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"Wagtail, Virginia, the top pet-friendly destination in the country, is throwing a fun murder mystery weekend, but no one expected the real thing. The Sugar Maple Inn has a full house when a blizzard causes the lights to go out. The next morning a dead body is discovered and there is a real murder to solve"--
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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The Sugar Maple Inn in Wagtail, Virginia, is the country's premiere vacation hot spot for pet owners who cant bear to leave their furry friends behind. Holly Miller's life has gone to the dogs. She has no job, and her boyfriend's former flame is sniffing around. Just when she thought things couldn't get worse, a troubling phone call sends her rushing home to the family inn. The staff and a frisky Calico kitten named Twinkletoes adopts Holly and her...
6) Cat ladies
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Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Princess the cat has four properly-trained ladies--what will she do when a stray little girl arrives?
7) Chicken soup for the pet lover's soul: stories about pets as teachers, healers, heroes, and friends
Publisher
Health Communications
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
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Relates the unique bonds between animals and the people whose lives they've changed and the unconditional love, loyalty, courage and companionship that only animals possess.
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Over 84 million Americans--almost 3/4 of the US population--own a pet, and our society is still learning how to recognize and dignify that relationship with proper mourning rituals. We have only recently allowed the conversation of how to grieve for our non-human family members to come front and center. Lost Companions fills a specific, important demand, a massive need in the market for an accessible, meaningful book on pet loss. Jeffrey Moussaieff...
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English
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usan Chernak McElroy credits her astounding triumph over cancer to the love of the animals in her life. In Animals as Teachers & Healers she shares her remarkable story along with true stories from others who have been touched by the loving energies of animals.
A woman escapes an abusive relationship by observing how her boyfriend treated her two Arabian horses . . . a German shepherd cocoons its body around a toddler during a house fire . . . a...
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Grove Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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In 1990, poet Eileen Myles chose Rosie from a litter of pit bulls on the street, and their connection instantly became central to the writer's life and work. During the course of their sixteen years together, Myles was madly devoted to the dog's well-being, especially in her final days. Starting from the emptiness following Rosie's death, Afterglow launches a heartfelt and fabulist investigation into the true nature of the bond between pet and pet...
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Bad Girl Creek trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
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After leaving her no-good rodeo boyfriend, Mary Madigan ends up in Oklahoma Creek where she meets journalist Rick, pregnant Phoebe, and HIV-positive Ness, all of whom join forces to help, comfort, and love each other.
14) Hotel for dogs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Liz and her brother wind up with nine stray dogs that need homes but must be kept a secret.
Publisher
Charles Press
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
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This book is a collection of inspiring and often heart-wrenching letters written to the author about their own experiences with losing a beloved pet. Representing a wide variety of grief experiences, this one-of-a-kind book takes an intimate look at the way we react to the loss of our animal friends and how others can help or hurt the healing process that follows such a loss. While there is no magic cure for getting over a loss or even adjusting to...