Another great book I just read is called "Dewey The Library Cat" a true story about a cat that lived at the library in a small Iowa town. It's funny, but has some sad parts including about the health problems of the author and own family and the last couple chapters about Dewey's failing health. Those last couple chapters I read with tears in my eyes.
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Shopko and Walmart are both mentioned in this book along with Motel 6.