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Loading... Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World (edition 2008)by Vicki Myron, Bret Witter (Contributor)
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» 8 more Books That Made Me Cry (159) Books Set in Iowa (16) Books Read in 2010 (410) Animal Memoirs (2) Cats in Fiction (206) No current Talk conversations about this book.  emeerly | Jan 9, 2025 |   I was just telling my husband that it reminded me of when we had to put Squirrel down, the first and only time in my adult life I've had to do that to a pet . . . except that Dewey was a compliant, loving, funny and unique tom whereas Squirrel was a demanding, cantankerous, spiteful, obnoxious wench. Every cat lover loves their kitty, though. Rest in peace, Dewey. (  ) word.owl | Nov 12, 2024 | ) bookworm3091 | Jan 28, 2024 |  ) monicaberger | Jan 22, 2024 | ) empress49 | Dec 29, 2023 |
One frigid Midwestern winter night in 1988, a ginger kitten was shoved into the after-hours book-return slot at the public library in Spencer, Iowa. And in this tender story, Myron, the library director, tells of the impact the cat, named DeweyReadmore Books, had on the library and its patrons, and on Myron herself. Through her developing relationship with the feline, Myron recounts the economic and social history of Spencer as well as her own success story—despite an alcoholic husband, living on welfare, and health problems ranging from the difficult birth of her daughter, Jodi, to breast cancer. After her divorce, Myron graduated college (the first in her family) and stumbled into a library job. She quickly rose to become director, realizing early on that this was a job I could love for the rest of my life. Dewey, meanwhile, brings disabled children out of their shells, invites businessmen to pet him with one hand while holding the Wall Street Journal with the other, eats rubber bands and becomes a media darling. The book is not only a tribute to a cat—anthropomorphized to a degree that can strain credulity (Dewey plays hide and seek with Myron, can read her thoughts, is mortified by his hair balls)—it's a love letter to libraries. (Sept.) Belongs to SeriesDewey (1) Has the adaptationIs abridged inDistinctionsNotable Lists
The charming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.
The story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat, starts in the worst possible way. Only a few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, he was stuffed into the book return slot at the Spencer, Iowa, 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.--From publisher description. No library descriptions found. |
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On the coldest morning of the year, Vicki Myron found a tiny, bedraggled kitten almost frozen to death in the night drop box of the library where she worked, and her life - and the town of Spencer, Iowa - would never be the same.
After losing my dog Skippy, the scene at the vet had me balling. I knew exactly what Vicki had gone through and how it rips your heart out saying goodbye. (