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Devoted to Dogs

Avi. The Good Dog.
McKinley, a malamute, is torn between the domestic world of his human family and the wild world of Lupin, a wolf that is trying to recruit dogs to replenish the dwindling wolf pack. J AVI

Behrens, Andy. The Fast and the Furriest.
The unathletic son of a famous former football star discovers that his equally fat and lazy dog is unexpectedly -- and obsessively -- interested in competing in dog agility contests. J BEH

Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey.
A Siamese cat, an old bull terrier, and a young Labrador retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family. J BUR, J-PBK BUR

Cleary, Beverly. Ribsy.
When Ribsy, a city dog, strays from Henry Huggins, he sets off a chain of hilarious events as he tries to make the best of his separation from home. J CLE, J-PBK CLE

Creech, Sharon. Love That Dog.
A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem. J CRE

DiCamillo,Kate. Because of Winn Dixie.
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie. J DIC, J-PBK DIC

Estes, Eleanor. Ginger Pye.
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. J EST, J-PBK EST

Finney, Patricia. I, Jack.
Jack, a Labrador Retriever, tells about his daily life of food, walks, and the "apedogs" and "funny-looking dogs" (cats) in his pack, as well as how everything changes when a pretty girl dog moves into the neighborhood. Includes explanatory footnotes written by the cats. J FIN

Griffin, Paul. When Friendship Followed Me Home.
Seventh-grader Ben, always an outsider, is led into a deep friendship with Halley, who is being treated for cancer, by the special dog he and his adoptive mother take in. J GRI

Hart, Alison. Murphy, Gold Rush Dog.
In 1900, Murphy the dog wants to help Sally and Mama build a new life in Nome, but mining town life is not easy. A Dog Chronicles book J-HF HAR

Hashimoto, Meika. The Trail.
Poorly prepared, Toby sets out to hike the Appalachian Trail, struggling for survival and tries to rescue the starving and abused dog he finds along the way. J HAS

Hesse, Karen. Sable.
Tate Marshall is delighted when a stray dog turns up in the yard one day, but Sable, named for her dark, silky fur, causes trouble with the neighbors and has to go. J HES

King-Smith, Dick. Smasher.
When Mrs. Buzzard wants to get rid of the big, ugly dog that creates a lot of trouble, Farmer Buzzard decides on a plan to save this lovable monster from banishment. J KIN

Knight, Eric. Lassie Come-Home.
An English boy's collie undertakes a thousand-mile journey in her attempt to be reunited with the boy she loves. J KNI

Larson, Kirby. Liberty.
In 1940s New Orleans, Fish Elliot is a polio-survivor with a knack for inventing and building things, and his African American neighbor Olympia is a girl with a talent for messing things up, but they are united in an effort to save a starving stray dog they call Liberty. J-HF LAR

Lee, Jenny. Elvis and the Underdogs.
All his life Benji, now ten, has been sickly and he has long been targeted by the school bully, but after a seizure Benji gets a therapy dog that is not only big enough to protect him, it can also talk. J LEE

MacLachlan, Patricia. The Poet’s Dog.
A dog with unusual communication talents loses his poet owner before rescuing two children trapped in a snowstorm and leading them to the poet's cabin. J MAC

MacLachlan, Patricia. White Fur Flying.
A sad and silent nine-year-old boy finds his voice when he moves next to a family that rescues dogs. J MAC

Martin, Ann M. Rain Reign.
Struggling with Asperger's, Rose shares a bond with her beloved dog, but when the dog goes missing during a storm, Rose is forced to leave her routines in order to find her pet. J MAR

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh.
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs. J NAY

Smith, Dodie. The Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Two Dalmatians undertake a daring expedition to rescue their fifteen puppies from the clutches of the vicious Cruella de Vil, only to find ninety-nine Dalmatian puppies in the capture of that cruel villainess. J SMI

White, Ellen. Webster: Tale of an Outlaw.
When Webster the dog arrives at the shelter he has already been adopted, mistreated, and given away three times and is done with people, but the other animals of the shelter will not let him give up on the possibility of a family. J WHI

Nonfiction:

Bausum, Ann. Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of World War I’s Bravest Dog.
American soldier J. Robert Conroy befriended a stray dog with a stumpy tail while training to fight overseas in WWI. They bonded so closely that Conroy smuggled him to Europe. J 636.7 BAU

Grogan, John. Marley: A Dog Like No Other.
Follows the life story of an exuberant Labrador retriever who gets into perpetual trouble and experiences a range of inspiring adventures. J 636.752 GRO

Kehret, Peg. Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays.
Tells the stories of eight stray dogs that were adopted from shelters and went on to become service dogs, actors, and heroes. J 636.7 KEH

Montalvan, Luis Carlos. Tuesday Tucks Me In.
This book, narrated by Tuesday, tells the story of the amazing golden retriever service dog who helps former U.S. Army Captain Luis Carlos Montalván overcome his combat-related wounds. J 636.7 MON

Muntean, Michaela. Stay: The True Story of Ten Dogs.
Traces the story of ten dogs that were adopted and trained to develop their respective talents as proud and happy circus dogs. J 636.7 MUN

Strother, Ruth. W is for Woof: A Dog Alphabet.
Learn about dog behavior, domestication, grooming, K-9 police dogs, and much more. J 636.7 STR

 

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