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

Experience the uplifting, unforgettable New York Times bestseller about an abandoned kitten named Dewey, whose life in a library won over a farming town and the world -- with over 2 million copies sold! (Booklist)

Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way. On the coldest night of the year in Spencer, Iowa, at only a few weeks old--a critical age for kittens--he was stuffed into the return book slot of 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 community slowly working its way back from the greatest crisis in its long history.

Author: Vicki Myron
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 09/24/2008
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.82w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9780446407410

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 126132 / Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World


Award: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Honor Book
Award: Golden Sower Award - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/15/2008 pg. 82
Library Journal 07/15/2008 pg. 101
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2008 pg. 736
Publishers Weekly 07/28/2008 pg. 65
Booklist 08/01/2008 pg. 20
People Weekly 10/06/2008 pg. 61
Publishers Weekly Best Books 03/23/2009 pg. 18

About the Author
Vicki Myron was born on a farm fifteen miles from Spencer, Iowa. At the age of thirty-four, after a failed marriage, single motherhood, and a stint on welfare, she graduated summa cum laude from Mankato State University and has a masters degree from Emporia State University. She worked at the Spencer Public Library for twenty-five years, the last twenty as director. She lives in Spencer, Iowa. Bret Witter is a book editor and professional writer. Raised in north Alabama, he currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife, two children and his fourteen-year-old cat Kiki. His other cat, Feasor, died four days after the completion of this book.