Spring According to Humphrey
Betty G. Birney
Childrens / Animals / Fiction
Everyone's favourite classroom hamster is back! Dear Friends, At last, spring has come! Lucky for Room 26 where I'm class hamster because they've got a Family Fun Night planned at Longfellow School. It'll be great to get to know my classmates' families. I might even start thinking about what family means to me - especially as families come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Happy-happy-happy reading! Humphrey
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Secret of the Night Ponies
Joan Hiatt Harlow
Animals / Historical / Historical Fiction
Thirteen-year-old Jessie Wheller is a girl who knows her heart and will do everything that she can to follow it. With her Newfoundland pony, Raven, and Newfoundland dog, Blizzard, Jessie is never at a loss for faithful companions. Jessie's grandmother is always pushing her to be a "lady," but if being a lady means leading a life without adventure, Jessie will have none of it.When Jessie realizes that a little girl named Clara is being neglected, Jessie knows that she has to help. And when Jessie discovers a herd of wild ponies captured in the woods, she knows that she and her friends must come to the rescue. But going head-to-head against the town's bully to save Clara and the ponies is no small feat, and Jessie will need more than just a little bit of luck.The rugged shores of Newfoundland in 1965 set the scene for award-winning author Joan Hiatt Harlow's tale of a girl and her boundless affection for ponies.
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Slipway Grey: A Deep Sea Thriller
Dane Hatchell
Animals / Dinosaurs / Fiction
Mysterious disappearances plague Pensacola Beach, but this won't stop a group of party-loving friends from having one last blowout at an exclusive beach mansion. A massive predator lurks beneath the sea green waters off the Gulf coast. The sugar white sands will be stained blood red and shouts of joy morphed into screams of terror by bone breaking jaws with an insatiable appetite for human flesh! But is there something on land just as deadly?
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Isobel
James Oliver Curwood
Animals / Fiction / Classics
Immerse yourself in the romance of frontier living. The novel Isobel follows the rocky love affair between the title character and her soul mate, a Canadian Mountie who risks his life to rescue her when things go horribly awry. Packed with action, this is a quick and rewarding read for fans of the great outdoors.
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Humphrey's Really Wheely Racing Day
Betty G. Birney
Childrens / Animals / Fiction
Everyone's favorite classroom pet is now starring in chapter books! Humphrey is one happy hamster. He lives in Room 26 at Longfellow School. He has a big comfy cage with a wheel perfect for spinning and a room full of friends. But when Humphrey goes to Mandy's house one weekend, he learns that her hamster has something Humphrey has never seen before—a hamster car! Humphrey wants one, too, but school is not usually the place for toys. Then his teacher talks about bringing in something special for a project. Is Humphrey getting a really wheely surprise? With adorable illustrations and an easy reading level, Humphrey's Tiny Tales are just right for emergent readers.
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The Thirteenth Horse
Amanda Wills
Animals / Horses / Young Adult
New girl in town Kristy Moore is desperate to fit in. So, when she lands a job at Mill Farm Stables, she hopes she’ll make friends with the children who keep their ponies there.
When she’s given the cold shoulder by their ringleader, bossy Norah Bergman, she seeks solace by befriending the mysterious and mighty black Percheron, Cassius.
To her surprise, Norah and her friends invite Kristy to join their quadrille team.
Fate deals them one disaster after another and Kristy begins to wonder if they are destined to fail.
As the day of the quadrille draws near, can Kristy and her new friends overcome adversity and triumph against all odds?
And will Kristy lose the one thing she loves more than anything – her beloved horse Cassius?
From the Amazon bestselling author of the Riverdale Pony Stories, a new heart-warming tale of friendship, loyalty - and horses.
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A Just Farewell
Brian S. Wheeler
Animals / Birds / Environment / Nature
Governor Chen sits before the cinema screen and spies on a boy born to Earth's savage tribes. She had never desired to be one of the space castles' governors. She would've preferred studying how best to grow tomatoes in space. Yet, somehow, fate forces her to spy on a boy of a world fallen to savagery and decide if the ancient planet of Earth deserves to be saved or destroyed.
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Bell's Star
Alison Hart
Animals / Horses / Young Adult
Vermont, 1850sBell's Star is a brown Morgan colt with a white star and two white stockings. He was bred for hard work, yet he longs to run free with his human friend, Katie, on his back. But when Star helps rescue a runaway slave girl, his ideas about freedom may change forever. Here is Star's story . . . in his own words. With exciting and knowledgeable text and lovely black-and-white art throughout--both by real horse owners--Horse Diaries are the perfect fit for all lovers of horses and history!From the Hardcover edition.
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