Showing posts with label Katherine Applegate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Katherine Applegate. Show all posts
Thursday, April 9, 2026

Doggo and Pupper by Katherine Applegate

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I am always on the hunt (as you might know if you read this blog regularly) for easy or beginner chapter books with appealing stories and ho...
Saturday, October 25, 2025

Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate illustrated by Charles Santoso

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“Here at Second Chances,” Pocket continued, “we report to two lovely humans. Elizaveta and Dasha, her daughter, make sure we are prepared fo...
Sunday, April 6, 2025

Odder: An Otter's story by Katherine Applegate illustrated by Charles Santoso

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Many older readers will have met Odder via the verse novel with the same title by Katherine Applegate. That book has 270 pages. It is fairly...
Thursday, December 26, 2024

Mouse and his Dog by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko illustrated by Wallace West

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"A heart is a muscle. It gets stronger the more you use it." Think about this:  dogs + robots + shedding a few tears + a happy end...
Friday, November 10, 2023

Dogtown by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko illustrated by Wallace West

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"Your heart is a muscle.  It just grows stronger the more you use it." Dogtown, the home for stray dogs, is now home to Chance. Mo...
Friday, June 23, 2023

The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate

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"So, what amazed you today, sweet girl?" "What filled you with wonder? What made you feel awe?" Creed of the herd - ...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Willodeen by Katherine Applegate illustrated by Charles Santoso

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Willodeen's mother, father and younger brother have been killed in a fierce fire. Willodeen now lives with two elderly ladies from the v...