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The Cat Who Saved the Library

Sosuke Natsukawa, translated from Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai

Thirteen-year-old Nanami, whose asthma keeps her from sports and after-school time with friends, spends much of her free time reading in the library. She notices beloved books disappearing from its shelves, but the staff dismisses her concern. Then she sees a suspicious gray presence connected to the vanishings. A mysterious sentient cat asks Nanami to help stop the loss of books from the library.

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Themes
Books And Reading · Fantasy And Magic · Medicine And Health · Mystery And Discovery
Format
Paperback
ISBN-13
9780063419254
Language
English
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