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Sounder |
Angry and humiliated 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 and with the help of the devoted dog Sounder. |
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Armstrong, William Howard |
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J Fic ARM |
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National Velvet |
The now-classic story of Heather Brown and her struggle to ride in
the Grand National. |
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Bagnold, Enid |
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J Fic BAG |
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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. |
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Burnford, Sheila |
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J Fic BUR |
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Wanted...Mud
Blossom |
Convinced that Mud, the dog, is
responsible for the disappearance of the school hamster that was
his responsibility for the weekend, Junior Blossom is determined
that the dog should be tried for his "crime." |
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Byars, Betsy |
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J Fic BYA |
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A Girl Called
Bob and a Horse Called Yoki |
Though 16, Cindy is more interested in horses that in boys. |
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Campbell, Barbara |
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J Fic CAM |
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The Greatest
Idea Ever |
Fourth grade is a time of turmoil for the irrepressible Gus, whose
imaginative ideas constantly get him into trouble as he tries to
train his new dog, organizes a school art show, and battle his
enemy Nanny Vincent |
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Carris, Joan
Davenport |
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J Fic CAR |
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Henry and
Ribsy |
Father promises to take Henry salmon fishing if he can keep his
dog Ribsy out of mischief for a month. Hilarious “accidents”
occur as the dog steals a policeman’s lunch, bothers the garbage
collector, etc, until Henry finally becomes a fisherman in spite
of Ribsy. |
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Cleary, Beverly |
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J Fic CLE |
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Ribsy |
Ribsy, a carefree city dog gets separated from his master, Henry
Huggins, and gets involved in many predicaments (such as being
forced to take a bath in violet-scented soap) before he and Henry
are reunited. |
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Cleary, Beverly |
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J Fic CLE |
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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, |
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Cleary,
Beverly |
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J Fic CLE |
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Annie’s Monster |
Thirteen-year-old Annie, living with her family in a small
Massachusetts town where her father is an Episcopal minister, is
delighted when her prayers for an Irish wolfhound are answered;
but she finds herself in more trouble than she bargained for when
she tries to deal with the consequences of the large dog’s playful
curiosity. |
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Corcoran, Barbara |
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J Fic COR |
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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.
Winner of the 2002
Texas Bluebonnet Award. |
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DiCamillo, Kate |
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J Fic CIC |
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Chuck and
Danielle |
Danielle’s pet whipper, Chuck, is terrified of absolutely
everything, but Danielle is sure that Chuck is going to save the
universe one-day. |
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Dickinson,
Peter |
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J Fic DIC |
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Ginger Pye |
A very smart puppy named Ginger brings joy to the Pye family until
the children notice a mysterious stranger who seems to be spying
on them and who they are convinced wants to steal their puppy.
After Ginger disappears, many moths of desperate searching pass
before the dog returns and the villain is discovered. |
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Estes, Eleanor |
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J Fic EST |
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The Black
Stallion |
Seventeen-year-old Alex Ramsay and a wild black stallion, the only
survivors of a shipwreck, manage to exist until they are rescued.
Back home in the U.S. the boy and a retired jockey tame the horse
and race him. |
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Farley, Walter |
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J Fic FAR |
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Old Yeller |
A boy and his dog in Texas of 1860. |
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Gipson, Fred |
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J Fic GIP |
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Fudge |
Chad's parents agree to let him take
the puppy, Fudge, on a trial basis if he takes care of her. |
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Graeber, Charlotte |
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J Fic GRA |
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A Horse Like
Barney |
Finally given permission to have a horse of her own, Sarah looks
at a series of Morgans and finds herself being bored, and falling
in love with too many horses. |
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Haas, Jessie |
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J Fic HAA |
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Protecting Marie |
Relates 12 year old Fanny's love-hate
relationship with her father, a temperamental artist, who has
given Fanny a new dog. |
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Henkes, Kevin |
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J Fic HEN |
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King of the
Wind |
This is the story written as fiction but following closely the
actual history of Godolphin Arabian, ancestor of Man O’ War and
one of the founders of the entire Thoroughbred strain. |
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Henry, Marguerite |
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J Fic HEN |
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Misty of
Chincoteague |
A tale of two children and a freedom loving pony, which takes
place on the islands of Assateague and Chincoteague, Virginia.
Here, legend says, a band of Moorish ponies escaped from a wrecked
Spanish galleon long ago, and here their descendants still live. |
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Henry,
Marguerite |
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J Fic HEN |
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Hound Heaven |
Living with her grandfather on Muckwater Mountain in West
Virginia, twelve-year-old Silver aggressively pursues her dream of
having a dog working to earn money for one. |
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High, Linda Oatman |
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J Fic HIG |
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Big Red |
This is the perennial favorite about Danny and his Irish setter. |
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Kjelgaard, James A. |
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J Fic KJE |
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Catwings |
Four young cats with wings leave the
city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two
children with kind hands. |
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Le Guin, Ursula |
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J Fic LEG |
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Anastasia,
Absolutely |
More adventures of thirteen-year-old Anastasia Krupnick as she
tries to deal with a new dog, her school values class, and a
personal moral dilemma. |
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Lowry, Lois |
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J Fic LOW |
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Three Names |
Great-grandfather reminisces about going to school on the prairie
with his dog Three Names. |
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MacLachlan.
Patricia |
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E MAC |
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Dog Friday |
Ten-year-old Robin Brogan is determined to keep the dog he finds
abandoned on the beach from being impounded by the police. |
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McKay, Hilary |
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J Fic MCK or J
Fic MAC |
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Gentle Ben |
Mark befriends a captive brown bear but eventually he must give
him up. |
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Morey, Walt |
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J Fic MOR |
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Gay-Neck: The
Story of a Pigeon |
Gay-Neck, a carrier pigeon is selected to perform dangerous
mission during World War I. |
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Mukerji, Dhan
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J Fic MUK |
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Shiloh
|
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia
home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog’s real
owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and
to mistreat his dog. |
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Naylor, Phyllis |
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J Fic NAY |
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The Fire Pony |
Eleven-year-old Roy lets himself find a loving
family and a new home on the horse ranch, which he and his older
half-brother happen to come upon. |
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Philbrick, Rodman |
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J Fic PHI |
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Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes |
Twelve-year-old Gary, known as Goon because of his
constant clowning and joke telling, tries to change his image and
make new friends at school. |
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Sachar, Louis |
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J Fic SAC |
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Chester Cricket's
Pigeon Ride |
Nostalgic for his country home,
Chester Cricket braves the busy city streets in search of a tree
and finds a new friend in the process. |
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Selden, George |
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J Fic SEL |
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Black Beauty
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As Black Beauty, a fine horse, goes from one master
to another, some kind and some cruel, readers learn the story of
his life in 19th century England. |
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Sewell, Anna |
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J Fic SEW |
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Some Fine Dog |
Twelve-year-old Jerry, star soloist in his church choir, considers
doing something else with his time when he finds his dream dog,
who turns out to be expert at learning and performing tricks. |
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Sherlock Patti |
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J Fic SHE |
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They’re All
Named Wildfire |
Jenny loses most of her friends and suffers the verbal abuse of
classmates when she befriends a black girl who has moved with her
family into Jenny’s duplex and shows her interest n horses. |
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Springer, Nancy |
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J Fic SPR |
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