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Pongo and Perdita have a litter of 15 dalmatian puppies. Cruella De Vil takes a fancy to the puppies and tries to buy them from their human owners, Roger and Anita. Cruella wants to get hold of those puppies, as well as more puppies, to make herself a lovely dalmatian skin coat. Cruella hires some thugs to kidnap the puppies and hold them at an abandoned mansion. Now Pongo and Perdita must use an animal communication system to help find all the puppies....
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Language
English
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Feisty little Patch feels almost invisible alongside Lucky, Rolly and the other puppies, so he cleverly figures out how to make his mark. Inspired by his TV hero, Patch bravely leads the charge when cold-hearted Cruella De vil and spot-obsessed artist Lars plot to round up all the Dalmatians in London. As Patch and Thunderbolt embark on a quest to save the dogs from Cruella, they discover their inner strengths and prove once and for all that Thunderbolt...
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Language
English
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Corduroy Mansions is the nickname given to a building in London's vibrant Pimlico neighborhood, home to a captivating collection of quirky characters. The author traces their amusing foibles and interactions through the ins and outs of neighborliness in all its unexpected variations.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st American ed.
Lexile measure
910L
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When lonely, ten-year-old Hal learns that his wealthy but neglectful parents only rented Fleck, the dog he always wanted, he and new friend Pippa take Fleck and four other dogs from the rental agency on a trek from London to Scotland, where Hal's grandparents live.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
Every street should have a dog like Jack . . . All day, he trots happily between the terraced houses, receiving treats and toys, offering a tail wag or lick in return. For Sam, a widower recently returned to London, Jack is Christmas Street's unofficial welcoming committee. For Sam's young son, Teddy, the small, scruffy mutt is much more than that -- he's a confidante and Teddy's much-needed -- and so far, only -- friend.
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Where can you turn when the world turns against you? When Elizabeth Barnes' life fell apart she never imagined that she'd be rescued by a new friend on four paws. The plan was simple: Elizabeth would ignore the fact that she was unjustly fired from her dream job, fly across the pond to settle an unexpected inheritance in her father's home country and quickly return to reclaim her position among the Silicon Valley elite. But when Elizabeth stumbles...
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Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
When Miss Penelope Lumley receives an invitation to speak at her alma mater on the occasion of the Celebrate Alumnae Knowledge Exposition, she expects the trip to be a piece of cake -- or rather, CAKE. But preparing a great oration in the style of Cicero is the least of her problems. The Swanburne board of trustees is now led by none other than Judge Quinzy, and Baroness Hoover is wreaking mayhem on the school's beloved traditions. Meanwhile, Lord...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mystery in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to the bleak wastes of Dartmoor, England to solve the mystery surrounding the late Sir Charles Baskerville and a ghostly hound.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
960L
Physical Desc
313 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a governess trained at the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, takes the three Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place to London, England, and learns they are under a curse.
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Her boyfriend has left her for his personal trainer, her mother has absconded with her latest husband for the holidays, and--adding insult to (literal) injury--her London apartment has just been destroyed by a gas leak. Single, mildly concussed and temporarily homeless, Charlie realizes there's only one place to go: Cozy Canine Cottages, where she'll spend the season looking after her cousin Jez's doggy day care center. And if she's not exactly a...
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (63 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
A graphic adaptation of a mystery with Private Investigator, Sherlock Holmes, who seeks to unlock clues about a monstrous attack on Sir Charles Baskerville late one night.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (63 pages) : chiefly color illustrations
Language
Español
Description
A graphic adaptation of a mystery with private investigator, Sherlock Holmes, who seeks to unlock clues about a monstrous attack on Sir Charles Baskerville late one night.
14) 101 dalmatians
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Publisher
Studio Fun International
Language
English
Description
When Pongo and Perdita's puppies are captured by Cruella De Vil, it's up to them to save the little Dalmatians--along with 84 more puppies! This fully illustrated storybook retells the classic story of Disney's 101 Dalmatians.
15) The unseen guest
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
980L
Physical Desc
340 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Miss Penelope Lumley embarks on an investigation into the mysteries surrounding the Incorrigible children, Lord Ashton, the forests of Ashton Place, and her own past"--
Author
Series
Magic bone volume 1
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
530L
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sparky the sheepdog puppy digs up a magic bone that transports him to London, where he makes new friends, sees the sites, and gets into a bit of trouble.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
After losing his job, Joe's father has no choice but to sell Joe's beloved collie, Lassie, to a wealthy duke, but when the duke takes her to the far north of Scotland, Lassie undertakes a 1,000-mile journey to be reunited with her boy.
19) Dumb witness
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Language
English
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An elderly spinster has been poisoned in her country home. Everyone blamed Emilys accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs by her frisky terrier. But the more she thought about her fall, the more convinced she became that one of her relatives was trying to kill her. On April 17th she wrote her suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. Mysteriously he didnt receive the letter until June 28th& by which time Emily was already dead.
20) Outwalkers
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 660L
Physical Desc
404 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In a frighteningly real near future England, Jacob escapes from the Academy orphanage to reenter a world that is grimly recognizable. The Coalition can track anyone, anywhere, from a chip implanted at birth. Now Jacob must fulfill his promise to his parents, find his dog, Jet, and navigate his way out of England. Their only hope is a band of children who have found a way to survive off the grid: The Outwalkers. Their rules are strict, but necessary...