After saving a drowning puppy while dealing with a huge crush on his classmate Sierra, thirteen-year-old Jordan Mendoza nurses the abandoned puppy back to health and wonders who threw her into the canal and if there are more puppies needing rescue.

"Everyone knows that twelve-year-old Madison "Madi" Lewis is not allowed to bring home any more animals. After she's saved hairless mice, two birds, a rabbit, and a stray tom cat that ended up destroying the front porch, Madi's parents decide that if they find one more stray animal in the house, she won't be allowed to meet Jane Goodall at an upcoming gala event. But when Madi and her two best friends, Aaron and Jack, rescue beaver kits whose mother...

Lizzie is so ready for animal camp at the Caring Paws Shelter during her school vacation. She loves spending time with all the animals and already has her sights set on one to be her Pet Pal. But once she arrives, Lizzie gets a special assignment from Ms. Dobbins: Rusty, a beautiful and energetic Irish setter. Can Lizzie teach Rusty a few new tricks before the week at camp is up?

Ater her spy notebook of secrets goes missing and she receives a ransom note, Kelsie tries to solve the mystery on her own but soon realizes she needs everyone in the Curious Cat Spy Club to rescue the notebook, help a homesick 130-year-old Aldabra tortoise, and unmask a thief.

With the help of her veterinarian grandmother and the other volunteers at the Wild at Heart Animal Clinic, eleven-year-old Maggie rescues sick puppies from an illegal puppy mill.

Friends Sam and Katie try to help a stray dog and, in the process, bring their neighbors closer together. Includes a recipe for dog biscuits.

When rescue cat Butterscotch spots a lion cub in danger in the television, she jumps in the set to save it.

"Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she struggles to belong. But most of the time that's okay, because she enjoys helping her parents care for the many injured animals at their veterinary clinic. Then Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature, moves to town, and aspiring writer Oriol finds herself opening up. As she begins to create a world of words for herself, Oriol learns...

"A legendary sea serpent is missing. Can the Unicorn Rescue Society find it ... and end Cuba's terrible drought?" " --Page [4] of cover.

"Welcome to Animal Rescue Friends, where any stray can find a friendly face--furry or otherwise. This first collection of middle-grade comics includes five tales of found family: A lonely girl living in the suburbs finds happiness with a stray pit bull; a protective mama ferret and her six kits learn to trust a shelter volunteer; a shy boy stands up for himself with the help of a strong-willed bunny; a cantankerous cat helps to mend a troubled relationship;...