Meika Hashimoto, 201 pages . From the author of The Trail, a heartwarming tale of survival and adventure, following three unlikely friends and their quest to make it home together. Max: a shelter dog who just wants his freedom...

Carolyn Crimi, 235 pages . Miss Lottie's home was for second chances.When she adopted Gus, Roo, Tank, and Moon Pie, Miss Lottie rescued each member of the pack-including herself, her helper, Quinn, and her reclusive cat, Ghost-...

by Jessica Burkhart, 311 pages . It's time: The new girls are taking the spotlight at Canterwood Crest! Lauren has moved around enough to have the "new girl" code down: 1. Lay low. 2. But not too low. 3. Don't amubush ...

by Johanna Hurwitz, 99 pages . Adam dreams of a new bike to ride the Vermont hills near his home. So he's shocked to discover that the stable's new occupant has hooves, not handlebars! It's Ethan Allen, the star of Adam's mother...

by Johanna Hurwitz, 103 pages . As ten-year-old Adam Fine discovered in A Llama in the Family, a pet llama can be a great friend - and that's just what Adam needs this year. If sex education and his mom's latest pregnancy wer...

by Kate DiCamillo, 117 pages . A 2001 Newbery Honor BookThe summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket - and comes out with a dog. With the help of her new pal, w...

by Jim A. Kjelgaard, 275 pages . From the moment Danny sees the beautiful Irish setter, he knows Red is the dog for him. Fast, smart, strong and noble, Red is the only dog Danny wants by his side. Soon, neither boy nor dog can stand ...

by Jim Kjelgaard, 227 pages . This is the unforgettable story of a boy and his dog and the wilderness trek that sealed their friendship. It is the heartwarming story of Mike, the rebel who found his master. And of Danny, who learn...

by E. B. White, 171 pages . Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he's destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner. That's when his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him. "Some pig!" These words that Charl...

by Jean Little, 115 pages . "Young Ben, who's been dropped off at Aunt Rosa's for his first-ever weekend by himself, is afraid of more than he cares to admit--including a large Labrador dog named Gulliver Gallivant, who looks as...

by Eleanor Estes, 265 pages . (A Newbery Medal Winner) Meet Ginger Pye, the smartest dog you'll ever know. Jerry Pye and his sister, Rachel, feel pretty smart themselves for buying Ginger. It was the best dollar they ever spent...

by Pamela Curtis Swallow, 201 pages . Before the first day of seventh grade is over, Kat Randall's year is nearly ruined. When her beloved dog, Cheddar, is run over by a woman with Alzheimer's disease, Kat reacts impulsively, leaving scho...

by Will Hobbs, 275 pages . How do you rescue a coyote trapped in the elevator of a Seattle office building? How do you save an injured seal at the bottom of a cliff with the tide coming in? Fourteen-year-old Shannon Young, visi...

by Marguerite Henry, 167 pages . He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone stables. Upon his heel was a small white spot, the symbol of speed. But on his chest was the symbol of m...

by Laurence Yep, 127 pages . Teddy decides to purchase an extraordinary gift for his brother's birthday - a true surprise. What could be more astonishing than a meat-eating, jaw-snapping baby alligator! Will this gift cool off th...

by Boaz Yakin and Sheldon Lettich, 245 pages . Now a major motion picture, this movie novelization tells the story of a canine hero. When Justin's older brother, Kyle, is killed in Afghanistan, Justin can't believe that his brother is really go...

by Enid Bagnold, 373 pages . The timeless story of spirited Velvet Brown and her beloved horse has thrilled generations of readers. This classic story will charm confirmed fans and captivate new ones alike. Fourteen-year-old V...

by Bill Wallace, 217 pages . Eleven-year-old Kristine, still struggling to come to terms with the death of her family's beloved horse, finds it difficult to accept the new dog she receives for her birthday. For ages 9 to 12....

by Graham McNamee, 137 pages . A heartwarming middle-grade novel about friendship, family, and dogs. Keath and his best friend Lynda are in the fourth grade. Some kids call Lynda "Zebra," because her mother's black and her fathe...

by Farley Mowat, 93 pages . Every child needs to have a pet. No one could argue with that. But what happens when your pet is an owl, and your owl is terrorizing the neighborhood? In Farley Mowat's exciting children's story, a yo...

by Sara Pennypacker, 253 pages . From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox. Pax is destined to become a ...

