The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale

by Carmen Agra Deedy & Randall Wright A community of mice and a cheese-loving cat form an unlikely alliance at London’s Cheshire Cheese, an inn where Charles Dickens finds inspiration and Queen Victoria makes an unexpected appearance.

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R My Name is Rachel

by Patricia Reilly Giff Three city siblings, now living on a farm during the Great Depression, must survive on their own when their father takes a construction job miles away

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Waiting For the Magic

by Patricia MacLachlan When Papa goes away for a little while, his family tries to cope with the separation by adopting four dogs and a cat.

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When Life Gives You O.J.

by Erica Perl Zelly Fried wants a dog more than anything, so at the urging of her grandfather, during the summer before sixth grade she takes care of a “practice dog” made out of an orange juice jug to show her parents that she is ready for the responsibility, even though she is sometimes not [...]

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A Dog’s Way Home

by Bobbie Pyron After a car accident strands them at opposite ends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, eleven-year-old Abby and her beloved sheltie Tam overcome months filled with physical and emotional challenges to find their way back to each other.

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