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Patron: I’d like a real librarian to help me. Are any around?
Esther: I am a real librarian.

Patron: No, you’re the one who yells at the teens.
Esther: I raise my voice to them. And I’m also a trained reference librarian.

Patron: Do you read a lot of teen romance?
Esther: I do. I know the YA collection backward and forward.

Patron: I can’t trust anyone who still reads so much about high school.
Esther: My impulse is to walk away in a huff. But first I want to recommend a few great YA romances by Rainbow Rowell.