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Author:

Natsukawa, Sōsuke, 1978- author.

Title:

The cat who saved books / Sosuke Natsukawa ; translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai.

Edition:

Large print edition.

Publisher:

Thorndike Pressa part of Gale, a Cengage Company,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

247 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Cats--Fiction.
Antiquarian booksellers--Fiction.
Large type books.
Animal fiction.
Novels.

Other Authors:

Kawai, Louise Heal, translator.

Other Titles:

Hon o mamorō to suru neko no hanashi. English

Notes:

"Originally published as Hon wo mamorou to suru neko no hanashi in Japan in 2017 by Shogakukan"--Title page verso.

Summary:

"Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he has inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. However, one day, a talking cat named Tiger appears and asks Rintaro to save books with him. Of course, "ask" is putting it politely -- Tiger is demanding Rintaro's help. The world is full of lonely books, left unread and unloved, and only Tiger and Rintaro can liberate them from their neglectful owners. And so, the odd couple begin an amazing journey, entering different mazes to set books free. Through their travels, Tiger and Rintaro meet a man who leaves his books to rot on his bookshelf, a book torturer who cuts books to help people read as fast as they can, and a publishing drone who only wants to create bestsellers. And then, the last maze that awaits leads Rintaro down a realm only the bravest readers would dare enter... Books, cats, first love, fantasy -- THE CAT WHO SAVED BOOKS is a story for those who know books are so much more than words on paper."--$cProvided by publisher.

ISBN:

1432898140
9781432898144

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1289616562

LCCN:

2021060213

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)