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Absolutely Lucy (age 7-10)
by Ilene Cooper
animals ... friendship
Publisher comments: Bobby Quinn is shy. In fact, hes so shy, he has trouble making friends. But that changes when he gets a squirmy little puppy for his birthday. Unlike Bobby, Lucy isn't shy at all. And to his surprise, she keeps dragging him into all sorts of adventures and friendships, too!
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Just Grace Series (age 7-10)
by Charise Harper
animals ... mystery ... humor
Publisher comments: Grace loves cats. She also loves taking pictures of cats and drawing Not So Super comics. She doesn't like Sammy Stringer, a boy in her class. She's got lots and lots of ideas, and when her neighbor's cat goes missing, Grace does her best to make Mrs. Luther feel less lonely. But as the mystery of the missing cat continues, Grace's well-intentioned plan backfires, and she finds herself in a bit of trouble. Maybe, just maybe, Sammy Stringer will help her through.
title: Just Grace
title: Still Just Grace
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Ghost Dog (age 7-10)
by Eleanor Allen
spooky ... animals
Kim wants a dog more than anything but her parents don't want a dog in the house. Then one night Kim meets Rex, a big, loyal and lovable dog; an excellent guard dog, but also a ghost.
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Alison's Puppy (age 7-10)
by Marion Dane Bauer
friendship ... animals
All Alison wants is a puppy for her birthday.
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The Case of the Elevator Duck (age 7-10)
by Polly Berends
animals ... mystery
Chronicles the adventures of an eleven-year-old detective which resulted from finding a duck in the elevator of his apartment building.
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The World According to Humphrey (age 7-10)
by Betty Birney
animals ... school ... friendship
Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.
title: The World According to Humphrey
title: Friendship According to Humphrey
title: Trouble According to Humphrey
title: Adventure According to Humphrey
title: Summer According to Humphrey
title: School Days According to Humphrey
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Star of Wild Horse Canyon (age 7-10)
by Clyde Robert Bulla
animals
Catalog: A young boy accompanies his father and uncle on a wild horse roundup, tames a horse he particularly likes, and loses him when, in a storm, the pasture fence gets broken.
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My Secret Unicorn Series (age 7-10)
by Linda Chapman
fantasy ... animals
Catalog: Lauren Foster receives a gentle, gray pony for her very own when her family moves to the country; but after reading a story about a pony that turns into a snow-white unicorn, Lauren begins to wonder about her pony.
title: The Magic Spell
title: Starlight Surprise
title: Flying High
title: Dreams Come True
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Hello, Star (age 7-10)
by Carolyn Haywood
family ... animals
Spending the summer in the country with her grandparents, five-year-old Star has a chance to make friends with raccoons, swans, and other animals both domestic and wild.
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A Boy and a Boa (age 7-10)
by Abby Israel
school ... animals
When Marvin's pet boa constrictor gets loose in the library, Marvin and his friends begin a frantic pursuit.
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The Silver Pony: a Story in Pictures (age 7-10)
by Lynd Ward
animals ... fantasy
Told only in pictures, this is the story of a lonely farm boy who confuses his dreams of adventure on a winged pony with reality.
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The Puppy Place Series (age 7-10)
by Ellen Miles
friendship ... animals
Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. They have a puppy of their own named Buddy, but they also foster dogs that need help finding new homes.
title: Goldie
title: Shadow
title: Rascal
title: Patches
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Rainbow Magic: The Pet Fairies Series (age 7-10)
by Daisy Meadows
animals ... fantasy ... magic ... adventure
Publisher comments: The Pet Fairies have one of the most important jobs in Fairyland! They work with their special pets to make sure that all animals find safe homes. But now Jack Frost has stolen the magical pets! Could they be lost forever?
title: Katie, the Kitten Fairy
title: Bella, the Bunny Fairy
title: Georgia, the Guinea Pig Fairy
title: Lauren, the Puppy Fairy
title: Harriet, the Hamster Fairy
title: Molly, the Goldfish Fairy
title: Penny, the Pony Fairy
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Snakes Are Nothing to Sneeze At (age 7-10)
by Gabrielle Charbonnet
family ... animals
Although he's not furry and her best friend thinks he's yucky, Annabel loves her new pet snake.
