STOLEN! A Pony Called Pebbles (Rainbow Street #5)

STOLEN! A Pony Called Pebbles (Rainbow Street #5)
Author: Wendy Orr
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2012-11-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0805095039

Finding a horse in the park, Amy takes it to the Rainbow Street Shelter and secretly hopes the owner never turns up.

Stolen!

Stolen!
Author: Wendy Orr
Publisher:
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2015
Genre: Animal shelters
ISBN: 9781489876829

Finding a horse in the park, Amy takes it to the Rainbow Street Shelter and secretly hopes the owner never turns up.

Stolen!

Stolen!
Author: Wendy Orr
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-11-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9780606267199

After a horse shows up at the park, Amy takes it to the Rainbow Street Shelter, where she makes sure the horse is safe. She almost hopes the owner never turns up, so that she could keep visiting the pony. Illustrations.

Lost! A Dog Called Bear

Lost! A Dog Called Bear
Author: Wendy Orr
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2011-08-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1429975598

Logan is moving from the farm to the city. He'll miss all the things he's leaving behind, but at least he has Bear. He loves Bear more than anything else in the world—because Bear is his dog. Hannah lives in the city. What she wants, more than anything else in the world, is a dog of her own. At the Rainbow Street Shelter, Logan and Hannah find a talking parrot, an old black Labrador, a three-legged goat, a puppy that looks like a peanut—and a Surprise that just might be the best thing in the world.

WANTED! A Guinea Pig Called Henry

WANTED! A Guinea Pig Called Henry
Author: Wendy Orr
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2012-03-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1429942207

Sam wants a pet for her birthday, but her mom and dad have already said that their apartment is too small for a cat or a dog. A trip to Rainbow Street Shelter to look at the smaller animals can't hurt, though! At the shelter, Sam finds the perfect pet for her, a fluffy black guinea pig named Henry. But she can't help noticing how happy her little brother is when he's reading to Nelly, the Rainbow Street dog. Why can't he read like that when he's in school? Nelly looks happy, too. Sam starts to wonder . . . can a dog go to kindergarten?

MISSING! A Cat Called Buster

MISSING! A Cat Called Buster
Author: Wendy Orr
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2011-11-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1429975768

Buster isn't fluffy or pretty like other cats—he's a crazy orange cat with attitude. And Mr. Larsen is the exact right person for him. Every morning Buster and Mr. Larsen sit on their porch in the sun, and every morning Josh sees them when he walks to school. When Mr. Larsen goes to the hospital and Buster goes missing, Josh and his family look for that crazy cat everywhere. But if Buster turns up, Rainbow Street Animal Shelter will have to help him find another home. That's when Josh and his family realize that—sometimes—life can choose a pet for you.

The Giver

The Giver
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 054434068X

The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and exclusive Q&A with members of the cast, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites and Cameron Monaghan.

A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns
Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2008-09-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 074758589X

A riveting and powerful story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship and an indestructible love

Nim at Sea

Nim at Sea
Author: Wendy Orr
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2008-03-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375849327

This time Nim’s the fish-out-of-water as she stows away on a cruise ship to save her kidnapped sea lion friend. Accompanied by her likeable iguana, Fred, the island girl lands with a splash in Manhattan, on the run from of a very Bad Guy, and on her way to reunite with her friend, cowardly adventure novelist Alex Rover. Kids who are interested in animals and animal welfare will enjoy this warmhearted story’s combo of suspenseful high-seas happenings, New York City excitement, and family drama.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Newbery Honor Book)

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Newbery Honor Book)
Author: Grace Lin
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316052604

A Time Magazine 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time selection!​ A Reader’s Digest Best Children’s Book of All Time​! This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer. Grace Lin, author of the beloved Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat returns with a wondrous story of adventure, faith, and friendship. A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers.