Cameron, W. Bruce
Summary: Lucas Ray is shocked when an adorable puppy jumps out of an abandoned building and into his arms. Though the apartment he shares with his mother, a disabled veteran, doesn't allow dogs, Lucas can't resist taking Bella home. Bella is inexplicably drawn to Lucas, even if she doesn?t understand the necessity of games like No Barks. As it becomes more difficult to hide her from the neighbors, Lucas...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION CAMERONChick, Bryan.
Summary: Noah, Megan, Richie, and Ella must navigate a maze of never-ending aquariums in the Secret Zoo to rescue their animal friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2014
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: T FICTION CHICK 5Chick, Bryan.
Summary: The scouts race against time to save three of their Descender allies after they are captured and taken to an off-limits sector of the Secret Zoo and two of their animal friends the police believe are dangerous.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2013
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: T FICTION CHICK 4Chick, Bryan.
Summary: After Noah and his friends are inducted into the secret society that protects the Secret Zoo, they must find a way to stop the evil sasquatches and the mysterious Shadowist in order to save both the zoo and the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2011
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: T FICTION CHICK 3Sutherland, Tui
Summary: "The sun is shining in the Hundred Isles, and yet the path forward seems crowded with shadows. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have traveled across the world, seeking a set of powerful talismans in order to keep them from enemy hands. Throughout their journey the young heroes have been hounded by pursuers, who always seem to know just where to find them. Now they know why. One of them is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2014
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: T FICTION SPIRIT bk. 5Barrows, Annie.
Summary: Ivy and Bean decide to be good, kind, and pure of thought in the hopes that the wild animals will befriend them, but when their plan doesn't work, they decide sometimes it's good to be a little bad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2008
Copies Available at Rapid City Elementary
1 available in Fiction, Call number: J FICTION BARROWSCopies Available at Birch Street Elementary
1 available in Fiction, Call number: [Fic] BARCole, Henry
Summary: Celeste is hundreds of miles from home following an unexpected journey aboard a Mississippi steamboat. After mishaps and disasters, she finds herself on the frontier in southern Indiana. It's 1822, and Celeste meets a tall, lanky boy wielding an ax: a young Abraham Lincoln.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: F COLDelahaye, Rachel
Summary: "In this latest installment of the new chapter book series Little Animal Rescue, what starts out as a day at a carnival and a ride on the flying swings for Callie and her friend Gabriel ends up becoming an adventure for Callie when she is magically whisked away to Texas, where she finds an abandoned barn owlet"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2022
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: J FICTION DELAHAYECopies Available at Birch Street Elementary
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J FICTION DELAHAYEEngle, Margarita.
Summary: When his mother is sent to jail in Los Angeles, eleven-year-old Tony goes to live with his forest ranger great-uncle in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where Tony experiences unconditional love for the first time through his friendship with a rescue dog.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Square Fish/Henry Holt and Co. 2014
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: FIC ENGFarley, Terri.
Summary: "When an earthquake sets off a tsunami on the shores of Wild Horse Island, the mustangs of Crimson Vale are chased by the waves and left stranded on a dangerous hilltop. Darby knows the lead mare, Medusa, will do anything to save her herd. But will she let the ranch hands bring her to safety?,or is it up to Darby to save Medusa and her band before they're lost forever?"--Cover, p. [4].
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J FICTION FARLEYIdle, Molly Schaar.
Summary: In this wordless book with interactive flaps, a friendship develops between a girl named Flora and a graceful flamingo, as they learn to dance together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: JE IDLECameron, W. Bruce
Summary: Trained as a search-and-rescue dog since puppyhood, Ellie can track and find people who are physically lost, but it is her owners, widower Jakob and lonely Maya, who challenge her to find a way to save people who are lost in other ways.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Starscape 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J FICTION CAMERONLondon, Jack
Summary: Chronicles the adventures of a dog who is part wolf as he eventually makes his peace with man in the wilderness of northern Canada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Classics 2006
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: FIC LONStiefvater, Maggie
Summary: In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2009
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: Y FICTION STIEFVATER bk. 1Peck, Richard
Summary: In 1887, the social-climbing Cranstons voyage from New York to London, where they hope to find a husband for their awkward older daughter, secretly accompanied by Helena and her mouse siblings, for whom the journey is both terrifying and wondrous as they meet an array of titled humans despite their best efforts at remaining hidden.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2011
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: [Fic] PECCopies Available at Cherry Street Intermediate
1 available in Fiction, Call number: [Fic] PECFarley, Terri.
Summary: At her grandfathers horse ranch on Hawaii, Darby Carter tries to win the trust of the mustang which she had rescued.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J FICTION FARLEYGemeinhart, Dan
Summary: A boy named Mark, tired of being sick with cancer, conceives a plan to climb Mount Rainier, and runs away from home with his dog, Beau--but with over two hundred miles between him and his goal, and only anger at his situation to drive him on nothing will be easy, and only his best friend, Jessie, suspects where he is heading.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J FICTION GEMEINHARTCreech, Sharon
Summary: When his father brings home an ailing, newborn donkey, Louie names the animal Winslow and takes care of him, but everyone, including Louie's quirky friend Nora, thinks Winslow is not going to survive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Joanna Cotler Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J FICTION CREECHHarrington, C. C.
Summary: Twelve-year-old Maggie's stutter causes her much heartache and only her menagerie of pets, whom she can speak with fluidly, provide her comfort, but when she finds Rumpus, an abandoned snow leopard, in a forest in Cornwall, their chance encounter will change their lives forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J FICTION HARRINGTONLarson, Kirby.
Summary: In 1944, Hobie Hanson's father is flying B-24s in Europe, so Hobie decides to donate his beloved German shepherd, Duke, to Dogs for Defense in the hope that it will help end the war sooner--but when he learns that Duke is being trained for combat he is shocked, frightened, and determined to get his dog back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2015
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Summary: "Christy is thrilled when her aunt's dachshund has puppies. And her parents have a wonderful surprise-she is going to get to keep one! Christy knows exactly who to pick-the beautiful puppy she's already named Lucky. Christy loves playing with Lucky and can't wait to take him for walks. But on an outing to the woods, Lucky's curious nature gets the better of him, and he runs off in search of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2016
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: J FICTION WEBBWebb, Holly
Summary: "Suzanne is excited to be moving to the countryside, especially because it means that she will finally be able to get a pet. She chooses Boots, an orange kitten with four white paws, and the two of them become inseparable. Then Suzanne has to start at her new school. Boots tries following Suzanne to school every day. But one day, there's a downpour, and he gets lost. How will Suzanne ever be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2016
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: J FICTION WEBBNix, Garth
Summary: As the Conquerors try to destroy Erdas, Meilin -- fed up with waiting and ready to fight -- sets off into enemy territory with her spirit animal, a panda named Jhi. Her friends Conor and Abeke aren't far behind ... but they're not the only ones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J FICTION SPIRITCopies Available at Kalkaska Middle School
1 available in Fiction, Call number: T FICTION SPIRIT bk. 3Stein, Garth.
Summary: Enzo, the dog of professional race car driver Denny Swift, recalls his memories of life with Denny and Denny's daughter Zoë and shares his insight into the human condition that he learned from observing his owner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2011