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Marco is a normal housecat with one unusual trait: He can read. Marco loves reading his owners' books when they're sleeping, until one day his comfortable life is overhauled. His owners, Lucy and her grandmother, mysteriously disappear one evening. Unsure how to go on without his owners, Marco reluctantly starts living as a street cat. He eventually ends up in a library, where he meets an old tom named Cicero. Cicero seems sees something in Marco and reluctantly offers him a choice: stay safe while reading other's adventures or go on a real journey?
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Marco is a normal housecat with one unusual trait: He can read. Marco loves reading his owners' books when they're sleeping, until one day his comfortable life is overhauled. His owners, Lucy and her grandmother, mysteriously disappear one evening. Unsure how to go on without his owners, Marco reluctantly starts living as a street cat. Marco eventually ends up in a library. There he meets an old tom named Cicero. Cicero seems something in Marco and reluctantly offers him a choice: stay safe while reading other's adventures or go on a real journey?
''Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria'' is about a young cat named Marco who becomes a Guardian-in-training to a magical book called ''The Book of Motion''. The Book contains knowledge far beyond the understanding of science and, as a result, it must be guarded at all times. For hundreds of years cats have guarded the Book. The current Guardian, Cicero, is an old cat that has already outlived his expected lifespan. He needs a successor but his past attempts have failed. Marco might be his last hope.
''Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria'' is about a young cat named Marco who becomes a Guardian-in-training to a magical book called ''The Book of Motion''. The Book contains knowledge far beyond the understanding of science and, as a result, it must be guarded at all times. For hundreds of years cats have guarded the Book. The current Guardian, Cicero, is an old cat that has already outlived his expected lifespan. He needs a successor but his past attempts have failed. Marco might be his last hope.
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Marco is a normal housecat with one unusual trait: He can read. Marco loves reading his owners' books when they're sleeping, until one day his comfortable life is overhauled. His owners, Lucy and her grandmother, mysteriously disappear one evening. Unsure how to go on without his owners, Marco reluctantly starts living as a street cat. Marco He eventually ends up in a library. There library, where he meets an old tom named Cicero. Cicero seems something in Marco and reluctantly offers him a choice: stay safe while reading other's adventures or go on a real journey?
''Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria'' is about a young cat named Marco who becomes a Guardian-in-training to a magical book called ''The Book of Motion''. The Book contains knowledge far beyond the understanding of science and, as a result, it must be guarded at all times. For hundreds of years cats have guarded the Book. The current Guardian, Cicero, is an old cat that has already outlived his expected lifespan. He needs a successor but his past attempts have failed. Marco might be his last hope.
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** Lily is one of Gypsy's kittens but it's never clarified how old she is. In the epilogue (which takes place several months after the previous chapter), she's old enough to [[spoiler:have kittens with Marco]]. While most cats can [[spoiler:get pregnant by seven months]], it's not recommended that they try until they're at least twelve months.
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** Lily is one of Gypsy's kittens but it's never clarified how old she is. In the epilogue (which takes place several months after the previous chapter), she's old enough to [[spoiler:have kittens with Marco]]. While most cats can [[spoiler:get pregnant by seven months]], it's not recommended that they try until they're at least twelve months.months.
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** The Dead Cats Society is made up of strays. For example, Bait was a pampered pedigree until he scratched his owner's new kitten and was kicked out. Tweezer stays at a rescue with other cats but it's more as if they're strays who are taken care of by humans.
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** Polo, a ferret, has a SweetTooth. Ferrets are obligate carnivores who can't taste sweetness.
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Marco is a normal housecat with one unusual trait: He can read. Marco loves reading his owners owners' books when they're sleeping, until one day his comfortable life is overhauled. His owners, Lucy and her grandmother, mysteriously disappear one evening. Unsure how to go on without his owners, Marco reluctantly starts living as a street cat. Marco eventually ends up in a library. There he meets an old tom named Cicero. Cicero seems something in Marco and reluctantly offers him a choice: stay safe while reading other's adventures or go on a real journey?
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* MyInstinctsAreShowing: For all his wisdom, Marco is a cat (and a naive cat due to his life as an inside pet). He first enters the library accidentally when he falls from a window. He was curious about the "other cat".
