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Malu's Wolf (age 9-12)
by Ruth Craig
survival ... animals ... historical
Publisher comments: Malu is permitted to raise a wolf pup which eventually is instrumental in bringing about significant changes to the lives and traditions of the young girl's Stone Age clan.
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Bless This Mouse (age 9-12)
by Lois Lowry
animals ... traditions
Publisher comments: A church mouse is no ordinary mouse, and Hildegarde—the Mouse Mistress of Saint Bartholemew's—is no ordinary mouse leader. It falls to her to keep all the church mice safe and out of sight. But when a few parishioners report mouse sightings, Hildegarde and the rest of the church mice must face a most dreadful consequence: the Great X. To complicate things, a ceremony called the Blessing of the Animals is fast approaching. Saint Bartholemew's will soon be filled with pets . . . including cats!
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The New Class (age 9-12)
by Lauren Brooke
animals ... school
Publisher comments: Welcome to Chestnut Hill, a prestigious boarding school with a rich tradition of academics, horses, and rivalry. This year, five girls from different backgrounds will challenge the Chestnut Hill stereotype. There's witty, spunky Dylan; secretive Malory; western tomboy Lani; Honey, the soft-spoken Brit; and polished New Yorker Razina. None is prepared for the social or riding rigors, and they all doubt they will fit in -- certainly not if queen bee Lynsey and her clique have any say. But if this unlikely fivesome can band together, they may prove themselves the true stars of Chestnut Hill.
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The Secret Zoo Series (age 9-12)
by Bryan Chick
adventure ... action ... mystery ... animals
Publisher comments: Noah, his sister Megan, and their best friends, Richie and Ella, live next door to the zoo. Megan is the first to notice the puzzling behavior of some of the animals. One day Megan disappears, and her brother and their friends realize it's up to them to find her. Their only choice is to follow a series of clues and sneak into the zoo. But once inside, will they discover there's much more to the Clarksville City Zoo than they could ever have guessed?
title: The Secret Zoo
title: The Secret Zoo: Secrets and Shadows
title: The Secret Zoo: Riddles and Danger
title: Riddles and Danger
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Season of Ponies (age 9-12)
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
magic ... fantasy ... animals
Catalog: Pamela found living with two old aunts dreadful until the moment a boy moved out of the mist with a flute and a herd of weirdly beautiful ponies.
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A Home is to Share... and Share... and Share (age 9-12)
by Judie Angell
family ... enterprise ... animals
When the Muchmore children start taking in stray animals, their parents are at first good-humored, but then the town animal shelter closes, business booms, their parents become impatient, and the children operate their haven in secret.
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The Monster Garden (age 9-12)
by Vivien Alcock
animals ... fantasy ... science fiction
Frankie isn't exactly sure what her scientist dad does in his top-secret laboratory, but her neighbors tease her that it must be something awful ... like developing germ warfare. So when Frankie's older brother steals a bit of mysterious goo from their father's lab, she makes sure she gets some to conduct her own experiment. But Frankie never could have anticipated the results...
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Woof! (age 9-12)
by Allan Ahlberg
humor ... animals
Relates the extraordinary events that take place when, on an ordinary summer's evening, ten-year-old Eric Banks is turned into a Norfolk terrier.
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You're Somebody Special on a Horse (age 9-12)
by Fern G. Brown
animals
Catalog: Marni must lose her beloved horse to spend more time studying, but when she helps in a program for handicapped riders she gains new insight into her problem.
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The Heartland Series (age 9-12)
by Lauren Brooke
growing up ... animals
Heartwarming stories of Amy's life at the Heartland Horse Farm.
title: Heartland: Coming Home
title: After the Storm
title: Breaking Free
title: Come What May
title: Darkest Hour
title: Every New Day
title: Everything Changes
title: One Day You'll Knew
title: Out of the Darkness
title: Sooner or Later
title: Taking Chances
title: Thicker Than Water
title: Tomorrow's Promise
title: True Enough
title: A Holiday Memory
title: New Beginnings
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Gully's Travels (age 9-12)
by Tor Seidler
voyages/journeys ... humor ... animals
Publisher comments: After his master falls in love with a woman who is allergic to dogs, Gulliver, a refined Lhasa Apso, finds himself with a new master--Carlos, the doorman of his Manhattan apartment building. Carlos takes Gulliver to his home in Queens, where Gulliver finds himself among raucous humans and three deplorable mutts.
