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Adams, Richard(YA) animal fantasy | Watership Down |
Adventures of runaway rabbits in search of a new home. |
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Armstrong, Alan animal fantasy | Whittington |
Whittington, a feline descendant of a famous cat of English folklore, appears at a rundown barnyard plagued by rats and restores harmony while telling his acestor's history. |
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Armstrong, William Howard | 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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Avi animal fantasy | The Good Dog |
A dog is torn between the life of his human family and the wild world of a recruiting wolf who wants him to be part of the wolf pack. |
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Avi animal fantasy | Poppy |
Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a feild of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas. |
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Bauer, Marion animal fantasy | Runt |
A small wolf pup struggles to learn the ways of the wild in the shadow of his siblings. |
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Burger, Carl animal fantasy | Incredible Journey |
Adventures of a cat and two dogs in search of their family. |
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Crocker, Carter animal fantasy | The Tales of a Swamp Rat |
An orphaned young rat is guided by an ancient alligator as he finds his way in the swamp world. |
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Cleary, Beverly | Strider |
Leigh coaxes a dog home with him and their special relationship helps them both to grow strong. |
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DiCamillo, Kate | Because of Winn-Dixie |
Opal believes her good summer in a new town is because of her dog, Winn-Dixie. |
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DiCamillo, Kate animal fantasy | The Tale of Despereaux |
The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin. |
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Eckert, Allan | Incident at Hawk's Hill |
A young boy who feels more connected to animals than to people, gets lost and ends up "adopted" by a family of badgers. (based on a true story) |
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Farley, Walter | Black Stallion books |
Stories about racing horses. |
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George, Jean Craighead | Julie series |
Follow the adventures of an Eskimo girl who escapes home and befriends a pack of wolves. |
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Ghent, Natale | No Small Thing |
Twelve-year-old Nat and his sisters are living in poverty when they adopt a "free horse" and become absorbed in its care. |
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Gibson, Paul | Old Yeller |
A story of a boy and his dog. |
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Grahame, Kenneth animal fantasy | The Wind in the Willows |
Adventures of a toad, mole, rat and badger. |
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Harlow, Joan Hiatt (several titles) | Thunder from the Sea |
Just when his dreams of being part of a family and having a dog seem to be coming true, Tom wonders if trouble with neighbors on his new island home and the impending birth of a new baby will change everything. Set in Newfoundland in 1929. |
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Hobbs, Will | Beardance |
A young boy and an elderly rancher adopt two small grizzly bear cubs. |
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Hunter, Erin animal fantasy | Warriors series |
Follow the adventures of four clans on cats who have shared the forest for generations. |
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Jacques, Brian animal fantasy | REDWALL series |
A fantasy series with many different animals. |
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Kaplan, Kathy | Dog of Knots |
In Israel, at the onset of 1973 Yon Kippur War, nine-year-old Mayim struggles with questions about her future but finds comfort in family, friends, and an old stray dog with no name. |
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Kehret, Peg (YA) | Cages |
Kit is arrested for shoplifting and is ordered to work an animal shelter. |
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King-Smith, Dick animal fantasy | Babe: The Gallant Pig |
A pig destined for butchering is befriended by a sheep dog. |
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Lawson, Robert animal fantasy | Rabbit Hill |
Life among a community of rabbits. |
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Lofting, Hugh animal fantasy | Dr.Doolittle and the Green Canary |
A story about, and told by, a green canary. |
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Martin, Ann M. animal fantasy | A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray |
Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story. |
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Morgan, Clay | The Boy Who Spoke Dog |
After being marooned on an island near New Zealand, Jack becomes allied with a group of dogs. |
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Mueller, Pamela | Hello, Goodbye, I Love You |
The story of a seventh grader who raises puppies for the blind, and of a woman who loses her eyesight and adopts one. |
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Naylor, Phyllis | Shiloh |
A boy finds a dog behind his home and keeps it hidden so that it will not be returned to his mean neighbor who mistreats dogs. |
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O’Brien, Robert C. animal fantasy | Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh |
A widowed mouse with 45 mice children must avoid certain death. |
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Rylant, Cynthia animal fantasy | Gooseberry Park |
A mother and baby squirrel are separated in a storm. |
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Selden, George animal fantasy | Tucker’s Countryside |
Adventures of a city cat in the country. |
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Sewell, Anna | Black Beauty |
The life of a horse in 19th century England. |
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Sherlock, Patti | Letters from Wolfie |
Certain that he is doing the right thing by donating his dog, Wolfie, to the Army scout program in Veitnam, thirteen-year-old Mark begins to have second thoughts when the Army refuses to say when and if Wolfie will return. |
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Steig, William animal fantasy | Abel’s Island |
A castaway mouse struggles to survive. |
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Tolan, Stephanie | Listen |
Twelve-year-old Charlie feels a special connection to a stray dog she meets on one of her walks in the woods near her house that she had been avoiding since her mother's death. |
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Van Leeuwen, Jean animal fantasy | The Great Summer Camp Catastrophe |
Adventures of three mice who live in a department store. |
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Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth | Three Dog Winter |
The world of sled dog racing in northern Montana forms the
background for a twelve–year–old boy’s adjustment to his father’s death, his mother’s remarriage, and the integration of two families into one. |
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White, E.B. animal fantasy | Charlotte’s Web |
An inspiring story of friendship between a pig and a spider. |
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White, E.B. animal fantasy | Stuart Little |
Adventures of a mouse. |
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