Vicki learned, through extensive interviews and story sharing, what made these cats special, and how they fit into Dewey's community of perseverance and love. The amazing felines in this book include Dewey, of course, whose further never-before-told adventures are shared, and several others who Vicki found out about when their owners reached out to her. Dewey's Nine Lives offers nine funny, inspiring, and heartwarming stories about cats-all told from the perspective of 'Dewey's Mom,' librarian Vicki Myron. Dewey is back, with even more heartwarming moments and life lessons to share. The cat that captured America's hearts returns, to share more of his special brand of magic. As his fame grew, people drove hundreds of miles to meet Dewey, and he even ended up in a hit television documentary…in Japan! Through it all, Dewey remained a loyal companion, a beacon of hope not just for Vicki Myron, but for the entire town of Spencer as it slowly, steadily pulled itself up from the worst financial crisis in its long history.ĭewey's Newest title to be released on October 12, 2010. Dewey, as the townspeople named the kitten, grew into a strutting, affable library cat whose antics kept patrons in stitches, and whose sixth sense about those in need created hundreds of deep and loving friendships. Then, on the coldest morning of the year, Vicki found a tiny, bedraggled kitten almost frozen to death in the night drop box, and her life-and the town of Spencer-was never the same. But her biggest challenge as the new head librarian in Spencer, Iowa, was to raise the spirits of a small, out-of-the-way town mired deep in the farm crisis of the 1980s.

Vicki Myron was a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm and an alcoholic husband. An Abandoned Kitten Transforms the Spirit of an American Town.ĭewey, an abandoned kitten from the heartland, transforms a sleepy library, inspires a classic American town, and captures the hearts of animal lovers everywhere.

Dewey's Nine Lives by Myron