August’s Book of the Month is The Dog Days of Summer, but that doesn’t mean we can’t also celebrate International Cat Day on August 8th! Here are some books with fantastic feline characters.
The cat's claw
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Elderly sleuth Rachel Murdock and her inquisitive pet cat head up into the mountains for another adventure...Unable to stop herself from investigating another murder, Rachel Murdock gets plenty of help from Samantha, the cat who follows her wherever she goes; her much less adventurous sister Jennifer; and Lieutenant Mayhew, who is grateful to have another sharp mind on the case. Miss Rachel, her sister, and her cat are watching with undisguised interest a bandy-legged man who is spying on a house across the street until a speeding black sedan runs him down. The sisters are curious to know why the man was murdered--and just as baffled about what happened to the mysterious tenants of the house, who disappear the next day.
Elderly sleuth Rachel Murdock and her inquisitive pet cat head up into the mountains for another adventure...Unable to stop herself from investigating another murder, Rachel Murdock gets plenty of help from Samantha, the cat who follows her wherever she goes; her much less adventurous sister Jennifer; and Lieutenant Mayhew, who is grateful to have another sharp mind on the case. Miss Rachel, her sister, and her cat are watching with undisguised interest a bandy-legged man who is spying on a house across the street until a speeding black sedan runs him down. The sisters are curious to know why the man was murdered--and just as baffled about what happened to the mysterious tenants of the house, who disappear the next day.
The cat who saved books : a novel
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When a talking cat named Tiger demands that he help save books with him, high school student Rintaro Natsuki and Tiger embark on an amazing journey, liberating books from their neglectful owners and meeting a colorful cast of character along the way.
When a talking cat named Tiger demands that he help save books with him, high school student Rintaro Natsuki and Tiger embark on an amazing journey, liberating books from their neglectful owners and meeting a colorful cast of character along the way.
Cat's people : a novel
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Núria, a Brooklyn barista and proud cat caretaker, discovers secret admirer notes near her favorite stray, sparking unexpected connections with four quirky neighbors as they unite to care for him and find meaning in their unlikely friendships.
Núria, a Brooklyn barista and proud cat caretaker, discovers secret admirer notes near her favorite stray, sparking unexpected connections with four quirky neighbors as they unite to care for him and find meaning in their unlikely friendships.
Dungeon crawler Carl
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Join Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world—or just get to the next level—in a video game-like, trap-filled fantasy dungeon.
Join Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world—or just get to the next level—in a video game-like, trap-filled fantasy dungeon.
The evil secret society of cats, Vol 1
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Under the direction of the purple-caped Feline Commander, the Evil Secret Society of Cats schemes against humanity in a series of humorous stories as adorable as they are diabolical. After all, the complex nature of cats is part of their charm.
Under the direction of the purple-caped Feline Commander, the Evil Secret Society of Cats schemes against humanity in a series of humorous stories as adorable as they are diabolical. After all, the complex nature of cats is part of their charm.
Finding Mr. Purrfect
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The baker and co-owner of Meow and Furever Cat Café and the best friend of her best friend's boyfriend scheme together to pretend-date to keep both sets of their nagging parents off their backs.
The baker and co-owner of Meow and Furever Cat Café and the best friend of her best friend's boyfriend scheme together to pretend-date to keep both sets of their nagging parents off their backs.
The Full Moon Coffee Shop : a novel
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In Japan, in an enchanting coffee shop run by talking cats, every person who visits there, including a down-on-her-luck screenwriter and a technologically challenged website designer, feels lost and these feline guides set them back on their fated paths, for there is a very special reason the shop appeared to each of them.
In Japan, in an enchanting coffee shop run by talking cats, every person who visits there, including a down-on-her-luck screenwriter and a technologically challenged website designer, feels lost and these feline guides set them back on their fated paths, for there is a very special reason the shop appeared to each of them.
A man called Ove : a novel
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A curmudgeon hides beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior a terrible personal loss while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship. A first novel by the Swedish author of Things My Son Needs to Know About Life.
