Reader finds book purchase rewarding on many levels

Bummed that Game of Thrones is over now? Here’s a story to cheer you up.

A group of friends in Columbia, Missouri, had made a pledge to read more books. (Yay! But it gets better.)

One of them picked up a copy of Girl, Stop Apologizing during a Target run and found a pleasant surprise inside: cash and an encouraging note.

See how this reader has not just paid it forward, but inspired people around her to do so, on CNN.