15-year-old Shawnee bookstore owner fights to save beloved store [Video]

KMBC NINE NEWS A BELOVED BOOKSTORE IS STRUGGLING TO STAY OPEN AFTER THEIR BUILDING OWNER ANNOUNCED PLANS TO SELL KMBC NINE TERISA WHITE IS IN SHAWNEE, WHERE THE YOUNG OWNER ISN’T READY TO GIVE UP YET. THIS LOCAL BOOKSTORE IS ON THE VERGE OF CLOSING, BUT THE YOUNG WOMAN WHO OWNS IT REFUSES TO CLOSE THE CHAPTER ON HER DREAMS. 15 YEAR OLD HAILEY VINCENT ACCOMPLISHED GOALS THAT MOST ADULTS HAVEN’T AT AGE 13, HER LOVE FOR READING PUSHED HER TO BECOME THE OWNER OF A BELOVED, QUAINT BOOKSTORE IN SHAWNEE. THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY THAT LOVE TO READ, AND THE THING THEY KEPT TELLING ME IS THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH BOOKSTORES, AND THERE WASN’T ONE IN SHAWNEE AT ALL. SEVEN STORIES HAS A PRETTY UNIQUE SELECTION OF BOOKS, TOO. THIS ONE IS A, UH, MY FIRST MANDARIN BOOK. I TRY TO COVER ALL GENRES, …