Title: A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch Volume: 1 Mangaka: Hiro Kashiwaba US Publisher: Seven Seas Age Relevance: Middle School & Up How Essential Is It?: Solid Collection Builder Curricular Connections?: Independent Reading Reader’s Advisory Tags: Cats, Isekai, Humor, Fantasy Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Grief Publisher Synopsis: A sweet tale starring a gigantic cat who’s summoned to a fantasy world […]
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