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Kipling’s classic children’s tale follows a cat who conquers every challenge to live freely, mastering the world on his own terms while remaining wild and self‑sufficient.
First publish date: June 1990
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Rudyard Kipling
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