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The Underneath (age 9-12)
by Kathi Appelt
friendship ... animals
Publisher comments: There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road. A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. She dares to find him in the forest, and the hound dares to befriend this cat, this feline, this creature he is supposed to hate. They are an unlikely pair, about to become an unlikely family. Ranger urges the cat to hide underneath the porch, to raise her kittens there because Gar-Face, the man living inside the house, will surely use them as alligator bait should he find them. But they are safe in the Underneath...as long as they stay in the Underneath. Kittens, however, are notoriously curious creatures. And one kitten's one moment of curiosity sets off a chain of events that is astonishing, remarkable, and enormous in its meaning. For everyone who loves Sounder, Shiloh, and The Yearling, for everyone who loves the haunting beauty of writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Flannery O'Connor, and Carson McCullers, Kathi Appelt spins a harrowing yet keenly sweet tale about the power of love, and its opposite, hate, the fragility of happiness and the importance of making good on your promises.
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Classic Horse and Pony Stories (age 9-12)
by Cla
short stories ... animals
Catalog: A collection of classic stories, both realistic and fanciful, about horses and ponies.
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Phantom Stallion Series (age 9-12)
by Terri Farley
adventure ... animals
Publisher comments: When 13-year-old Samantha returns home to her family's cattle ranch in Nevada, she's worried. She moved away two years ago to recover from a bad fall off her beloved mustang, Blackie, and she's still not sure she can get back in the saddle. Her new colt doesn't seem to like her, and the other ranchers treat her like the boss's spoiled daughter, and Blackie has been missing since that fateful day. But that's just the beginning. When Sam suddenly finds the fate of a mysterious mustang who may or may not be the missing Blackie, resting in her hands, she has to learn to be a real cowgirl, ready or not. The classic theme of a girl and her horse is set against a backdrop of mustangs, tumbleweeds, and a West that's still Wild.
title: The Wild One
title: Mustang Moon
title: Dark Sunshine
title: Gift Horse
title: Free Again
title: The Wildest Heart
title: Rain Dance
title: Moonrise
title: Mountain Mare
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The Incredible Journey (age 9-12)
by Sheila Every Burnford
nature ... animals ... adventure ... survival
Publisher comments: Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the three house pets faced starvation, exposure, and wild forest animals to make their way home to the family they love.
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Tarzan, King of the Apes (age 9-12)
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
animals ... adventure
Catalog: A baby boy, left alone in the African jungle after the deaths of his parents, Lord and Lady Greystoke, is adopted by an ape, whose own infant has died, and raised to manhood without ever seeing another human being. Adapted for young readers from the original classic text.
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My Dog Skip (age 9-12)
by Willie Morris
historical ... growing up ... friendship ... animals
Publisher comments: In 1943 in a sleepy town on the banks of the Yazoo River, a boy fell in love with a puppy with a lively gait and an intellingent way of listening. The two grew up together having the most wonderful adventures. A classic story of a boy, a dog, and small-town America.
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The Leanin' Dog (age 9-12)
by K. A. Nuzum
friendship ... animals ... illness/loss
Publisher comments: More than anything, Dessa Dean needed a friend. A friend to love and confide in, a friend with whom she could share her heart. A friend who would delight in all the beauty and joy and fun of Christmas, only four days away. Hope had just about run out, but then . . . there came a scratchin' at the door and Dessa Dean's life was forever changed.
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No Dogs Allowed! (age 9-12)
by Bill Wallace
illness/loss ... animals
After losing the old horse she had grown up with, Kristine decides she can never get close to another pet again. But when she receives a new pup, Kristine learns what it means to love, to lose, and to open one's heart to new friendships and fresh love.
