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Benway, Robin.  Audrey, Wait!
After sixteen-year-old Audrey breaks up with her boyfriend Evan, a rock musician, he records a breakup song about her that soars to the top of the Billboard charts bringing her unwanted fame and celebrity status.  She has an enormous, humongous cat, Bendomolena that Evan, to his discredit, had barely noticed.

Burgess, Melvin. Lady
In Manchester, England, when a seventeen-year-old girl who hasn't been acting like herself lately is turned into a dog--the very creature she has personified--she isn't sure that the change is all bad.

Casanova, Mary. Stealing Thunder.
Libby visits her neighbor's spirited horse Thunder every day, grooming and riding him, and when Mr. Porter starts to abuse Thunder she decides to steal him away to safety, with the help of her new friend Griff.

Crane, E.M.  Skin Deep   
When sixteen-year-old Andrea Anderson begins caring for a sick neighbor's dog, she learns a lot about life, death, pottery, friendship, hope, and love.

Cross, Gillian. Pictures in the Dark.
A chance photograph taken for the school Camera Club draws Charlie into the emotionally troubled lives of his classmate Jennifer's family, especially that of her younger brother who harbors an astounding secret.

Goldblatt, Stact.  Stray 
Natalie's mother, a veterinarian with a dogs-only practice, has the sixteen-year-old on such a short leash that, when the teenaged son of her old school friend comes to stay with them for the summer, Natalie is tempted to break her mother's rules and follow her own instincts for a change.

Hartnett, Sonya.  Surrender   
A small, unforgiving town and distant, punitive parents ensure that 20-year-old Gabriel never forgets the horrific mistake he made as a child. He has only two friends--his dog, Surrender, and a wild boy, Finnigan. When a series of arson attacks grips the town, it becomes devastatingly clear that only the most extreme measures will rid Gabriel of Finnigan for good.

Hesse, Karen. The Music of Dolphins.
After rescuing an adolescent girl from the sea, researchers learn she has been raised by dolphins and attempt to rehabilitate her to the human world.

Hiaasen, Carl. Hoot.
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.

Hobbs, Will. Beardance.
While accompanying an elderly rancher on a trip into the San Juan Mountains, Cloyd, a Ute Indian boy, tries to help two orphaned grizzly cubs survive the winter and, at the same time, completes his spirit mission. Sequel to "Bearstone."

Hunter, Erin.  Into the Wild  
For generations, four clans of wild cats have shared the forest. When their warrior code is threatened by mysterious deaths, a house cat named Rusty may turn out to be the bravest warrior of all.  #1 of the Warriors series

Juby, Susan.  Another Kind of Cowboy   
In Vancouver, British Columbia, two teenage dressage riders, one a spoiled rich girl and the other a closeted gay sixteen-year-old boy, come to terms with their identities and learn to accept themselves.

Katz, Welwyn Wilton. Whalesinger.
A scientific field trip on the California coast, near the possible site of a sunken treasure ship from Francis Drake's expedition, brings together two teenagers, an emotionally isolated boy and a girl who is discovering she shares an empathic bond with two gray whales in the area.

Koja, Kathe.  Straydog
Rachel, a teenager with a healthy dose of both aptitude and attitude, begins to feel at home volunteering at an animal shelter.

Korman, Gordon.  No More Dead Dogs
Why do the dogs in books always have to die?  That’s the question 8th grader Wallace Wallace asks himself and why he hates Old Shep, My Pal and why he writes that it’s the worst book he ever read in his book report.  Then his teacher makes him attend rehearsals for the play, Old Shep, My Pal till he comes to his senses.

London, Jack. Call of the Wild.
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.

Mass, Wendy.  A Mango Shaped Space  
Afraid that she is crazy, thirteen-year-old Mia, who sees a special color with every letter, number, and sound, keeps this a secret until she becomes overwhelmed by school, changing relationships, and the loss of something important to her.

McCaffrey, Anne. Black Horses for the King.
Galwyn, son of a Roman Celt, escapes from his tyrannical uncle and joins Lord Artos, later known as King Arthur, using his talent with languages and way with horses to help secure and care for the Libyan horses that Artos hopes to use in battle against the Saxons.

Monninger, Joseph.  Baby    
Fifteen-year-old Baby's last chance at foster care is with the Potters, and while she likes them and enjoys learning to race their sled dogs, she feels she should go back on the streets with her boyfriend if she cannot find the mother who has deserted her again.

Peterson, Shelly.  Sundancer  
Although thirteen-year-old Alberta refuses to speak, she "communicates" with the problem horses that arrive at her aunt's farm, until her mother shows up with a new boyfriend and Alberta's world is turned upside down.

Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows.
Twelve-year-old boy trains two coon-hound pups to win the coveted gold cup in the annual coon-hunt contest.

Rorby, Ginny. Dolphin Sky.
Twelve year-old dyslexic Buddy grows attached to captive dolphins near her Florida Everglades home.

Rottman, S.L.  Hero    
After years of abuse from his mother and neglect from his father, ninth-grader Sean Parker is headed for trouble until he is sent to do community service at a farm owned by an old man who teaches Sean that he can take control of his own life.

Ruby, Laura.  The Chaos King 
Thirteen-year-old Georgie and Bug, a year older, have been pulled apart by the demands of their newfound fame and fortune, but join forces again when a punk, vampires, a giant sloth, and other creatures come after them on the streets of a New York City of the future.

Schmidt, Gary D.  Trouble     
Fourteen-year-old Henry, wishing to honor his brother Franklin's dying wish, sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog. But fate adds another companion--the Cambodian refugee accused of fatally injuring Franklin--and reveals troubles that predate the accident.

Sherlock, Patti.  Letters from Wolfie   
Certain that he is doing the right thing by donating his dog, Wolfie, to the Army's scout program in Vietnam, thirteen-year-old Mark begins to have second thoughts when the Army refuses to say when and if Wolfie will ever return.
Smith, Roland. The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis & Clark Tribe.
Captain Meriwether Lewis's dog Seaman describes his experiences as he accompanies his master on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the uncharted western wilderness.

Springer, Nancy.  Sky Rider    
Dealing with her mother's death, a back injury that prevents her from riding, and the imminent destruction of her sick horse, fourteen-year-old Dusty receives physical and spiritual healing from the ghost of a recently killed boy.

Snelling, Lorraine.  Olympic Dreams                
Thirteen-year-old DJ needs God's help in achieving her dream of getting a horse and competing as a show jumper in the Olympics. #1 of the High Hurdles series

Taylor, Theodore. The Weirdo.
Seventeen-year-old Chip Clewt fights to save the black bears in the Powhaten National Wildlife Refuge.

Whitney, Kim Ablon.  The Perfect Distance  
While competing in the three junior national equitation championships, seventeen-year-old Francie Martinez learns to believe in herself and makes some decisions about the type of person she wants to be.

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