{"product_id":"the-cat-who-saved-books-9780063095724","title":"The Cat Who Saved Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCats, books, young love, and adventure: catnip for a variety of readers! -\u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the #1 bestselling author in Japan comes a celebration of books, cats, and the people who love them, infused with the heartwarming spirit of \u003cem\u003eThe Guest Cat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Travelling Cat Chronicles.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBookish 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir 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 . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn enthralling tale of books, first love, fantasy, and an unusual friendship with a talking cat, \u003cem\u003eThe Cat Who Saved Books \u003c\/em\u003eis a story for those for whom books are so much more than words on paper. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063095724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sosuke Natsukawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41334696607925,"sku":"9780063095724","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4a05938e-6c9e-48b0-8399-b81552c936be.jpg?v=1636434123","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-cat-who-saved-books-9780063095724","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}