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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

By Bret Witter, Vicki Myron

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| Paperback | 9780446555418

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He was an abandoned kitten - frostbitten, starving, shivering. And about to become world famous.

Dewey Readmore Books was only a few weeks old when he was stuffed into the Spencer Public Library's returned book slot. He immediately won the heart of Library Director Vicki Myron, a single mother Continue

He was an abandoned kitten - frostbitten, starving, shivering. And about to become world famous.

Dewey Readmore Books was only a few weeks old when he was stuffed into the Spencer Public Library's returned book slot. He immediately won the heart of Library Director Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. For the next nineteen years, this library cat never stopped charming the people of this Iowa town with his enthusiasm, warmth, humility (for a cat), and, above all, sixth sense about who needed him most. As his fame grew, Dewey became the mascot of a farming community fighting the greatest crisis in its long history - and a source of inspiration for people all over the world.

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  • Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By Vicki Myron

    Why was Dewey written? Because I was asked to write it. Not just by one person, but by hundreds, for years. Locals, visitors, book agents, professional writers (they wanted to help), people who had read about him in magazines or seen him in a documen ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

  • DEWEY: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

    On a brutally cold January morning in 1988, librarian Vicki Myron found a barely alive, filthy little kitten in the library book drop in Spencer, Iowa. That discovery proved to be a stroke of luck for the kitten, who promptly got warmed, washed, fed ... (read full critics)

    teenreads published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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  • 3 people find this helpful

    I do not know what did I expect, the story of a cat living in a library in an Iowa small town...
    There are some interesting descriptions (alas too short) of farm life in the author's youth, economic crisis and decadence. The different fates of Spencer, surviving through the crisis, and Moneta, falli ... (continue)

    I do not know what did I expect, the story of a cat living in a library in an Iowa small town...
    There are some interesting descriptions (alas too short) of farm life in the author's youth, economic crisis and decadence. The different fates of Spencer, surviving through the crisis, and Moneta, falling apart, are very interesting.
    I am a cat-lover but I found this book 50-100 pages too long.

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    Plucino said on Jul 5, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    I am a dog person and never like cats. However, I cannot imagine anyone, be it a dog or cat person, not loving Dewey after reading this gem of a book.

    Dewey, a stray kitten adopted by the public library of Spencer, a 10,000-person town in Iowa, was such a special and adorable angel that he to ... (continue)

    I am a dog person and never like cats. However, I cannot imagine anyone, be it a dog or cat person, not loving Dewey after reading this gem of a book.

    Dewey, a stray kitten adopted by the public library of Spencer, a 10,000-person town in Iowa, was such a special and adorable angel that he touched not only those in Spencer or Iowa, but also people across the States and around the world.

    I shall leave it to readers to find out how Dewey did that. For me, I am particularly moved by the 19-year relationship between Vicki Myron, the library director, and Dewey. Dewey was like a son to Vicki. Reading the last chapter of the book almost brought me to tears.

    A must read.

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    Tracy W said on Jul 28, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    This is about more than a cat; small town life, librarianship, family, and of course, Dewey. Thoughtful and touching.

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    Rameycreek said on Dec 23, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • This book reminds me how much I miss my cat and how animals are precious!

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    lorylò said on Jan 27, 2012 | Add your feedback

  • if u're a cat lover..read it, if u're not...read it!

    finished this book on quite a memorial day,
    a great book, about a amazing cat....Dewey Readmore books.
    the last chapter healed me from my deep cut,
    i got a deep cut, but i got someone hold me tight and tell me, it's all right, i'll get over it.

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    Brannie26 said on Dec 10, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • USA - 1990's

    Such a lovely and smart cat! And his habits as a library cat are so funny! The book itself is nothing special..

    Characters: Dewey Readmore Books, Vicky Myron

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    Mati said on Jun 21, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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