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MacLachlan, Patricia

Summary: Grace's aunt Lily is a writer, but is often "flummoxed" by her own writing. Her stories don't go anywhere, her desk is a mess, and her writer's group can't help. So Lily posts an ad for an assistant. The next day, Grace opens the door, and there is Rex: a Labrador Retriever who will change Grace's life, and Lily's.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD MOR

Lofting, Hugh

Summary: The origins of Doctor Dolittle are revealed! With 33 all-new illustrations of the quirky Doctor and his pals, this classic story with an updated magical twist is sure to be a family favorite!

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tolwis Publishing 2021

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Greenidge, Kaitlyn

Summary: The Freeman family--Charles, Laurel, and their daughters, teenage Charlotte and nine-year-old Callie--have been invited to the Toneybee Institute in rural Massachusetts to participate in a research experiment. They will live in an apartment on campus with Charlie, a young chimp abandoned by his mother. The Freemans were selected for the experiment because they know sign language; they are...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult- Fantasy, Call number: Fiction Greenridge 2017

Twain, Mark

Summary: "Based on a set of unfinished Mark Twain notes for a children's story, this is the tale of Johnny, a young boy with a magical ability to speak to animals who sets off to rescue a stolen prince"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J FIC TWA

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC TWA

Ness, Patrick

Summary: Prentisstown isn't like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. Just a month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd and his dog, Manchee, whose thoughts Todd can hear, too, whether he wants to or not, stumble upon an area of complete silence. They find that in a town where privacy is impossible, something terrible...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2009

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Lasky, Kathryn

Summary: The filly Estrella, her human friend, Tio, and her small herd of horses have temporarily escaped from the evil human El Miedo, but he has not given up, and as the dawn horses keep searching for the sweet grasses that will give them strength, new friends--and enemies--both human and animal, will emerge from the shadows.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LAS

Quinn, Spencer

Summary: Chet the dog and his human partner, PI Bernie Little, are plunged into a dangerous case where they discover what can happen when national security interests are thought to be at risk.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC QUI

Bottier, Isabelle

Summary: While struggling to cope with major changes in her life, fourteen-year-old Cassandra decides to help others by using her ability to see what animals are thinking, beginning with finding a lost cat.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2019

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Miki, 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."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tradewind Books 2021

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MIK

Krivak, Andrew

Summary: "In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last two left. But...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bellevue Literary Press 2020

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KRI

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC KRI

Hale, Shannon.

Summary: Princess Anidori, on her way to marry a prince she has never met, is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity. Dramatization.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World 2006

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC HAL

Takaki, Tsuyoshi

Summary: "Jiro Azuma is descended from a long line of ninja, and he can talk to animals. One day he rescues a unique black cat named Rago, a supernatural being, and is dragged into a mystical war. Although he may appear rough-and-tumble, Jiro Azuma's compassionate side emerges when it comes to the furry critters he can communicate with. But Jiro's soft spot for animals gets him in major trouble when a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BLA

Henry, Veronica G.

Summary: Abandoned by her family, alone on the wrong side of the color line with little to call her own, Eliza Meeks is coming to terms with what she does have. It's a gift for communicating with animals. To some, she's a magical tender. To others, a she-devil. To a talent prospector, she's a crowd-drawing oddity. And the Bacchanal Carnival is Eliza's ticket out of the swamp trap of Baton Rouge. Among...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 47North 2021

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HEN

Rowley, Steven

Summary: A young writer finds that his aging dachshund, Lily, has begun talking to him, just as a small octopus attaches itself to her head.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC ROW

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