"Vicki Myron was a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm and an alcoholic husband. But her biggest challenge as the new head librarian in Spencer, Iowa, was to raise the spirits of a small, out-of-the-way town mired deep in the farm crisis of the 1980s. Then, on the coldest morning of the year, Vicki found a tiny, bedraggled kitten almost frozen to death in the night drop box, and her life—and the town of Spencer—was never the same. Dewey, as the townspeople named the kitten, grew into a strutting, affable library cat whose antics kept patrons in stitches, and whose sixth sense about those in need created hundreds of deep and loving friendships. As his fame grew, people drove hundreds of miles to meet Dewey, and he even ended up in a hit television documentary…in Japan! Through it all, Dewey remained a loyal companion, a beacon of hope not just for Vicki Myron, but for the entire town of Spencer as it slowly, steadily pulled itself up from the worst financial crisis in its long history."

A lovely story, for all cat lovers! :)

Sent to the winner or decoy of the 1st name sweepstakes.
Enjoy! :)

Thank you for the book. I read it many years ago and remember it fondly. I will probably read it again before I set it free. It is truly a must read for cat lovers and I think a re-read is in order.

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Updated October 23, 2019

Have too many books to read at the moment. Rather than letting this nice book sit and wait for me to re-read it, I decided to let it grace other readers. I do remember enjoying it a lot and I hope future readers will do too.

Offered for One Book a Month for September 2019 and tigergirlnz is the winner. Enjoy this heartwarming real life story.

Received from mcsar - many thanks! As a cat lover I'm looking forward to reading it, though it will be on Mt TBR for a while. I have SO MANY books to read at present! Thanks for this - I do look forward to it :D

Dewey sounded like an amazing cat that I wish I'd met. I was a bit sad at the end as you can imagine, especially with three of my own cats getting old...I'm glad to have read this book thank you :-)

Happy Birthday Cuz! I thought you might like this to read :D

A wonderful book to enjoy