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A flood destroyed all of Sarah's books, but a gift from a librarian changed her life

In 2001, all of Sarah Feldman's books were destroyed in a flood, so her dad took her to a library to try to cheer her up. There she met a man who gave her a gift that she says changed her life.
In his letter to Sarah Feldman, Bill Carver said that he hoped this copy of <em>The Medieval Book </em>would help her shape her new library collection after all her books were destroyed in a flood.

In 2001, Tropical Storm Allison hit Houston. More than 70,000 houses were flooded, including the home of Sarah Feldman and her family.

At the time, they were in Connecticut on vacation, so they didn't know what kind of damage they were

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