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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! |
HAR |
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. |
BAU |
Alison's Puppy
(age 7-10) by Marion Dane Bauer friendship ... animals All Alison wants is a puppy for her birthday. |
BER |
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. |
BIR |
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. |
CHA |
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 |
HAY |
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. |
ISR |
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. |
WAR |
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. |
MIL |
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 |
MEA |
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 |
CHA |
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. |
KIN |
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. |
HER |
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. |
GIL |
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. |
MCC |
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. |
MCC |
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. |
MCC |
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. |
MCC |
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. |
COX |
Third Grade Pet
(age 7-10) by Judy Cox animals ... humor ... school Fearing for the safety of Cheese the rat, Rosemary takes him home! |
DAH |
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. |
BYA |
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. |
CRI |
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 |