animal sanctuaries

"Thirteen-year-old Cassidy Drake wants nothing more than to race with her best dragon, Ranga, in the annual Great Texas Dragon Race. Her mother was a racing legacy, and growing up on her family's dragon sanctuary ranch, Cassidy lives and breathes dragons. She knows she could win against the exploitative FireCorp team that cares more about corporate greed than caring for the dragons. Cassidy is so determined to race that she sneaks out of her house against her father's wishes and enters the competition. Soon Cassidy takes to the skies with Ranga across her glorious Lone Star State. But with five grueling tasks ahead of her, dangerous dragon challenges waiting at each one, and more enemies than allies on the course, Cassidy will need to know more than just dragons to survive"--Provided by publisher.

Presents experiences of the authors as they started the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary for animals that was named after their pet pig, Esther.

The courageous and true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War offered safe haven to Aleppo's abandoned cats.

When a wicked werecat plagues a big cat park on the outskirts of Gotham City, Mystery Inc. joins forces with Batman to crack the case, but little do they know, more than one crafty kitten is at play in the preserve.

"A . . . debut novel, set over one emotionally charged weekend at an animal sanctuary in western Kansas, where maternal, romantic, and community bonds are tested in the wake of an estranged daughter's homecoming"--Provided by publisher.

Cooper Sullivan is reunited with childhood sweetheart Lil Chance, with whom he spent every summer, when he returns to his grandparent's Black Hills ranch to care for them and becomes involved in an investigation into a perpetrator who has been pulling pranks on Lil Chance's wildlife refuge which may be linked to the dead body of a hiker Cooper and Lil Chance found when they were children.

"An up-close look at what life is like at a farm sanctuary in upstate New York, straight from a goat herself, in a nonfiction chapter book for elementary-aged readers. Includes full-color photos, graphics, and maps"--Publisher.

Thirteen-year-old Sam and her father scrape by caring for rescued elephants until an offer comes through that may not only save the sanctuary, it may also restore an extinct species. Includes facts about woolly mammoths and cloning.

"In a perfect world, there would be no need for Animal Magic. But Ella and Caleb Harrison, who live at the animal rescue center with their parents, know that life isn't perfect. Every day there's a new arrival in need of their help! When Beanie the baby rabbit arrives at Animal Magic, she's terrified of people and hides at the back of her hutch. Ella is determined to help the shy creature but can she solve the mystery of the rabbit's real owner?"--Back cover.

"Right from the start, everyone at the barnyard could tell Jasper wasn't like his siblings: 'I believe what we have here is a gen-u-WINE Business Pig!' No wallowing in the mud or rooting for grubs for Jasper; he'd rather help with the bookkeeping or conduct a meeting. Though everyone at the animal sanctuary loves him, Jasper longs for a forever home. But no matter how many business cards he hands out, no one wants to adopt him. Can this above-average pig find his special person to cut deals with?"--OCLC.