If you love books and reading, find a copy of The Cat Who Saved Books (#1,113) by Sosuke Natsukawa, translated by Louise Heal Kawai. The main character, Rintaro Natsuki, is a young high school student who spends almost all his waking hours reading in his grandfather's used bookstore. When his grandfather quietly passes away one night, Rintaro is bereft. Suddenly everything he's known in his life is gone: his grandfather and the bookstore that was their home. He'll be forced to move with his unknown aunt to another city.
But that is before Tiger the Tabby enters his life and leads him through the back wall of the bookstore to help him save books from the people dwelling at the center of three different labyrinths. The talking cat demands Rintaro's aid on his perilous mission. Each foe claims to love books, but each is bent on destroying them in his own way. If they succeed, books as we know them will vanish. The tasks are progressively more difficult and dangerous, but who can refuse a talking cat?
On his reluctant quest, Rintaro is encouraged and joined by classmates whom he never realized were concerned about him. Does he succeed in his mission? You'll have to read The Cat Who Saved Books to find out. Along the way, you'll read many truths about books and the people who read them which will undoubtedly resonate with you. Be prepared with a highlighter if you are lucky enough to own your own copy. Not a long read, but a most enjoyable one.
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