Sandford, John
Summary: "When an animal rights action at a research lab goes wrong, a terrible secret is exposed, and Shay must find her brother Odin before the researchers at Singular Corp can silence both of them"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SANMaijala, Marika
Summary: Racing greyhound Rosie escapes the confines of the racetrack and bounds towards freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Elsewhere Editions 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MAIWhite, Ellen Emerson.
Summary: When Webster the dog arrives at Green Meadows Farm he has already been adopted, mistreated, and given away three times and is done with people, but the other animals of the shelter will not let him give up on the possibility of a special family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION WHIMuchamore, Robert.
Summary: When a new radical animal protection group argues that it is right to kill or threaten one human in order to save the lives of many animals, James and the other agents must try to stop the group from completing a violent mission.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Pulse 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MUCAnderson, Laurie Halse.
Summary: After Sunita's beloved pet cat, Mittens, gets injured on her watch, she wonders if vet work is right for her. She takes an internship at a research lab, but learns that they test on animals and eventually put them to sleep. Sunita loves animals, but can she find a way to work with them without harming them?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2012
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ANDMonninger, Joseph
Summary: In rural New Hampshire, sixteen-year-old Clair Taylor and her neighbor, eighteen-year-old Danny Stewart, fall into an unlikely relationship as they work together to save Wally, a loveable but mistreated dog kept chained in a junk-filled yard by Danny's cruel father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION MONGalante, Cecilia
Summary: Twelve-year-old Winifred is being fostered by the eccentric but kind Margery Dawson while her mother is dealing with addiction problems, and mostly Fred is determined not to form any attachments to anybody--until the condition of Toby, the abused dog next door, captures first her attention and then her heart, and somehow it becomes increasingly difficult to stay detached from the people who are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION GALAnderson, Laurie Halse.
Summary: Brenna, one of the volunteers at Dr. Mac's Place animal clinic, is horrified to find a dog caught in a trap in the local nature preserve, but subsequent events prove that every story has two sides.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2012
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ANDLewis, Gill.
Summary: In Laos, twelve-year-old Tam must work at a bear farm where bears are cruelly caged and milked for their bile, but when a familiar cub is brought to the farm, Tam will do anything to free both the cub, and himself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEWNaylor, Phyllis Reynolds.
Summary: 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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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Paperbacks 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC NAYApplegate, Katherine.
Summary: Me llamo Iván. Soy un gorila. No es tan sencillo como parece.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Océano De México 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 APP SPANISHOrenstein, Denise Gosliner
Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC OREApplegate, Katherine.
Summary: 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. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home-and his own art-through new eyes. When Ruby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAudio 2013
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Summary: A boy cares for, feeds, and helps an abused stray dog to learn to trust humans again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
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Summary: With the help of his older brother, Ethan cares for the stray cats he encounters on the way to school.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SULApplegate, Katherine.
Summary: When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC APPAnderson, Laurie Halse.
Summary: 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?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ANDSandford, John
Summary: "When an animal rights action at a research lab goes wrong, a terrible secret is exposed, and Shay must find her brother Odin before the researchers at Singular Corp can silence both of them"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SANApplegate, Katherine
Summary: When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG APPSummary: Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. The Pigs' wedding: all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city. Charlie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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Summary: The accepted definition of animal cruelty may differ between cultures and even between individual people. Some people may not mind eating meat, no matter where it came from, but think keeping animals in zoos in cruel. Others may abstain from eating meat or using animal products altogether. In addition, many animal-focused businesses make people a lot of money. How should young people decide...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023