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Lulu Walks the Dogs

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Ottoline Goes to School

Chris Riddell · 176 pages

Ottoline and Mr. Munroe, her very helpful dog, enroll in the Alice B. Smith School for the Differently Gifted and while Ottoline worries that she may not have a special gift, Mr. Munro worries about the ghost that is said to haunt the school at night.

DogsMiddle GradeFunnyFemale Lead
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Woof

Spencer Quinn · 298 pages

Bowser is a mutt, just adopted by eleven-year-old Birdie Gaux and her grandmother, but when they all get home to Grammy's bait and tackle shop in the bayou they discover that their prize stuffed marlin has been stolen--so Bowser decides to investigate, and things quickly become complicated and dangerous. Teaming up with eleven-year-old Birdie to solve mysteries on the Louisiana coast, dog detec

DogsMiddle GradeFunnyFemale Lead
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Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog

Tom Watson · 200 pages

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Hotel for Dogs

Lois Duncan · 165 pages

Liz and her brother wind up with nine stray dogs that need homes but must be kept a secret.

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Notes from a Liar and Her Dog

Gennifer Choldenko · 216 pages

Eleven-year-old Ant, stuck in a family that she does not like, copes by pretending that her "real" parents are coming to rescue her, by loving her dog Pistachio, by volunteering at the zoo, and by bending the truth and telling lies.

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Pugs of the Frozen North

Philip Reeve · 224 pages

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Showoff

Gordon Korman · 252 pages

Accused of ruining a champion dog's career after an unfortunate incident at a mall show, Luthor is sent to the pound, prompting a skeptical Griffin to hatch a daring plan involving a sinister saboteur, a reclusive trainer, and large supply of red dye.

DogsMiddle GradeFunnySeries
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Never Do Anything, Ever

Jim Benton · 132 pages

A hilarious middle-schooler's diary about her stinky beagle, mad best friend, disgustingly lovely rival and unrequited crush on the eighth-best-looking boy in the class.

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Kaya and Lone Dog: A Friendship Story

Janet Beeler Shaw · 81 pages

Still grieving over the death of her hero, and missing her stolen horse and kidnapped younger sister, Kaya tries to earn the trust of a lone and starving dog who is about to have puppies. Includes historical notes on Nez Percé children.

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Judy Moody, Girl Detective

Megan McDonald · 170 pages

When a puppy who is being trained as a police dog goes missing, third-grader Judy forms a detective agency to solve the mystery, imitating her literary heroine, Nancy Drew.

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Fenway and Hattie

Victoria J. Coe · 162 pages

Fenway is an excitable and endlessly energetic Jack Russell terrier. He lives in the city with Food Lady, Fetch Man, and of course his beloved short human and best-friend-in-the-world, Hattie. But when his family moves to the suburbs, Fenway faces a world of changes. He s pretty pleased with the huge Dog Park behind his new home, but he s not so happy about the Evil Squirrels that taunt him from t

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Henry and Beezus

Beverly Cleary · 192 pages

The world of Henry Huggins, famous hero of Mrs. Cleary's earlier best-sell- ing story, centers around Klickitat Street and the Glenwood School. It is peopled with his dog Ribsy, other boys, and — unavoidably — girls. Bee- zus, christened Beatrice but renamed by her little sister Ramona, is the girl that Henry finds least obnoxious. She is, he has to admit, a sensible girl. He even lets her come al

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When Life Gives You O.J.

Erica S. Perl

Zelly Fried wants a dog more than anything, so at the urging of her grandfather, during the summer before sixth grade she takes care of a "practice dog" made out of an orange juice jug to show her parents that she is ready for the responsibility, even though she is sometimes not entirely sure about the idea.

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Nate the Great and the Big Sniff

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Mitchell Sharmat, Marc Simont · 47 pages

Nate the Great follows the clues to find his lost dog, Sludge, in a department store.

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The Creeps

John Connolly · 320 pages

Samuel Johnson and his faithful dachshund Boswell join with a ragtag band of dwarves, policemen, and polite monsters when the Multiverse is threatened with destruction, starting in the little English town of Biddlecombe. "In this clever and quirky follow-up to The Gates and The Infernals, Samuel Johnson's life seems to have finally settled dow-n-after all, he's still got the company of his fait

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Nighty-Nightmare

James Howe · 122 pages

When scary strangers appear at the Monroes' overnight campsite, Chester the cat tries to convince the family's two dogs that foul play is intended.

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The Trouble With Chickens

Doreen Cronin · 119 pages

A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case.

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Flawed Dogs: The Shocking Raid on Westminster

Berkeley Breathed · 140 pages

After being framed a brave-hearted dachshund is left for dead, but comes back with a group of mutts from the National Last Ditch Dog Depository to disrupt the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club dog show and exact revenge on Cassius the poodle.

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Big Jim Believes

Dav Pilkey

The 14th book in the Dog Man series. The Space Cuties From Space return and discover the city has changed.

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A Hare-Raising Tail

Elizabeth Levy

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The Wonderful Wizard of OZ Illustrated

L Frank Baum · 160 pages

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (/ɒz/) is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow, originally published by the George M. Hill Company in May 1900.[1] It has since seen several reprints, most often under the title The Wizard of Oz, which is the title of the popular 1902 Broadway musical adaptation as well as the iconic 1939 live-action film.The story

DogsMiddle GradeFemale LeadIllustrated Book
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Sheepdog in the Snow

Ben M. Baglio · 160 pages

It's Christmas at Animal Ark, and Mandy and James have an idea: a party for all the pets in Welford. But when a wounded stray sheepdog turns up Mandy finds it hard to keep her holiday spirit while trying to save its life.

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Amy and the Missing Puppy

Callie Barkley

During Spring Break, mystery lover Amy looks for clues to the disappearance of wealthy Ms. Sullivan's Saint Bernard puppy.

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