Henry Huggins
Henry Huggins picks up a stray dog, names him Ribsy and sets out on numerous adventures with him, including breeding hundreds of fish and collecting over a thousand worms.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 130
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: dogs, humorous stories, humorous fiction, huggins, henry (fictitious character), ribsy (fictitious character), huggins, henry (fictional character), large type books [X], spanish language, animals [X], pets, family, dogs -, ribsy (fictional character), humorous fiction
The Good Dog
McKinley, a malamute, is torn between the domestic world of his human family and the wild world of Lupin, a wolf that is trying to recruit dogs to replenish the dwindling wolf pack.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 51
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 480
Listen!
During her solitary convalescence from a crippling accident, twelve-year-old Charley finds a wild dog, and the arduous process of training him leads her to explore her feelings about her mother's death two years earlier.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 55
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 910
subjects: dogs, accidents, mothers, death, charlotte (n.c.), pets, animals [X], large type books [X], large print books
Gregor The Overlander
Eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world populated by humans, giant spiders, bats, cockroaches, and rats, but his anxiety to find his way home is quelled when he finds a prophecy that foretells of his role in the Underland's future.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 77
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
subjects: brothers and sisters, animals [X], missing persons, fantasy, siblings, large type books [X]
Sounder
His wife and children were starving, so the black sharecropper stole a ham to feed them.
FIC
year: 4519
copies: 272
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 900
subjects: dogs, poverty, african americans, family life, large type books [X], families, audiobooks, newbery medal, family, children's audiobooks, compact discs, closed caption video recordings, great depression, 1929-1939, television adaptations, sharecroppers, dvds, pets, animals [X], animal films, television adaptations, made for tv movies, dvd-video discs
The Wind In The Willows
To help students experience the joys and benefits of reading, Townsend Press presents the Townsend Library - a collection of high-interest classics.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 114
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1140
subjects: animals [X], fantasy, friendship, toad of toad hall (fictitious character), toads, moles (animals), rats, badgers, country life, large type books [X], large print books, england, friends, england, toy and movable books, fantasy fiction, rivers, toad, nature stories, pastoral fiction, animal fiction, nature fiction
Taggerung
Deyna, a young otter kidnapped from his home by the Sawney Rath clan who believe him to be their Taggerung, a warrior hero of ancient legend, strives to find his way back to Redwall in spite of those who are only too eager to destroy him and claim his title.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 33
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
subjects: otters, animals [X], redwall abbey (imaginary place), fantasy, large type books [X], large print books
Time Cat
"Jason's cat, Gareth, has the ability to visit in nine different times and places when cats were held in high esteem, and the young boy goes along for a glimpse at history from Egypt to the American Revolution.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: time travel, cats, fantasy, space and time, animals [X], pets, large type books [X], large print books
The One And Only Ivan
Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated novel is told from the point of view of Ivan himself.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 412
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
subjects: gorilla, elephants, animal welfare, animals [X], gorillas, friendship, circus, children's audiobooks, large print books, large type books [X], animal fiction
My Life In Dog Years
The author describes how dogs have impacted his life from childhood through the present day, recounting the stories of his first dog, Snowball, in the Philippines; Dirk, who protected him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved his life.
920
year: 2011
copies: 171
call number/section: 920
lexile: 1150
subjects: paulsen, gary, authors, american, dog owners, dogs, large type books [X], large print books, american authors, audiobooks, animals [X], pets
Gregor And The Curse Of The Warmbloods
Eleven-year-old Gregor and his younger sister, Boots, return to the Underworld beneath New York City to find the cure for a terrible plague that threatens the life of their mother, as well as the lives of the people, bats, and rats who populate the underworld.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 43
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: brothers and sisters, animals [X], plague, new york (n.y.), large type books [X], siblings, fantasy, fantasy fiction, audiobooks
Where The Red Fern Grows
A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 250
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: dogs, animal story, ozark mountains, death, large type books [X], large print books, human-animal relationships, human-animal relationship, pets, animals [X]
White Fang
Follows the adventures of a dog who is part wolf as he eventually makes his peace with man in the wilderness of northern Canada.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 146
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 900
subjects: human-animal relationships, dogs, wolves, yukon territory, london, jack, canada, pets, wolves legends and stories, animals [X], alaska, large type books [X], large print books, adventure fiction, california, wolfdogs, adventure stories, audiobooks, human-animal relationship, adventure fiction, electronic books
Rascal
The author recalls his carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 48
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1140
subjects: raccoons, north, sterling, authors, american, rascal (raccoon), country life, pets, animals [X], raccoon, american authors, video recordings for the hearing impaired, raccoons as pets, friendship, human-animal relationships, large type books [X], large print books
Kristy And The Snobs
When her mother's remarriage takes her family into a much wealthier neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Kristy finds herself surrounded by snobbish girls who compare clothes, make fun of the Baby-sitters Club, and insult her aging dog.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: large type books [X], remarriage, popularity, dogs, babysitters, pets, animals [X], clubs, baby sitters, babysitters club (imaginary organization)