Sorry to hear you had a bad run. I think I remember it was I think in two Young-Adult books, but which ones exactly.. I'll have to take a look at my shelves and browse the books (got a couple of books in mind). It was not the main part of the story, but it was part of the main character and I enjoyed reading about it.
Buy more books and go to the library more often again ? I'd hate to run out of reading material too, so your worry makes sense to me .
I'm glad you enjoyed Misery, nice review .