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Marco is a normal housecat with one unusual trait: He can read. Marco loves reading his owner's owners books when they're sleeping, until one day his comfortable life is overhauled. His owners, Lucy and her grandmother, mysteriously disappear one evening. Unsure how to go on without his owners, Marco reluctantly starts living as a street cat. Marco eventually ends up in a library. There he meets an old tom named Cicero. Cicero seems something in Marco and reluctantly offers him a choice: stay safe while reading other's adventures or go on a real journey?
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* DrowningUnwantedPets: Leo Chin is traumatized because his abusive father told his mother to drown a stray cat he was taking care of as a child. He has a phobia of cats and has nightmares about cats trying to drown him.
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* MentorsNewHope: Cicero realizes he's near death but he needs to find a successor. He had previously looked for successors and almost came close with [[spoiler:Bait]], but he never found a suitable cat. Marco's kindness and courage helps renew his hopw.
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* MentorsNewHope: Cicero realizes he's near death but he needs to find a successor. He had previously looked for successors and almost came close with [[spoiler:Bait]], but he never found a suitable cat. Marco's kindness and courage helps renew his hopw.hope.
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* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: As a child, Leo decided to take care of a stray kitten. When his abusive step-father found out, he beat Leo and then forced his wife to drown the kitten. The experience traumatized Leo so much that he has a phobia of cats to the point where he has nightmares about them trying to suffocate him in revenge.
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* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: As a child, Leo decided to take care of a stray kitten. When his abusive step-father found out, he beat Leo and then forced his wife to drown the kitten. The experience traumatized Leo so much that he has a phobia of cats cats, to the point where he has nightmares about them trying to suffocate him in revenge.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Cicero]] lures [[spoiler:the hellhound Bodis]] outdoors by jumping out a window. He lures [[spoiler:Bodis]] out, but breaks his neck in the process.
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* MagicalRomani: Professor Chin is half-Romani on his mother's side, though he rejects that side of his heritage. His knowledge of magic comes from his childhood experiences in Romania. His Romani heritage also puts him at conflict with the titular cats. He was raised with the Romani superstition that cats are evil.
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** Marco is forced onto the streets after his owners are "kidnapped".
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* ScienceIsGood: The plot of the book revolves around the importance of science and learning about science.
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''Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria'' is about a young cat named Marco who becomes a Guardian-in-training to a magical book called ''The Book of Motion''. The Book contains knowledge far beyond the understanding of science and, as a result, it must be guarded at all times. For hundreds of years cats have guarded the Book. The current Guardian, Cicero, is an old cat that has already outlived his expected lifespan. He needs a successor but his past attempts have failed. Mardo Marco might be his last hope.
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* DomesticAbuse: Growing up, Chin's father would beat both [[AbusiveParents him]] and his mother.
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* VagueAge: Marco has a youthful sense of adventure and wonder. At one point Alaniah compares him to a kit, but he's predominantly treated as a full-grown cat.
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** Marco has a youthful sense of adventure and wonder. At one point Alaniah compares him to a kit, but he's predominantly treated as a full-growncat.cat.
** Lily is one of Gypsy's kittens but it's never clarified how old she is. In the epilogue (which takes place several months after the previous chapter), she's old enough to [[spoiler:have kittens with Marco]]. While most cats can [[spoiler:get pregnant by seven months]], it's not recommended that they try until they're at least twelve months.
** Marco has a youthful sense of adventure and wonder. At one point Alaniah compares him to a kit, but he's predominantly treated as a full-grown
** Lily is one of Gypsy's kittens but it's never clarified how old she is. In the epilogue (which takes place several months after the previous chapter), she's old enough to [[spoiler:have kittens with Marco]]. While most cats can [[spoiler:get pregnant by seven months]], it's not recommended that they try until they're at least twelve months.
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* TheBusCameBack: Lucy and her grandmother disappear in the first chapter after a medical emergency. Lucy appears again [[spoiler:in the final chapter, hanging out at the library]].
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* DeceptiveDisciple: [[spoiler:Bait]] was this to Cicero. He looked like a good successor, but he was actually hiding his negative traits. [[spoiler:Bait]] didn't have the pureness needed to be a Guardian. He wanted to use the Book's powers for his own gain.
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* FreudianExcuse: Professor Chin wants to [[spoiler:create a world where no one will die]], which is implied to be because [[spoiler:he's traumatized over his father killing his mother]]. He, however, wants to rule as a tyrant by having everyone listen to him. This need for recognition, and his nervous nature, stems from his childhood abuse.
