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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Evie is making her way to the Sanctuary, [a dog rescue program high atop a mountain]. She has lied to gain entry. She has pretended to know more than she does about dogs, but she is learning fast. Once the indomitable Mrs. Auberchon lets her pass, she will find her way. Like the racing greyhound who refuses to move, the golden retriever who returns to his job as the Sanctuary's butler every time he's adopted, and the Rottweiler who's a hopeless candidate...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A friend who brings light at the darkest of times ... Oliver the cat is a timid little thing, who rarely ventures from his home in the Foresters' Arms. Then his life changes dramatically when a fire breaks out in the pub kitchen and he is left homeless and afraid. But, with the kindness of the humans around him, he soon learns to trust again. And, in his own special way, he helps to heal those around him. However, it isn't until he meets a little...
44) Broken ground
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
When the world of Erdas faces a new threat, four young heroes and their spirit animals are determined to stop it as they embark on a journey that takes them deep underground and to the far corners of the world.
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In stories that span the globe, What We Fed to the Manticore takes readers inside the minds of a full cast of animal narrators to understand the triumphs, heartbreaks, and complexities of the creatures that share our world. Through nine emotionally vivid stories, all narrated from animal perspectives, Talia Lakshmi Kolluri's debut collection explores themes of environmentalism, conservation, identity, belonging, loss, and family with resounding heart...
47) The burning tide
Author
Series
Spirit animals. Fall of the beasts volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
Working in separate worlds to stop the awakening Wyrm, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan find support in a strange group of allies but will have to work quickly to locate an ancient trap that could bring about the end of the war.
Author
Series
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Humphrey, the pet hamster of Longfelow School's Room 26, learns that his classroom is full of secrets, the most important of which is that a student will be leaving soon.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Description
When Fenway and his family move from the city to the suburbs, he has a very difficult time adjusting to the new dog park, an influx of evil squirrels, and, most of all, his best friend Hattie finding other interests.
51) The rats
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
It was only when the bones of the first devoured victims were discovered that the true nature and power of these swarming black creatures with their razor sharp teeth and the taste for human blood began to be realised by a panic-stricken city. For millions of years man and rats had been natural enemies. But now, for the first time, suddenly, shockingly, horribly, the balance of power had shifted.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
A baby dolphin found off the coast of Florida is brought to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium for help. There Sawyer and Hazel name her Hope and work to help her. Will Winter accept her as a friend, and will Hope's health improve?
55) A dog's chance
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In the farming town of Riverside in Washington, Toby Fuller is feeling more alone than ever. Nothing Toby did was ever good enough for his father, but he never expected his father to leave, to abandon him and his mother forever. He loses hope, until a scruffy golden retriever called Buddy follows him home from school. Though he's struggling to walk, Buddy matches Toby step for step, never taking his eyes off him, as if Toby is all he needs in the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2015.
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
"Maddie loves her beautiful new tortoiseshell kitten, Cookie. She spends all her time with the kitten and can't wait until Cookie is old enough to go out in the yard. Before long, Cookie is able to venture outside. She loves being in the yard, but there are two neighborhood cats that are always trying to chase her away. Soon, Cookie is too scared to go out and spends most of her time hiding under Maddie's bed. Can Maddie find a way to help Cookie...
58) Where's Mommy?
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Language
English
Description
While trying to keep their friendship a secret from their mothers, a human girl and a mouse make a surprising discovery.
60) The friend
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog. When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog, a huge Great Dane traumatized by the inexplicable disappearance of its master, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in...
