Dewey

The small-town library-cat who touched the world

Vicki Myron

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English

Hodder & Stoughton
01 May 2009

Biography; Memoirs; Cats as pets

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.

Vicki was a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm and an alcoholic, abusive husband. But her biggest challenge as the new head librarian in Spencer was to raise the spirits of a small, out-of-the-way town mired deep in the farm crisis of the 1980s.

Dewey, as the townspeople named the kitten, quickly grew into a strutting, adorable 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 people all over the world fell in love with him.

Through it all, Dewey remained a loyal companion, a beacon of hope not just for Vicki, but for the entire town of Spencer as it slowly, steadily pulled itself up from the worst financial crisis in its long history.

Dewey won hearts and proved to everyone he encountered that unconditional love comes in many forms.

By: Vicki Myron
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 269g
ISBN: 9780340953952
ISBN 10: 0340953950
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 May 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Vicki Myron has been a librarian at the library in Spencer, Iowa for twenty-five years.

Reviews for Dewey: The small-town library-cat who touched the world

'A HUGELY ENJOYABLE true story of how one adorable library cat touched the lives of everyone who met him - Australian Women's Weekly 'Moving' - Herald Sun Dewey will do for cats what Marley & Me did for dogs - Alive Sydney A delightful read - Manly Daily