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Librarian Lucy had a magical secret: she could talk to books. The books, in turn, told her stories of their lives on the shelves, their adventures, and their thoughts on the people who read them. One day, a new book appeared on her desk. It was called "The Grand Adventure of a Dust Bunny."

Lucy opened it, eager to read. The words on the first page, however, began to squirm. "No, no, no," they rearranged themselves, "This story is not for reading. It's for admiring!"

Lucy blinked. "But I'm a librarian. It's my job to read stories."

She tried to turn the page, but the paper stuck together. The main character, a tiny, fluffy dust bunny named Dusty, appeared in the margin. "I won't be read! I have my own plans!" Dusty squeaked.

Lucy was intrigued. "What are your plans?" she asked.

"I plan to travel to the Great Beyond!" Dusty declared. "Which is, you know, under the big armchair in the reading nook. I've heard there are ancient sock-lint ruins there!"

Lucy tried to convince Dusty that being read was a noble thing, but Dusty was a stubborn fluffball. He kept changing the story. One minute he was a knight, the next a pirate, then an astronaut, all in a frantic attempt to escape the confines of his own book.

Finally, Lucy had an idea. She put the book down and spoke directly to Dusty. "I'll make you a deal. I will leave you on this desk. If you can get to the Great Beyond all on your own, I will let you go. But if you can't, you must let me read your story."

Dusty, confident in his abilities, agreed. The next morning, Lucy found the book open to the last page. Dusty had wiggled his way out and was now happily exploring the "ancient sock-lint ruins" under the armchair. Lucy smiled. She got to keep her promise, and in a way, she had helped the book's character find his own ending.