Nora Navra Library, Norman Mayer Library, East New Orleans Regional Library, and the Children's Resource Center are closed.

But Maya’s face flickered in his mind—the gap-toothed grin, the way she said “Arjun” instead of “Baba” because she thought it was funny.

He stepped back.

The boy’s face went still. “Then you’re not searching for luck. You’re searching for the year .”

“The what?”