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Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Since her mother died, twelve-year-old Lily has struggled to care for her severely autistic half-brother, Adam, in their Miami home, but she is frustrated and angry because her oncologist step-father, Don, expects her to devote her time to Adam, and is unwilling to admit that Adam needs professional help--but when Adam bonds with a young dolphin with cancer Lily is confronted with another dilemma: her family or the dolphin's freedom.
2) Nicki
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old Nicki Fleming, who is a natural with animals, volunteers to help her mother train a service dog, she doesn't realize how much responsibility she's taking on and how much she'll have to give up along the way.
3) The escape
Author
Series
Horses of the dawn volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Estrella is a filly, daughter of the lead mare, one of a shipment of horses bound for the new world, but when the ship is becalmed and the horses are dropped overboard to lighten the load, Estrella finds that it is up to her to lead the herd to land and safety.
4) Stormbound
Author
Series
Guardian Herd volume 2
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Star has moved his herd of refugee pegasi to the coast to escape the Mountain Herd and the bitter memories of the past, and as head stallion it is up to him to protect and lead them--but the freezing storms of winter are coming, old enemies are seeking revenge, and an ancient adversary has awoken from sleep.
Author
Series
Here's Hank volume 3
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When the principal has to be away from school at a conference, Hank's class agrees to take care of the principal's special pet frog, and Hank is chosen to take the frog home for the weekend.
Author
Series
EllRay Jakes series volume 3
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Third-grader EllRay is becoming famous for messing up, and when his little sister accidentally kills EllRay's class goldfish, and then he forgets his teacher's read-aloud book at home, it only makes matters worse.
7) Rescued
Author
Series
Ape quartet volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When John was ten years old his father brought back a baby orangutan from Indonesia, and Raja quickly becomes John's "brother" and responsibility--so years later, after his parents divorce, and his father has sold Raja to a roadside zoo, John sets out to rescue him and bring him to a sanctuary in Indonesia.
8) Bibi
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Bibi is an elderly flamingo who looks out for the flock, and especially the babies--but when it looks like she will not be able to migrate, the rest of the flock tell her it is their turn to look out for her.
9) Slacker
Author
Series
Slacker volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When eighth-grader Cameron Boxer creates the Positive Action Group at school he intends it as a diversion to fool his parents, teachers, and sister into letting him continue to concentrate on his video-gaming--but before he knows it other kids are taking it seriously, and soon he finds himself president of the P.A.G., and involved in community service, so the boy who never cared about anything is now the center of everything, whether he likes it or...
Author
Series
Unicorn diaries volume 4
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Greta the goblin princess is bored, but when unicorns Bo and Sunny try to cheer her up by using their powers to make her queen (for a day), they discover just how much trouble a bored--and spoiled--goblin princess can cause for everyone around her.
11) What we harvest
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The farms of Hollow's End were blessed with miracle crops, especially the shimmering, iridescent wheat of Wren's family farm, but then the black mercury blight came, and the blight destroys everything: crops turned to silver-black sludge, animals sickened and blinded, even people; Wren believes she is responsible, and desperate to save Hollow's End she turns to her ex-boyfriend--but they find that there is a lot they do not know about their town and...
13) Grim Tuesday
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 2
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Arthur Penhaligon's magical adventures continue as he faces a grave new danger in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday.
Seventh-grader Arthur Penhaligon returns to the parallel universe known as the House to fight his latest enemy, Grim Tuesday, whose greed threatens to destroy both the House and the Earth.
14) Red wolf
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When fulfilling her duty as a shapeshifting guardian for her village means abandoning the young man she loves, the future she imagines with him, and her values, sixteen-year-old Adele must decide how far she is willing to go to keep her friends and neighbors safe.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"When Green Lantern recites his oath, he promises to do his best. He practices self-control and uses his power ring only when necessary. He is diligent and perseveres in his fight against villains like Star Sapphire and Sinestro. Green Lantern is responsible!"--
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
When a lazy potato named Spud the Dud tries to trick Bumblyburg's children into doing his chores, LarryBoy jumps to the rescue. Swing into this adventure with LarryBoy and Spud the Dud as they show that being responsible is much more fun than being lazy.
Author
Series
Here's Hank volume 2
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Rescuing a Dachshund from an animal shelter after convincing his skeptical father to get the family a dog, Hank struggles to prove his trustworthiness after his new canine friend gets loose at the park.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Life at Flint Hill Elementary School may seem normal, but seven friends soon find themselves on a path to crack the code for an epic life. Whether they're searching for an elusive monster fish, chasing their dreams on stage, or running a makeshift business out of a tree house, can these heroes find a way to work together to change their community?"--
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