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Include books by the same authorTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Judy Blume · 120 pages
Any fourth grader would agree that Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem—his little brother, Fudge. But the grown-ups in his life just can't see that there is something wrong with a two-year-old who breaks his front teeth try- ing to fly, decides that he is a dog, goes on a no-eat strike, and scribbles all over his brother's homework. Peter is always asked to perform so that Fudge will be less of
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.
Follow My Leader
James B. Garfield · 191 pages
A young boy blinded in an accident learns to overcome his disability with the help of a seeing eye dog. Jimmy and the guys were playing around. Mike decides to light a giant firecracker. Jimmy yells for him not to and, reacting instinctively to the voice, Mike throws the firecracker at Jimmy. Jimmy ends up totally blind and feels helpless and isolated from his old friends. While he's knocki
Old Yeller
Fred Gipson · 158 pages
At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller. The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too. But he sure was clever, and a smart dog could be a big help on the wild Texas frontier, especially with Papa away on a long cattle drive up to Abilene. Strong and courageous, Old Yeller proved that he could protect Travis's family from any sort of danger. But can Travis do the same for O
Babe: The Gallant Pig
Dick King-Smith · 118 pages
A piglet comes to Farmer Hogget's farm, where he is adopted by an old sheepdog and accomplishes amazing things.
The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
John R. Erickson · 144 pages
Waiting for the Magic
Patricia MacLachlan, Amy June Bates · 143 pages
When Papa goes away for a little while, his family tries to cope with the separation by adopting four dogs and a cat.
Wonder
R.J. Palacio · 330 pages
## **Don't judge a boy by his face.** ## Auggie is a kid who just wants to be ordinary. He does ordinary things, like play on his Xbox and watch TV and eat. But ordinary kids don't make people stare just by walking down the block. They don't scare kids by looking at his face. They *definitely* haven't had over 20 surgeries by age 10. But when Auggie starts going to school for the first time in h
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be
Farley Mowat · 201 pages
This is a duplicate. Please update your lists. See https://openlibrary.org/works/OL479138W.
Under the Lilacs
Louisa May Alcott · 284 pages
Ben and his trained dog, Sancho, run away from the circus and soon find a warm welcome in a kind community where spirited games are played. Theatricals and imaginative pageantry are all part of the fun.
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.
The Barking Ghost
R.L. Stine · 129 pages
It's a dog-gone nightmare! Scared of his own shadow. That's what everyone says about Cooper Holmes. But when the Holmses move into a new house deep in the woods, scary things really do start happening. Problem is, no one believes a scaredy-cat like Cooper. But then no one else heard the bone-chilling barking late at night. Or ran into two evil-looking dogs who disappeared into thin air....
Holes
Louis Sachar · 240 pages
Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day, digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl · 161 pages
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-t
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.
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.
The Lemonade War
Jacqueline Davies · 192 pages
Fourth-grader Evan Treski is people-smart. He’s good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smart, but not especially good with people. So when the siblings’ lemonade stand war begins, there really is no telling who will win—or even if their fight will ever end.
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.
Lad: A Dog
Albert Payson Terhune · 70 pages
Whisked away from his country estate to compete in a dog show in New York City, Lad is confused and unhappy and wishes only to go home.