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts Never Before Printed (age 9-12)
by Hugh Lofting
fantasy ... animals
The adventures of a kind-hearted doctor, who is fond of animals and understands their language, as he travels to Africa with some of his favorite pets to cure the monkeys of a terrible sickness.
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The Trouble With Tuck (age 9-12)
by Theodore Taylor
friendship ... illness/loss ... animals
Helen adored her beautiful golden Labrador from the first moment he was placed in her arms, a squirming fat sausage of creamy yellow fur. As her best friend, Friar Tuck waited daily for Helen to come home from school and play. He guarded her through the long, scary hours of the dark night. Twice he even saved her life. Now it's Helen's turn. No one can say exactly when Tuck began to go blind. Probably the light began to fail for him long before the alarming day when he raced after some cats and crashed through the screen door, apparently never seeing it. But from that day on, Tuck's trouble--and how to cope with it--becomes the focus of Helen's life. Together they fight the chain that holds him and threatens to break his spirit, until Helen comes up with a solution so new, so daring, there's no way it can fail.
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Isabel of the Whales (age 9-12)
by Hester Velmans
nature ... fantasy ... animals
Eleven-year-old Isabel is a "plain old" girl living in Provincetown, Massachusetts, who believes that she is destined to accomplish something special. When her fifth-grade class goes on a whale-watch field trip, something amazing happens: Dozens of different species of whales surround the boat, bumping the deck and sending Isabel flying into the ocean. Isabel is shocked to hear the whales speaking to her. She is a mermaid, they tell her, a "Chosen One" who has the ability to turn from a human into a whale and back again. She is destined to live among the whales long enough to learn their ways, and teach them about the human world. Living among her pod is fun, at first, but Isabel has an important mission. She will change the whales' future forever, and learn a lot about herself in the process.
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Listen! (age 9-12)
by Stephanie Tolan
friendship ... animals ... illness/loss ... survival
Charley knows a lot about pain. She endures it when she walks on her newly shattered leg, she sees it when her father buries himself in an eighty-hour work week, and she runs from it when she sees photographs her mother took before her death. Then one day, Charley meets a wild, abused dog that knows as much about pain as she does, and, despite herself, she feels an immediate connection and vows to help him. But how will one heartbroken girl help mend the battered spirit of an untamable dog?
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Paint the Wind (age 9-12)
by Pam Munoz Ryan
family ... animals ... illness/loss ... growing up
Maya is a captive. In Grandmother's house in California, every word and action is strictly monitored, and even Maya's memories of her mother have been erased, except within the imaginary world she has created. A world away, in the rugged Wyoming wilderness, a tobiano Paint horse called Artemisia runs free, belonging only to the stars. She embodies the spirit of the wild, and she holds the key to Maya's memories. How Maya's and Artemisia's lives intertwine, like a braided rein, is at the heart of this richly drawn adventure about captivity and freedom, about holding on and letting go.
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War Horse (age 9-12)
by Michael Morpurgo
action ... animals ... war ... historical
This moving story tells of the truest of friendships in the worst of wars, as a horse is sold from his farm, taken from the gentle boy who was his master, to serve in the military during World War I.
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Wings (age 9-12)
by William Loizeaux
illness/loss ... animals ... growing up
At first it looks like a small gray ball of fluff, its head a cloud of frizzy feathers, fine as dandelion seeds. The baby bird isn’t even strong enough to spread its wings, but ten-year-old Nick is determined to save it. Together with his best friend, he coaxes the wild bird he names Marcy to eat worms and take rides on their fingers. Then he watches, amazed, as she finally opens her wings, and flies! As Marcy grows, so does Nick, forced to make some hard choices about friends and family. And for the first time he dares to ask questions about the death of his soldier father. But other questions loom in the air: Will Marcy try to fly away? And will Nick be able to let her go?
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Who Stole Halloween? (age 9-12)
by Martha Freeman
traditions ... animals ... mystery ... spooky
Eleven-year-old sleuths Alex and Yasmeen are on the trail of a serial catnapper. Halloween is the first cat to go missing. One by one more cats from the neighborhood disappear. It's rumored that a ghost is responsible. Will he strike again? It's up to Alex and Yasmeen to find out before Halloween is gone forever!
