Saving Shiloh
Sixth-grader Marty and his family try to help their rough neighbor, Judd Travers, change his mean ways, even though their West Virginia community continues to expect the worst of him.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 179
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1020
subjects: dogs [X], family life [X], prejudices, west virginia, family, large print books, pets, animals, families
The Puppy Sister
A young boy is astonished when his new puppy begins to change into a human girl who says to him, "I love you, brother!".
FIC
year: 1997
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 510
Carl Makes A Scrapbook
Carl the rottweiler and the toddler in his care glue items in a scrapbook.
FIC
year: 1994
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Fancy Nancy And The Posh Puppy
Nancy wants to adopt a special puppy so that she is no longer the only fancy member of her family, but after a day of puppysitting a papillon, she realizes that being fancy is not always the most important thing.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 111
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 320
subjects: papillon dog, dogs [X], individuality, family, families, identity, family life [X], papillon dogs, picture books for children
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 [X], poverty, african americans, family life [X], large type books, families, audiobooks, newbery medal, family, children's audiobooks, compact discs, closed caption video recordings, great depression, 1929-1939, television adaptations, sharecroppers, dvds, pets, animals, animal films, television adaptations, made for tv movies, dvd-video discs
Aldo Peanut Butter
Peanut and Butter, the two dogs Aldo gets for his eleventh birthday, create chaos inside the house while his parents are out of town and get accused of tearing up the neighbor's lawn.
FIC
year: 1992
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
Wanted-- Mud Blossom
Convinced that Mud 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.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
Slippers Loves To Run
Slippers the dog loves to run, as long as Mommy, Daddy, Laura, and Edward are there to catch and hug him when he slows down.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
My Dog, Buddy
Mom, Dad, and brother Pete all try to get Buddy to obey, but only one family member understands how to communicate with the mischievous canine.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 60
Ginger Pye
The disappearance of a new puppy named Ginger and the appearance of a mysterious man in a mustard yellow hat bring excitement into the lives of the Pye children.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 80
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 990
subjects: dogs [X], brothers and sisters, newbery medal, large type books, siblings, family life [X]
The Dog Days Of Charlotte Hayes
Eleven-year-old Charlotte is not a dog person but does not like that the rest of her family neglects their Saint Bernard puppy, and so with a lot of determination and a little sneakiness, she works on finding a good home for the gentle giant.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 23
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: family life [X], saint bernard dogs, dogs [X], money-making projects for children, old age, west virginia, saint bernard dog, moneymaking projects
Julia Gillian (and The Quest For Joy)
Nine-year-old Julia Gillian learns a lot about facing fear as she and her St.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 53
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: school stories, friendship, trumpets, secrecy, family life [X], minneapolis (minn.), fear, saint bernard dog, dogs [X], death, reading, middle schools, families, schools, best friends, trumpet, secrets, neighborhoods, neighborhood, family, pets, animals
Marley's Big Adventure
Marley the dog runs away from home after upsetting his family and finds himself in big trouble.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 28
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 330
Frankie Pickle And The Closet Of Doom
Fourth-grader Frankie Piccolini has a vivid imagination when it comes to cleaning his disastrously messy room, but eventually even he decides that it is just too dirty.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 38
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 530
Calvin Coconut
Fourth-grader Calvin creates a unique way to express his desire for a dog after his teacher asks him to write a persuasive argument about something he really wants.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 390
subjects: dogs [X], composition (language arts), schools, families, kailua (oahu, hawaii), school stories, english language, family life [X], family, pets, animals