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
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD MORBrunke, Dawn Baumann.
Summary: "How to connect with animal guides to expand individual and planetary awareness"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bear & Co. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.8 BRUGreenidge, 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 2017Summary: After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria's England, hides behind the walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure. The doctor is...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOLCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOLTwain, 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 TWACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC TWAJohansen, Iris
Summary: When an enemy from her past threatens to return, Margaret Douglas must go on the run. But danger is in hot pursuit, and Margaret finds herself matching wits with a man who refuses to be stopped. Turning from the hunted to the hunter, Margaret must use everything she has to not only survive, but defeat evil and prove she's no easy target.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC JOHNess, 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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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC NESBottier, Isabelle
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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BOTLasky, 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
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LASCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC LASSummary: Mija is a South Korean girl growing up on an Edenic mountainside with her grandfather and best friend: Okja, a giant, empathetic "super pig" created as part of a secret GMO experiment. When Okja is abruptly torn away from her, Mija embarks on a perilous rescue mission that places her at the center of a sinister corporate conspiracy. While Bong's trademark virtuosic set-pieces dazzle, Okja's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN OKJSummary: A 12-year-old tech prodigy's science experiment goes awry and he forges a telepathic connection with his best friend, his dog. The duo join forces and use their unique perspectives on life to comically overcome complications of family and school.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY THICopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD THIKatz, Jon
Summary: We seem to need animals in our disconnected lives more and more, yet we understand them less and less. In Talking to Animals, New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz—who left his Manhattan life behind two decades ago for life on a farm where he is surrounded by dogs, cats, sheep, horses, cows, goats, and chickens—marshals his experience to offer us a deeper insight into animals and the tools...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 590 KATCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 590 KATSummary: Step into the English country home of the good doctor as he performs remarkable treatments on a variety of four-legged and fine-feathered patients. See his secret cures and watch as ordinary and exotic animals talk, dance, and sing.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2000
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV DOCSummary: Paul Sorenson has a unique connection with his colleagues: a team of sheep dogs. For 40 years, he's worked to develop smarter and more intuitive training methods for fellow farmers, while grappling with memories of a difficult childhood. Reaching retirement, the veteran dog whisperer passes his knowledge to the next generation of shepherds, and reflects on the sacrifices he's made to pursue his...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OLDButler, Dori Hillestad
Summary: Kayla needs to return her library books, but she can't find one of them. Can King and Jillian help solve the crime?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC BUTButler, Dori Hillestad
Summary: King and Kayla go on a sleepover adventure at Thor and Jillian's house, where they investigate spooky occurrences in the basement.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE BUTQuinn, 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
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC QUIWeber, David
Summary: Twelve-year-old Stephanie Harrington, a genetically-enhanced girl on the pioneer planet of Sphinx, bonds with a treecat, a telepathic and fully sentient animal, putting her in danger from highly placed enemies who want to ensure that the planet remains entirely in human hands.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Baen Books 2011
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC WEBBottier, 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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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BOTMiki, 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
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MIKTakaki, Tsuyoshi
Summary: Jiro Azuma is descended from of a long line of shinobi, and he also can talk to animals. One day, he rescues a very unique black cat named Rago, a supernatural being, and is dragged into a secret supernatural war. There's a new squad at the Bureau of Espionage--code name: Black Torch. The squad, run by Shiba, consists of Jiro, Ichika, Hana and one more rookie named Reiji. However, Reiji refuses...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BLASummary: Fans of Scooby-Doo can't get enough of the Mystery Inc. gang teaming up with the most stellar celebrity guest stars to solve the spookiest cases. In these "lost episodes," viewers see the gang joining forces with the chart-topping couple Sonny and Cher, heartthrob Davy Jones, and even Josie and the Pussycats. The magical duo of Jeannie and Babu helps rescue the gang in an ancient pyramid. The...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SCOCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD ScLasky, Kathryn
Summary: As the filly Estrella leads her herd north to good grass and water, the stallion Hold On, blinded in the canyon fire, is found by the human boy Tijo, who has an ability to understand horses that sets him apart from other humans--but when Hold On and Tijo catch up with the herd, Estrella must decide whether or not the horses should accept this boy or drive him away.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2015