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| Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World | 
 enlarge | Author: Vicki Myron
Creator: Bret Witter
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $10.74
You Save: $9.25 (46%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  134 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 0446407410
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.80929
EAN: 9780446407410
Publication Date: September 24, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Special Purchase Limited Time Brand New (we do not ship to ak, hi, ks, ky, ny, wa, nd)
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Product Description
How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can't even begin to answer those questions until you hear the charming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.
Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way. Only a few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, he was stuffed into the returned book slot at the Spencer Public Library. He was found the next morning by library director, Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey won her heart, and the hearts of the staff, by pulling himself up and hobbling on frostbitten feet to nudge each of them in a gesture of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never stopped charming the people of Spencer with his enthusiasm, warmth, humility, (for a cat) and, above all, his sixth sense about who needed him most.
As his fame grew from town to town, then state to state, and finally, amazingly, worldwide, Dewey became more than just a friend; he became a source of pride for an extraordinary Heartland farming town pulling its way slowly back from the greatest crisis in its long history.
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 Eww gross November 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Who wants to go to a liberry with smelling like cat dook? I sure as heck do not. That's why I recommend this book.
HEART WARMING November 17, 2008
In these troubled times with the economy, it's such a pleasure to read a book so heart warming.
A heartwarming story about a cat - or is it? November 17, 2008
If you're looking for a story about an apparently very intelligent and lovable cat, you can find it here. If that's what you're focussed on, you can skip a half dozen historical and autobiographical chapters. But the reflective reader will want to read it all, in sequence, and contemplate this story in its full context.
One warning: The picture on the front of the dust cover - which is mentioned a few times in the book - is not reproduced within the text. So don't throw away the dust cover.
For a very different narrative, which ends up in a somewhat similar place, see Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish.
WONDERFUL STORY November 16, 2008
Dewey ... is a wonderful and heartwarming story. It is a must read for anyone who has a love of animals (cats, of course!) and books. It is a rich and well written book that has depth. I'm buying copies for friends.
 A Review of my attempt to purchase the book "Dewey" November 16, 2008
0 out of 17 found this review helpful
I ordered the book on Oct. 12 from a seller called "mikes great deals." The order was confirmed and I was told I would receive it between Oct. 17 and Nov. 3. I waited and waited and waited and finally started checking into the seller's reviews. They were mostly negative! Failure to ship and failure to communicate were the most common. I contacted Amazon and was eventually able to obtain a credit. What a negative experience! Why is this seller still allowed on Amazon????
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