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Books with Animal Characters for Teens - Summer Adventure 2023

Great books for animal lovers! Whether you are looking for a book from the perspective of animals or a story about the connection between people and animals, you'll find lots of great reads here. Alameda County Library invites you to come along for our 2023 Summer Adventure: A Magical Journey! From June 1 to August 15, let's celebrate the power of imagination and the magic in everyday life. We will discover new worlds, create our own magical journeys, and connect with other adventurers. Pick up an Adventure Guide at any AC Library location starting June 1.

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  • Alameda County Library invites people of all ages and abilities to come along for our 2023 Summer Adventure: A Magical Journey! Complete activities, reading, and more to receive a book gift and prize drawing entries. Pick up an Adventure Guide at…
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  • After eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung, a nine-tailed fox surviving in modern-day Seoul by eating the souls of evil men, kills a murderous goblin to save Jihoon, she is forced to choose between her immortal life and his.
    Book, 2019New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2019] — Fiction CHO,K
  • Princess Anya has a big problem: Duke Rikard, her step-stepfather is an evil wizard who wants to rule the kingdom and has a habit of changing people into frogs, and her older sister Morven, the heir, is a wimp--so with the help of the librarian…
    Book, 2017New York : Scholastic Press, 2017 — Fiction NIX,G
  • When her mother is executed for the mysterious deaths of their kingdom's protective water serpents, a girl with an inherited ability to communicate with magical beasts finds her talent ensnaring her in life-threatening war plots.
    Book, 2019New York : Godwinbooks/Henry Holt and Company, 2019 — Science Fiction UEHASHI,N
  • A maligned defender with unique animal-communication talents and a sea-hating angler who wants to avoid an arranged marriage team up on a quest in a haunted region of nomads to protect their clans from a mysterious threat.
    eBook, 2020Somerville, MA : Walker Books, a division of Candlewick Press, 2020 — EBOOK OVERDRIVE
  • When her best friend, the sailor Henry Koskela, is falsely accused of murder, a gorilla named Sally Jones visits the run-down docks of Lisbon, embarks on a dizzying journey across the seven seas, and calls on the Maharaja of Bhapur's magnificent…
    Book, 2017New York : Delacorte Press, [2017] — Fiction WEGELIUS,J
  • Author G. Neri returns to graphic novels with the powerful story of his cousin Gail Ruffu, who stole a racehorse in order to save it, and ended up taking on the whole racing industry to fight for the humane treatment of animals.
    Book, 2018New York : Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc., [2018] — 798.40092 NERI
  • Elatsoe lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is…
    Book, 2020Montclair : Levine Querido, 2020 — Fiction LITTLE BADGER,D
  • A colorful, unpredictable postapocalyptic world comes alive in Skip, when two unlikely friends, Bloom and Gloopy, find themselves tossed from dimension to dimension. Gloopy is running toward adventure, and away from their home and friends who don't…
    Graphic Novel, 2019London : Nobrow, 2019 — TGN SKIP
  • With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt, fighting in the ongoing war against the world of men. When they attack a ship bobbing on the surface of the Abyss, they expect to find easy prey. Instead,…
    Book, 2018New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018] — Fiction NESS,P
  • A collection of illustrated short stories, each one about the relationship of humans and the animals, both wild and domestic, that share the urban environment of the inner city.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2018 — Fiction TAN,S
  • On her way to marry a prince she's never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers.
    Book, 2003New York : Bloomsbury, 2003 — Fiction HALE,S
  • George has always felt burdened by his princely duties, and even more by the need to hide the magic through which he speaks with animals, but when he is betrothed to the strange princess of a neighboring kingdom, his secret, and the persecution of…
    Book, 2007New York, NY : Eos, c2007 — Fiction HARRISON,M
  • The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch Shepherd, that was kidnapped and shipped off to Alaska to work on the Klondike Gold Rush. Buck the dog quickly learns how to survive in the wild and also learns the call of the wolf.
    Book, 2000New York : Scholastic, c2000 — Fiction LONDON,J
  • A talking cat, intelligent rats, and a strange boy cooperate in a Pied Piper scam until they try to con the wrong town and are confronted by a deadly evil rat king.
    Downloadable Audiobook, New York : HarperCollins, Publishers — EAUDIOBOOK OVERDRIVE