Brenna B. (demiducky25) reviewed on 4/18/2010 + 161 more book reviews

This is a cute and touching story about Dewey, a library cat in a small town in Iowa. Dewey was found stuffed in the book return box of the Spencer Public Library as a kitten, and he would then spend the next 19 years living in the library, forming relationships with the people of the community, including Vicki Myron, the library's director. This is also Vicki's story as much of the book spends time analyzing her own life and how Dewey helped influence her life. After all, he lived in the library nearly the entire time she worked there, so their stories can't help but be intertwined. Finally, it's also the story of Spencer, Iowa and the changes it goes through during the nearly 20 years presented in this book. All-in-all, this is a touching tale of love and friendship, interspersed with cute anecdotes about Dewey's adventures (some of the stories reminding me of my own cat so I felt I could connect with those particular tales).

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