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100 Must-Read Books With Cats in Them

"Cats and good literature go together like peanut butter and bananas. If you don't believe me, check out all of the adorable kitties cuddling books all over Bookstagram. Then take a look at these 100 books across several genres featuring felines. Whether they're the heroes, antagonists, motifs, or simply cuddly home companions, cats always make any story a little bit better."
EDIT: There were a 102 books in the original list.
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The Books of Elsewhere (Jacqueline West)
The Books of Elsewhere
1
Jacqueline West
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
2
Lewis Carroll
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
3
Peter S. Beagle
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
4
J.K. Rowling
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
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Neil Gaiman
Bunnicula (James Howe)
Bunnicula
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James Howe
Into the Wild (Erin Hunter)
Into the Wild
7
Erin Hunter
The Incredible Journey (Sheila Burnford)
The Incredible Journey
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Sheila Burnford
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
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Suzanne Collins
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
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Robert C. O'Brien
The Indian in the Cupboard (Lynne Reid Banks/Piers Sanford(Illus))
The Indian in the Cupboard
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Lynne Reid Banks/Piers Sanford(Illus)
The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman)
The Subtle Knife
12
Philip Pullman
The House of Hades (Rick Riordan)
The House of Hades
13
Rick Riordan
Mossflower (Brian Jacques)
Mossflower
14
Brian Jacques
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
15
Richard Adams
Spy Cat (Peg Kehret & Pete the Cat)
Spy Cat
16
Peg Kehret & Pete the Cat
A Mango-Shaped Space (Wendy Maas)
A Mango-Shaped Space
17
Wendy Maas
Tamsin (Peter S. Beagle)
Tamsin
18
Peter S. Beagle
The Kane Chronicles (Rick Riordan)
The Kane Chronicles
19
Rick Riordan
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
20
Cassandra Clare
Anna Dressed in Blood (Kendare Blake)
Anna Dressed in Blood
21
Kendare Blake
Varjak Paw (S.F. Said)
Varjak Paw
22
S.F. Said
The Story of a Seagull (Luis Sepulveda)
The Story of a Seagull
23
Luis Sepulveda
Blueskin the Cat (Daniel Nanavati)
Blueskin the Cat
24
Daniel Nanavati
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
25
Yann Martel
Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami
26
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami
27
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
28
Truman Capote
As Bright as Heaven (Susan Meissner)
As Bright as Heaven
29
Susan Meissner
Shiloh and Other Stories
Shiloh and Other Stories
30
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barberry)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
31
Muriel Barberry
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
32
J.D. Salinger
We, the Children of Cats (Tomoyuki Hoshino)
We, the Children of Cats
33
Tomoyuki Hoshino
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
34
Flannery O'Connor
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
35
Mikhail Bulgakov
I Am a Cat (Natsume Sōseki)
I Am a Cat
36
Natsume Sōseki
Luminous Mysteries (John C.Holman)
Luminous Mysteries
37
John C.Holman
The Guest Cat (Takashi Hiraide)
The Guest Cat
38
Takashi Hiraide
The Door Into Summer (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Door Into Summer
39
Robert A. Heinlein
The Iron King (Julie Kagawa)
The Iron King
40
Julie Kagawa
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