Studious Stella Louella is frantically trying to find her missing library book, so she can return it before the due date passes.

Looking every place she can imagine, Stella ends up visiting everyone in town, from the people at the fix-it shop, the diner, the police station, the scouts, and each neighbor in between.

"From the start of this cheerful cumulative tale, Ernst gives youngsters crowded spreads chock-a-block with amusing particulars." - Publishers Weekly