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1) Nicki
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old Nicki Fleming, who is a natural with animals, volunteers to help her mother train a service dog, she doesn't realize how much responsibility she's taking on and how much she'll have to give up along the way.
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
230 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Luna has always wanted to be a therapy dog at Therapy Dogs Worldwide. Now she's a whisker away from reaching her fifty-visit pin that will make it official. But when her "clients"--the children who visit her--are put into a therapy group, Luna's routine is upended. Like the moon, Luna shows different faces at different times. And her clients each have different needs--Beatrice is tangled in knots of anger, Caleb rushes like a waterfall, Amelia carries...
3) Nicki
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
126 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old Nicki agrees to help her mother raise Sprocket, a mixed breed shelter dog destined to become a service dog, Nicki soon discovers the ups and downs of raising a dog, while she experiences strained relationships at school.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
151 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents profiles of thirty amazing dogs, including a yorkie who served in World War II and Kaika the first dog in launched into space.
6) Stella
Author
Series
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
170 pages : 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ever since she was a puppy, Stella was trained to use her powerful beagle nose to sniff out dangerous chemicals to help her handler keep people safe. But during a routine inspection, Stella misses the scent of an explosive. The sound of the blast is loud and scary. Unable to go back to work because of her anxiety, Stella is retired as a working dog.
When a young girl named Cloe wants to adopt Stella, the beagle knows this is her last chance to prove...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
249 pages, 9 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Chester has always wanted to become a service dog, but when he fails his certification test it seems like that dream will never come true, that is until a family adopts him to be a companion for their ten-year-old son, Gus, who has autism.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
102 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a busy summer training Sprocket, the service dog she has been raising, Nicki's school year gets off to a rough start as she works on reconciling her two best friends, accepting that Sprocket will soon leave for placement with someone who needs him, and awaiting the birth of the twins her mother is expecting. Includes essay on service dogs.
Author
Series
Publisher
Starscape
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
215 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cooper, a malamute-Great Dane puppy, finds purpose as service dog and emotional support animal to fifth-grader Burke, a boy in a wheelchair.
10) Nicki
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Company
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old Nicki agrees to take over the training of Sprocket, a service dog, it is just one more thing in her overly full schedule, but much to her surprise, dog training teaches Nicki a valuable skill--how to stand up for herself. Includes photographs and essay on training service dogs.
11) Thanks to Nicki
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
102 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nicki's school year gets off to a rough start as she works on reconciling her two best friends, accepting that the service dog that she has been raising will soon be placed with someone who needs him, and awaiting the birth of her mother's twins.