Jennings, Patrick.
Summary: "Rufus has been dreaming of getting a dog. His best friend has one. His worst friend has one. But his dad has a few objections: They whine. They gnaw. They bark. They scratch. They beg. They drool. Rufus pays no attention when his mom offers her think-outside-the-box suggestion, because she can't be serious. She can't be. She can be. And she actually comes home with a guinea pig. And if Rufus's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Egmont USA 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JENMaloney, Brenna
Summary: "Philomena needs new glasses. Her sister Audrey wants some, too. Pretty soon, Nora Jane is feeling the pressure to get a pair of specs, as well. The one-upmanship escalates from there with the three sisters learning that not everyone needs the same things"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MALSelfors, Suzanne
Summary: While Gizmo continues his quest to take over the world, Wedgie and his best friend, a micro-pig who lives next door, team up to stop him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SELLord, Cynthia
Summary: No pets are allowed in the apartment where Suzannah and her family live, so she volunteers at a local pet shelter and plays with the dogs and cats there--but when a child whose family is moving brings in her pet guinea pig, Jelly Bean, Suzannah promises that she will find him the perfect home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC LORFergus, Maureen
Summary: "Meet Weenie, a pancake-obsessed wiener dog, and his best friends Frank and Beans in this hilarious early graphic novel for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys. Weenie loves his human, Bob. He loves his guinea pig friend Beans and his cat friend Frank. He loves naps, adventures and sharing. In fact, Weenie loves pretty much everything (except brussels sprouts). And Weenie SUPER LOVES...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra 2023
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Summary: Third-grader Azaleah Lane has been chosen STEM lab monitor for the week, but on her first day Harry the lab guinea pig gets out of his cage and escapes, and Azaleah has to figure out a strategy to locate where in the room he is hiding and catch him; but she also has another problem--how to get Terrance to listen to Rose, Jamal, and herself and work with the group on their Rube Goldberg machine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SMIKatz, Susan.
Summary: A young boy acquires his first pet, a guinea pig named Theodore, and learns what Theodore likes to eat, what things scare him, the sounds he makes, how he likes to play, and where he likes to hide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.6 KATLaRocca, Rajani
Summary: With plans to start a pet-sitting business, third-grader Rohan practices taking care of animals by taking home Honey, the class guinea pig, but when she escapes her cage, Rohan realizes he might be in over his head.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LARBarkley, Callie
Summary: As Christmas nears, Amy and her friends in the Critter Club try to find a home for two adorable guinea pigs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE BARFergus, Maureen
Summary: "Meet Weenie, a meatloaf-obsessed wiener dog, and his best friends Frank and Beans in this hilarious early graphic novel for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys. Weenie loves his human, Bob. He loves his guinea pig friend Beans and his cat friend Frank. He loves naps, adventures and sharing. In fact, Weenie loves pretty much everything (except the mail carrier). But the thing Weenie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FERMcMullan, Kate.
Summary: Groundhog Dog inspires the class to celebrate Groundpig Day with their guinea pig Fluffy, and Fluffy gets to help an unhappy groundhog.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2001
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MCMPerl, Erica S.
Summary: A retelling of The Three Little Pigs featuring three guinea pig sisters who must outwit a clever fox.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PERGreen, D. L. (Debra L.)
Summary: Zeke wants to bring home the class hamster, so to prove that he is responsible he promises his mother that he will take care of the family dog for a whole week--after that it is one disaster after another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GREMiki, Slavia
Summary: "Peggy's Impossible Tale is told in the voice of a remarkable guinea pig. Full of action and surprises, it is guaranteed to captivate the attention of beginning readers. Peggy learns how to communicate with the loving family that adopted her, and goes on to win a much-coveted prize for her accomplishments."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tradewind Books 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MIKJennings, Patrick
Summary: When his mother brings home a guinea pig instead of the dog he has always wanted, fifth-grader Rufus is not happy--until the rodent starts acting exactly like a dog.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD JENMcDonald, Megan.
Summary: Stink Moody, friends Webster and Sophie, and Mrs. Birdwistle visit tourist attractions in Virginia as they try to give away 101 guinea pigs rescued from a laboratory, although Stink is very reluctant to give away his favorite, Astro.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2008
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MCDCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED McDDuke, Kate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: E.P. Dutton 1986
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD DUKMiddleton, Charlotte.
Summary: Every guinea pig in Dandeville loves to eat dandelion leaves until there is only one plant left, and Nibbles secretly and carefully tends this treasure until he can share the seeds with his community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MIDDiTerlizzi, Angela
Summary: "At the pet show, there are so many different types of pets! With dogs and cats, horses and chickens, hamsters and chinchillas--and many, many more--this book celebrates animal companions of all shapes and sizes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DITQitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel
Summary: "In this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Tanna's Owl, Tanna finds a small, grey lemming, far too cute to turn over to the scientist who has sent the children out to gather lemmings for his research. Instead, Tanna deems Fluffi to be a family member and attempts to raise the lemming in her home. But when the lemming strays from its cozy bed behind the stove and into Tanna's mother's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inhabit Media Inc. 2022
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE QITBoyer, Crispin
Summary: The pets of Mount Olympus Pet Center are a true team. But when a chicken named Hermes shows up one day, things take a turn, and before the team knows it, the Oracle has spoken and the mysterious Trials of Hairy-Clees begin! Join Zeus the overconfident hamster, Athena the wise cat, Ares the treat-loving pug, Poseidon the proud pufferfish, and Demeter the loyal cricket on another adventure...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD BOYSelfors, Suzanne
Summary: While his human Elliot adjusts to his new home and stepfamily, Gizmo, an evil genius guinea pig, searches for a new evil lair where he can plot to take over the world, but Gizmo is constantly thwarted by Elliot's little stepsister Jasmine (who likes to play dress-up), Abuela (who may or may not like to eat cavies), and Wedgie (a Corgi superhero and Gizmo's nemesis).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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Summary: Oh, what a day! I had just published New Mouse City's first phone book -- and almost every single number was wrong! My customers were out for my fur. So when Thea, Trap, and Benjamin asked me to join their quest for a legendary island covered in silver, I agreed. But no sooner had we set out than we were attacked by a ship of pirate cats! They mousenapped us and threatened to make us their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC STISelfors, Suzanne
Summary: When their family decides to take a camping trip, Wedgie looks forward to herding squirrels and enjoying life in the woods, while Gizmo plans to enlist the forest animals in his struggle to take over the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018