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The Saddle Club Series (age 9-12)
by Bonnie Bryant
animals ... friendship
Carole Hanson and Stevie Lake have been best friends ever since they met at Pine Hollow Stables. So when Lisa Atwood joins their riding group, the girls aren't sure she's got what it takes. Lisa may be the smartest student in the classroom, but she's got a lot to learn when it comes to horses. . . .
title: Horse Crazy
title: Horse Shy
title: Horse Sense
title: Horse Power
title: Trail Mates
title: Dude Ranch
title: Horse Play
title: Horse Show
title: Hoof beat
title: Riding Camp
title: Horse Wise
title: Rodeo Rider
title: Trail Ride
title: Carole: the Inside Story
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The Junkyard Dog (age 9-12)
by Erika Tamar
growing up ... family ... animals
With the advice of her stepfather, eleven-year-old Katie takes on the job of feeding an abused junkyard dog and building it a doghouse for shelter during the hard winter.
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Bambi: a Life in the Woods (age 9-12)
by Felix Salten
nature ... animals ... growing up
Describes the life of a deer in the forest as he grows into a beautiful stag. Bambi's life in the woods begins happily. But winter comes, and Bambi learns that the woods hold danger ... and things he doesn't understand. The first snowfall makes food hard to find. Bambi's father, a handsome stag, roams the forest, but leaves Bambi and his mother alone. Then there is Man. He comes to the forest with weapons that can wound an animal. He does terrible things to Gobo, to Bambi's mother, and even to Bambi. But He can't keep Bambi from growing into a handsome stag himself and becoming...the Prince of the Forest.
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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (age 9-12)
by Hugh Lofting
animals ... adventure ... fantasy
When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island.
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Snow Dog (age 9-12)
by Jim Kjelgaard
survival ... adventure ... animals
The steel-gray Husky Chiri was just a puppy when he watched the black wolf kill his mother and two brothers. Left alone inthe snow-covered land of the coyote, caribou, and gizzly, Chiri learned to fend for himself, to hunt and survive by his keen instinct and natural intelligence. Now full-grown and full of courage and cunning, Chiri forms a tentative bond with trapper Link Stevens, the only human he's ever learned to trust. But the Husky knows that one day soon he will have to face the black wolf again--and this time only one of them will survive.
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The Little Swineherd and Other Tales (age 9-12)
by Paula Fox
animals ... short stories
Six short stories include: The Duck and the Goose, The Little Swineherd, The Rooster Who Could Not See Enough of Himself, Circles and Straight Lines, The Alligator Who Told The Truth, The Raccoon's Song.
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Man o' War (age 9-12)
by Walter Farley
action ... historical ... animals ... sports
A fictional biography of Man o' War, one of the greatest horses in the history of thoroughbred racing.
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A Boy and His Bear (age 9-12)
by Harriet Graham
action ... historical ... friendship ... animals
Dickon rescues his bear cub friend from certain death at the hands of bear catchers in Medieval England. Told in part from the point of view of the cub.
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Thunder From the Sea (age 9-12)
by Joan Hiatt Harlow
family ... animals ... historical
It's 1929 and thirteen-year-old Tom Campbell has always wanted a real family with a real house and a dog of his very own. Since he was three years old, the only home he has ever known has been the Mission orphanage. When he is sent to live and work with fisherman Enoch and his wife, Tom finally sees his dream wihin reach. And when he rescues a Newfoundland dog in the middle of a terrifying squall, Tom feels as if both he and the dog, which he names Thunder, have found a place to call home at last. But when Enoch's wife becomes pregnant and it looks like Thunder's owner might be found, Tom's wonderful new world is turned upside down. Will the Murrays still want Tom? And will Tom be forced to give up his beloved Thunder?
