The Power of Books
In our new BookClub we read the book: The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukava.
A boy, Rintaro, lives in a little second hand bookshop with his grandfather. He loves reading, sitting in this world of wonderful books, which has become a refuge for this reclusive, orphaned high-school student.
When his grandfather dies, Rintaro is left completely alone. He cannot decide what to do. Sell the shop? Where to live? Continue school?
Suddenly a magical talking cat shows up who asks him for help. The cat takes him on three journeys, meeting each time a different person. They have conversations about how to read books. Their discoveries of how books truly can be ‘saved’ make the story so wonderful. His grandpa used to say all the time: ”Books have tremendous power.” Now he discovers what that power really is.
Everything changed in his life through his journey with this lovely cat. Now he is ready to meet a world much larger than the tiny bookstore which used to be his world.
Joke Baljeu, Dec/2023
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