I had been putting off reading this book because I knew that it would make me cry, and it did. But it was still worth it to get to know Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved cat who lived in the Spencer (IA) Public Library. This was not only his story but a brief history of the town and a partial autobiography of Myron. Some chapters hardly mentioned Dewey at all, and I found those to be the least interesting parts of the book. Dewey had a huge personality and a true love of people that Myron used to bolster the library's image and reputation, but she truly loved him, too, and felt that he was her special boy. My favorite parts were the photos of Dewey at the beginning of each chapter. As you can tell from the cover, he was one gorgeous cat! 288 pages.
Arrowood by Laura McHugh