A curmudgeon hides beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior a terrible personal loss while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship. A first novel by the Swedish author of Things My Son Needs to Know About Life.
My cat is such a weirdo, Vol 1
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Staring at you at night, putting their butts on your face, getting stuck in a box... Based on a popular blog, this full color manga shares the everyday silliness of living with cats.
Staring at you at night, putting their butts on your face, getting stuck in a box... Based on a popular blog, this full color manga shares the everyday silliness of living with cats.
The Rainfall Market
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If you could swap your life for a better one, which would you choose? On the outskirts of Rainbow Town, there is an old, abandoned house. They say that if you send a letter detailing your misfortunes there, you could receive a ticket. If you bring this ticket to the house on the first day of the rainy season, you'll be granted entrance into the mysterious Rainfall Market-where you can choose to completely change your life. No one is more surprised than Serin when she receives a ticket. Lonely and with no real prospects for a future, Serin ventures to the market, determined to create a better life for herself. There, she meets a magical cat companion named Issha and they search through bookstores, perfumeries, and magical realms while Serin tries to determine what her perfect life will look like. The catch? Serin only has one week to find her happiness or be doomed to vanish into the market forever. And all the while, a shadow follows quietly behind them...
If you could swap your life for a better one, which would you choose? On the outskirts of Rainbow Town, there is an old, abandoned house. They say that if you send a letter detailing your misfortunes there, you could receive a ticket. If you bring this ticket to the house on the first day of the rainy season, you'll be granted entrance into the mysterious Rainfall Market-where you can choose to completely change your life. No one is more surprised than Serin when she receives a ticket. Lonely and with no real prospects for a future, Serin ventures to the market, determined to create a better life for herself. There, she meets a magical cat companion named Issha and they search through bookstores, perfumeries, and magical realms while Serin tries to determine what her perfect life will look like. The catch? Serin only has one week to find her happiness or be doomed to vanish into the market forever. And all the while, a shadow follows quietly behind them...
Requiem for a mouse
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When his bride-to-be's new employee, a shy, peculiar woman named Tara, is viciously attacked, librarian Charlie Harris takes a break from wedding preparations to find the culprit, discovering shocking glimpses into Tara's past he could've never predicted that could delay his and Helen Louise's happily ever after.
When his bride-to-be's new employee, a shy, peculiar woman named Tara, is viciously attacked, librarian Charlie Harris takes a break from wedding preparations to find the culprit, discovering shocking glimpses into Tara's past he could've never predicted that could delay his and Helen Louise's happily ever after.
Sabriel
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Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
Sealed with a hiss : A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
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When a decades-forgotten car bobs to the surface of a creek in Virginia, with a body in the driver's seat, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen and her animal companions—felines Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, Tee Tucker the Corgi and Irish Wolfhound Pirate—team up to solve the mystery.
When a decades-forgotten car bobs to the surface of a creek in Virginia, with a body in the driver's seat, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen and her animal companions—felines Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, Tee Tucker the Corgi and Irish Wolfhound Pirate—team up to solve the mystery.
She and her cat : Stories
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This collection of four interrelated, stream-of-conscious short stories follows women and their cat companions as they explore the frailty of life, the pain of isolation and the limits of communication.
This collection of four interrelated, stream-of-conscious short stories follows women and their cat companions as they explore the frailty of life, the pain of isolation and the limits of communication.
The travelling cat chronicles
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An internationally best-selling ode to kindness, sacrifice and the power of small things traces the experiences of adventurous Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they embark on a road trip across Japan to visit three old friends.
An internationally best-selling ode to kindness, sacrifice and the power of small things traces the experiences of adventurous Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they embark on a road trip across Japan to visit three old friends.
The voting booth
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Preparing to vote for the first time, Marva is indignant when she observes a fellow teen turned away from the voting booth and teams up with him to fight a corrupt system and search for a missing cat.
Preparing to vote for the first time, Marva is indignant when she observes a fellow teen turned away from the voting booth and teams up with him to fight a corrupt system and search for a missing cat.