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The Invisible Dog (age 7-10)
by Dick King-Smith
magic ... animals
Events conspire to turn Janie's imaginary harlequin Great Dane into a real dog.
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Smudge: the Little Lost Lamb (age 7-10)
by James Herriot
adventure ... animals
Smudge is an adorable black-and-white lamb, who lives in Farmer Cobb's farmyard with his mother and many other animals. One fine spring day, though, Smudge decides to see the world outside Farmer Cobb's fence, and finds himself on a glorious adventure-until he discovers that he can't get back in.
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It Goes Eeeeeeeeeeeee! (age 7-10)
by Jamie Gilson
friendship ... animals ... school
Patrick, the new boy in Richard's class, is always causing trouble, but his work on a science project about bats helps him make new friends.
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Akimbo and the Lions (age 7-10)
by Alexander McCallSmith
adventure ... animals
When Akimbo and his park ranger father unintentionally capture a lion cub near an African game park, Akimbo wants to keep the cub.
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Akimbo and the Crocodile Man (age 7-10)
by Alexander McCallSmith
adventure ... animals
Akimbo goes to the rescue of a zoologist who is injured on his father's game preserve.
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Akimbo and the Snakes (age 7-10)
by Alexander McCallSmith
adventure ... animals
On a trip to the snake park with his Uncle Peter, Akimbo has an adventure involving a deadly green mamba snake.
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Akimbo and the Elephants (age 7-10)
by Alexander McCallSmith
adventure ... animals
On the African game preserve where his father works, Akimbo devises a dangerous plan to capture a ring of elephant poachers.
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Third Grade Pet (age 7-10)
by Judy Cox
animals ... humor ... school
Fearing for the safety of Cheese the rat, Rosemary takes him home!
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The Magic Finger (age 7-10)
by Roald Dahl
animals ... magic ... humor
The Gregg family loves hunting, but their eight-year-old neighbor can't stand it. After countless please for them to stop are ignored, she has no other choice--she has to put her magic finger on them. Now the Greggs are a family of birds, and like it or not, they're going to find out how it feels to be on the other end of the gun.
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Tornado (age 7-10)
by Betsy Cromer Byars
adventure ... animals ... nature
A tornado appears in the distance, and Pete, the farmhand, gathers everyone into the storm cellar. While they wait for the storm to pass, he tells the family about the dog dropped down by a tornado when Pete was a boy. Named Tornado, Pete's pet was no ordinary dog, and his story is no ordinary tale.
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My Dog, Cat (age 7-10)
by Marty Crisp
realistic ... friendship ... animals
It's bad enough being a boy with a girl's name, but now Abbie's dog is making him a target for bullies. He's worried about being seen with his aunt's ``sissy'' dog... but feisty Catullus proves that big isn't necessarily better!
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The Pony Pals Series (age 7-10)
by Jeanne Betancourt
adventure ... friendship ... animals
Each book finds our pals in a new equine adventure.
title: I Want a Pony
title: A Pony For Keeps
title: A Pony In Trouble
title: Give Me Back My Pony
title: Pony to the Rescue
title: Too Many Ponies
title: Runaway Pony
title: The Wild Pony
title: The Girl Who Hated Ponies
title: The Blind Pony
title: Detective Pony
title: Don't Hurt My Pony
title: Good-bye Pony
title: Magic Pony
title: The Missing Pony Pal
title: Moving Pony
title: Pony-Sitters
title: The Saddest Pony
title: Stolen Ponies
title: The Winning Pony

Walter Hays Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:30 2012
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