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Realistic stories about animals, including pets.
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Armstrong, William Howard Sounder When his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young Black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read. Sounder is the family's loyal coon hunting dog, and the boy's best friend. 1969 Appears on the following book lists:  Classics - newer Newbery Medal and Honor Books to 1960
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Avi 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. 2001 Appears on the following book list:
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Bauer, Marion Dane Runt Runt, the smallest wolf cub in the litter, seeks to prove himself to his father King and the rest of the pack and to earn a new name. 2002 Appears on the following book lists: Maud Hart Lovelace Award Discussion Guides - Children's Books
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Birney, Betty G. The World According to Humphrey Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher. 2004 Appears on the following book list:
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Burnford, Sheila Every The Incredible Journey A Siamese cat, an old bull terrier, and a young labrador retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family. 1961 Appears on the following book lists: Classics Classics - newer
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Byars, Betsy Cromer The Midnight Fox Tom dislikes spending the summer on his aunt's farm until he discovers a black fox in the forest and tracks her to her den. 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Casanova, Mary Stealing Thunder Libby visits her neighbor's spirited horse Thunder every day, grooming and riding him. When Mr. Porter starts to abuse Thunder, she decides to steal him away to safety with the help of her new friend Griff. 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleary, Beverly Ribsy Separated from his owner, Henry Huggins, in a shopping center parking lot, an ordinary city dog begins a string of bewildering adventures. 1964 Appears on the following book list:
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Cleary, Beverly Strider In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the track team at school. 1991 Appears on the following book list: Realistic FictionOther formats available | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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DiCamillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog, Winn-Dixie. 2000 Appears on the following book lists: Newbery Honor Realistic Fiction Discussion Guides - Children's Books
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Duncan, Lois Hotel for Dogs Liz and her brother wind up with nine stray dogs that need homes but must be kept a secret. 2008 Other formats available | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Farley, Walter The Black Stallion A seventeen-year-old boy is pulled to a desert island by a wild black stallion he has freed during a shipwreck at sea. Rescued by a southbound freighter, he befriends the horse, trains him by night, and rides him to victory in a match race. 1991 Appears on the following book list: Classics - older
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Fine, Anne The Diary of a Killer Cat Tuffy the pet cat tries to defend himself against accusations of terrifying other animals and murdering the neighbor's rabbit. 2006 Appears on the following book list: Girls Read, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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George, Jean Craighead Frightful's Mountain A peregrine falcon called Frightful is growing through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York. There she interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance. 1999 Appears on the following book list:
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Gipson, Fred Old Yeller Old Yeller is a heart-warming story about a Texas pioneer family in the 1860's and the big yellow stray dog that affects their lives. 1956 Appears on the following book list:
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Haas, Jessie Jigsaw Pony Twins Kiera and Fran have never agreed on anything but when their dream comes true and their father surprises them with a pony, they must learn to work together to care for their new pet. 2006 Appears on the following book list: Gryphon Award Honor Books | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry, Marguerite King of the Wind This is the story of Sham, a Moroccan horse, from his days as a carter's horse in France, to thoroughbred champion as the Godolphin Arabian at Newmarket, England, and the mute boy who cared for him. 1948 Other formats available | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hiaasen, Carl Hoot Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site. 2002 Appears on the following book lists: Go Green Books to Film Newbery Honor Maud Hart Lovelace Award Lovelace Award Winners for Division II Discussion Guides - Children's Books Discussion Guides - Teen Books
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Howe, Peter Waggit's Tale When Waggit is abandoned by his owner as a puppy, he meets a pack of wild dogs who become his friends and teach him to survive in the city park, but when he has a chance to go home with a kind woman who wants to adopt him, he takes it. 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kadohata, Cynthia Cracker! : The Best Dog in Vietnam A young soldier in Vietnam bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog. 2007 Appears on the following book list:
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