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A Dog's Life: the Autobiography of a Stray (age 9-12)
by Ann Matthews Martin
adventure ... survival ... animals
Squirrel and her brother Bone begin their lives in a toolshed behind a summer house. Their mother nurtures them and teaches them the many skills they will need to survive as stray dogs. But when their mother is suddenly taken from them, the puppies are forced to make their own way in the world, facing humans both gentle and brutal, busy highways, other animals, and the changing seasons. When Bone and Squirrel become separated, Squirrel must fend for herself, and in the process makes two friends who in very different ways define her fate.
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The Butterfly Lion (age 9-12)
by Michael Morpurgo
animals ... school ... adventure
Trying to run away from boarding school in England, a boy encounters a mysterious old woman who tells him the story of her late husband Bertie and the beautiful white lion cub that he rescued as a boy.
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Gay-Neck: the Story of a Pigeon (age 9-12)
by Dhan Gopal Mukerji
war ... adventure ... animals ... historical
The story of the training of a carrier pigeon and its service during the First World War, revealing the bird's courageous and spirited adventures over the housetops of an Indian village, in the Himalayan Mountains, and on the French battlefield.
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Big Red (age 9-12)
by Jim Kjelgaard
growing up ... nature ... animals
From the moment Danny sees the beautiful Irish setter, he knows Red is the dog for him. Fast and smart, strong and noble, Red is the only dog Danny wants by his side. Soon, neither boy nor dog can stand to be apart. Together Danny and Red face many dangers in the harsh Wintapi wilderness that they call home. But the greatest test of their courage and friendship will come from an enemy more cunning than any they've known before--a bear who is the undisputed king of the wilderness, a savage killer called Old Majesty.
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Gentle Ben (age 9-12)
by Walt Morey
friendship ... nature ... animals
The Alaskan wilderness is a lonely place for Mark Andersen, especially after the death of his older brother, Jamie. But in time Mark finds someone else to love--Ben, an Alaskan brown bear so huge that no one else dares come near him.
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The Black Stallion Series (age 9-12)
by Walter Farley
survival ... adventure ... animals
A shipwreck leaves young Alec stranded on a deserted island with a wild stallion. Dependent on each other for survival, boy and horse learn to trust and love each other as they establish an amazing friendship that lasts a lifetime.
title: The Black Stallion
title: The Black Stallion Returns
title: The Island Stallion
title: The Black Stallion Mystery
title: The Black Stallion and Flame
title: The Black Stallion Challenged
title: The Black Stallion's Blook Bay Colt
title: The Black Stallion's Ghost
title: The Young Black Stallion
title: Son of the Black Stallion
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Rama the Gypsy Cat (age 9-12)
by Betsy Cromer Byars
adventure ... animals
He was a young cat, but strong, and in his left ear he wore a tiny golden earring. The gypsy woman had put this in his ear when he was a kitten, just as mothers place earrings in the pierced ears of gypsy babies. ``Now,'' she had said, when his earring was put in place that first night, ``now you are a gypsy. Never forget that. You are Rama the gypsy.''
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Trouble for Lucy (age 9-12)
by Carla Stevens
historical ... animals
As she and her family travel the Oregon Trail in 1843, Lucy's puppies persist in creating trouble.
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Black Beauty: the Autobiography of a Horse (age 9-12)
by Anna Sewell
historical ... animals
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
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Jungle Dogs (age 9-12)
by Graham Salisbury
growing up ... family ... animals
While worrying about the wild dogs that supposedly lurk in the jungle along his paper route, Hawaiian sixth-grader Boy Regis also seeks to stop his older brother, Damon, from fighting all his battles for him.
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Where the Red Fern Grows (age 9-12)
by Wilson Rawls
adventure ... animals ... illness/loss
A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters.
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The Dancing Bear (age 9-12)
by Michael Morpurgo
animals ... friendship
A lonely girl living in a remote mountain community adopts an abandoned bear cub, but their friendship is threatened when a glamorous film crew comes to town.
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Scrub Dog of Alaska (age 9-12)
by Walt Morey
friendship ... animals
After a runt sled dog is raised by a young boy, the dog's cruel owner demands his return.
