18 books like Old Yeller
A Dog So Small
Ben longed for a dog. His grandfather had promised him a dog for his birthday, but the promise was kept in an unusual way.
Shares: Chiens, Dogs, Children's fiction
Strider
In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the track team at school.
Shares: Chiens, Dogs, Children's fiction
Kiowa Trail
Kate Lundy, owner of the Tumbling B, and Conn Dury, her foreman, told Tom the rules: men from the cattle drives are forbidden on the north side of town. People appreciated the money the cowboys spent but thought them too coarse to be near their homes. Enticed to come calling by Linda McDonald, daughter of one of the leading citizens, Tom Lundy broke the law and crossed the line. Later that night,…
Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction
Every dog has his day
Hank the Cowdog gets into more and more trouble before he is able to find a happy solution to this problems.
Shares: Dogs, Westerns, Children's fiction
The Golly Sisters Go West
May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way.
Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction
Centennial 1
Product Description: A stunning panorama of the West, CENTENNIAL is an enthralling celebration of our country, brimming with the glory and the greatness of the American past that only bestselling author James Michener could bring to stunning life. From the Native Americans, the migrating white men and women, the cowboys, and the foreigners, it is a story of trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold…
Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, History, Children's fiction
There's a Zombie in the Basement
Milo won't fall asleep because he things the monsters in the basement are gonna get him. And, if he can't get to sleep, no one will. Mom and Dad better hope his wild imagination doesn't get the best of him.
Shares: Boys, Children's fiction
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Laura and her family move to Minnesota where they live in a dugout until a new house is built and face misfortunes caused by flood, blizzard, and grasshoppers.
Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Historical Fiction, History, Children's fiction
Shadow
"When Shadow, a bomb-sniffing spaniel, goes missing in the middle of war-torn Afghanistan, his soldier-owner is devastated. Meanwhile, Shadow makes friends with a local Afghan boy, and sees a whole other side of the war. But as Christmas draws ever closer, the question is - will Shadow and his trainer ever be reunited...?" --Publisher description.
Shares: Human-animal relationships, Dogs, Children's fiction
Murder in the Middle Pasture
When a calf is murdered, Hank, a wiley cowdog and head of ranch security, pursues a gang of wild dogs and a clan of coyotes to find the killer.
Shares: Dogs, Westerns, Children's fiction
The original adventures of Hank the Cowdog
Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, is framed for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes.
Shares: Dogs, Westerns, Children's fiction
The misfortunes of Sophy
A soldier who finds two abandoned boys entrusts them to the care of the innkeepers of the Guardian Angel, thus starting the boys and their benefactors on a series of adventures.
Shares: Boys, Classics, Classic Literature, History
Dogs at War
While in a war zone, a military working dog (MWD) and its handler live together, eat together, play together, sleep together, and risk their lives for each other every day. The dogs work with handlers in every branch of the US military. They guard military bases, sniff out concealed explosives and other weapons, and alert their handlers to hidden enemies.
Learn how the military selects these…
Shares: Dogs, Children's fiction
The Red Pony
Tells story of a young boy and his life on his father's ranch. Ownership of a red pony teaches ten-year-old Jody about life and death.
Shares: Boys, Westerns, Historical Fiction, Children's fiction
Evie Scruffypup's surprise
From the mind of Daisy Meadows comes a new fantasy world, with the same great magical voice as Rainbow Magic but brand-new adventures!Best friends Jess and Lily visit Friendship Forest, where animals can talk and magic exists!Lily and Jess are excited to visit Friendship Forest for Blossom Day, but Grizelda has a terrible trick in store! When Grizelda casts a spell on Evie Scruffypup to make all…
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Paul the Peddler
Young Paul is determined to win a better life for his mother, and he sets out on a whirlwind of entrepreneurial jobs to try to make a good living. From selling candy packages outside the post office to neckties from a cart, he will try his hand at anything to turn a profit. A rousing tale of moral triumph and free trade, "Paul the Peddler" is Horatio Alger at his best.
Shares: Boys, Children's fiction
Outcasts of Poker Flat
Upon waking from their overnight camp in the mountains, four exiles from Poker Flat and a young couple traveling to the town face a snowstorm with limited provisions.
Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction
Toto
In this retelling of the Wizard of Oz, the story is told from the perspective of Toto the dog.
Shares: Dogs, Children's fiction