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Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twelve-year-old Grace is desperate for a puppy. All she wants is someone to love--and to love her back. Someone who won't disappear on her like her dad did. Someone who'll make her new stepfather's house feel like home. Christmas morning, Grace springs out of bed hopeful that her dreams are about to come true. But the present that awaits her isn't soft and furry. It doesn't have padded paws. And instead of a dark, wet nose, there's a flat, pink nose...
Author
Series
Dog's purpose (Juvenile) volume 6
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Toby, an unusually calm beagle puppy, finds his purpose when Mona and her mother adopt him and teach him to be a therapy dog at a nursing home.
Author
Series
Kiki Kallira volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Kiki Kallira has always been a worrier. Did she lock the front door? Is there a terrible reason her mom is late? Recently her anxiety has been getting out of control, but one thing that has always soothed her is drawing. Kiki's sketchbook is full of fanciful doodles of the rich Indian myths and legends her mother has told her over the years. One day, her sketchbook's calming effect is broken when her mythological characters begin springing to life...
Author
Series
Horses of the Maury River volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
179 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Macadoo is a colt, he challenges his father, a huge Belgian stallion, in order to protect his mother and the rest of the herd. From that moment on, Mac knows that his purpose in life is to help and serve others however he can. Though Macadoo endures much adversity, he finds the courage to 'walk on' through even the most difficult circumstances. Told from Macadoo's point of view and featuring beloved characters from Chancey of the Maury River....
Author
Series
Horses of the Maury River volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After being abandoned, Chancey, an albino Appaloosa horse, finds a new home with Claire who needs him as much as he needs her, but as his eyesight deteriorates, he and Claire start anew as a therapeutic team.
Author
Language
English
Description
When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. Outside, she meets Dickon, a magical boy who can talk to animals. Then one day, Mary discovers the most mysterious wonder of all -- a secret garden, walled and locked, which has been forgotten for years and years. With the help of two unexpected companions,...
12) Baghdad pups
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes how rescuing stray dogs in Iraq gave some American soldiers a sense of purpose and helped them heal emotional wounds.
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