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* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler:Lily]] gets attacked by [[spoiler:Professor Chin]] and it looks like he may have killed her, but she was only unconscious.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Skitzo claims that his real name isn't that, but it's never clarified if that's true or not.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: Cicero does die [[spoiler:at the end of the book by jumping out a window]]. However, [[spoiler:there are implications that he turned into, or reincarnated, into a gryphon.]]
* MentorsNewHope: Cicero realizes he's near death but he needs to find a successor. He had previously looked for successors and almost came close with [[spoiler:Bait]], but he never found a suitable cat. Marco's kindness and courage helps renew his hopw.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Skitzo claims that his real name isn't that, but it's never clarified if that's true or not.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: Cicero does die [[spoiler:at the end of the book by jumping out a window]]. However, [[spoiler:there are implications that he turned into, or reincarnated, into a gryphon.]]
* MentorsNewHope: Cicero realizes he's near death but he needs to find a successor. He had previously looked for successors and almost came close with [[spoiler:Bait]], but he never found a suitable cat. Marco's kindness and courage helps renew his hopw.
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* AbusiveParents: Leo's Professor Chin's father would beat him, especially whenever he tried to protect his mother from him.him.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Justified due to the differences between cat and human vision. Marco sees humans in shades of blue and green.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Justified due to the differences between cat and human vision. Marco sees humans in shades of blue and green.
** Subverted with Professor Chin. He reads books often, but not because he's a bibliophile. He only uses them as a means to an end.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: While fighting Marco, [[spoiler:Bait]] slips off the library roof during a thunderstorm and falls sixty feet to his death. A crack of thunder made him lose his balance.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: While fighting Marco, [[spoiler:Bait]] slips off the library roof during a thunderstorm and falls sixty feet to his death. A crack of thunder made him lose his balance.
balance. Subverted a few moments later when it turns out that he survived.
* DomesticAbuse: Growing up,Leo's Chin's father would beat both [[AbusiveParents him]] and his mother.mother.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Cicero]] lures [[spoiler:the hellhound Bodis]] outdoors by jumping out a window. He lures [[spoiler:Bodis]] out but breaks his neck in the process.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Chin]] wears an eyepatch because a bird, or more specifically [[spoiler:Cicero in the form of a bird]], tore out one of his eyes.
* DomesticAbuse: Growing up,
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Cicero]] lures [[spoiler:the hellhound Bodis]] outdoors by jumping out a window. He lures [[spoiler:Bodis]] out but breaks his neck in the process.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Chin]] wears an eyepatch because a bird, or more specifically [[spoiler:Cicero in the form of a bird]], tore out one of his eyes.
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Marco is a normal housecat with one unusual trait: He can read. Marco loves reading his owner's books when they're sleeping, until one day his comfortable life is overhauled. His owners, Lucy and her grandmother, mysteriously disappear one evening. Unsure how to go on without his owners, Marco reluctantly starts living as a street cat. Marco eventually ends up in a library. There he meets an old tom named Cicero. Cicero seems something in Marco and reluctantly offers him a choice: stay safe while reading other's adventures or go on a real journey?
''Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria'' is about a young cat named Marco who becomes a Guardian-in-training to a magical book called ''The Book of Motion''. The Book contains knowledge far beyond the understanding of science and, as a result, it must be guarded at all times. For hundreds of years cats have guarded the Book. The current Guardian, Cicero, is an old cat that has already outlived his expected lifespan. He needs a successor but his past attempts have failed. Mardo might be his last hope.
''Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria'' is about a young cat named Marco who becomes a Guardian-in-training to a magical book called ''The Book of Motion''. The Book contains knowledge far beyond the understanding of science and, as a result, it must be guarded at all times. For hundreds of years cats have guarded the Book. The current Guardian, Cicero, is an old cat that has already outlived his expected lifespan. He needs a successor but his past attempts have failed. Mardo might be his last hope.
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* AbusiveParents: Leo's father would beat him him, especially whenever he tried to protect his mother from him.
* DisneyVillainDeath: While fighting Marco, [[spoiler:Bait]] slips off the library roof during a thunderstorm and falls sixty feet to his death. A crack of thunder made him lose his balance.
* FantasticRacism: Cicero considers Polo, a ferret, undignified and not worthy of his friendship. The raccoons also make fun of Polo by calling him a rat.
