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1) Odder
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Stink Moody volume 4
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stink Moody, friends Webster and Sophie, and Mrs. Birdwistle visit tourist attractions in Virginia as they try to give away 101 guinea pigs rescued from a laboratory, although Stink is very reluctant to give away his favorite, Astro.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Chronic overachiever Prudence Daniels is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. After a night out with her friends, she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those around her. Pru makes use of the power, punishing everyone from public vandals to karaoke hecklers, but there is one person on whom her powers consistently backfire: Quint Erickson, her slacker of a lab partner and...
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 1
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new town; he'd much rather stay at home and read a book. But things take an unexpected turn when he finds out his weird new teacher, Professor Fauna, has planned a field trip for Elliot's very first day. Along with a new friend--brave, outspoken Uchenna Devereaux--Elliot gets caught up in a secret group of adventurers, The Unicorn Rescue Society, whose goal is to protect...
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 2
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When their next assignment with Professor Fauna sends Elliot, Uchenna, and Jersey across the Atlantic to Basque Country, their efforts to rescue a fire-breathing dragon are complicated by the Schmoke brothers.
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 4
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor Fauna bursts into their classroom with a frightening report from the Texas-Mexico border: something has completely drained the blood from a cow's body! The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are running high. Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo--plus their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes, and her curandero husband, Israel--can the Unicorn Rescue Society save the region's...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
GN 510L
Physical Desc
153 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Animal Rescue Friends, where any stray can find a friendly face--furry or otherwise. This first collection of middle-grade comics includes five tales of found family: A lonely girl living in the suburbs finds happiness with a stray pit bull; a protective mama ferret and her six kits learn to trust a shelter volunteer; a shy boy stands up for himself with the help of a strong-willed bunny; a cantankerous cat helps to mend a troubled relationship;...
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
AD 580L
Physical Desc
148 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Join the PAWsome pups of the PAW Patrol for thrills, chills, giggles, and teamwork! In this collection of stories, you will find exciting tales of aliens, genies, treasures, and rescues. Each story can be read aloud in about five minutes, making this collection ideal for bedtime." -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A legendary sea serpent is missing. Can the Unicorn Rescue Society find it...and end Cuba's terrible drought?" -- Page [4] cover.
11) Runaway
Author
Series
Starlight Animal Rescue volume 1
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dakota doesn't want to warm up to her new foster family; in fact, she plans to run away as soon as she gets the opportunity. Just as her plans to escape unfold, she falls in love with a horse that others have just about given up on. She accepts the love of her new family as well as the love of God through a series of events"--Publisher's website.
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 4
Lexile measure
660L
Description
"A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor Fauna bursts into their classroom with a frightening report from the Texas-Mexico border: something has completely drained the blood from a cow's body! The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are running high. Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo--plus their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes, and her curandero husband, Israel--can the Unicorn Rescue Society save the region's...
13) Zoobreak
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
230 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After a class trip to a floating zoo where animals are mistreated and Savannah's missing pet monkey is found in a cage, Long Island sixth-grader Griffin Bing and his band of misfits plan a rescue.
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Paw Patrol is on a roll, even through the ice and snow, in these seven wintery missions, including a double-length adventure to save Christmas! From a ski-lift rescue to tracking down a snow monster, no job is too big and no pup is too small. Plus, see how Rubble first joined the team by helping out in a snowy situation!
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
137 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Jimmy, a yellow Labrador puppy, is separated from his Lake Charles, Louisiana, family and survives the horrors of Hurricane Katrina on his own before being rescued and taken to New York City, where he tries to fit in with a new family and the many neighborhood dogs, and accept his new name.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"But when Madi and her two best friends, Aaron and Jack, rescue beaver kits whose mother was killed, they find themselves at the center of a local conspiracy that's putting the beavers and their habitats in danger. As Madi and her friends race to uncover the threat targeting the beavers, Madi must put her animal whisperer skills to the test in both raising the orphaned beaver kits and staying out of trouble long enough"--
Author
Series
Curious Cat Spy Club volume 1
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"One perfectly normal afternoon, Kelsey Case is nearly trampled by a runaway zorse (half-zebra, half horse!), which just so happens to belong to Becca Morales, one of the most popular girls at school. And that's not even the weirdest thing that happened that day! After the near disaster, the two girls cut down an alley where Kelsey hears strange cries coming from a dumpster. With a little help from geeky genius Leo Polanski, the group discovers an...
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 3
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Elliot and his friend Uchenna join Professor Fauna as they travel to the Pacific Northwest and help keep a sasquatch family safe from a pack of journalists and a logging company" --
20) Saucy
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
730L
Physical Desc
289 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year-old Becca, a quadruplet, finds a sick piglet on the side of the road, her life is changed forever.
Being a quadruplet can make it hard to stand out from the crowd. Becca's three brothers all have something that makes them...them. Bailey has his music and dancing, Jammer plays hockey, and K.C. thinks they're all living in a simulation and doesn't see the point of doing much of anything. Becca is the only one with nothing to make her...