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Bunnicula

James Howe, Deborah Howe · 98 pages

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The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog

John R. Erickson · 144 pages

Animal NarratorDogsMiddle GradeChildren's
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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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The Underneath

Kathi Appelt · 320 pages

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, danger, and many other tribulations in their quest to be reunited and free.

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Dog Man

Dav Pilkey · 235 pages

**Get ready for Action, Suspense, Romance... and Laffs!** George and Harold have created a new breed of justice. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound digs into deception, claws after crooks, rolls over robbers, and scampers

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The Diary of a Killer Cat

Anne Fine · 60 pages

Poor Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags a dead bird into the house. Then a mouse. But Tuffy can't understand what all the fuss is about.Who on earth will be the next victim to arrive through the cat-flap? Can soft-hearted Ellie manage to get her beloved pet to change his wild, wild ways before he ends up in even deeper trouble?The hilarious antics of Tuffy and his family are told by the killer ca

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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

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Upchuck and the Rotten Willy

Bill Wallace · 112 pages

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Cat on the Scent

Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown · 321 pages

It takes a cat to write the purr-fect mystery.Things have been pretty exciting lately in Crozet, Virginia--a little too exciting if you ask resident feline investigator Mrs. Murphy. Just as the town starts to buzz over its Civil War reenactment, a popular local man disappears. No one's seen Tommy Van Allen's single-engine plane, either--except for Mrs. Murphy, who spotted it during a foggy evening

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Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites

Evan Dorkin · 180 pages

"Welcome to Burden Hill-a picturesque little town adorned with white picket fences and green, green grass, home to a unique team of paranormal investigators. Beneath this shiny exterior, Burden Hill harbors dark and sinister secrets, and it's up to a heroic gang of dogs-and one cat-to protect the town from the evil forces at work."--Amazon.com.

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A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray

Ann M. Martin · 187 pages

Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story, from her nurturing mother and brother to making her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal.

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The Dog Is Not a Toy: House Rule #4

Darby Conley · 128 pages

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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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Dogsbody

Diana Wynne Jones · 251 pages

LoC Summary: Sirius the dog star is reborn on earth as a puppy with a mission to search for the lost Zoi, the murder weapon of the stars.

Animal NarratorDogsMiddle GradeChildren's
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The Case of the Lost Boy

Dori Hillestad Butler

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Tallstar's Revenge

Erin Hunter · 531 pages

A desperate quest for revenge. Tallpaw is a loyal WindClan apprentice who is eager to protect his Clan. But before Tallpaw can complete his apprentice training, a tragic incident leaves his father dead—and Tallpaw is consumed by a burning desire for vengeance. Even as he earns his warrior name, Talltail, he cannot see past the anger in his heart. Though it goes against everything he has be

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Geronimo's Valentine

Geronimo Stilton, Elisabetta Dami · 118 pages

When Geronimo gets a call to help Hercule Poirat solve a mystery at the same time as his date with Petunia Pretty Paws, what is a gentlemouse to do?

Animal NarratorChildren'sMiddle GradeFunny
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Sidekicks

Dan Santat · 219 pages

When Captain Amazing feels he is getting too old to be a reliable superhero, he tries to hire a new sidekick, but his pets have different ideas.

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The Mona Mousa Code

Geronimo Stilton · 112 pages

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The World According to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney · 124 pages

Humphrey, a pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.

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Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings

Ursula K. Le Guin · 41 pages

After being rescued by a flying cat, Alexander the cat decides to make good on a promise to do wonderful things.

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Nine Lives to Die

Rita Mae Brown · 313 pages

Winter has come to Crozet, Virginia, bringing with it a fresh blanket of snow. Harry and her husband, Fair, are hip deep in their usual end-of-the-year activities: distributing food to needy residents, and shopping for outfits for the Silver Linings youth organization’s annual fundraising gala. But buried beneath the white stuff are dark secrets from Crozet’s past—and Harry and her posse of pet de

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The Vanishing

Christopher Holt

When all humans in his world disappear, Max, a yellow Labrador Retriever, searches for Madame Curie who, he knows, will help find his people but as he and friends Rocky and Gizmo search, they face angry wolves, a gang of subway rats, and the Corporation, a supposed "perfect" society for dogs.

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