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Armstrong, William Howard
Sounder
When his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young Black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read. Sounder is the family's loyal coon hunting dog, and the boy's best friend.
116 p. 1969
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Bauer, Marion Dane.
Little Dog Lost
A boy, a dog, and an old man are lonely before the boy plans a rally, the dog looks for a boy, and all the townspeople run to the old man's aid when lightning strikes his home and something miraculous happens.
197 p. 2012
Children's Fiction Book
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Blom, Jen K.
Possum Summer
While her father is away at war, eleven-year-old Princess ignores his warning that pet ownership leads to pain when she raises an orphaned possum on their Oklahoma ranch, then tries to send it back to the wild.
155 p. 2011
Children's Fiction Book
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Burnford, Sheila Every
The Incredible Journey
A Siamese cat, an old bull terrier, and a young labrador retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family.
145 p. 1961
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Cleary, Beverly
Strider
In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the track team at school.
179 p. 1991
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Corriveau, Art
How I Got a Life and a Dog : a Novel
Moving to inner-city Boston after his parents' divorce, eleven-year-old Nicky struggles to cope with the changes in his life, including acquiring a former guide dog that leads to a mystery for Nicky to solve.
249 p. 2012
Children's Fiction Book
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DeLaCroix, Alice
The Best Horse Ever
Nine-year-old Abby finally gets her own horse but will this new responsibility mean she must give up everything else?
74 p. 2010
Children's Fiction Book
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DiCamillo, Kate
Because of Winn-Dixie
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog, Winn-Dixie.
182 p. 2000
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Farley, Walter
The Black Stallion
Young Alec Ramsay is shipwrecked on a desert island with a horse destined to play an important part in his life. Following their rescue, their adventure continues in America.
197, 2002
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George, Jean Craighead
Frightful's Mountain
A peregrine falcon called Frightful is growing through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York. There she interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.
258 p. 1999
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Gibbs, Stuart
Belly Up
Twelve-year-old Teddy investigates when a popular Texas zoo's star attraction--Henry the hippopotamus--is murdered.
294 p. 2010
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Harrison, Troon.
The Horse Road
In ancient central Asia, thirteen-year-old Kallisto, a superb equestrian, and her friend must warn their families and protect the Ferghana horses from invading Chinese armies.
313 p. 2012
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Henry, Marguerite
King of the Wind
This is the story of Sham, a Moroccan horse, from his days as a carter's horse in France, to thoroughbred champion as the Godolphin Arabian at Newmarket, England, and the mute boy who cared for him.
172 p. 1948
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Henson, Heather
Dream of Night
Told from their different points of view, twelve-year-old Shiloh, a troubled foster child, Dream of Night, an abused former racehorse, and Jess, a woman who cares for both, find healing by helping one another through their pain.
218 p. 2010
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Hesse, Karen
Sable
Tate Marshall is delighted when a stray dog turns up in the yard one day, but Sable, named for her dark, silky fur, causes trouble with the neighbors and has to go.
81 p. 2010
Children's Fiction Book
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Hiaasen, Carl
Hoot
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
292 p. 2002
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Hucklesby, Jill
Samphire Song
Fourteen-year-old Jodie, a geeky loner dealing with family problems, forges a bond with her new horse, Samphire, but must find and rescue him when he goes missing.
287 pages 2013
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Ibbotson, Eva.
One Dog and his Boy
When lonely, ten-year-old Hal learns that his wealthy but neglectful parents only rented Fleck, the dog he always wanted, he and new friend Pippa take Fleck and four other dogs from the rental agency on a trek from London to Scotland, where Hal's grandparents live.
282 p. 2012
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Jones, Marcia Thornton
Champ
Together Riley and Champ make a great team. But they stand to lose more at the Founders Day dog show than a blue ribbon. Could they be separated forever?
187 p. 2007
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Kadohata, Cynthia
Cracker! : The Best Dog in Vietnam
A young soldier in Vietnam bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog.
312 p. 2007
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