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Together: a story of shared vision
Par Tom Sullivan, Betty White. 2008
Colorado. Twenty-five-year-old Brenden McCarthy is a first-year medical resident and an avid mountain climber until a climbing accident blinds him.…
Now Brenden's widowed mother wants to care for him and his fiancée considers leaving him, while Brenden enters rehabilitation and gets a guide dog--thrice-rejected black Labrador Nelson. 2008Amanda Pig and the wiggly tooth (Oliver and Amanda)
Par Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger. 2008
Amanda enjoys wiggling her first loose tooth, but she does not want to pull it out because doing so might…
hurt. The tooth finally comes out without Amanda noticing and is lost. What can Amanda do about the Tooth Fairy? Four easy chapters. For grades K-3. 2008Project Mulberry: a novel
Par Linda Sue Park. 2005
While working on a project for an after-school club Korean American Julia and her friend Patrick learn about silkworms and…
also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Alternating with chapters are short dialogs between the author and Julia, the main character, about writing. For grades 4-7. 2005A bear named Trouble
Par Marion Dane Bauer. 2005
Ten-year-old Jonathan likes to imagine himself as various animals in the Alaska zoo where his father works. But when a…
wild brown bear kills his favorite white goose, Jonathan reports the incident to the media without thinking of the consequences to the bear. For grades 4-7. 2005Toad rage (The Toad Books #1)
Par Morris Gleitzman. 2005
An Australian cane toad named Limpy notices that human drivers deliberately run down and kill his relatives. Determined to figure…
out why humans hate toads and to change their opinion, Limpy embarks on a dangerous trek from his swamp to the Summer Olympics in Sydney. For grades 3-6. 2001Country wives (Barleybridge Novels Ser.)
Par Rebecca Shaw. 2006
Barleybridge, England. New veterinary clinic doctor Dan Brown's blunt manner alienates the staff and costs them their biggest client. Meanwhile…
receptionist Kate Howard, studying for her vet school entrance exams, meets her biological mother and learns Dan's secret. 2001The story of Edgar Sawtelle: a novel
Par David Wroblewski. 2008
Wisconsin, 1970s. Gar and Trudy Sawtelle raise an intuitive and intelligent dog breed on their farm. One dog, Almondine, can…
communicate with the Sawtelle's mute son Edgar. After Gar's brother arrives, Gar dies and fourteen-year-old Edgar flees into the forest with three of the dogs. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Hurt go happy
Par Ginny Rorby. 2006
Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis, deaf since age seven, has an overprotective mother who refuses to let her daughter learn sign language.…
When Joey meets neighbor Dr. Mansell and his sign-user chimpanzee Sukari, her world blooms with possibilities. But a crisis involving Sukari brings Joey some heavy responsibilities. For grades 6-9. Schneider Family Book Award. 2006Eulalia! (Redwall Ser.)
Par Brian Jacques, David Elliot. 2007
On his way to invade Redwall Abbey, vicious and tyrannical Captain Vizka Longtooth captures Gorath, the brave young badger whose…
predicted destiny is to become the next Badger Lord. The heroes of Redwall Abbey once again take up arms when Longtooth and his crew attack. For grades 5-8. 2007Hoot
Par Carl Hiaasen. 2002
Middle school student Roy has just moved from Montana to south Florida. He befriends a boy named Mullet Fingers and…
his stepsister, who are trying to prevent a pancake-house chain from building a restaurant over a colony of burrowing owls. For grades 6-9. 2002Wringer (Joanna Cotler Bks.)
Par Jerry Spinelli. 1997
Palmer LaRue dreads turning ten, the age at which boys become wringers--those who break the necks of wounded birds at…
the town's annual pigeon shoot. A pigeon appears at Palmer's window and becomes his pet, a fact that the boy conceals until the day of the shoot, when he faces a tough moral decision. For grades 4-7. Newbery Honor. 1997Coot club (Swallows and Amazons)
Par Arthur Ransome. 1990
Dorothea and Dick, Tom Dodgeon, Port and Starboard, and other friends form the Bird Protection Society or "Coot Club." When…
a group of rude holiday boaters disturbs one of the coot's nests, trouble begins. Calamitous boat collisions, frantic chases, and near drownings ensue. For grades 4-7The New Yorkers
Par Cathleen Schine, Leanne Shapton. 2007
Star in the storm
Par Joan Hiatt Harlow. 2000
1912. Twelve-year-old Maggie's Newfoundland dog, Sirius, is a valued member of her family. But all non-sheepherding dogs are outlawed, so…
Maggie hides Sirius. When a steamship founders during a storm, Maggie must decide whether to send Sirius to rescue passengers or keep him safely hidden. For grades 3-6. 2000A country affair (Barleybridge Novels Ser.)
Par Rebecca Shaw. 2006
Barleybridge, England. Nineteen-year-old Kate Howard becomes a receptionist for a veterinary practice after she fails her vet school exam. Kate…
gets involved with the animals and staff, develops a crush on Australian animal doctor Scott Spencer, and encounters trouble when she turns down her boyfriend's marriage proposal. 2001Marvelous Mercer
Par Shea Megale. 2007
At bedtime, Shea confides an idea to her assistance dog Mercer--he could be the best skating dog ever and win…
an Olympic medal. That night Mercer sneaks out and joins two dog friends, and they all have a grand adventure at the ice skating rink. For grades 2-4. 2007Country lovers (Barleybridge Novels Ser.)
Par Rebecca Shaw. 2007
Barleybridge, England. Veterinary hospital receptionist Kate awaits the results of her university entrance exam while she contends with clients both…
animal and human. Meanwhile, Dr. Brown's wife has a baby, manager Joy and her husband battle old demons, and Dr. Hughes falls in love with a farmer's daughter. 2003Emi & Mini
Par Stéphane Jorisch, Hanako Masutani. 2023
Bunnicula meets Edgar Allan Crow (Bunnicula and Friends)
Par James Howe, Eric Fortune. 2006
Twelve-year-old Peter Monroe has won an overnight visit from M.T. Graves, author of the FleshCrawlers series, and his pet crow.…
Household dogs Harold and Howie are thrilled, but Chester the cat is suspicious and predicts a gruesome fate for the Monroe family pets. For grades 3-6. 2006Whittington
Par Alan Armstrong, S. D. Schindler. 2005
In this tale of talking barnyard animals, a feline descendent of Dick Whittington's cat relates his ancestor's legend. He further…
endears himself to the group by ridding the barn of rats. Meanwhile the animals encourage Abby to teach her dyslexic brother, Ben, to read. For grades 4-7. 2005