Feeding the Dragon

''Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a library...''

Deep in the bowels of a New York Public Library lies a dragon: the monstrous coal furnace that Sharon''s father, the live-in custodian, must feed every night.

A moving examination of family secrets, forgiveness, and the power of language, Feeding the Dragon explores Sharon''s life growing up in the library and the fire she never...