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Author
Language
English
Description
"Aside from the odd biter or growler, the occasional bolter and the one dog who didn't want to walk, the canines were the easy part. They were a muddy, messy joy in all shapes, sizes and breeds, from greedy Labradors to pampered pugs and everything in between. It was the owners who were the real challenge, a giddy mix of the over-protective, the clueless, the eccentrics and the perfectionists. There is no rule book on how to navigate the obsessions...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Life in middle school is finally starting to seem bearable-until Rafe spots his grandmother standing on the free-meal line at the local soup kitchen. In order to help bring in more money, Rafe concocts a brilliant plan-a dog-walking business that soon turns into a huge money-making neighborhood empire"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, Rachel Hawkins's The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense, perfect for fans of B.A. Paris and Megan Miranda. Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates--a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Shortly before Christmas, Professor James Lowell is found brutally attacked in his rooms at Walsingham College, where Anna Hopkins works as an administrator. Baffled as to why anyone would wish to harm such a gentle, scholarly man, Anna discovers that Lowell had a connection with her fellow dogwalker, Isadora Salzman, who knew him as an undergraduate in the 1960s, a co-member of the so-called Oxford Six. It turns out that Isadora has been keeping...
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"One spring day, Helena goes for a walk with her dog Pipo. Along the way, the little girl comes across people who act somewhat strangely... Are they under a magical spell? Something is happening in the city, it's a endearing story that shows the ability to get excited about the little big moments that life offers us." --
"Un d̕a de primavera, Helena sale a pasear con su perro Pipo. Durante el camino, la pequęa se cruza con personas que act︢an...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Anna Hopkins' daily walk through Oxford's picturesque Port Meadow is rudely interrupted one autumn morning when her white German Shepherd, Bonnie, unearths a bloodsoaked body in the undergrowth. For Anna it's a double shock: she'd met the victim previously. Naomi Evans was a professional researcher who had told Anna she was working on a book about a famous Welsh poet, and who offered to help Anna trace Bonnie's original owner. From her conversations...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Having reluctantly agreed to make up the numbers at a World War II-themed murder mystery weekend at Mortmead Hall, Anna Hopkins and her fellow dogwalkers, Isadora and Tansy, enjoy themselves far more than they'd expected. Not for long. The weekend's festivities come to an abrupt halt when a body is discovered floating in the ornamental pond. Who was the mysterious woman in the red dress who attended the event without a ticket? As Anna and her friends...
Author
Series
Seagate summers volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Remy loves the traditions of Sea Gate, the island where her family spends every summer vacation, but after her grandmother and a special dog die, and her relationship with best friends Bennett and Micayla changes, Remy takes comfort in the company of the island's Dog Beach--where she hatches a plan to bring her friends closer and recapture the Sea Gate magic.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Jessie, twelve, copes with what promised to be a long, boring summer with relatives by becoming apprentice to Wes, a grouchy neighborhood dog walker, who is facing new competition.--
10) Momo
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"A pug rouses his sleepy owner out the door for a walk and together they have a surprising meeting with a neighbor"-- provided by publisher.
"Un pug despierta a su duęo dormido por la puerta a dar un paseo y juntos tienen un encuentro sorprendente con un vecino"-- proporcionado por el editor.
11) Walk a hound, lose a pound: how you and your dog can lose weight, stay fit, and have fun together
Author
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Author
Series
Lulu (Judith Viorst) volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lulu needs help from a boy named Fleischman if she is to earn money walking her neighbors' dogs, and she finds out that if she wants her business venture to succeed, she has to be nice.
13) Again again
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a near-fatal family catastrophe and an unexpected romantic upheaval, high school senior Adelaide Buchwald finds herself catapulted into a summer of wild possibility. She will fall in and out of love a thousand times-- while finally confronting the secrets she keeps, her ideas about love, and the weird grandiosity of the human mind. If you could live your life again, what would you do differently? -- adapted from information provided and perusal...
14) Walkin' the dog
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A dog walking venture helps thirteen-year-old Louis, who would rather kick back than stand out, learn how to be a friend.
Author
Series
Bella and Ben volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When her dog disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella calls for help. But when the helpers disappear too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A memoir of love and loss, of being in the right place at the right time, and of the mysterious ways a beloved pet can bring people together, from CBS Sunday Morning News correspondent and multi-Emmy-Award-winning Martha Teichner. There are true fairy tales. Stories that exist because impossible-to-explain coincidences change everything. Except in real life, not all of them have conventional, happily-ever-after endings. When Harry Met Minnie is that...
Author
Series
PAWS volume 3
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The best dog-walkers in town are back in the third book of this heartwarming graphic novel series that is the Baby-Sitters Club for pets! Perfect for fans of Real Friends and Allergic! The holidays have arrived for the PAWS team! And the girls are about to discover that not all surprises are necessarily good ones….Gabby’s parents finally get her a cell phone for Christmas, but instead of only using it for emergencies, she soon gets swept up...
Author
Series
PAWS volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Meet best friends Gabby Jordan, Priya Gupta, and Mindy Kim. They re different in just about every way personalities, hobbies, family, and more but they have a few important things in common: they re all in the same class, they absolutely love animals, and for reasons that are as varied as the trio themselves none of them can actually have any pets. Unable to resist the adorable temptation any longer, the girls decide to come up with a way to finally...
19) Beguiled
Author
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Rylee Monroe walks dogs in old-money Charleston, a part of the city recently targeted by a daring thief. Logan Woods works the crime beat for the local paper but dreams of a life as a nonfiction writer. When the string of robberies takes a strange twist, Logan sees the making of a once-in-a-lifetime book that seems to circle around this charming, eye-catching dogwalker.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In Brooklyn, New York, twelve-year-old dog-walker Maggie, aided by her twin brother Finn and best friend Lucy, investigates someone she believes is stealing pets.
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