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We the Sea Turtles: A collection of island stories
By Michelle Kadarusman. 2023
In a collection of powerful stories by Governor General’s Award-nominated author Michelle Kadarusman, eight children on islands around the world…
are each changed by a chance meeting with a turtle as they find their own grounding in an increasingly unpredictable world.Wedgie & Gizmo (Wedgie & Gizmo #01)
By Suzanne Selfors. 2017
Wedgie the happy corgi is so EXCITED to have a new sibling - Gizmo the guinea pig! But Gizmo is…
not excited to be part of Wedgie's family. He'd rather take over the world with his evil genius plans. For grades 3-6. UnratedOne dog and his boy
By Eva Ibbotson. 2012
When Hal's parents let him pick out a dog at Easy Pets, he believes his dream has come true. Then…
he discovers his parents have only hired the dog for the weekend. After Fleck is return to the agency, Hal forms a plan to rescue the dog and run awayLarry gets lost under the sea (Larry gets lost series)
By John Skewes. 2015
At the beach with Pete and his family, Larry the lovable pup follows a crustacean toward the sea and is…
swept out by a wave. He dog-paddles around, exploring the plant and animal life before coming face-to-face with an oceanographer who leads him on a thrilling adventure through the layers of the ocean. For preschool to grade 2. UnratedLeaving Protection
By Will Hobbs. 2004
Port Protection, Alaska. Sixteen-year-old Robbie signs on with captain Tor Torsen to fish for salmon. Robbie realizes he's in danger…
when he discovers Torsen secretly searching for valuable metal plaques laid by early Russian explorers to claim Alaska. Then a storm hits, imperiling them both. For senior high readers. 2004Listen!
By Stephanie S Tolan. 2006
A lonely summer spent regaining use of her injured leg becomes interesting when twelve-year-old Charley adopts a wild dog she…
finds in the woods. While Charley slowly tames the dog, he begins healing her heart, which is full of memories of her dead mother. For grades 4-7. Christopher Medal. 2006A bear named Trouble
By Marion Dane Bauer. 2005
Ten-year-old Jonathan likes to imagine himself as various animals in the Alaska zoo where his father works. But when a…
wild brown bear kills his favorite white goose, Jonathan reports the incident to the media without thinking of the consequences to the bear. For grades 4-7. 2005Julia Gillian (Julia Gillian Ser.)
By Alison McGhee. 2008
Nine-year-old Julia Gillian learns a lot about facing fear when she and her Saint Bernard, Bigfoot, take long walks through…
their Minneapolis neighborhood one hot summer. As she interacts with neighbors, Julia seeks the courage to finish reading a book that might have an unhappy ending. For grades 3-6. 2008Minn of the Mississippi: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
By Holling Clancy Holling. 1951
Follows the adventures of Minn, a three-legged snapping turtle, who makes a twenty-five-hundred-mile trip from her birthplace in Minnesota at…
the headwaters of the Mississippi River down to the Gulf of Mexico. For grades 4-7. Newbery Honor Book. 1951Endangered
By Eliot Schrefer. 2012
Sophie visits her mother in the Congo and befriends Otto, a baby bonobo in the sanctuary. When an armed revolution…
breaks out, the sanctuary is compromised. Sophie and Otto escape--but they struggle to survive as they search for Sophie's mother. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2012The adventures of a South Pole pig: A novel of snow and courage
By Chris Kurtz. 2013
Flora, the firstborn of a litter of piglets, loves to explore and dreams of grand adventures. When Luna the cat…
stops by the pen one day, Flora learns about an incredible world with sled dogs--and can't wait to join them. For grades 3-6. 2013Woof: a Bowser and Birdie novel
By Spencer Quinn. 2015
Following the adoption of Bowser, a mutt, eleven-year-old Birdie Gaux and her grandmother get home to Grammy's bait-and-tackle shop in…
the bayou to discover that their prize stuffed marlin has been stolen. Bowser decides to investigate, and things quickly become complicated and dangerous. For grades 3-6. 2015Dash (Dogs Of World War Ii Ser.)
By Kirby Larson. 2014
When her family is forced into a Japanese internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, her classmates, and…
her beloved dog, Dash. Heartbroken, Mitsi clings to her one connection to Dash: the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for him. For grades 3-6. 2014Arf: a Bowser and Birdie novel (Bowser And Birdie)
By Spencer Quinn. 2016
When Birdie Gaux's house is broken into, her dog Bowser wants to find the man with the limeade aftershave and…
the cat responsible, but nobody seems to know what the culprits were looking for. Sequel to Woof (BR 20862). For grades 3-6. 2016Liberty (Dogs Of World War Ii Ser.)
By Kirby Larson. 2016
New Orleans, 1940s. Polio-survivor Fish Elliot and his neighbor Olympia team up in order to save a starving stray dog…
they call Liberty, and they find other unlikely allies willing to help. For grades 3-6. 2016Overboard!: Survivor diaries (Survivor Diaries)
By Terry Lynn Johnson. 2017
Eleven-year-old Travis and twelve-year-old Marina, separated from their families after being thrown into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of…
Washington, battle hypothermia as they struggle to survive. Includes Coast Guard-approved cold-water survival tips. For grades 3-6. 2017Because of the rabbit
By Cynthia Lord. 2019
After rescuing a bunny on the last night of summer, Emma starts fifth grade. She is paired up with Jack,…
who does not seem to fit in anywhere. But the two share a love of animals and find common ground--because of the rabbit. For grades 3-6. 2019I'm Just a Teenage Punchbag: POIGNANT AND FUNNY: A NOVEL FOR A GENERATION OF WOMEN
By Jackie Clune. 2020
Warning!! This novel may lead you to make rash and life-changing decisions!**Probably don't read if you fear you may be…
ripe for liberation. Or if you sometimes wee when you laugh...First there was Having It All, then there was Bridget Jones' s Diary and I Don't Know How She Does It. Now there is Teenage Punchbag.I'm Just A Teenage Punchbag is a laugh-out-loud, sob-on-the bus journey through the so-called life of a middle-aged woman.Ciara is mother to three ungrateful, entitled teenagers, is married to steady Martin, a man with hairy udders, and is grieving for her mum who now lives in the wardrobe in a cardboard box from the crematorium. She finds solace in her anonymous blog, and in the daily chats she has with her mum's ashes (often the best conversations she has all day.)Despite the menopause, the invisibility of middle age and the daily self-esteem bashings, courtesy of her kids, Ciara manages to navigate the stormy waters of grief and family life - until her mask slips and she is cast out from the family bosom. She embarks on a mission to fulfil her mum's dying wishes to have her remains sprinkled from the top of the Empire State Building, finding company, distraction and - ultimately - herself in the process.If motherhood is a job - who says you can't resign?(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton LtdHachiko: the true story of a loyal dog
By Pamela S. Turner, Pamela S Turner, Yan Nascimbene. 2004
A boy watches a dog accompany its master to and from a Tokyo train station every day. When its owner…
dies Hachiko still returns to wait for the man daily for the remaining ten years of its own life. Based on a true story. For preschool-grade 2. 2004Freckles: the mystery of the little white dog in the desert: a true story
By Paul Howey, Paul M. Howey, Judy Mehn Zabriskie. 2003
An account of a dog who kept her six pups alive in the Sonoran Desert until a deputy sheriff rescued…
them. Describes the challenges Freckles may have faced and discusses how she became a therapy dog. Includes adoption tips and a glossary of desert terms. For grades 3-6. 2003