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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017 AT 1 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-In this Sept. 21, 2013 photo provided by the BAM Education Awards, Deven Black holds his Bam!E prize for top school librarian in the country, at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The path that took Black from suburban New York dad and nationally recognized school librarian to a room in a gritty homeless shelter - and to a bloody death at the hands of his roommate - was as baffling as it was tragic. (BAM Education Awards via AP)

The awful, odd downfall of the school librarian of the year

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017 AT 1 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-In this Sept. 21, 2013 photo provided by the BAM Education Awards, Deven Black holds his Bam!E prize for top school librarian in the country, at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The path that took Black from suburban New York dad and nationally recognized school librarian to a room in a gritty homeless shelter - and to a bloody death at the hands of his roommate - was as baffling as it was tragic. (BAM Education Awards via AP)

The odd, awful downfall of the school librarian of the year

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press