Peg Kehret
3) Runaway twin
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Sunny, accompanied by a stray dog, takes advantage of a windfall to travel from her Nebraska foster home to Enumclaw, Washington, to find the twin sister from whom she was separated at age three.
4) Trapped
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
When his owner, Alex, finds an illegal animal trap in the woods, Pete the cat faces grave danger as he tries to help his human friends find the culprit who set the trap.
Author
Publisher
Cobblehill Books/Dutton
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
When an earthquake hits the isolated island in northern California where his family had been camping, twelve-year-old Jonathan Palmer must find a way to keep himself, his partially paralyzed younger sister, and their dog alive until help arrives.
6) Spy cat
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A series of burglaries in their quiet community upsets Alex's family, particularly his younger brother Benjie, but the bad guys are no match for the very protective family cat and Benjie's "spy" skills.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
Pursuing their runaway dog, Bone Breath, when the latter rebels against obedience school, Rosie and Kayo come face-to-face with the Spray Paint Vandals, who promptly kidnap Rosie to keep her quiet, unaware that Bone Breath is a fierce protector.
9) Abduction!
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Bonnie has a feeling of foreboding on the very day that her six-year-old brother Matt and their dog Pookie are abducted, and she becomes involved in a major search effort as well as a frightening adventure.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Rusty, determined to help an injured dog that is chained outdoors in frigid weather, calls animal control, then takes matters into his own hands, aided by his best friend and a ghost collie that leads Rusty to an even deeper secret. Includes instructions for knitting cat blankets.
11) Stolen children
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"Hugh's anger boiled as he hurried down the gravel road. He was angry at Darielle for breaking up with Smokey; he was angry at Smokey for not telling him, and for not having the sense to adjust their plans when his girlfriend backed out. Most of all, he was angry at Amy for making a fool of him by running away. Smokey intended to use his gun on Amy, and Hugh would not stop him. When it was time to collect the money and go, they would leave Amy behind--but...
12) Cages
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002, c1991
Language
English
Description
After losing an acting role and fighting with her alcoholic stepfather, Kit is arrested for shoplifting and ordered to work, as part of her sentence, at an animal shelter.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
A proprietor from a Washington State wildlife sanctuary shares true stories about some of the most remarkable animals she has worked with, including a mother cat and kittens who were shot with a pellet gun, a bear who was targeted by a poacher, and Pete, the feline co-author of three of her books.
16) Deadly stranger
Author
Publisher
Dodd, Mead
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Shannon is kidnapped by a psychopath, her new friend, Katie, finds her life in danger when she unknowingly becomes the kidnapper's only witness.