Sara Pennypacker, 223 pages . It's been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now lead very different lives. Pax and his mate, Bristle, have welcomed a litter of kits they must p...

by Sterling North, 211 pages . A 1964 Newbery Honor Book. Eleven-year-old Sterling found Rascal--a mischievous, intelligent, and most engaging young raccoon--in a hollow stump in the woods. Adopted into a household that included...

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 145 pages . When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sight - and also big trouble. It turns out the dog, which Marty names Shiloh, belongs to Judd Travers, w...

by Joan Hiatt Harlow, 139 pages . 1912. Twelve-year-old Maggie Wells lives in the port village of Bonnie Bay in Newfoundland, where a statute has been passed outlawing all non-sheepherding dogs. Maggie swears she'll protect her belove...

by John Reynolds Gardiner, 51 pages . (A Newbery Medal Winner - 1980) There's just no stopping little Willy. Determined to keep their farm going - and to give his ailing grandfather a reason to live - the ten-year-old boy hitches his ...

by Beverly Cleary, 111 pages . "Strider has a new habit. Whenever we stop, he places his paw on my foot. It isn't an accident because he always does it. I like to think he doesn't want to leave me." Can a stray dog change the li...

by Walter Farley, 249 pages . First published in 1941, Walter Farley's best-selling novel for young readers is the triumphant tale of a boy and a wild horse. From Alec Ramsay and the Black's first meeting on an ill-fated ship to t...

by Walter Farley, 253 pages . When he finds deadly poison in the Black's stable, Alec immediately suspects that someone is trying to kill his beloved stallion. But just as he's puzzling over the clues, something even more disturbi...

by Jean Craighead George, 139 pages . Rachet was thrown into a river to drown. But she claws up the riverbank and finds a home with the feral cats living by the Roxville train station. Amid foxes, raccoons, owls, and hostile humans, the c...

by George Selden, 129 pages . After Chester the Cricket lands, in the Times Square subway station, he makes himself comfortable in a nearby newsstand. There, he has the good fortune of making three new friends: Mario, a little boy...

by Sheila Every Burnford, 143 pages . Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separat...

by Karen Hesse, 113 pages . After a plane crash off the coast of Cuba, a four-year-old survives, nurtured by dolphins. At adolescence, the girl is "rescued" by the Coast Guard and turned over to a scientist who has a government ...

by Katherine Applegate, 175 pages . (Newbery Medal Winner.) Ivan is an easy-going gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He r...

by E. B. White, 209 pages . Louis is a Trumpeter Swan who came into the world lacking a voice. When his father explained to him that he was different from other cygnets, Louis felt scared. His father, however, promised to help. ...

by Morris Gleitzman, 165 pages . Limpy's family reckons humans don't hate cane toads, but Limpy knows otherwise. He's spotted the signs: the cross looks, the unkind comments, the way they squash cane toads with their cars. Limpy is d...

by Spencer Quinn, 327 pages . There is trouble brewing in the Louisiana swamp - Bowser can smell it. Bowser is a very handsome and only slightly slobbery dog, and he can smell lots of things. Like bacon. And rawhide chews! And the...

by Barbara Dana, 167 pages . Zucchini knows there's more to life than his cage at the zoo ... Zucchini feels trapped. With a tip from a fellow rodent, the brave young black-footed ferret escapes from the zoo in a subway and a ...

by Glen Rounds, 65 pages . "Looks like I'm a-goin' to have to shoot him," Uncle Torwal told ten-year-old Whitey. "All he'd be is a mess of trouble even if you got him home. An' besides, a blind colt wouldn't be good for nothing...

by Glen Rounds, 75 pages . When horse thieves observe that a dog that is the constant companion of their newly "acquired" spotted pony is actually the animal's Seeing-Eye dog, they turn them both loose in the Badlands. For a...

by Glen Rounds, 67 pages . A blind outlaw horse is tamed by a boy who can not speak. For ages 9 to 12....