going to do anything, so Jasmine sneaks the piglet home with her. A piglet is an awfully big secret. Will Jasmine be able to keep the piglet, now named Truffle, alive and hidden? Should she even keep such a big secret? Connect with your pet through these silly and outrageous poems found in non-fiction.
Let Sleeping Cats Lie: Pet Poems by Brian Bilston
From haikus composed by dogs at a window to meditations by a goldfish, Brian Bilston has brought pet ownership and the thoughts of pets to hilarious life in 65 fantastic poems. Whether you adore cats, fish, dogs, or are thinking of getting a whale, this fun short book of pet poems will definitely have something to make you go “aww” and giggle! TWEENS AND TEENS Follow these teens and their pets through some of the wildest adventures! Road Trip by Gary Paulsen Dad and Ben haven’t been getting along recently and Dad hopes a road trip to rescue a border collie will help them reconnect. When their truck breaks down, they commandeer an old school bus, along with its mechanic, Gus. Next, they pick up Mia, a waitress escaping a tense situation. Only sharp-eyed Atticus realizes that Theo is on the run—and someone is following them. Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson Victoria Secord, a 14-year-old Alaskan dogsled racer, loses her way on a routine outing with her dogs. With food gone and temperatures dropping, her survival, and that of her dogs and the mysterious boy she meets in the woods, is entirely up to her.
D-39: A Robodog’s Journey by Irene Latham
Klynt spends most of her long summer days bored or restoring artifacts in her Museum of Fond Memories. Real pet dogs are a thing of the past: After they were found to be carriers of a sickness, the government ordered them all killed. But one day, an incredible antique shows up at the farm: a D-39 robodog, “Real as a dog can be!” Klynt is overjoyed, but the good luck doesn’t last. When the war makes its way into the empty Worselands, she and D-39 find themselves thrown into an epic journey for survival and hope.
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