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* SlutShaming: Done in kid-friendly terms. One of the signs that [[spoiler:Bait]] wasn't a good successor to Cicero was how he has once accused Caffeina of being a "tramp".
* SomewhereAMammalogistIsCrying: Polo, a ferret, has a SweetTooth. Ferrets are obligate carnivores who can't taste sweetness.
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* SlutShaming: Done in kid-friendly terms. One of the signs that [[spoiler:Bait]] wasn't a good successor to Cicero was how he has had once accused Caffeina of being a "tramp".
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** Polo, a ferret, has a SweetTooth. Ferrets are obligate carnivores who can't tastesweetness.sweetness.
** Bait is a purebred Russian Blue who has won several awards at cat shows. His eyes, however, are the wrong colour. He has yellow eyes, which are considered a flaw in show cats. Show Russian Blues ''must'' have green eyes.
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** Polo, a ferret, has a SweetTooth. Ferrets are obligate carnivores who can't taste
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* ThisIsMyHuman: Downplayed. Though Cicero does acknowledge that humans own cats, he also believes that cats take care of humans as their sentinels. It's a mutual relationship.
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** Cicero enjoys quoting literature, including Creator/WilliamShakespeare.
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** Cicero enjoys quoting literature, literature and historical figures, including Creator/WilliamShakespeare.
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* {{Bookworm}}: After Marco gains the ability to read, he instantly becomes addicted to books.
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** After Marco gains the ability to read, he instantly becomes addicted tobooks.books.
** The Dead Cats Society is a group for cats who know how to read and enjoy reading. They can discuss works together and pass on their knowledge to other cats.
** After Marco gains the ability to read, he instantly becomes addicted to
** The Dead Cats Society is a group for cats who know how to read and enjoy reading. They can discuss works together and pass on their knowledge to other cats.
* HostageSituation: The raccoons hold Polo hostage in exchange for the Book. They threaten to kill him if their demands aren't met.
** Polo is a stray ferret, though his background isn't discussed.
* RedIsHeroic: Marco is an orange tabby who loves adventure stories. He's TheChosenOne appointed to guard ''The Book of Motion''.
** Cicero enjoys quoting literature, including Creator/WilliamShakespeare.
* SlutShaming: Done in kid-friendly terms. One of the signs that [[spoiler:Bait]] wasn't a good successor to Cicero was how he has once accused Caffeina of being a "tramp".
* SlutShaming: Done in kid-friendly terms. One of the signs that [[spoiler:Bait]] wasn't a good successor to Cicero was how he has once accused Caffeina of being a "tramp".
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* TrashOfTheTitans: Polo is a ferret who loves hoarding trash as his "treasure".
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* TrashOfTheTitans: Polo is a ferret who loves hoarding trash as his "treasure"."treasure".
* VagueAge: Marco has a youthful sense of adventure and wonder. At one point Alaniah compares him to a kit, but he's predominantly treated as a full-grown cat.
* VagueAge: Marco has a youthful sense of adventure and wonder. At one point Alaniah compares him to a kit, but he's predominantly treated as a full-grown cat.
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* SomewhereAMammalogistIsCrying: Polo, a ferret, has a SweetTooth. Ferrets are obligate carnivores who can't taste sweetness.
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* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: As a child, Leo decided to take care of a stray kitten. When his abusive step-father found out, he beat Leo and then forced his wife to drown the kitten. The experience traumatized Leo so much that he has a phobia of cats to the point where he has nightmares about them trying to suffocate him in revenge.
* CatsAreSuperior: Downplayed when Cicero mentions that cats generally have a major flaw about being too prideful.
* CharacterTics: Leo has a nervous tic massaging his wrists and fingers.
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* TheFashionista: Caffeina likes reading cat-themed fashion and care magazines like ''Cat Fashion''.
* GenkiGirl: Polo, being a ferret, is extremely hyperactive and friendly.
* {{Tagline}}: "In the wrong hand some books are dangerous. And some libraries can be positively deadly".
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* AbusiveParents: Leo's father would beat him whenever he tried to protect his mother from him.
* CodeOfHonour: The Dead Cats Society has a Code that they swear by.
* TheFashionista: Caffeina likes reading fashion magazines like ''Cat Fashion''.
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** The Dead Cats Society is made up of strays. For example, Bait was a pampered pedigree until he scratched his owner's new kitten and was kicked out.