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The Pick of the Litter (age 9-12)
by Bill Wallace
friendship ... animals
Twelve-year-old Tom learns firsthand about honor, friendship, and puppy love in the summer after sixth grade. First he is wrongly accused of lying on the last day of school. Then, after helping his ill grandfather take care of his kennel, he faces the risk of losing a puppy he has come to love.
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Ferret in the Bedroom, Lizards in the Fridge (age 9-12)
by Bill Wallace
friendship ... school ... humor ... animals
Liz's house is like a zoo. Thanks to her dad, a zoologist, there are turtles in the kitchen, an ibex in the backyard, a hawk in the shed, a sun porch full of lizards, and Fred the ferret. Liz has had enough! At school, her nickname is Lizard. Her classmates think she's weird and her friends are afraid to go to her house. With problems like those, how is she ever going to win the election for class president? Liz tries her hardest, but she runs into one disaster after another. So she makes the startling decision, the animals must go. Even Fred, her pet ferret. That will make all the difference in the world...won't it?
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Coyote Autumn (age 9-12)
by Bill Wallace
family ... nature ... animals
You Can't Keep A Coyote! They're Wild! Brad has always wanted a dog, so when he catches the little coyote, he decides to keep it. He couldn't have a dog when his family lived in a Chicago apartment, but now that they've moved to rural Oklahoma anything seems possible. Even rescuing an orphaned coyote pup...and keeping it a secret from his parents. With his friend Nolan's help, Brad is determined to tame Scooter, train him, play with him, and hide him in an old dog pen behind the barn. It almost works...until Mom and Dad discover his secret, and Scooter steals their hearts and gives them all a coyote's-eye view of what it's like to live in the dangerous world of men.
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Shadrach (age 9-12)
by Meindert DeJong
animals ... friendship
Davy was overjoyed with the little black rabbit, Shadrach, until the day Shadrach slipped through the slats of his hutch and disappeared.
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The Dog Who Wouldn't Be (age 9-12)
by Farley Mowat
humor ... family ... realistic ... animals
Farely Mowat's best loved book tells the splendidly entertaining story of his boyhood on the Canadian prairies. Mutt's pedigree was uncertain, but his madness was indisputable. He climbed tress and ladders, rode passenger in an open car wearing goggles and displaying hunting skills that bordered on sheer genius. He was a marvelous dog, worthy of an unusual boy growing up a raw, untamed wilderness.
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A Dog on Barkham Street (age 9-12)
by Mary Stolz
growing up ... adventure ... animals
Edward Frost wants a dog of his own. And he doesn't want to be bullied by big, mean Martin Hastings anymore. Neither wish seems very likely to come true, until one day wandering Uncle Josh arrives with a beautiful collie named Argess. Suddenly everything begins to change.
sequel: The Bully of Barkham Street
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The Captain's Dog: My Journey With the Lewis and Clark Tribe (age 9-12)
by Roland Smith
adventure ... historical ... animals
Born the runt of his litter and gambled away to a rusty old riverman, the Newfoundland pup Seaman doesn't imagine his life will be marked by any kind of glory-beyond chasing down rats. But when he meets Captain Meriwether Lewis, Seaman finds himself on a path that will make history. Sharing the curiosity and strength of spirit of his new master, Seaman proves himself a valuable companion at every turn. This is the thrilling tale of America's greatest journey of discovery, as seen through the keen, compassionate eyes of a remarkable dog.
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (age 9-12)
by J. K. Rowling
fantasy ... animals ... magic
The definitive guide to the care and handling of mythical beasts, for all Harry Potter fans.
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Mr. Revere and I (age 9-12)
by Robert Lawson
animals ... historical
The life of the Revere family and the doings of the Sons of Liberty as told from the point of view of Paul Revere's horse.
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The Good Dog (age 9-12)
by Avi
family ... adventure ... animals
McKinley, a malamute, is torn between the domestic world of his human family and the wild world of Lupin, a wolf that is trying to recruit dogs to replenish the dwindling wolf pack. As McKinley and his boy try to save the wolf from a vicious man, no one can foresee what will happen.
