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The Rose legacy
by Jessica Day George

Shuttled among her family members all her life, an orphan is offered a permanent home with a long-lost uncle who secretly breeds forbidden horses, a situation that is further shaped by the girl's strange ability to sense the horses' thoughts and feelings in ways that prove fateful to the kingdom. By the best-selling author of the Tuesdays at the Castle series.

Banjo
by Graham Salisbury

When his beloved border collie, Banjo, is wrongly sentenced to death for allegedly targeting the neighbors’ livestock, a young rodeo star from an Oregon ranch hatches a desperate plan to save his friend. By the award-winning author of Blue Skin of the Sea. Simultaneous eBook.

Kit meets Covington
by Bobbi J. G Weiss

Moving to England to attend an elite equestrian boarding school, an American teen struggles with trauma from a bad fall and wonders about her possibly royal roommate before bonding with a wild horse who challenges her to get back in the saddle. Simultaneous.

Good dog
by Dan Gemeinhart

Brodie was a good dog. And good dogs go to heaven. Except Brodie can't move on. Not just yet. As wonderful as his glimpse of the afterlife is, he can't forget the boy he left behind. The boy he loved, and who loved him in return. The boy who's still in danger. So Brodie breaks the rules of heaven. He returns to Earth as a spirit. With the help of two other lost souls -- lovable pitbull Tuck and surly housecat Patsy -- he is determined to find his boy and to save him. Even if it costs him paradise. Even if he loses his eternal soul. Because it's what a good dog would do

Harvey comes home
by Colleen Nelson

Austin, a volunteer at a retirement home, finds a lost dog, Harvey, and, after hearing the residents of the home talk about their early days of hardship and loneliness, Austin feels empathy for Harvey and begins a search for his owner

Dog driven
by Terry Lynn Johnson

A talented but sight-impaired musher signs up for a dangerous commemorative race in the Canadian wilderness to prove herself while raising awareness of the disease that is costing her and her sister their sight. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.

A dog-friendly town
by Josephine Cameron

A follow-up to Maybe a Mermaid finds 12-year-old Epic McDade preferring his family’s dog-friendly bed-and-breakfast to middle school before new recognition brings a celebrity dog and a collar-swiping jewel thief to the community. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.

Raising Lumie
by Joan Bauer

Desperately wanting a dog in spite of her newly orphaned status, Olive moves in with a busy half sister she barely knows before receiving a chance to raise a guide dog puppy who she struggles to prepare to be loved by someone else. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of Hope Was Here. Simultaneous eBook.

Rules of the Ruff
by Heidi Lang

Jessie, twelve, copes with what promised to be a long, boring summer with relatives by becoming apprentice to Wes, a grouchy neighborhood dog walker, who is facing new competition

Journey of the pale bear
by Susan Fletcher

Twelve-year-old Arthur forms a bond with a polar bear given by King Haakon IV of Norway to King Henry III of England in 1252 while traveling as her handler. Includes historical notes

The whole sky
by Heather Henson

A young horse whisperer resolves to discover the source of a devastating sickness that is killing the foals in a thoroughbred farming community. By the award-winning author of Dream of Night. Simultaneous eBook.

Pax
by Sara Pennypacker

When his father enlists in the military and makes him return his beloved pet fox to the wild, Peter, who has been sent to live with his grandfather hundreds of miles away, embarks on a journey filled with astonishing discoveries in order to be reunited with his fox. By the award-winning author of the Clementine series. Simultaneous eBook. 250,000 first printing.

The secret horses of Briar Hill
by Megan Shepherd

Living in a children's hospital where the grandeur of the building's past is reflected in mirrors that line its once-elegant corridors, young Emmaline discovers an injured winged horse that has escaped from its mirror world and needs protection from a malevolent hunter. Simultaneous eBook.

I am coyote
by Geri Vistein

Three-year-old Coyote leaves home in search of a mate, traveling five hundred miles through a harsh Canadian winter to Maine, where her descendents will play a vital role in the ecology of the Eastern United States

How to speak dolphin
by Ginny Rorby

Determined to get her autistic brother into an appropriate therapy program in spite of her stepfather's denial, Lily bonds with a sick dolphin who helps her brother and who Lily considers releasing from captivity. By the award-winning author of Hurt Go Happy. Simultaneous eBook.

Firstborn
by Tor Seidler

An alpha male wolf, the largest many have ever seen, disappoints his father with his love of butterflies, compassion and dislike of competition before entering into a forbidden relationship with a coyote. By the National Book Award finalist author of The Wainscott Weasel. Simultaneous eBook.

Woof : a Bowser and Birdie novel
by Spencer Quinn

Teaming up with 11-year-old Birdie to solve mysteries on the Louisiana coast, dog detective Bowser investigates the theft of a prize stuffed marlin in which Birdie's Grammy may have hidden a treasure map. By the best-selling author of the Chet and Bernie mysteries. Simultaneous eBook.