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Watership Down
by Richard Adams
A visually enhanced trade edition of the top-selling modern classic follows the survival tale of a group of wild rabbits who are forced to flee their doomed warren and find a safe place to live in the face of brutal challenges, an adventure that explores metaphorical themes about environmentalism and social oppression. Original. 60,000 first printing.
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Touching Spirit Bear
by Ben Mikaelsen
After his anger erupts into violence, Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the Native American Circle Justice, and he is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reissue.
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Fire bringer
by David Clement-Davies
In ancient Scotland, a tyrannical new lord of the herd plans complete dominion over the animal world, but deer lore promises a hero, who has a unique bond with all creatures, including man, and who will ignite an epic battle and free the herd forever. Reprint.
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Doglands
by Tim Willocks
Born into a puppy mill for enslaved racing greyhounds, Furgul is slated to be euthanized when his mixed-breed status is discovered but manages a spectacular escape before confronting elements in the outside world that force him to choose between the security of being a pet and the freedom of remaining a stray. By the author of The Religion.
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Tiger's curse
by Colleen Houck
When Kelsey forms a bond with a circus tiger who is actually one of two brothers, Indian princes Ren and Kishan, who were cursed to live as tigers for eternity, she travels with him to India where the tiger's curse may be broken once and for all
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Life of Pi : a novel
by Yann Martel
Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain
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Stray : a novel
by Stacey Goldblatt
Using the characteristics of various breeds of dogs to describe herself and the people around her, sixteen-year-old Natalie does her best to be obedient to the rules of her house, but when she suddenly falls for a free-spirited, mystery man, Natalie's entire world is thrown for a loop and her evaluation of herself is immediately altered.
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Alpha dog : a novel
by Jennifer Ziegler
Feeling humiliated after being dumped by both her boyfriend and the school's popular crowd at the end of her junior year in high school, Katie endures more embarrassing moments while taking a summer class at the University of Texas in Austin, and living away from home in an apartment with an overly hip roommate and a psychotic dog. Simultaneous.
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Cat Girl's day off
by Kimberly Pauley
High schooler Natalie Ng has always kept secret her talent for talking with cats, but when she learns--from a cat--that a celebrity has been replace by an imposter, she and her friends investigate, becoming movie extras to get the scoop
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Notes from the dog
by Gary Paulsen
When Johanna shows up at the beginning of summer to house-sit next door to Finn, he has no idea of the profound effect she will have on his life by the time summer vacation is over
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Fresno County Public Library 2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, California 93721 559.600.READ (7323)
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