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The majority of
these stories are written for readers in grades 5-8. Click on the
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The Underneath
Kathi Appelt
An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack and two kittens born underneath the house, endure separation and many other tribulations in their quest to be reunited and free.
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Whittington
Alan
W. Armstrong
Whittington, a
feline descendant of Dick Whittington's famous cat of English folklore,
appears at a run-down barnyard plagued by rats and restores harmony while
telling his ancestor's story.
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I, Houdini
Lynne
Reid Banks
A boastful hamster with exceptional
talent as an escape artist recounts his experiences chewing, wriggling or
squeezing his way out of various closed areas in his quest for the great
Outside.
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Bearwalker
Joseph
Bruchac
Although the littlest student in
his class, thirteen-year-old Baron Braun calls upon the strength and
wisdom of his Mohawk ancestors to face both man and beast when he tries to
get help for his classmates who are being terrorized during a school field
trip in the Adirondacks.
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Bundle at Blackthorpe Heath
Mark
Copeland
Twelve-year-old Art, with
the help of a ladybug named Rufus, uncovers a fly's plot to ruin his
family's traveling insect circus.
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Larry, the King of Rock and Roll
Iris Rainer Dart
Not
only can Larry the dog talk, he can also sing, but when these unusual
talents come to the attention of his family, the public and dogdom, Larry
is faced with problems he never imagined.
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Jack
and Rebel, the Police Dog
by Jack the Dog as told to Patricia Finney
Jack the labrador retriever
tells the tale of his adventures at home and with his old friend Rebel,
the police dog and how the two of them broke up a burglary ring that had
been robbing houses while police were occupied with political protests.
Includes explanatory footnotes written
by the cats and a glossary
explaining Jack's terminology.
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Really Raoulino
Dina
Fischbein
Captured from his island and brought to
the zoo, nobody knows what kind of animal he is, even Raoulino. But,
Raoulino is homesick so he and some of his new zoo friends plot an escape.
They're successful, but once they are out in the big city, how do they all
find their way to their respective homes?
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Toad Rage
Morris Gleitzman
Determined
to understand why humans hate cane toads and to improve relations between
the species, Limpy embarks on a dangerous trek from his swamp to the
Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Other
titles in the series:
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A Boy and His Bear
Harriet
Graham
Dickon rescues his bear cub from
certain death from the hands of bear catchers in Medieval England. Told in
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The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth
Grahame
The escapades of four animal
friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat
and Badger.
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King of the Wind
Marguerite
Henry
Traces the
abuses and triumphs of the Arabian stallion who became the founding sire
of the thoroughbred breed and of the mute Arab boy who tended him as long
as he lived.
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Sheep
Valerie
Hobbs
After a fire
destroys the farm where he was born, a young border collie acquires a
series of owners and learns about life as he seeks a home and longs to
fulfill his life's purpose of shepherding sheep.
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Waggit's Tale
Peter
Howe
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.
Also in the series:
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The Last Wild Place
Rosa
Jordan
While dealing
with problems at home and also with his best friend, sixth grader Chip
discovers a family of Florida panthers in a marshy wood behind an
abandoned home, he puts aside his own predicaments and concentrates on
finding a safe home for the wild animals.
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The Chicken Doesn't Skate
Gordon
Korman
Wild things
happen at the South Middle School when Milo's science project, Henrietta
the chicken, becomes the hockey team's mascot and their only chance for a
winning season.
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The Prince of the Pond: Otherwise known as
De Fawg Pin
Donna Jo Napoli
Having
been turned into a frog by a hag, a frog-prince makes the best of a new
life as he mates, raises a family and instills a new kind of thinking into
his frog family.
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Ugly
Donna Jo
Napoli
When the rest of
the ducks turn on her little duckling, Ugly, because he isn't like them,
Mother Duck sadly leaves him in order to protect her other children. With
the help of some new friends, Ugly makes his way alone, but he doesn't
know where he's going or what he's looking for.
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The Leanin' Dog
K.
A. Nuzum
In wintry
Colorado during the 1930's, eleven-year-old Dessa Dean mourns the death of
her mother, but the arrival of an injured dog and the friendship they
formed is just what they need to change their lives forever.
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Robert
C. Obrien
Having no one
to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former
imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived.
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Dogboy
Christopher
Russell
In 1346,
twelve-year old Brind, an orphaned kennel boy raised with hunting dogs at
an English manor, accompanies his master along with half of the manor's
prized mastiffs to France where he must fend for himself when both his
master and the dogs are lost at the decisive battle of Crecy.
Also in the series:
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Black Beauty
Anna
Sewell
A horse in
nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad
masters. |
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