"let's Get A Pup!" Said Kate
When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 350
The Christmas Pups
Abandoned just before Christmas, three puppies are brought to a shelter where an older dog tells them how to get adopted.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 440
Stay
Luciano Anastasini, a man who calls the circus home, and ten homeless dogs are brought together by fate.
636.7
year: 2012
copies: 19
call number/section: 636.7
lexile: 760
Dogtripping
David Rosenfelt discusses his cross-country move from California to Maine, and the beginnings of a dog rescue foundation.
920
year: 2013
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
lexile:
Lucky Dog
A collection of stories about the Pawley Rescue Center, where rescued dogs find their way into hearts and homes.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
Shelter Dogs
Tells the stories of eight stray dogs that were adopted from animal shelters and went on to become service dogs, actors, and heroes.
636.7
year: 2005
copies: 27
call number/section: 636.7
lexile: 940
New Dog
Offers practical advice on choosing, training, and caring for a new puppy or adult dog including feeding and exercise, health care, traveling with or boarding a dog, and breed characteristics.
636.7
year: 2008
copies: 2
call number/section: 636.7
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A Home For Dixie
Tells the true story of Emma, who desperately wanted a dog, and an abandoned puppy who wanted a home.
636.7
year: 2008
copies: 14
call number/section: 636.7
lexile: 750
Adopting Pets
Shows children how to choose pets for themselves.
636.7
year: 2001
copies: 2
call number/section: 636.7
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Ruby's New Home
When Jordan, Justin, and Jade get a new dog, they must learn to share the work of caring for her, as well as her love.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 380
Tex
Tex, an English Foxhound puppy, finds an owner who loves him.
FIC
year: 1999
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
The Possibility Dogs
Canine search-and-rescue specialist Susannah Charleson presents stories from her job in rescuing dogs from pounds and turning them into psychiatric service dogs--Merlin the chocolate Lab puppy with a broken tail; Ollie, the blind and deaf terrier; and Jake Piper, a once-starving pit bull, all become comforting presences to humans who need them.
636.7
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: 636.7
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The Big Little Book Of Happy Sadness
George, a young boy who is being raised by his grandmother and feels very lonely, learns the value of love from a dog he adopts from an animal shelter.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
Froggy Gets A Doggy
Froggy and his little sister Polly want a dog of their own, but Doggy proves harder to train than Froggy anticipated.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 46
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 500
Oogy
The author describes how he and his adopted twin sons, Dan and Noah, came to own and love a dog who was rescued after its owners used it as bait for fighting dogs and then left it in a cage to die.
636.7
year: 2011
copies: 10
call number/section: 636.7
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subjects: levin, larry, pit bull terriers, puppies, dog adoption [X], animal welfare, human-animal relationships