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In Jack London's original tale, The Call of the Wild, readers will find themselves alongside one dog's daring adventure. After more than a hundred years since its first publication, The Call of the Wild continues to entertain its readers on a journey of transformation and survival, one filled with excitement, sled dogs, and adventure.
3) Sounder
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A young Negro boy learns the pain of humiliation and anger when his father is given an unjust jail sentence for stealing a ham from a white man. Learning to read and to discover that things do not die but become part of other things brings the youngster new hope.
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Henry Huggins volume 2
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English
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When Henry decides to sell bubble gum to all the kids at school to earn money to buy his own bicycle, he gets plenty of trouble, but very little money.
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Skippyjon Jones volume 6
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Dutton Children's Books
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English
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Skippyjon Jones, a Siamese cat who would rather be his Chihuahua alter ego, is determined to attend dog obedience school.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 23
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Hank the cowdog must protect the ranch from an orphaned raccoon with a bad case of "moonlight madness," an itch for trouble brought on by the light of the moon.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 28
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Hank the Cowdog, head of ranch security, discovers that drinking a bucket of plant food restores his energy, leading to a series of embarrassing near-disasters.
10) Old Yeller
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"Travis was only fourteen, but he was proud of his new role as man of the family and determined to live up to his responsibility. It was hard work, too, plowing until his legs ached, chopping wood until his hands were raw and his head was spinning, weeding the garden in the hot sun, toting the heavy buckets tip from the spring, and trying to keep his mischievous little brother in line. But there were pleasant moments, too: his Ma treating him like...
11) Shiloh
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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.
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Hank the cowdog volume no. 27
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When his juicy T-bones disappear before he has a chance to enjoy them, Hank the Cowdog is convinced that a Bone Monster is loose on the ranch and determines to put a stop to its devious activities.
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Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 18
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Jack and Annie travel to a monastery in the Swiss Alps where, with the help of St. Bernard dogs and magic, they seek the second of four special objects necessary to break the spell on the wizard Merlin's beloved penguin, Penny.
14) White Fang
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In the desolate, frozen wilds of northwest Canada, a wolf cub soon finds himself the sole survivor of his litter. Son of Kiche -- half-wolf, half-dog -- and the ageing wolf One Eye, he is thrust into a savage world where each day becomes a fight to stay alive.
15) Busy Betty
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From Academy Award winning actress, founder, and bestselling author, Reese Witherspoon, comes Busy Betty, a story about a creative, curious, and exuberant young girl who has big plans and an even bigger heart.
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Skippyjon Jones volume 4
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Dutton Children's Books
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First edition.
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English
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Skippyjon Jones is crazy-loco for dinosaurs! The kitty boy enters (via his closet) the land of dinosaurs in search of the fabled Skipposaurus. Instead he runs into his old amigos, the Chimichango gang. When a T-Mex threatens the pack, it’s El Skippito, the great sword fighter, to the rescue. With yips and yowls, he drives the big baddie away, so all the dino-dudes can rattle their bones another day. This fourth entry in a series.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 45
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English
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When Hank hears a rumor that the sky is going to fall from the ranch's resident rooster, he is naturally a bit skeptical. But then a report from Pete the Barncat and a strange dream seem to support the theory, and Hank realizes that he'd better take the threat seriously! So Hank decides that he'll do whatever it takes to prevent the sky from falling on his beloved ranch. Even if it means getting into trouble with Sally May (again)...
20) Pig The Stinker
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Pig the pug volume 6
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Pig the Pug loves to roll in all sorts of disgusting garbage, and track dirty paw prints all over the house; he does not like the idea of a bath, but when his plan the stop up the tub seriously backfires he decides that bath time must be endured--after all he can always find some more garbage to roll in.
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