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1) Boris
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A series of poems describes a pet cat, Boris, and the companionship between Boris and his owner.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Drew starts the summer of 1986 helping in her mother's cheese shop and dreaming about co-worker Nick, but when her widowed mother begins dating, Drew's father's book of lists, her pet rat, and Emmett, a boy on a quest, help her cope.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Inspiring, True Tales of Interspecies Adoption
One Big Happy Family tells the heartwarming stories of a different kind of animal rescue: amazing animals who have reached out to save the lives of newborns from other species and raise them as their own. Each story features wonderful photos of these cute animals, whether it's of the border collie and his piglets, the cat and her ducklings, the orangutan and his lion cubs, or even the Labrador and her...
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Series
All creatures great and small volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
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The stories of a young veterinarian making his way in the rugged English countryside?and of the people and animals he met along the way ? In the rolling dales of Yorkshire, a simple, rural region of northern England, a young veterinarian from Sunderland joins a new practice. A stranger in a strange land, he must quickly learn the odd dialect and humorous ways of the locals, master outdated equipment, and do his best to mend, treat, and heal pets and...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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"While nursing a broken heart, Josh Michaels is outraged when a neighbor abandons his very pregnant dog, Lucy, at Josh's Colorado home. But Josh can't resist Lucy's soulful brown eyes, and though he's never had a dog before, he's determined to do the best he can for Lucy--and her soon-to-arrive, bound-to-be-adorable puppies. Soon in over his head, Josh calls the local animal shelter for help, and meets Kerri, a beautiful woman with a quick wit and...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Emily's Strange To-Do List: 1.) Lose (and regain) mind. 2.) Reprogram golem. 3.) Locate secret book vault. 4.) Commune with Dead Dark Aunts. 5.) Rescue Cousin Jakey. 6.) Redecorate souvenir kiosk. 7.) Thwart Thought Thief. 8.) Endure hero worship. 9.) Grant ancestral enemy's deepest wish. 10.) Save cat-napped kitty. 11.) Summon black rock. 12.) Defeat Shady Uncles. 13.) Guard family legacy & claim inheritance!
7) Whippoorwill
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Two New Hampshire teenagers fall into an unlikely relationship as they come together to save a mistreated dog. Whippoorwill is a deeply poignant story about the virulent nature of abuse and the power of human empathy.
8) Rotten
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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When troubled sixteen-year-old Jimmer "JD" Dobbs returns from a mysterious summer "upstate" he finds that his mother has adopted an abused Rottweiler that JD names Johnny Rotten, but soon his tenuous relationship with the dog is threatened.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Dogs have been part of the US military since World War II, and they are still leading patrols hunting for IEDs today. Frankel offers an exciting mix of on-the-ground reporting, her own hands-on experiences in the military working dog world, and a look at dogs' special abilities.--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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The New York Times bestseller featured on 60 Minutes, this is the first book to take readers inside the world of elite Navy SEAL dogs.
As Seen on "60 Minutes"!
As a Navy SEAL during a combat deployment in Iraq, Mike Ritland saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew he'd found his true calling. Ritland started his own company training and supplying dogs for the SEAL teams, U.S. Government, and Department of Defense. He knew that...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, crossed paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. The lovable pup, who would later earn the name Gobi, proved that what she lacked in size, she more than made up for in heart, as she went step for step with Dion over the Tian Shan Mountains, across massive sand dunes, through yurt villages and the black sands of the Gobi Desert, keeping pace with him for...
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