Liz Jones, of Londonderry, N.H., reads in a sunny, warm spot she found outside the Co-Op Food Store in White River Junction, Vt., while waiting for her daughter to finish a job interview on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. She found the book at a take-one, leave-one shelf outside the building and was enjoying watching the grocery shopping rush in front of the store. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Valley News — James M. Patterson