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Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 4
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Kitty's owners are home with a big surprise for Kitty. But what is it? Kitty, reeling in horror, thinks it's a . . . dog. The neighbor cats are convinced it's a cat. But we all know that it's really a BABY!With Nick Bruel's trademark mix of antic humor (this time involving a Kitty game show and the Kitty Olympics - which the baby wins hands down), riotous illustrations, total mayhem, and Uncle Murray Fun Facts, this may be the funniest Kitty book...
2) Found
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The missing volume 1
Pub. Date
c2008
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When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time.
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Can I be your dog? volume 1
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"Arfy is a hound on a mission! Bound and determined to find a home, Arfy writes letters to everyone on Butternut Street. Honestly, he's the best dog you could ever want. He's obedient! He's housebroken! He even has his own squeaky bone! Who will adopt Arfy in the end? You'll never guess!"--Page [2] of cover.
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"Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country knowing that she'll have to answer the question over and over again. Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also...
6) Dogtown
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"From beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko and with illustrations from Wallace West, Dogtown is at once an uplifting story and a page-turning adventure, sure to find a forever home in readers' hearts. Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them. Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped...
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A series of unfortunate events volume 7
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Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.
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Greenglass House volume 1
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At Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing but soon guests are arriving with strange stories about the house sending Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, on an adventure.
10) Boomer
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Pub. Date
[2015]
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When Lizzie gets a call about a big, mixed-breed puppy that needs a place to stay, she must try to take care of him without ruining her mom's plans to have friends stay over for a long weekend.
11) Son
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Giver quartet volume 4
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When the young girl washes up on their shore, no one knew she had been a Vessel. That she had carried a Product. That it had been carved into her belly. Stolen. Claire had had a son. She was supposed to forget about him, but that was impossible. When he was taken from their community, she knew she had to follow. And so her journey began. But here in this wind-battered village Claire is welcomed as one of their own. In the security of her new home,...
12) When dogs dream
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[2013]
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Reveals some of the secret dreams of stray dogs in the desert Southwest, such as learning to drive a car, planning parties, or just wearing a collar that jingles. Includes a list of rescue groups that help these dogs.
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Gifted clans volume 1
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Riley Oh can't wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful lineage of Korean healing witches their family has belonged to for generations. Her sister, Hattie, will earn her Gi bracelet and finally be able to cast spells without adult supervision. Although Riley is desperate to follow in her sister's footsteps, she's a saram—a person without magic. Riley was adopted, and often feels like the odd one out in her family and the...
14) Gus
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Puppy place. Main series volume 37
Pub. Date
[2015]
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Mom Peterson has trouble finding a family good enough to adopt the adorable Labradoodle Gus.
15) Lucky Breaks
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Having reached the mature age of eleven in the tiny California town of Hard Pan (population 43), Lucky discovers that there is still much to learn about friendship, parental trust, and the Milky Way galaxy.
16) Hotel for dogs
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Liz and her brother wind up with nine stray dogs that need homes but must be kept a secret.
17) Ruby's new home
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Pub. Date
c2011
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When Jordan, Justin, and Jade get a new dog, they must learn to share the work of caring for her, as well as her love.
18) Pablo's tree
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Pub. Date
c1994
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Each year on his birthday, a young Mexican American boy looks forward to seeing how his grandfather has decorated the tree he planted on the day the boy was adopted.
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Ladybug Girl volume 10
Pub. Date
2018.
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"While at the farmers' market with her mama, Ladybug Girl spies some rescue dogs and, together with the Bug Squad, finds one of them a forever home, vowing to return again to help the others"--