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Santa Paws

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Terrier in the Tinsel

Ben M. Baglio Β· 149 pages

While helping to set up a Santaland outside Walton Cottage Hospital, Mandy and James spot a stray Jack Russell terrier. They also befriend Charlie, a young patient, who desperately wants a dog for Christmas. Can they bring the two together?

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Christmas with Tucker

Greg Kincaid Β· 192 pages

Kincaid's prequel to the sleeper hit "A dog named Christmas" tells the story of George, a young boy dealing with the loss of his father, and the dog that comes into his life to offer him a ray of hope and courage.

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The Wounded Buzzard on Christmas Eve

John R. Erickson Β· 112 pages

Accompanying Slim and Little Alfred into town on a Christmas shopping trip, Hank and Drover run into a wounded buzzard and a gang of toughs so mean and heartless, it's a wonder they ever make it back to the ranch.

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Clifford's First Christmas

Norman Bridwell

The original Clifford's Christmas is a perennial backlist favorite, with more than 710,000 copies sold, and now here's Clifford as a puppy--in an original paperback that recounts his first Christmas ever with Emily Elizabeth.

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The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog

Dave Barry Β· 128 pages

Some Christmas mircles are needed for the Barnes family.

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Rover Saves Christmas

Roddy Doyle Β· 146 pages

When Rudolph comes down with the flu, it's up to Rover the dog and the Mack children to help Santa complete his Christmas deliveries.

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The Dogs of Christmas

W. Bruce Cameron Β· 252 pages

"While nursing a broken heart, Josh Michaels is outraged when a neighbor abandons his very pregnant dog, Lucy, at Josh's Colorado home. But Josh can't resist Lucy's soulful brown eyes, and though he's never had a dog before, he's determined to do the best he can for Lucy--and her soon-to-arrive, bound-to-be-adorable puppies. Soon in over his head, Josh calls the local animal shelter for help, and

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Fenway and Hattie

Victoria J. Coe Β· 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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The Christmas Dog

Melody Carlson

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Ginger Pye

Eleanor Estes Β· 286 pages

The disappearance of a new puppy named Ginger and the appearance of a mysterious man in a mustard yellow hat bring excitement into the lives of the Pye children.

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Olive, the Other Reindeer

Vivian Walsh Β· 34 pages

Thinking that "all of the other reindeer" she hears people singing about include her, Olive the dog reports to the North Pole to help Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.

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Buddy

Ellen Miles Β· 80 pages

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1225 Christmas Tree Lane

Debbie Macomber Β· 307 pages

The people of Cedar Cove know how to celebrate Christmas. Like Grace and Olivia and everyone else, Beth Morehouse expects this Christmas to be one of her best. Her small Christmas tree farm is prospering, her daughters and her dogs are happy and well, and her new relationship with local vet Ted Reynolds is showing plenty of romantic promise. But…someone recently left a basket filled with puppie

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A Gift to Remember

Melissa Hill Β· 408 pages

Darcy Archer works in a small bookstore in Manhattan. A daydream believer, she refuses to settle for anything less than being swept off her feet by the perfect man... literally. One day, when cycling to work, Darcy accidentally crashes into a sharply dressed gentleman walking his dog. He is knocked out cold, rushed to hospital and the poor pup gets left behind. Wracked with guilt, Darcy takes the

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'Tis the Season

Ann M. Martin Β· 195 pages

Flora and Ruby have mixed feelings about the arrival of the Christmas season in Camden Falls, their first without their parents, but they stay busy with family and friends.

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Shiloh

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Β· 128 pages

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Hotel for Dogs

Lois Duncan Β· 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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Follow My Leader

James B. Garfield Β· 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

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Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story

Valerie Tripp Β· 64 pages

Even though he is away serving in an English hospital during World War II, Molly's father finds a way to make the family Christmas very special.

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A Christmas Memory, One Christmas, & The Thanksgiving Visitor

Truman Capote Β· 45 pages

*A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.* Seven-year-old Buddy knows that the Christmas season has arrived when his cousin, Miss Sook Falk exclaims: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd, but enduring, friendship between two innocent soulsβ€”one young and one ol

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Under the Lilacs

Louisa May Alcott Β· 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.

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Kirsten's Surprise: A Christmas Story

Janet Beeler Shaw Β· 62 pages

Kirsten and her family celebrate their first Christmas in their new home on Uncle Olav's farm in mid-nineteenth-century Minnesota.

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Henry and Beezus

Beverly Cleary Β· 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 β€” unavoidably β€” 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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