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1) Shiloh
Author
Series
Shiloh quartet volume 1
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
Español
Description
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.
Author
Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When she confronts a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost, animal control officer Francine Poulet questions her abilities.
Author
Series
Zoey and Sassafras volume 6
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"An earthquake shakes Zoey's house. Or maybe it's a unicorn-quake? An enormous new friend arrives in a lot of pain, and it's getting worse every day. Zoey must work with her mom and Sassafras to find a cure--and quickly!"--
Author
Series
Sea keepers volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As the siren Effluvia tries to melt the Artic ice palace and destroy the sea animal sanctuary, the Sea Keepers and a friendly narwhal search for the magical pearl that will stop Effluvia. Includes tips for being a real-life sea keeper.
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Rusty, determined to help an injured dog that is chained outdoors in frigid weather, calls animal control, then takes matters into his own hands, aided by his best friend and a ghost collie that leads Rusty to an even deeper secret. Includes instructions for knitting cat blankets.
6) Moon bear
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In Laos, twelve-year-old Tam must work at a bear farm where bears are cruelly caged and milked for their bile, but when a familiar cub is brought to the farm, Tam will do anything to free both the cub, and himself.
Author
Series
Singular menace volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"When an animal rights action at a research lab goes wrong, a terrible secret is exposed, and Shay must find her brother Odin before the researchers at Singular Corp can silence both of them"--
8) Fox's garden
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"One snowy night, a fox loses its way, entering a village. Chased away by the grown ups, Fox takes shelter in a greenhouse. A little boy sees this from his window. Without hesitating, he brings a basket of food to the greenhouse, where he leaves it for the fox. His gift is noticed and the night becomes a garden of new life, nourished by compassion and kindness. Princesse Camcam's cut-paper illustrations, along with the beautiful lighting of the sets...
Author
Series
Sea keepers volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Chosen by water magic to become Sea Keepers, new friends Emily, Grace, and Layla are charged with finding magical Golden Pearls before the Siren Effluvia can, and protecting all sea creatures--including merfolk. Includes tips for being a real-life sea keeper.
10) Strays like us
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Twelve-year-old Winifred is being fostered by the eccentric but kind Margery Dawson while her mother is dealing with addiction problems, and mostly Fred is determined not to form any attachments to anybody--until the condition of Toby, the abused dog next door, captures first her attention and then her heart, and somehow it becomes increasingly difficult to stay detached from the people who are helping her.
13) The tiger rising
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rob, who passes the time in his rural Florida community by wood carving, is drawn by his spunky but angry friend Sistine into a plan to free a caged tiger.
14) Shiloh
Author
Series
Shiloh quartet volume 1
Language
English
Description
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.
16) Dirt
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Yonder stopped talking when her mother died, and she stopped going to school because of the bullies, knowing that her father would never even notice (although the social worker did); indeed the only creature that seems to care about her is the one-eyed Shetland pony called Dirt who lives on the neighboring farm--so when she discovers that Dirt is about to be sold for horsemeat she is determined to find a way to save him.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In March of 1887, Rocco, an eleven-year-old from an Italian village, arrives in New York CIty where he is forced to live in squalor and beg for money as a street musician, but he finds the city's cruelty to children and animals intolerable and sets out to make things better, whatever the cost to himself.
19) Black Beauty
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
Author
Series
Middle school novels volume Book 14
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Rafe Khatchadorian is horrified that because of a missed science assignment he has to go to summer school; but instead of three weeks in a school room, he finds himself as a volunteer at BushyTail animal refuge, which is really hard, smelly work--and somehow he needs to use the experience (and the help of a girl he meets there) to produce a first-class science report.
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