Soman, David
Summary: "While at the farmers' market with her mama, Ladybug Girl spies some rescue dogs and, together with the Bug Squad, finds one of them a forever home, vowing to return again to help the others"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SOMMiles, Ellen
Summary: 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?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED PP MILMiles, Ellen
Summary: "Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. When Charles and Lizzy find Scruffy stuck in a fence at a scary old house, they aren't sure if she's lost or been abandoned. Either way, Scruffy has learned that smiling at humans always gets her what she wants... and soon so does the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MILGrover, Janice Zita
Summary: Dakota the dog is rescued from a puppy mill, cared for by a foster owner, and given to a young girl battling cancer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Gryphon Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ZITCastillo, Lauren
Summary: "When a young girl and her mother move to an apartment in a new city, the girl feels fine on her own. She would rather play by herself than meet new kids at the park or have a playdate with the other children in her building. And when her mom takes her to story time at the bookstore, she breaks down in tears. But things start to change when she meets Millie, a rescue dog who is not too big, not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CASVelasquez, Crystal
Summary: Best friends Millie and Daisy worry about being separated during a dog adoption event. Based on the story of a real dog from Danny & Ron's Rescue on the documentary, Life in the doghouse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2022
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Summary: "Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. Charles is determined to help Moose, a giant Great Dane puppy. The problem is that this huge pup is scared of everything - loud noises, other dogs, even his own shadow!"--P. [4] cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: JFIC MILLondon, Jonathan
Summary: Froggy and his little sister Polly want a dog of their own, but Doggy proves harder to train than Froggy anticipated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction London 2014Oh, Joowon
Summary: One day, Ruth and her mom are in the park and see a pet adoption fair. Ruth is drawn to a cute little dog, but they are moving soon and can't adopt. However, they can foster for a couple of months, and that's how they wind up with Ginger. Then Daisy. Then Cody, a special-needs dog with injured hind legs. Can Ruth help Cody find his forever home?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2024
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Summary: Fourteen-year-old Cassandra uses her abilities to seek a new home for a dog whose owner is moving to a retirement home, but matching Garrett with a new owner is challenging.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BOTGraham, Bob
Summary: When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Graham 2001Miles, Ellen
Summary: "Waffles is exuberant, playful, and smart – maybe too smart! She’s quite the escape artist and Lizzie has her hands full trying to keep tabs on her." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2024
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Summary: After a family adopts a dog from a local shelter, they cannot understand why he doesn't respond to commands, until a chance encounter in the dog park reveals that their new dog only understands Chinese.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press 2014
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Summary: Froggy and his little sister Polly want a dog of their own, but Doggy proves harder to train than Froggy anticipated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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Summary: When Dog's Life columnist Holly Winter rejects applicants who want to adopt homeless dogs, she makes a lot of enemies. In dogs Holly trusts, and the dogs she trusts most are her beloved malamutes, Rowdy, Kimi and Sammy. but right now she could use a human friend. Lately, it seems wherever she turns, things go wrong: an anonymous call turns vicious, her husband is keeping secrets, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CONParker, T. Jefferson
Summary: The Rescue is a gripping thriller that explores the strength of the human-animal bond and how far we will go to protect what we love by three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker. While reporting on a Tijuana animal shelter, journalist Bettina Blazak falls in love with one of her story's subjects-an adorable Mexican street dog who is being treated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge, Tor Publishing Group 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction ParkerMiles, Ellen
Summary: Attending his father's annual softball game, Charles spies Champ, a German shepherd puppy that needs to be fostered.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MILCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED PP MILMcDonald, Megan.
Summary: In order to stay in the warm and cozy home he has longed for, Shoe Dog must learn to stop chewing shoes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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Summary: Offering to foster sweet Rottweiler puppy Molly while she waits to find a forever home, Charles learns that Rottweilers are associated with violent behavior and struggles with feelings of fear before realizing that Molly has a truly gentle personality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MILGehl, Laura
Summary: "A clever pup ends up in a cozy home, and she'll do anything to stay there. She impersonates everything the lonely homeowner needs--a pillow, a footstool, a jacket. But in the end, being herself works best"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E GEHKendrick, Beth.
Summary: "Lara Madigan has a gift: She can help you find your soul mate--your canine soul mate, that is. As a dog trainer with a soft spot for strays, she's found the perfect home for sulky Shih Tzus, broken-down Border collies, and diabolical Dalmatians. But while she'll always make room for one more rescue mutt, she's not sure she's ready to commit to another human being--especially after her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KENMcCardie, Amanda
Summary: A little girl and her family adopt a dog named Sophie, and they prepare their house, learn about dog behavior, and train her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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Summary: Mom Peterson has trouble finding a family good enough to adopt the adorable Labradoodle, Gus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2015