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1) The darling
Author
Language
English
Description
Set in Liberia and the United States from 1975 through 1991, The Darling is the story of Hannah Musgrave, a political radical and member of the Weather Underground. Hannah flees America for West Africa, where she and her Liberian husband become friends of the notorious warlord and ex-president, Charles Taylor. Hannah's encounter with Taylor ultimately triggers a series of events whose momentum catches Hannah's family in its grip and forces her to...
2) Waffles
Author
Series
Puppy place volume 6
Language
English
Description
"Waffles is exuberant, playful, and smart - maybe too smart! She's quite the escape artist and Lizzie has her hands full trying to keep tabs on her." --
3) Hideout
Author
Series
Swindle mysteries volume 5
Language
English
Description
Luthor's former owner, Swindle, is back trying to reclaim his dog, and it is up to Griffin Bing, Savannah Drysdale, and their friends to hide the Doberman until they can come up with a plan to rescue him from the vicious crook.
5) Scruffy
Author
Series
Puppy place volume 67
Language
English
Description
"Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. When Charles and Lizzy find Scruffy stuck in a fence at a scary old house, they aren't sure if she's lost or been abandoned. Either way, Scruffy has learned that smiling at humans always gets her what she wants... and soon so does the rest of the world. When she hits social media, Scruffy...
6) Rescued
Author
Series
Ape quartet volume 3
Language
English
Description
When John was ten years old his father brought back a baby orangutan from Indonesia, and Raja quickly becomes John's "brother" and responsibility--so years later, after his parents divorce, and his father has sold Raja to a roadside zoo, John sets out to rescue him and bring him to a sanctuary in Indonesia.
The third entry in the taut, heart-wrenching quartet that made Eliot Schrefer a two-time National Book Award finalist introduces us to an orangutan...
7) Zoobreak
Author
Series
Swindle mysteries volume 2
Language
English
Description
After a class trip to a floating zoo where animals are mistreated and Savannah's missing pet monkey is found in a cage, Long Island sixth-grader Griffin Bing and his band of misfits plan a rescue.
8) Threatened
Author
Series
Ape quartet volume 2
Language
English
Description
Luc is an orphan living in debt slavery in Gabon. Then a man calling himself Prof comes to town with a mysterious mission. When Luc tries to rob him, the man isn't angry. Instead, he offers Luc a job. Together, Luc and Prof head into the rough, dangerous jungle in order to study the elusive chimpanzees. There, Luc finally finds a new family--and must act when that family comes under attack.
Author
Series
Stink Moody volume 4
Language
English
Description
Stink Moody, friends Webster and Sophie, and Mrs. Birdwistle visit tourist attractions in Virginia as they try to give away 101 guinea pigs rescued from a laboratory, although Stink is very reluctant to relinquish his favorite, Astro.
Author
Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 2
Language
English
Description
Animal control officer Francine Poulet can handle anything - except a ghostly raccoon that screams her name. Terrified of the critter, Francine has a crisis of confidence.
Author
Language
English
Description
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike goldfields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Includes illustrations and extended captions providing background information on history, geography, social customs, animals, architecture, literature, and science pertinent to the story.
12) Guinea pig gang
Author
Series
Animal ark pets volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
The idea of creating a club of guinea pig owners and their pets seemed like a good idea to Mandy and her friends, yet they become concerned when Lisa sees it differently and refuses to join.
13) I am Leaper
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
Leaper, a kangaroo rat who can communicate with humans, enlists the aid of a boy named Julian to help defeat a "monster" that has been terrorizing the desert where she lives.
Author
Series
Animal ark volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic
Language
English
Description
A young girl befriends an orphaned badger cub.
16) Free Willy
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Jesse tries to find a way to free his new friend, a 7,000-pound killer whale named Willy, from a miserable existence as the star attraction at an amusement park.
17) Wild things
Author
Series
Pet Patrol volume 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
The Pet Patrol tries to cope with the plight of a mysterious animal that has been raiding neighborhood trash cans every night.
18) Cat in the crypt
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Language
English
Description
Mandy is haunted by dreams of a mysterious cat and wonders if it is because she is worried about Bathsheba, a tabby cat who has disappeared. Can this cat help Mandy solve the mystery of Bathsheba's disappearance?
20) Saving Lilly
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Erin Wrenn is determined to save an elephant named Lilly from being sold by a circus to a hunting park.
