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1) Black Beauty
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English
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Black Beauty is the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London, it follows Beauty's life and changing fortunes as he moves from owner to owner. As the horse encounters new experiences and new friends who reveal their own histories, the story quietly paints a fascinating portrait of how animals were treated during that era.
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Cherub volume mission 6
Language
English
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When a new radical animal protection group argues that it is right to kill or threaten one human in order to save the lives of many animals, James and the other agents must try to stop the group from completing a violent mission.
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Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When she confronts a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost, animal control officer Francine Poulet questions her abilities.
5) Cages
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English
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After losing an acting role and fighting with her alcoholic stepfather, Kit is arrested for shoplifting and ordered to work, as part of her sentence, at an animal shelter.
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English
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Sixth-grader Rusty, determined to help an injured dog that is chained outdoors in frigid weather, calls animal control then takes matters into his own hands, aided by his best friend and a ghost collie that leads Rusty to an even deeper secret. Includes instructions for knitting cat blankets.
9) Homeless
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Series
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English
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Sunita and her fellow volunteers at the Wild at Heart veterinary clinic become involved in efforts to save a bunch of feral and abandoned cats with the help of Dr. Mac.
10) Trapped
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Series
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English
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Brenna, one of the volunteers at the Wild at Heart animal clinic, is horrified to find a dog caught in a trap in the local nature preserve, but subsequent events prove that every story has two sides.
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Series
Animal Ark volume 28
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
"At Animal Ark, Mandy Hope helps her parents treat animals of all shapes and sizes. Even outside the clinic, Mandy can't resist helping any animal in need. When Mandy's dad diagnoses an Old English sheepdog puppy as deaf, Mandy feels sorry for it. But it isn't until she finds another sheepdog puppy weak and abandoned that she and James begin to get suspicious. Could a local breeder be mistreating these poor puppies?" -- p. [4] of cover.
12) Shaper
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English
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While recovering from the loss of his dog Shep, fourteen-year-old Chad tries to learn how to control the family dog Queenie with the help of a friendly new neighbor, an animal trainer.
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Series
Thoroughbred. Ashleigh volume 3
Publisher
HarperEntertainment
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Giving up Lightning was the hardest thing Ashleigh Griffen has ever done. Nothing can replace her beloved mare. How can Ashleigh ever fulfill her dream of becoming a jockey without a horse to ride? Is there a horse out there for Ashleigh-- one she can love as much as Lightning?
16) Saving Skye
Author
Series
Puppy patrol volume 7
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[1998,]
Language
English
Description
Skye, old Mr. Bradshaw's beautiful collie, needs a new home. Neil and Emily are sure she would fit in perfectly at King Street Kennels.
17) Fight for life
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Series
Publisher
G. Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
With the help of her veterinarian grandmother and the other volunteers at the Wild at Heart Animal Clinic, eleven-year-old Maggie rescues sick puppies from an illegal puppy mill.
18) Storm rescue
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Series
Publisher
G. Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
When a hurricane hits her town, Sunita must face her fears in order to help a stranded cat.
19) Fox's garden
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Series
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
An act of tender compassion is given (and repaid) in secret during an icy winter night.
"One snowy night, a fox loses its way, entering a village. Chased away by the grown ups, Fox takes shelter in a greenhouse. A little boy sees this from his window. Without hesitating, he brings a basket of food to the greenhouse, where he leaves it for the fox. His gift is noticed and the night becomes a garden of new life, nourished by compassion and kindness....
20) Puppy love
Author
Series
Puppy control volume 16
Publisher
Macmillan Children's
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English