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The cat who saved books, a novel, Sosuke Natsukawa ; translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai

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The cat who saved books, a novel, Sosuke Natsukawa ; translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The cat who saved books

Oclc number

1327716058

Responsibility statement

Sosuke Natsukawa ; translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print core

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. Then, a talking cat appears with an unusual request. The feline asks for--or rather, demands--the teenager's help in saving books with him. The world is full of lonely books left unread and unloved, and the cat and Rintaro must liberate them from their neglectful owners. Their mission sends this odd couple on an amazing journey, where they enter different mazes to set books free. Through their travels, the cat and Rintaro meet a man who leaves his books to perish on a bookshelf, an unwitting book torturer who cuts the pages of books into snippets to help people speed read, and a publishing drone who only wants to create bestsellers. Their adventures culminate in one final, unforgettable challenge--the last maze that awaits leads Rintaro down a realm only the bravest dare enter."--Provided by publisher

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