Dog Days of Summer: Chapter Books for Kids
Alone
Freeman, Megan E., author
2021
When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone--left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten. Can Maddie's stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life?
Balto and Togo : a story of grit and guts. Of great leadership and even greater teamwork. And maybe a little luck.
Moss, Helen, 1964- author
2023
In the winter of 1924 two sled dogs, Togo and Balto, race against time to deliver a diptheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska and stop the deadly illness from spreading.
Beach paws
Higgins, Cam, author
2024
Bo takes his first car trip to a dog beach, where he helps a lost pup reunite with his humans.
Buster
Huett, Caleb Zane, author
2021
"Buster's a therapy dog who needs to take matters into his own paws to help a boy understand his own anxiety--even if it means breaking a few rules."-- Publisher.
Camping chaos!
Patterson, James, 1947- author
2020
Junior discovers the Woods when he goes camping with his people.
The dog that saved the world (cup)
Earle, Phil, author
2021
The only thing that Pickles loves more than football is his best friend, and owner, Elsie. She's smart, kind, funny and amazing at football. But even though Dad works hard to provide for them, life off the pitch is tough. It's their team of three against the world and right now it feels like their side is losing. With the announcement that the World Cup is coming home to England and that Elsie's team might have the chance to play in a halftime match at Wembley Stadium, it's the happiest they've ever been. But when disaster strikes their dreams are shattered and it looks like its up to Pickles to save the world (cup)...
Dogtown
Applegate, Katherine, author
2023
In Dogtown, a shelter for unwanted canine and robot dogs, an extraordinary bond develops between Chance, a longing three-legged dog, Metalhead, an empathetic robot, and Mouse, their friendly ally, as they strive to find forever homes.
Invasion of the pugs
Tan, Susan, author
2024
It is hard for Chihuahua Ember to decide which is worse: a pack of pugs who announce that they are aliens, or the dog park which is filled with large and overexcited dogs--but he is convinced that he and his animal friends must stop the pugs to save the world (for themselves).
Izzy's dog days of summer
Adderson, Caroline, 1963- author
2023
Isabel and Zoë are going to their first summer camp and everything's going to be a blast! ---- until it isn't. Not only does the camp not allow dogs, they also don't allow Izzy's favorite songs, awesome penguin races and necessary lunch trades. But it isn't until Izzy accidentally uses permanent maker to draw some fake eyebrows on herself, that the camp experience really goes downhill. So, what do the girls do when camp isn't all sunshine and roses? Why, start their own, of course! Welcome to a week of fun at the Bigger Amount of Fun in the Sun Camp, where we have hot dogs, singing, field trips, penguin races and more! And, most importantly, where dogs are definitely allowed! But one day, Zoë is sick and can't come over. So Izzy invites over Mr. Entwhistle, her grumpy next-door neighbour who is always grumbling about things. Thus begins a new friendship as Isabel connects with her neighbour through empathy and fun.
Mr Dog and the kitten catastrophe
Fogle, Ben, 1973- author.
2021
"When Mr Dog meets a reckless young wildcat called Angus in the woods he soon makes an important discovery - a whole group of exotic animals are being held in captivity. Mr Dog wants to help them - but will Angus charge in and turn a rescue into a kitten catastrophe?"--Provided by publisher.
No place like home
Bird, James, 1979- author
2023
Opin, his brother Emjay, and their mother live in a car and are trying to get to Los Angeles where they hope an uncle and a new life are waiting, but even after finding a stray dog, Opin's longing for a stable home intensifies as his brother's reckless ways hit a new high.
Robodog
Walliams, David, 1971-, author
2023
Dogs make the perfect partners for police. Some breeds can wrestle robbers to the ground. Some can follow the scent of criminals on the run. Some can bark at baddies. But what if one dog could do all of these things and more? It would be the greatest police dog of all time. Meet Robodog!
Something like home
Arango, Andrea Beatriz, author
2023
When a lost dog helps Laura find a way home to her family, they discover family in each other along the way.
Stella
Hoyle, McCall, author
2021
Stella used to be a bomb-sniffing dog, but after a terrible accident, she goes to live on a small family farm to recover from her fear of loud noises.
Sunshine
Bauer, Marion Dane, author.
2021
For most of Ben's life, he has been a kid without a mom. He has his dad, who knows Ben doesn't like oatmeal and always hugs Ben before bed. And he has Sunshine, his loyal little dog, who is never far from his side. But his mom, who left when he was young, has just been a story, faint in his memory. Now he's about to spend a whole week with her on her remote island in the middle of the northern Minnesota wilderness. Though he's nervous about bears and outhouses and what his mom will think of Sunshine, Ben has a plan. When a fire threatens his mom's island, Ben finally realizes everything he's been trying to forget and learns how to forgive his mom-- and himself.
Switched
Hale, Bruce, author
2021
Twelve-year-old Parker Pitts hates a mess. Ever since his grandmother died, he's much more comfortable when things are organized: He scrubs the kitchen counters at home, avoids the school bully at all costs, and never even speaks to Gabriella Cortez, the most interesting girl in the sixth grade. But now Parker's older sister is traveling abroad for the semester, leaving behind her obnoxious and extremely disorderly goldendoodle, Boof, for Parker to manage. When an intense round of tug-of-war leaves both dog and boy with bumped heads, Parker and Boof wake up to the biggest disaster yet: they've switched bodies! Suddenly Boof has to find his way through a school day and Parker has to...eat dog food?!
The underdogs of Upson Downs
Silvey, Craig, 1982- author
2024
Eleven-year-old Annie trains her dog Runt to participate in an Agility Course Grand Championship in an effort to save her family farm.
Waffles
Miles, Ellen, author.
2024
Lizzie has seen many dogs do plenty of really cool tricks, but she's never met an escape artist like Waffles before. She finds Waffles the poodle wandering around the county fair without her owners. Lizzie feels sure she can find Waffles's family, but can she do that before Waffles escapes again?
Walkin' the dog
Lynch, Chris, 1962- author
2024
A dog walking venture helps thirteen-year-old Louis, who would rather kick back than stand out, learn how to be a friend.
The world's worst pets
Walliams, David, 1971- author
2022
These ten tales of the world's craziest creatures will have you shaking with laughter. You'll never look at pets in the same way again! Marvel at Houdini, the magician's rabbit. Take a trip around the world with Zoom, the supersonic tortoise. Gasp at the chaos created by Griselda, a grizzly bear with a big secret. And run for your lives - it's Furp, the monstrous goldfish! Good pets, bad pets, supervillain pets, pets as big as a house and pets that could eat you in one gulp - these are the most hilarious and horrendous animals around.
Zeus : water rescue
Cameron, W. Bruce, author
2023
"Some dogs were born to lend a helping hand (or paw!). Zeus, a chocolate lab puppy, is one of them. With his courage, smarts, and strength his purpose seems clear: he'll become a water rescue dog! When a young boy named Kimo is tasked with training Zeus, they quickly become best friends. But Zeus's excitement makes training hard, and worse yet, becoming a working dog means being separated from Kimo. Can Zeus and his boy figure out how to stay together forever?"-- Provided by publisher.