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White Fang

Jack London · 230 pages

The story of a wolf/dog cross, who is raised by Indians, and becomes a deadly fighter.

Animal NarratorDogsForestTalking Animals
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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.

Animal NarratorDogsTalking AnimalsForest
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The Endless Lake

Erin Hunter · 304 pages

At the edge of a strange lake that seems to stretch on forever, Lucky and his Pack are about to discover even more new dangers. With the Fierce Dogs on their trail and the Storm of Dogs looming on the horizon, every dog will have to fight for survival—or be swept away. ---------- **Books in this series** 1. [The Empty City][1] 2. [A Hidden Enemy][2] 3. [Darkness Falls][3] 4. [The Bro

Animal NarratorDogsTalking AnimalsMiddle Grade
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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 NarratorDogsTalking AnimalsMiddle Grade
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Lost in the Dark Unchanted Forest

John R. Erickson · 127 pages

Fearless Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, enters the "dark unchanted forest" to rescue his master's son from Sinister the bobcat.

Animal NarratorDogsForestMiddle Grade
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A Forest Divided

Erin Hunter, Wayne McLoughlin · 367 pages

Follow your hearts. They will lead you home. Leaf-bare has fallen once more, threatening all cats with hunger and cold. Meanwhile, the message from the spirit-cats remains the same: in order to survive, they must grow and spread like the Blazing Star. And they must hurry. Clear Sky is certain that the only way forward is for all cats to band together again, but few are willing to ally with

Animal NarratorTalking AnimalsForestMiddle Grade
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The One and Only Ivan

Katherine Applegate · 336 pages

Having spent 27 years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes.

Animal NarratorTalking AnimalsMiddle GradeDogs
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Bunnicula

James Howe, Deborah Howe · 98 pages

Animal NarratorDogsTalking AnimalsMiddle Grade
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Tailchaser's Song

Tad Williams · 320 pages

Fifteen years ago, a young author surprised and enchanted readers with his first novel—the story of Fritti Tailchaser, a courageous tom cat in a world of whiskery heroes and villains, of feline gods and strange, furless creatures called M'an. The book was Tailchaser's Song, the author was Tad Williams. The legend was born.

Animal NarratorTalking AnimalsForestAdventure
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Darkwing

Kenneth Oppel · 398 pages

As the sun sets on the time of the dinosaurs, a new world is left in its wake. . . . DuskHe alone can fly and see in the dark, in a colony where being different means being shunned — or worse. As the leader's son, he is protected, but does his future lie among his kin? CarnassialHe has the true instincts of a predator, and he is determined that his kind will not only survive, but will dominate the

Animal NarratorTalking AnimalsForestMiddle Grade
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Shadow Wolf

Kathryn Lasky · 288 pages

Abandoned by his pack, a baby wolf with a mysterious mark on his deformed paw survives and embarks on a journey that will change the world of the wolves of the Beyond.

Animal NarratorTalking AnimalsForestMiddle Grade
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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.

Animal NarratorDogsTalking AnimalsMiddle Grade
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Promise of the Wolves

Dorothy Hearst

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The Trumpet of the Swan

E.B. White · 211 pages

Louis, a romantic swan, is in love with the angelic Serena, but he can't tell her how he feels; he has no voice. When he meets eleven-year-old Sam Beaver, a human friend, he goes to school with him to learn how to read and write. Louis' father also helps out; he steals a brass trumpet for his son. In the end, Louis learns to play, wins Serena's heart, and repays the music shop owner for his stolen

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Big Red

Jim Kjelgaard · 232 pages

A boy and his dog battle for survival in the wilderness

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A Clan in Need

Erin Hunter, Dan Jolley · 92 pages

Ravenpaw and Barley have been driven away from their farm by a group of vicious cats. Now the two loners must turn to ThunderClan, led by Ravenpaw's friend Firestar, for shelter. Firestar takes them in and promises to help them take back their home as soon as possible, but ThunderClan is in great danger. BloodClan cats have been launching raids on ThunderClan's territory and attacking Clan patrols

Animal NarratorTalking AnimalsMiddle GradeAdventure
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The Sight

David Clement-Davies · 491 pages

In Transylvania during the Middle Ages, a pack of wolves sets out on a perilous journey to prevent their enemy--an embittered lone wolf named Morgra--from calling upon the legendary Evil One that will give her the power to control all animals.

Animal NarratorTalking AnimalsForestMiddle Grade
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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.

Animal NarratorDogsMiddle GradeAdventure
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Bambi's Children

Felix Salten · 315 pages

This tells the story of Geno and Gurri, Bambi and Faline's son and daughter, their Aunt Rolla and her fawns, Lana and Boso, and two orphans, Nello and Membo. Bambi's Children is a bit more story-heavy than the original Bambi, which focused more on nature. Unlike it's predecessor, Bambi's Children ends when Geno begins to grow his antlers. The book tells the story of Bambi's children as well as Ba

Animal NarratorTalking AnimalsForestMiddle Grade
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Ellie's Story

W. Bruce Cameron · 208 pages

Trained as a search-and-rescue dog since puppyhood, Ellie can track and find people who are physically lost, but it is her owners, widower Jakob and lonely Maya, who challenge her to find a way to save people who are lost in other ways.

Animal NarratorDogsMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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Dog

Daniel Pennac · 181 pages

Rescued from certain death by a kindly dog at the city dump, an abandoned puppy grows up fending for himself until he finds a home with a willful little girl. Could she be the mistress of his dreams?

Animal NarratorDogsMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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Upchuck and the Rotten Willy

Bill Wallace · 112 pages

Animal NarratorTalking AnimalsDogsMiddle Grade
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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.

Animal NarratorDogsMiddle GradeHeartwarming

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