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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.
2) Found
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The missing volume 1
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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.
3) 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,...
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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...
7) Shadow
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Puppy place. Main series volume 3
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When Charles and Lizzie Peterson meet Shadow, they recognize him as a special, cute, smart black lab. Who'll be the perfect owner for him?
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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.
9) Lost Cat
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Pub. Date
2013.
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Slipper the cat is mistakenly left behind in the commotion when the lady she has always lived with moves in with her daughter's family, so Slipper sets out to find someone new to adopt.
11) Just Like Me
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In this story about unlikely friendships and finding your place in the world, three very different girls, adopted as babies from the same Chinese orphanage, spend a week at a summer camp, where the adoption agency coordinator wants them to journal their "bonding" experience.
12) Wolfie the bunny
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Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"When her parents find a baby wolf on their doorstep and decide to raise him as their own, Dot is certain he will eat them all up until a surprising encounter with a bear brings them closer together." --Library of Congress.
15) Dogtown
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Dogtown books volume 1
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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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Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"A Crocodile in the Family is a heartwarming story about a family of birds who find a lone egg and take it home to care for it themselves. The egg eventually hatches and it isn't a baby bird inside--it's a baby crocodile! They raise their new baby crocodile as one of their own, while their community asks them why they keep him? It turns out the bird family's reason is simple..."--Jacket flap.
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American Girl. Forever friends volume 4
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
When a litter of puppies is born at the animal shelter, Sofia's mom says they may adopt one if Sofia proves she can take care of it, but she soon learns that puppy care is more difficult than she imagined.
19) 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.
20) Pick a pup
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
After observing different types of dogs in his neighborhood, Sam and Gram go to the local pet shelter to choose a puppy.