** Marco is forced onto the streets after his owners are
** The Dead Cats Society is made up of strays. For example, Bait was a pampered pedigree until he scratched his owner's new kitten and was kicked out.
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** At the Café Ole, a group of cats called the "Dead Cats Society" meet up. This references the film ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety''.
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** At the Café Ole, a group of cats called the "Dead Cats Society" meet up. up and talk about books. This references the film ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety''.''Film/DeadPoetsSociety''.
** Pudge likes reading comic strips like ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''.
** Pudge likes reading comic strips like ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''.
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* APetintoTheWild: Marco is forced onto the streets after his owners are "kidnapped".
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* APetintoTheWild: APetIntoTheWild: Marco is forced onto the streets after his owners are "kidnapped"."kidnapped".
* PreppyName: Bait is described as an "aristocratic" cat. His full name is Baitengirth.
* PreppyName: Bait is described as an "aristocratic" cat. His full name is Baitengirth.
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** At the Café Ole, a group of cats called the "Dead Cats Society" meet up. This references the film ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety''.
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'Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria'' is a 2011 novel by Rahma Krambo.
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* FurryReminder: Marco is smart for a cat, but he still thinks his reflection is another cat.
* NarrativeProfanityFilter: Early on, there's the line "Another voice chimed in, and Marco learned a few words he'd never read in books".
* NarrativeProfanityFilter: Early on, there's the line "Another voice chimed in, and Marco learned a few words he'd never read in books".
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* {{Tagline}}: "In the wrong hand some books are dangerous. And some libraries can be positively deadly".
* "Another voice chimed in, and Marco learned a few words he'd never read in books".
* "Another voice chimed in, and Marco learned a few words he'd never read in books".
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* ThemeNaming: Marco befriends a ferret named "Polo". Cicero lampshades this when he refers to Marco Polo as Marco's namesake.
* ThisIsMyHuman: Downplayed. Though Cicero does acknowledge that humans own cats, he also believes that cats take care of humans as their sentinels. It's a mutual relationship.
* {{Tagline}}: "In the wrong hand some books are dangerous. And some libraries can be positivelydeadly".
* "Another voice chimed in, and Marco learned a few words he'd never read in books".deadly".
* ThisIsMyHuman: Downplayed. Though Cicero does acknowledge that humans own cats, he also believes that cats take care of humans as their sentinels. It's a mutual relationship.
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->''When Marco read, he forgot he was a cat''.
'Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria'' is a 2011 novel by Rahma Krambo.
Marco is a normal housecat with one unusual trait: He can read. Marco loves reading his owner's books when they're sleeping, until one day his comfortable life is overhauled. His owners, Lucy and her grandmother, mysteriously disappear one evening. Unsure how to go on without his owners, Marco reluctantly starts living as a street cat.
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!!This book provides examples of:
* {{Bookworm}}: After Marco gains the ability to read, he instantly becomes addicted to books.
* DomesticAbuse: Growing up, Leo's father would beat both [[AbusiveParents him]] and his mother.
* APetintoTheWild: Marco is forced onto the streets after his owners are "kidnapped".
* ShoutOut:
** The first book Marco read was ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia''.
** Marco reads ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' when he first enters the library.
* {{Tagline}}: "In the wrong hand some books are dangerous. And some libraries can be positively deadly".
* "Another voice chimed in, and Marco learned a few words he'd never read in books".
'Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria'' is a 2011 novel by Rahma Krambo.
Marco is a normal housecat with one unusual trait: He can read. Marco loves reading his owner's books when they're sleeping, until one day his comfortable life is overhauled. His owners, Lucy and her grandmother, mysteriously disappear one evening. Unsure how to go on without his owners, Marco reluctantly starts living as a street cat.
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!!This book provides examples of:
* {{Bookworm}}: After Marco gains the ability to read, he instantly becomes addicted to books.
* DomesticAbuse: Growing up, Leo's father would beat both [[AbusiveParents him]] and his mother.
* APetintoTheWild: Marco is forced onto the streets after his owners are "kidnapped".
* ShoutOut:
** The first book Marco read was ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia''.
** Marco reads ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' when he first enters the library.
* {{Tagline}}: "In the wrong hand some books are dangerous. And some libraries can be positively deadly".
* "Another voice chimed in, and Marco learned a few words he'd never read in books".
