Copy of 'Jumanji' book gets returned to New Jersey school library 43 years overdue

There's a mystery behind a book returned to a New Jersey school library — 43 years overdue. The mysterious package was delivered to Stillman Elementary School in Tenafly during the last full week of April. Inside, it held the school library's copy of the book "Jumanji" that had been checked out in May 1982.

Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC10. WATCH HERE WATCH HERE Aside from the long-overdue book was a money order for $40. No note, no return address.



"Opening the book and thinking, who's sending this and what could it be?" said school librarian Jill Brave. "This was its own natural lesson that fell into our laps of another way of researching ..

. It made me feel good that someone took the time to do this." Get top local Philly stories delivered to you every morning with NBC Philadelphia's News Headlines newsletter.

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