Nelson, Colleen
Summary: "A plucky West Highland Terrier named Harvey is determined to protect his yard from an intruding animal. Meanwhile, Harvey's owner Maggie struggles to fit in at school, his friend Austin works to prevent his grandfather from losing his job at a retirement home, and new retirement home resident Josephine Fradette clings to her fierce individuality in the face of conformity. Finally, all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pajama Press Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC NELPethick, Sue
Summary: Shep wins by a landslide. A lover of democracy and dog treats, Shep is rapidly earning the goodwill of Fossett's citizens. Tourists are streaming in and everyone wants to glad-paw the new mayor. Suddenly Melanie and Shep are media darlings, with requests for interviews, game shows, and personal appearances through the roof. But there's trouble in paradise. Determined to win back his former...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PETBrewer, Sonny.
Summary: This "mostly true" story about Cormac, an irrepressible golden retriever, will have you begging for more! The saga begins when author Sonny Brewer, away on a book tour, gets a call from his housesitter that Cormac, who has an abiding fear of thunder and lightning, ran away during a particularly harrowing storm. Knowing his family will be inconsolable, Brewer sets off to find their best buddy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MacAdam/Cage Pub. 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BRECameron, W. Bruce
Summary: "Set against the most dramatic time in our species' history, The Dog Master tells the story of one tribe's struggle for survival and one extraordinary man's bond with a wolf-a friendship that changed mankind forever... Thirty thousand years ago, ice was storming the planet. Among the species forced out of the trees and onto the steppes by the advancing cold was modern man, who was both predator...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAMRubin, Adam
Summary: When grumpy Old Man Fookwire builds feeders to try to keep birds--the only creatures he likes--from leaving for the winter, he finds himself in a battle with clever, crafty squirrels who want a share of the abundant food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sandpiper 2011
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Pennypacker, Sara
Summary: Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day the unimaginable happens: Peter's dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild. At his grandfather's house three hundred miles away from home, Peter knows he isn't where he should be-with Pax. He strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty, and grief,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC PENVon Kreisler, Kristin
Summary: Lila Elliot knows she's lucky. A shooting rampage at her office left several colleagues dead and others seriously wounded. Lila's injuries will heal in time. Yet though she gratefully retreats to her best friend's house to recuperate, Lila can't quite move past her fear and anger. Being drafted into caring for Grace - a shaggy, formerly abused golden retriever--only adds to her stress. Lila has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction VonKreisler 2014Thyvold, Hans Olav
Summary: "Told through the eyes of a very grumpy yet lovable mutt, a funny and touching tale of aging, death, friendship, and life that proves sometimes a dog's story is the most human of all. Tassen has always been a one-man dog. When his human companion, Major Thorkildsen, dies, Tassen and Mrs. Thorkildsen are left alone. Tassen mourns Major by eating too many treats, and Mrs. T by drinking too much....
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC THYHearst, Dorothy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HEAPennypacker, Sara
Summary: "After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2016
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Pennypacker 2016Cooper, Gwen
Summary: This is a story about grief, hope and healing. It's a story about the importance of memories, and of preserving a part of one's past. It is the story of a mother daughter relationship that shows that deep rifts can be mended even after death. But ultimately, this is a book about love, and how one small cat, through her mere presence, can change multiple lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2013
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC COOKoontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray)
Summary: "Woody Bookman hasn't spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak accident. Not when his mother, Megan, tells him she loves him. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. But Woody believes a monstrous evil was behind his father's death and now threatens him and his mother. And he's not alone in his thoughts. An ally unknown to him is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas & Mercer 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Koontz 2020Cooper, Gwen
Summary: Losing her home when her owner passes away, Prudence the cat is taken in by her former owner's grieving daughter, who maintains a meticulously organized life to avoid the pain of past losses and memories about her dynamic relationship with her mother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COOHuett, Caleb Zane
Summary: Dragged into Dog Court for breaking the rules against talking to humans and revealing canine intelligence, Buster the therapy dog defends himself by sharing the story of a boy in his care who is struggling with anxiety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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Summary: Lizzie meets an elderly man and his companion, Cecile, at the park, but Lizzie is afraid of dogs, so she relies on her new friend to help her take things one step at a time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JOHKlise, Kate
Summary: Eli the dog has been with Astrid since she was a baby, and now that Eli is getting older and slowing down, Astrid wants to make fun memories with him, but knows what is most important to Eli is the time he spends with Astrid.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel & Friends 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KLIHinojosa, Stacy
Summary: Stacy was raised by wolves. She's never needed humans to survive and, from what she sees of humans, they're dangerous and unpredictable. For as long as she can remember, Stacy's pack of six powerful, playful wolves have been her only family. Together, Stacy's pack patrols the forest to keep other animals safe, relying on her wits and each wolf's unique abilities to accomplish risky rescue...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Audio 2018
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Summary: After saving a rattlesnake's life out in the desert, Joe discovers the snake has followed him home and although his father is annoyed and the neighbors terrified, the snake soon proves his worth as a pet and protector.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Consortium Book Sales & Dist 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 HAYShirakawa, Gin
Summary: "Nanao used to be a house cat, but after tragedy struck, he was abandoned on the rough streets of Tokyo. Now, alongside his best friend and fellow stray Machi, Nanao has to fight every day just to get by. Aside from foraging for food and finding somewhere to sleep, Nanao and Machi must remain vigilant about all sorts of dangers, including humans who want stray cats gone. When a woman named...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2023
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Summary: When their friend Jack cannot join them, Bub the pug and his human, Bella, vow to bring him souvenirs from their road trip, and despite some bumps along the way, Bub calls their trip a big success.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2022
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Summary: "When Bella wins a poster-making contest at the animal shelter, she gets to be queen of the "Adopt-an-Animal" parade. That can only mean one thing... Bub the pug is her prince! But Bub has no idea what a prince does. Can he figure it out in time to help Bella be the best queen she can be?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Summary: Pi Patel, having spent an idyllic childhood in Pondicherry, India, as the son of a zookeeper, sets off with his family at the age of sixteen to start anew in Canada, but his life takes a marvelous turn when their ship sinks in the Pacific, leaving him adrift on a raft with a 450-pound Bengal tiger for company.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2003
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC MARKochar, Amandeep S.
Summary: "It's dog-yoga day at the green space next to the animal shelter and Jeet, Fudge, and their friends are eager to join in to help manage their nerves about summer ending and school starting. Hilarity ensues when Fudge finds multiple ways to interrupt the practice. But that won't stop the friends from finding their calm!"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paw Prints Publishing 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE KOCMay, Kyla
Summary: It is Bub the pug's first trip to the beach, and Bella wants to enter him in a pet-surfing contest, but Bub is scared of the ocean and refuses, so he hopes to make it up to Bella by presenting her with the treasure at the end of the map he found.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2024