she didn t even have a broken bone a scratch or any type of injury but she was found in a coma the medical staff here can t find a reason as to how she didn t die and why she is in a coma she doesn t have any injuries to have put her into a coma peculiar very peculiar yes yes it is just then jack came to the realization he was ramona s only living relative he would be made responsible for this child s welfare never in ramona s existence had he ever spoken to her written to her or even acknowledged her resentful of children when ramona was born jack refused to send a congratulatory card to his brother from her birth through her childhood he continued to ignore her not sending gifts or cards she was nothing to him but now jack was sure she would be a burden what s going to happen to the child to ramona who is going to take care of her well that is more of a legal issue sir i am just calling to inform you of your brother and his immediate family you may come here if you wish to visit ramona she s in pretty good shape for a coma patient where am i going to find the time for this i imagine i m going to have to push my paper work back on my to-do list jack compromised to himself well umm thank you for informing me i m sorry for your loss dr linden but look at the bright side your niece is alive goodday sir this woman was wrong there was no bright side to this story his brother was dead he was gone why did bill have to die why was it bill instead of him bill had a child to care for 13[close]
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mr linden s library he didn t not until now good-bye jack muttered as his vision transformed in to a hazy darkness his toes and fingers were tingling soon his entire body went numb jack drifted into shock rapidly he became powerless lost his grip on his phone and it plunged to the hard wood floor 14[close]
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mr linden s library chapter two remembering the past seventh grade another a on your test jackson excellent job buddy the teacher held the test high above her head for everyone in the class to see on the middle of the first page was a big red a and at the top of the page it read seventh grade chapter 5 science test science comes naturally to you doesn t it she asked as she placed his test in front of him jack slid down in his seat he wasn t keen on this kind of attention sure it was good but not when his peers were around not when she used the word buddy it made him sound like a teacher s pet on top of that it was not cool to have straight a s to other kids it meant he had no life it meant he never had any fun and it meant he sucked up to the teachers he didn t want his peers to think this about him but he also didn t want to deceive his teacher mrs spruce he murmured in response yes ma am feeling the knot in his stomach tightening yet to come was the worst of his humiliation to jack the action mrs spruce did next appeared prolonged 15[close]
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