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Dewey’s Nine Lives

January 27, 2011 By: Sparkle Cat22 Comments

Dewey's Nine Lives by Vicki MyronDewey’s Nine Lives
By Vicki Myron with Bret Witter

Every cat’s story is unique, but sometimes that story is told in a way that reaches millions. Such was the life of Dewey, the library cat of Spencer, Iowa. When Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World became an international bestseller, many humans wanted to share the stories of their own cats with author Vicki Myron. Myron picked out nine tales that struck her deeply and put them together in this book. These stories come from everywhere, from right in the town of Spencer to Sanibel Island, FL — and some of these people are friends or acquaintances of Myron’s, while others contacted her after reading the book. Whether it’s a quiet human whose shy cat is a mirror image of herself; or a feline so devoted that when her human had a back operation, she fiercely protected her at bedside; or a cat who showed a Vietnam veteran that it is possible to face darkness and survive with your spirit intact, all these stories have a common thread: they show the healing properties we cats have. While this book has little to do with Dewey’s life (although he does show up in a couple of stories), it has a lot to do with the way Dewey made a difference in the lives of those around him. The cats in these nine chapters may not have touched hearts all over the world in their lifetimes as Dewey did, but they will reach out and rub themselves up against you now. Accept that as this book’s message, and it will not disappoint.

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  1. CatFromHell says

    January 28, 2011 at 9:35 am

    Dear Sparkle,
    Me was not on line yesterday (too much fun was happening with Bubble Wrap) and did not see this!
    Me is getting my Mommy to look for this book and read it to me!
    Thanks for telling me about it!
    Nellie

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  2. Rumblepurr says

    January 28, 2011 at 12:21 am

    I keep hearing good things about this book, I should get Rumblemum to put it on my iPad.

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  3. Mr Puddy says

    January 28, 2011 at 12:12 am

    My mom got this book !

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  4. Jake & Micah says

    January 27, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    Our human loved the original Dewey book!! She got this one for Christmas and is reading it now but she has to keep putting it down because it makes her eyes leak.

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  5. Abby says

    January 27, 2011 at 3:37 pm

    Wow we just looked the kindle version is more expensive than the hard back book…now why is that? We’ll have to order this!

    purrin
    xoxoxo

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  6. Pumpkin says

    January 27, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    I just finished reading it for #readpawty. I really enjoyed it.

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  7. Simba says

    January 27, 2011 at 1:31 pm

    Mom enjoyed the original Dewey book. Thanks for reviewing this one for us.

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  8. mariodacat says

    January 27, 2011 at 11:27 am

    We enjoyed Dewey The Library Cat so much dat M bought this book. She just started reading it to me, so we are not very far you. But so far we are really enjoying it.

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  9. Pricilla says

    January 27, 2011 at 11:01 am

    The publicist has not read Dewey’s book yet but she hopes to someday

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  10. BeadedTail says

    January 27, 2011 at 10:56 am

    That sounds like a very good book but we bet our mommy would cry all the way through it. She’s a big wuss.

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    • Sparkle says

      January 27, 2011 at 2:11 pm

      Yeah, I can pretty much guarantee that your human would cry ALL the way through this one!

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  11. Carole says

    January 27, 2011 at 10:36 am

    My mom absolutely has to have this book!!!

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  12. Catsparella says

    January 27, 2011 at 9:47 am

    Good read, but I pretty much cried my eyes out through the whole book. Bring tissues!

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  13. Cats of Wildcat Woods says

    January 27, 2011 at 8:39 am

    Sounds like a good book to read – very inspiring!

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  14. Four Crazy Cats says

    January 27, 2011 at 8:17 am

    Our mom is reading it now…She can only read a bit at a time because she keeps needing the tissues 🙂

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  15. Carol's Critter Corner says

    January 27, 2011 at 7:35 am

    That books sounds excellent and I haven’t read the first one either. May have to do some book hunting soon!

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  16. Raymond and Busby says

    January 27, 2011 at 6:50 am

    Thanks for the book review, Sparkle. It sounds like a good read.

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  17. Hannah and Lucy says

    January 27, 2011 at 6:37 am

    That was an excellent review Sparkle – we’ll have to see if mum can get it for us.

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  18. The Island Cats says

    January 27, 2011 at 4:15 am

    That book sounds great, Sparkle!! Our mom will go look for that one!!

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  19. Marg says

    January 27, 2011 at 4:03 am

    Great review Sparkle. That truly does sound like a good book. We are putting it on our list of books to get.Hope you have a really fun day.

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  20. Karen and Gerard says

    January 27, 2011 at 3:47 am

    We liked this book too! Here’s the link to our review of it if you are interested: http://ourstack.blogspot.com/2010/11/deweys-nine-lives-by-vicki-myron-with.html

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  21. casbahkitten says

    January 27, 2011 at 2:36 am

    Oh that sounds like a great book! We’ll have to send Momma out to look for it.

    Reply

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