In October, Princess Anne alumna Faye Bailey came back to PA to return an overdue library book. The catch? The book, “The Brothers Karamazov” by Fyodor Dostoevsky, was overdue by about 59 years. “I always loved books, and I collect books,” Bailey explained. “I was looking at the big books that I hadn’t read, and I said, ‘Oh my goodness, I checked this out in high school.’”
When she arrived at PA, she met Principal Ryan Schubart. “When I drove up one day, your principal was getting out of his car. I said ‘I think I owe you a lot in overdue fees,” she laughed. Schubart offered to let her keep the book, but she declined.
Bailey explained that she left Virginia Beach when she turned 16, which led her to take the book with her and be unable to return it. “If you look at when the book was due, it was March,” she explained. “I turned 16 on February 8, and had declared I was going to run away from home.” She did, and went to Miami. Bailey said she found a room to rent and was quickly hired at a local hotel…