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The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are two classic American adventure novels depicting the evolution of two dogs in the wild. The novels are in fact mirror images of one another, as Call of the Wild depicts Buck's journey from domestic to wild dog, while White Fang recounts White Fang's transformation from wild beast to domestic companion. Both convey powerful themes of redemption and survival that continue to affect readers even today....
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[2020]
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A boy commits a catnapping -- and becomes a witness to murder in the process -- in this "suspenseful psychological thriller [with] a tight plot" ( Publishers Weekly ). On a dare from the local boys, lonely eleven-year-old Robin sneaks into a neighbor's house to steal their pedigree cat. But he doesn't expect the terrifying scene that awaits him. After a loud dispute echoes from above -- and the man of the house comes down the stairs covered in blood...
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2020.
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"Buck is a well-loved and happy dog, living on a ranch with other happy dogs and an owner who loves him. But one night, he is taken from his loving home, forced to work hard pulling sleds with a team of other unkind dogs. He quickly learns that to survive, he must set his wild side free. This new adaptation of Jack London's classic novel tells the story of a loveable dog seeking his purpose and belonging, and ultimately deciding if he should answer...
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The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, who is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Buck is a dog born to luxury, but his life changes dramatically when he is sold to be a sled dog in the Yukon Terrority. He earns a reputation for his strength and courage, and is rescued from a series of bad owners by John Thornton, who teaches him to love. When John is...
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Moving on to her latest venture, Andi is excited when her newspaper for dogs becomes a big success, but when a group of evil dognappers use it to kidnap the pooches she knows and loves, Andi must do everything she can to catch the culprits and return all the dogs back to their rightful owners.
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2016.
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Hired to keep an eye out for a saboteur at the Pawsitively Enchanted pet contest, Darcy, along with her dog Missy, is thrown off the scent when her lead suspect is found dead and someone begins stealing prize-winning pets, forcing her to sniff out both a killer and a thief.
9) Cattery Row
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[2006]
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First edition.
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Spiky freelancer Theda Krakow has fallen on a bare patch. Changes at the newspaper have cut her regular assignments and magazine work is slim. When a call comes in asking her to profile Cool, a gifted musician who's being oddly reclusive, it's welcome relief from both Theda's man and money troubles.
But even with work at hand, there are problems: Someone is stealing show cats. And both the feline-friendly Theda and her friend Violet, who runs the...
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Corinna Chapman volume Bk. 7
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[2019]
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Corinna Chapman, baker extraordinaire, talented sleuth, stalwart friend and lover, is back! When a distraught Scottish veteran from Afghanistan is knocked unconscious, waking up to find his beloved ex-service dog missing, Corinna and her lover, Daniel, find themselves inextricably drawn into the machinations of a notorious underworld gang of drug runners. Corinna and Daniel need to pull together all the strings to find the connections between their...
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[2017]
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Steve Ford is a L.A., based private investigator whose professional and personal worlds collide after his pet, Buddy, is stolen by a gang. Due to bizarre circumstances, Steve does the gang's bidding while being chased by two vengeful Samoan brothers, a loan shark's goons and a few other shady characters. Steve shows how far a man will go to be reunited with his best friend.
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[2017]
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Steve Ford is a L.A., based Private Investigator whose professional and personal worlds collide after his pet, Buddy, is stolen by a gang. Due to bizarre circumstances, Steve does the gang's bidding while being chased by two vengeful Samoan brothers, a loan shark's goons and a few other shady characters. Steve shows how far a man will go to be reunited with his best friend.
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[2006]
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The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. White Fang is the story of a wolf-dog who is befriended by a kind man who becomes his master.
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