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• Nimbus

  Eldredge, Jan,

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  Grades 2-6. "Abandoned at the dump, kitten Nimbus is befriended by a theater-loving rat and taken in by a kindly witch where she discovers she has special powers and that she's always been destined for something extraordinary."

• The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow

  Dimopoulos, Elaine,

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  Grades 3-6. "Butternut, a young rabbit who loves stories, makes friends among the other animals and birds of Milkweed Meadow, and convinces them to help her rescue a litter of orphaned coyote pups."

• The Eyes & the Impossible

  Eggers, Dave,

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  Grades 2-6. "A wild dog who serves as the Eyes for Bison living in a park enclosure devises a plan to free them. Exuberant, observant dog Johannes runs daily throughout the park, which is visited by humans, reporting to Freya, Meredith, and Samuel,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hunted

  Melki-Wegner, Skye,

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  Grades 4-7. "Battle rages between the dinosaur kingdoms of Cretacea. When the Fallen Star struck, it brought death and despair, ash and toxic rain. But some dinosaurs survived . . . and were changed. Their minds grew alert. They learned to speak.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Scurry

  Smith, Mac (Comic book artist),

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  Grades 5+. "A group of house mice struggle to survive a long and strange winter. The humans are gone, the sun is rarely seen, and a cold, dark rain befouls everything it touches. As supplies run low and many mice fall ill, desperation creeps in.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost Galumpus

  Helgerson, Joseph,

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  Grades 3-6. " When an enormous furry creature materializes in a Minnesota bog, it causes a stir. What is it? The gathered animals guess: Moose? Dinosaur? Camel? But no one is confident. They can only ascertain that he is forlorn and far from home.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Rabbit's Gift

  Vitalis, Jessica,

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  Grades 3-7. "When the delicate balance between the people of a small country and the rabbits who farm and deliver Chou de vie (cabbage-like plants that grow human babies inside) is broken, Quincy rabbit and a young girl must trust each other to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Duet

  Broach, Elise,

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  Grades 3-6/AR 4.5. " Narrated by Mirabelle, a goldfinch with an exceptional voice, this soulful story set near Boston offers a bird’s-eye view of three friends bound together by their passion for music. Mirabelle loves to listen to her once-famous…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Odder

  Applegate, Katherine,

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  Grades 3-7/AR 5.6. "Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Always, Clementine

  Sorosiak, Carlie,

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  Grades 3-5/AR 4.1. "When she is secretly freed from a lab, genius mouse Clementine discovers an outside world of wonders until she realizes it's not enough to be free when her friends are not, in this touching, entertaining adventure story."

• Harvey and the Collection of Impossible Things

  Weyr, Garret, 1965-

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  Grades 3-6. "A city stray named Harvey finds his life forever changed by the kindness of one woman who forces him to rethink what makes a home and who, if anyone, he can depend on."

• Buster

  Huett, Caleb Zane,

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  Grades 4-6/AR 4.2. "Dragged into Dog Court for breaking the rules against talking to humans and revealing canine intelligence, Buster the therapy dog defends himself by sharing the story of a boy in his care who is struggling with anxiety."

• Luna Howls at the Moon

  Tubb, Kristin O'Donnell,

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  Grades 4-6/AR 3.9. "A therapy dog embarks on an adventure with three young clients to solve a mystery. Silver Labrador Luna is close to receiving her 50-visit pin—a benchmark that will cement her status as an official therapy dog. But when her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stella

  Hoyle, McCall,

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  Grades 3-7/AR 5.0. "Stella used to be a bomb-sniffing dog, but after a terrible accident, she goes to live on a small family farm to recover from her fear of loud noises. Stella has every reason to love her new family, especially the young human…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Of a Feather

  Lorentz, Dayna,

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  Grades 4-7/AR 4.5. "A relationship between a young owl and a young girl helps them both confront their fears. Reenie is taken away from her grandmother’s house by social services after a fight between her grandmother and her grandmother’s boyfriend…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Otto P. Nudd

  Butler, Emily, 1968-

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  Grades 3-7. "Otto P. Nudd: The BEST bird in Ida Valley (at least according to him). While his buddies waste their days at the dump cracking jokes, Otto invents things with his human neighbor Old Man Bartleby in their workshop. Marla: The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• White Fox

  Chen, Jiatong, 1987-

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  Grades 4-7/AR 5.0. "A young white fox called Dilah returns home to find his mother gravely injured. Before she dies, she tells him about a treasure with the power to make animals human. The clues to its location are contained in a moonstone buried…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Braver

  a Wombat's Tale

  Selfors, Suzanne,

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  Grades 3-6/AR 4.9. "When her parents and the other quiet, shy wombats of the Northern Forest are captured by the traitorous, carnivorous Tassie devils, Lola Budge, a talkative, adventure-seeking young wombat, embarks on a rescue mission, joined by a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Jax, Protector of the Ranch

  Stier, Catherine,

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  Grades 1-3/AR 4.3. "Spend a day in the life of a livestock guardian dog! Jax the Great Pyrenees has a big job. After the Texas sun goes down, it’s up to him and two other LGDs to protect their ranch from predators. But when the lead dog gets hurt,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Wolf Called Wander

  Parry, Rosanne,

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  Grades 4-6/AR 4.3. "A young wolf cub, separated from his pack, journeys 1000 miles across the Pacific Northwest, dealing with forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before finding a new home. Based on the true story of a wolf called OR-7."