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Animorphs Megamorphs Series (age 9-12)
by K. A. Applegate
action ... growing up ... animals ... science fiction ... adventure
Fans of the original Animorphs series will love these heart-pounding adventures, told from each character's point of view.
title: The Andalite's Gift
title: In the Time of Dinosaurs
title: Elfangor's Secret
title: The Andalite Chronicles
title: The Hork-Bajir Chronicles
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Animorphs Series (age 9-12)
by K. A. Applegate
action ... growing up ... animals ... science fiction ... adventure
This fantastic, unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat series can best be described as an ``X-Files'' for kids--plus a whole lot more! Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco are the Animorphs--five kids who can change into any animal they touch.
title: The Invasion
title: The Visitor
title: The Encounter
title: The Message
title: The Capture
title: The Stranger
title: The Alien
title: The Secret
title: The Android
title: The Forgotten
title: The Reaction
title: The Change
title: The Unknown
title: The Warning
title: The Underground
title: The Decision
title: The Departure
title: The Pretender
title: The Suspicion
title: The Attack
title: The Exposed
title: The Experiment
title: The Sickness
title: The Reunion
title: The Conspiracy
title: The Separation
title: The Illusion
title: The Proposal
title: The Weakness
title: The Revelation
title: The Predator
title: The Prophecy
title: The Extreme
title: The Escape
title: The Discovery
title: The Solution
title: The Threat
title: The First Journey
title: The Ellimist Chronicles
title: El Visitante
title: El Extrano
title: La Invasion
title: The Arrival
title: The Familiar
title: The Beginning
title: The Absolute
title: The Answer
title: The Diversion
title: The Sacrifice
title: The Ultimate
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My Side of the Mountain (age 9-12)
by Jean Craighead George
survival ... animals ... nature ... adventure
Runaway Sam Gribley is surviving in the Catskill Mountains with only a penknife, a ball of cord, 40 dollars, and some flint and steel. Along the way, he learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that will change his life forever.
sequel: On the Far Side of the Mountain
sequel: Frightful's Mountain
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Shiloh (age 9-12)
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
friendship ... animals
One summer Sunday, Marty comes across a young beagle on the road just past the old Shiloh schoolhouses and the trouble begins. What do you do when a dog you suspect is being mistreated runs away and comes to you? When it is someone else's dog? Marty puts his courage on the line, and discovers in the process that it is not always easy to separate right from wrong. Sometimes, however, you do almost anything to save a dog.
sequel: Saving Shiloh
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Pinky Pye (age 9-12)
by Eleanor Estes
animals ... family
In Pinky Pye, the Pye family adds another member. A furious black kitten abandoned on their doorstep endears itself to the whole family--even Ginger--and foreshadows another addition to the Pye family that will change their lives forever.
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Ginger Pye (age 9-12)
by Eleanor Estes
animals ... family
Meet Ginger Pye, the smartest dog you'll ever know. Jerry Pye and his sister, Rachel, feel pretty smart themselves for buying Ginger. It was the best dollar they ever spent. Ginger steals everybody's heart . . . until someone steals him!
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The Wheel on the School (age 9-12)
by Meindert DeJong
school ... nature ... animals ... enterprise
Why do the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina, one of the six schoolchildren who first asked the question, and she set the others to wondering. And sometimes when you begin to wonder, you begin to make things happen. So the children set out to bring the storks back to Shora. The force of their vision put the whole village to work until at last the dream began to come true.
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Wild at Heart: American Girl Series (age 9-12)
by Laurie Halse Anderson
animals ... realistic ... growing up
There is never a dull moment for the volunteers at Dr. Mac's Wild at Heart Veterinary Clinic.
sequel: Fight for Life
sequel: Homeless
sequel: The Trickster
sequel: Manatee Blues
sequel: Say Good-bye
sequel: Teacher's Pet
sequel: Storm Rescue
sequel: Fear of Falling
sequel: Time to Fly
sequel: Masks
sequel: End of the Race
sequel: Trapped

Sat Aug 25 11:55:25 2012
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