Dewey: the small-town library cat who touched the world
(Large Print)
Author:
Contributors:
Published:
New York : Grand Central Publishing Large Print, 2008.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
1st large print ed.
Physical Desc:
xii, 464 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure:
820L
Rating:
820L
Status:
Description
Experience the uplifting, "unforgettable" New York Times bestseller about an abandoned kitten named Dewey (Booklist), whose life in a library won over a farming town and the world -- over 2 million copies sold!
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.
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.
Copies
Location
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Status
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Ashland Large Print Nonfiction
LP 636.8 MYR
Available
Aug 12, 2023
Cable Large Print Nonfiction
LP 636.8 MYR
Available
Nov 15, 2022
Lac Courte Oreilles Large Print Nonfiction
LP 636.8 MYR
Available
Aug 2, 2021
Manitowish Waters Large Print Nonfiction
LP 636.8 Myr
Available
Jun 6, 2022
Subjects
Other Subjects
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780446541190, 0446541192
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.7, 11 Points
Level 5.7, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
820
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2008.
Description
Traces the author's discovery of a half-frozen kitten in the drop-box of her small-community Iowa library and the feline's development into an affable library mascot whose intuitive nature prompted hundreds of abiding friendships, in a tale told against a backdrop of the town's struggles with the 1980s farm crisis.
Target Audience
820L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.7,11,126132.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Myron, V., & Witter, B. (2008). Dewey: the small-town library cat who touched the world. 1st large print ed. New York, Grand Central Publishing Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Myron, Vicki and Bret. Witter. 2008. Dewey: The Small-town Library Cat Who Touched the World. New York, Grand Central Publishing Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Myron, Vicki and Bret. Witter, Dewey: The Small-town Library Cat Who Touched the World. New York, Grand Central Publishing Large Print, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Myron, Vicki. and Bret Witter. Dewey: The Small-town Library Cat Who Touched the World. 1st large print ed. New York, Grand Central Publishing Large Print, 2008.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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