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, spanish language, animals [X], pets, family [X], dogs -, ribsy (fictional character), humorous fiction
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, family life, prejudices, west virginia, family [X], large print books, pets, animals [X], families
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, families, audiobooks, newbery medal, family [X], 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
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, minneapolis (minn.), fear, saint bernard dog, dogs, death, reading, middle schools, families, schools, best friends, trumpet, secrets, neighborhoods, neighborhood, family [X], pets, animals [X]
Binky The Space Cat
Binky, a house cat who believes the family home is actually a space station, trains and prepares to travel into outer space, where his humans go everyday and need his protection.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 70
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: cats, family life, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, graphic novels, cartoons and comics, family [X], pets, animals [X], families
My Life As A Book
"Summer's finally here, and Derek Fallon is looking forward to pelting the UPS truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and conducting unusual investigations.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 184
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880
subjects: summer, secrecy, families, books and reading, animals [X], family life, secrets, children's art, family [X], mystery fiction, first person narratives, detective and mystery fiction, children's audiobooks
Clementine
With her kitten, Moisturizer, missing and having fought with her best friend, Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine finds it hard to concentrate on doing her best as her classmate's Friend of the Week.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 109
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: friendship, schools, families, lost articles, cats, boston (mass.), elementary schools, kittens, family [X], school stories, family life, lost and found possessions, pets, animals [X], humorous stories, humorous fiction
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, composition (language arts), schools, families, kailua (oahu, hawaii), school stories, english language, family life, family [X], pets, animals [X]
Binky Under Pressure
Binky, a house cat that believes he is a space cat, is dismayed when Gracie, a too-perfect foster cat, comes to live at his space station, and decides to investigate to learn the truth about this unwelcome guest.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 54
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 240
subjects: cats, family life, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, cartoons and comics, family [X], pets, animals [X], families, graphic novels
When Life Gives You O.j.
Ten-year-old Zelly Fried considers going along with her grandfather's crazy plan to convince her parents to buy her a dog which involves a "practice dog" named OJ.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: grandfathers, dogs, family life, jews, self-confidence, vermont, families, family [X], pets, animals [X]
Diamond Willow
In a remote area of Alaska, twelve-year-old Willow helps her father with their sled dogs when she is not at school, wishing she were more popular, all the while unaware that the animals surrounding her carry the spirits of dead ancestors and friends who care for her.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 30
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: spirits, sled dogs, family [X], popularity, schools, alaska, families, dogs, family life, native americans, school stories, pets, animals [X], indians of north america
Five Creatures
In words and pictures, a girl describes the three humans and two cats that live in her house, and details some of the traits that they share.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 130
Mallory Vs. Max
Eight-year-old Mallory feels left out when her older brother, Max, gets a dog that becomes the center of attention.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 32
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 620
Clifford's Family
When Clifford takes a trip, he revisits all the members of his canine family.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 90
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 450
subjects: dogs, family life, clifford (fictitious character : bridwell), family [X], pets, animals [X]
Chicken Feathers
Relates the story of the summer Josh spends while his mother is in the hospital awaiting the birth of his baby sister, and his pet chicken Semolina, who talks but only to him, is almost killed by a red fox.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700