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1) Shiloh
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Shiloh quartet volume 1
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English
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When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.
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Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...
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Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 2
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English
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"Francine Poulet is the greatest animal control officer in Gizzford County. She hails from a long line of Animal Control Officers. She's battled snakes, outwitted squirrels, and stared down a bear. "The genuine article," Francine's dad always called her. She is never scared--until, that is, she's faced with a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost. Maybe Francine isn't cut out to be an animal control officer after all! But the raccoon is...
5) Cages
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Language
English
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After losing an acting role and fighting with her alcoholic stepfather, Kit is arrested for shoplifting and ordered to work, as part of her sentence, at an animal shelter.
6) Dolphin sky
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Buddy, whose dyslexia makes things difficult for her both at home and at school, hopes to rescue the dolphins that are being held captive and mistreated at a swamp farm near her home in the Everglades.
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Series
Heartland volume 4
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
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"Ty is the only other person who truly understands the meaning of Heartland .. but [the friendship between Amy and Ty] is thrown off balance when Ben, the new stable hand arrives." -- from cover.
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Series
Middle school novels volume 14
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English
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Rafe Khatchadorian is horrified that because of a missed science assignment he has to go to summer school; but instead of three weeks in a school room, he finds himself as a volunteer at BushyTail animal refuge, which is really hard, smelly work--and somehow he needs to use the experience (and the help of a girl he meets there) to produce a first-class science report.
10) Helping hands
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Series
Vet volunteers volume 15
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Jules and Josh are so excited when their parents hire ponies to attract customers to their sidewalk sale. But the Vet Volunteers notice that the ponies don't seem to be very healthy, and after an examination, they learn that the handler, Gus, has been mistreating them. Can the Vet Volunteers help the ponies get well and find a better life for them?
12) Rescued
Author
Series
Ape quartet volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When John was ten years old his father brought back a baby orangutan from Indonesia, and Raja quickly becomes John's "brother" and responsibility--so years later, after his parents divorce, and his father has sold Raja to a roadside zoo, John sets out to rescue him and bring him to a sanctuary in Indonesia.
13) Fight for life
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With the help of her veterinarian grandmother and the other volunteers at the Wild at Heart Animal Clinic, eleven-year-old Maggie rescues sick puppies from an illegal puppy mill.
14) Louie
Author
Series
The puppy place. Main series volume 51
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
At Loon Lake Park, Charles and his Cub Scout friends are told that a dog has been abandoned in the parking lot. Louie, a not-so-small Newfoundland puppy, is quickly taken in and cared for by the group. Can Charles and his friends find Louie a perfect, and roomy, forever home?
15) Tuff's luck
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Series
Puppy patrol volume 8
Language
English
Description
Something mysterious is going on deep in the woods. Traps have been found and animals' lives are at risk. Searching for answers, Neil, Emily and Tuff, their Jack Russell terrier, find themselves in danger. Can they figure out what's going on -- before someone gets hurt?
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Lightning sparks a forest fire deep in the mountains near the town of Waterton. Days later, the sky is blue and the air is clear, so it doesn’t seem like an emergency, until crews of firefighters begin to arrive and townspeople start to prepare. Cricket and her friends watch deer and birds flee the forest and run right through town. But what about the slower animals? What about the porcupines and squirrels, the salamanders and snakes? Cricket...
17) Rabbit race
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Series
Animal ark pets volume 3
Language
English
Description
A young girl and boy befriend an orphaned rabbit.
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Series
Sea keepers volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Chosen by water magic to become Sea Keepers, new friends Emily, Grace, and Layla are charged with finding magical Golden Pearls before the Siren Efflvia can, and protecting all sea creatures--including merfolk. Includes tips for being a real-life sea keeper.
19) Black Beauty
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"Born in a sunlit meadow in and English village, Black Beauty is a carefree colt enjoying a wonderful home, with a kind and caring master. Then the beautiful young horse is sold and separated from his friends. So begins an extraordinary journey through life for Black Beauty that brings pain, suffering, loneliness, and hardship. Will Black Beauty ever find the true happiness of his upbringing? Told as an autobiography, Black Beauty is an ultimately...
20) Dirt
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Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Yonder stopped talking when her mother died, and she stopped going to school because of the bullies, knowing that her father would never even notice (although the social worker did); indeed the only creature that seems to care about her isthe one-eyed Shetland pony called Dirt who lives on the neighboring farm--so when she discovers that Dirt is about to be sold for horsemeat she is determined to find a way to save him.
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