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"Marika Meeks fell in love with Stella the moment she saw her. The adorable pit bull puppy had been abandoned in a cold field in winter -- but her warm, friendly eyes and boundless affection could melt anyone's heart. Even so, Marika wasn't sure she was ready to adopt a dog. As a busy entrepreneur, wife, and mother of two daughters, Marika's life was crazy already. She was recovering from stage 3 breast cancer, and her family was still reeling from...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
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760L
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English
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Lucas Ray is shocked when an adorable puppy jumps out of an abandoned building and into his arms. Though the apartment he shares with his mother, a disabled veteran, doesn't allow dogs, Lucas can't resist taking Bella home. Bella is inexplicably drawn to Lucas, even if she doesn't understand the necessity of games like No Barks. As it becomes more difficult to hide her from the neighbors, Lucas begins to sneak Bella into the VA where he works. There,...
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Lily to the rescue volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
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720L
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Lily meets a crow with a broken wing, so she and Maggie Rose take the crow home to Mom. But when the crow starts to become too tame, some unexpected problems arise. It's Lily to the rescue!=650 \0
Pit bull terriers
4) One good dog
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One good dog volume 1
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After a man has a nervous breakdown that causes him to lose his job, his wife and the life he has worked so hard to achieve, he must fulfill a community-service obligation at a soup kitchen, where he meets a pit bull bred for fighting who ends up being his best shot at redemption.
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This book tells the story of survival and our powerful bond with man's best friend, in the aftermath of the nation's most notorious case of animal cruelty. Animal lovers and sports fans were shocked when the story broke about NFL player Michael Vick's brutal dog fighting operation. But what became of the dozens of dogs who survived? As the author discovered, their story is the truly newsworthy aspect of this case. Expanding on his Sports Illustrated...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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In 2002, Larry Levin and his twin sons took their beloved terminally ill cat to the Ardmore Animal Hospital outside Philadelphia to be put to sleep. What began as a terrible day got brighter as the ugliest dog they had ever seen - missing an ear, and with half his face in scar tissue - captured their hearts. Used as bait for fighting dogs at four months old, Oogy had been left to die. Unable to resist his charms, the Levins - whose sons were adopted...
7) Pit bulls
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers!
Pit bulls are loyal, gentle, and brave. Did you know that there are three different pit bull breeds? And that some are trained to be search and rescue dogs? Learn more about these good-natured dogs!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
550L
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"Daisy has only ten weeks to prove her usefulness or else be sent back to the pound. Yet if she goes back, who will protect Colonel Victor from his PTSD attacks? Or save the littler human, Micah, from those infernal ear muzzles he calls earphones? What if no one ever adopts her again? Determined to become the elite protector the colonel needs, Daisy vows to ace the service dog test. She'll accept the ridiculous leash and learn to sit, heel, shake,...
9) Chance
Pub. Date
[2021]
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"When a loving and optimistic Pitbull puppy is forced into the brutal world of underground dog fighting, he befriends two other puppies and they make a pact against all odds to survive and escape together. When he learns about a place where dogs live free, this little dreamer embarks on a journey of friendship, family and hope"--Container insert.
12) Dog lost
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
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570L
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After living happily in a warm home with an eleven-year-old boy, a pit bull terrier is forced to survive on the streets, where its brave deeds surprise many residents who dislike or fear pit bulls.
13) Dog dog goose
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Lily to the rescue volume 4
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"A gaggle of orphaned baby geese think Lily is their mother. But they need to learn how to fly. Can Lily find a way to teach them? It's Lily to the rescue!"--Back cover.
14) Rescue you
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Dogwood County volume 1
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English
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Rehabilitating pitbulls into war-veteran companions, Constance and Sunny are targeted by a vindictive neighbor before making unexpected self-discoveries and bonding with a group of ex-military friends at a local gym, where the owner is battling PTSD.
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Lily to the rescue volume 5
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
700L
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English
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"Lily lives with her girl, Maggie Rose. Once a stray, Lily was rescued by the kind people at the animal shelter run by Maggie Rose's mom. Now she has a very important purpose: to rescue other animals in trouble. When a lost little Amur leopard is brought to the zoo and needs a friend, it's Lily to the rescue!"--
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The story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs -- and what role humans have played in the transformation. When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate, timid pit bull. Which made her wonder: How had the breed -- beloved by Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and Hollywood's "Little Rascals"--Come to be known as a brutal fighter?...
19) Stay with me
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 10
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HL 570L
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English
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Fifteen-year-olds Mack, a high school drop-out but a genius with dogs, and Céce, who hopes to use her intelligence to avoid a life like her mother's, meet and fall in love at the restaurant where they both work, but when Mack lands in prison he pushes Céce away and only a one-eared pit-bull can keep them together.
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Pit Bull Heroes spotlights forty-nine underdogs who beat the odds and became heroes in their families, neighborhoods, and communities. Meet Chad, found on a street corner, who now serves as the first pit bull in the pet therapy program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Apollo, who finished first in his police training and now sniffs out narcotics at his full-time job in Washington State; and Charlie, who rallied an entire community to fight...
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