The a novel Natsukawa, Sōsuke 1978- creator author. Kawai, Louise Heal translator. text novel Animal fiction. Fantasy fiction. Magic realist fiction. Novels. Romans. nyu 2025 2025 monographic eng jpn

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212 pages ; 22 cm. "A chronic asthma condition prevents thirteen-year-old Nanami from playing sports or spending time with her friends after school. But nothing can stop her from one of her favorite activities. Nanami loves to read and happily spends much of her free time in the library, cocooned among the stacks. Then one day, Nanami notices that, despite the library being as deserted as ever, some of her favorite books...are disappearing from the shelves. When she alerts the library staff, they dismiss her concerns...That's when Tiger, the talking tabby cat who saves books, comes to the rescue. Are Nanami and Tiger prepared to face the dangerous challenges that lie ahead? Why are faceless gray soldiers burning books in a stone castle?"-- How it all began -- The one who walks beside us -- The one who was created -- The one who proliferates -- The one who questions -- How it all ended. adult Sosuke Natsukawa ; translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai. "Originally published in Japan in 2024 by Shogakukan, Inc." -- Title page verso. a-ja--- Teenage girls Fiction Cats Fiction Libraries Fiction Books and reading Fiction Lost articles Fiction PL873.5.A87 H6713 2025 895.636 9780063434769 2025935876 NjBwBT 250325 20260122171033.0 24143789 eng