Dog Books

Avi The Good Dog

McKinley, a malamute, is torn between the domestic world of his human family and the wild world of Lupin, a wolf that is trying to recruit dogs to replenish the dwindling wolf pack.

Booth, Martin War Dog

After her owner is arrested while poaching, Jet is requisitioned by the British Army and sees duty on the beach at Dunkirk, searching for survivors of Germany's bombing raids on English cities, and in Italy at the end of the war.

Bunting, Eve The Summer of Riley

Shortly after he gets the perfect dog, Riley, eleven-year-old William must fight for his dog's life after Riley is taken away because he chases and injures an elderly neighbor's old horse.

Byars, Betsy Wanted, Mud Blossom

Convinced that Mud is responsible for the disappearance of the school hamster that was his responsibility for the weekend, Junior Blossom is determined that the dog should be tried for his "Crime".

Calvert, Patricia Bigger

When his father disappears near the Mexican border at the end of the Civil War, twelve-year-old Tyler decides to go after him and bring him home, acquiring on the journey a strange dog which he names Bigger.

Cone, Molly Mish Mash

Starting 5th grade at a new school in Tacoma, Pete has trouble getting along with Wanda, his neighbor and classmate, and difficulty in controlling Mishmash, his mischievous new dog.

DiCamillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie

Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.

Estes, Eleanor Ginger Pye

When the Pye family's puppy, Ginger, disappears on Thanksgiving Day, the children are convinced that he has been abducted by a stranger in a yellow hat. Newbery Award Winner

Gardiner, John Reynolds Stone Fox

In spite of tremendous odds, a ten-year-old boy and his dog are determined to win a dogsled race and the five-hundred-dollar prize.

Howe, James Howliday Inn

While their family is away, Harold and Chester, a dog and a cat, are boarded at Chateau Bow-Wow where Chester becomes increasingly alarmed by the strange behavior of his fellow guests and the sudden disappearance of one of them. Sequel: Return to Howliday Inn

Hurwitz, Johanna One Small Dog

Curtis gets a dog when his parents divorce, but his beloved new dog causes problems that he did not expect.

Karwoski, Gail Seaman : the dog who explored the West with Lewis & Clark

Seaman, a Newfoundland, proves his value as a hunter, navigator, and protector while serving with the Corps of Discovery when it explores the West under the leadership of Lewis and Clark.

London, Jack The Call of the Wild

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.

Lowry, Lois Stay! Keeper’s Story

Separated early in life from his mothers and siblings, Keeper tells of his adventures with various human masters and his continual search for his little sister.

Naylor, Phyllis Shiloh

When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man who is known to shoot deer out of season and mistreat his dogs. Sequels: Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh

Paulsen, Gary My Life in Dog Years

The author describes some of the dogs that have had special places in his life, including his first dog, Snowball, in the Phillippines; Dirk, who protected him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved his life.

Paulsen, Gary Brian’s Hunt

Two years after having survived a plane crash into the Canadian wilderness, a sixteen-year-old returns to the wild to befriend a wounded dog and hunt a rogue bear.

Rankin, Louise Daughter of the Mountains

Momo has always wanted a Lhasa terrier, a dog like the ones the Tibetan Buddhist priests hold sacred in their temples. When a trader brings Pempa to her parent's teahouse, her dream comes true. Then a band of robbers steal the valuable dog and to recover him, Momo must make a dangerous journey, one she may not survive.

Smith, Roland The captain's dog : my journey with the Lewis and Clark tribe

Captain Meriwether Lewis's dog Seaman describes his experiences as he accompanies his master on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the uncharted western wilderness.

Smith, Dodie The 101 Dalmatians

Pongo the dalmatian and his wife Missis undertake a daring expedition to rescue their fifteen puppies from the clutches of the vicious Cruella da Vil.

Standiford, Natalie The bravest dog ever : the true story of Balto

An intrepid team of sled dogs and their canine leader, Balto, surmount terrible weather conditions to deliver lifesaving medicine to Alaskan children.

Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth Three dog winter

The world of sled-dog racing in northern Montana forms the background for a twelve-year-old boy's adjustment to his father's death, his mother's remarriage and the integration of two families into one.