Dog Mission

The magic tree house has returned, and it's taking Jack and Annie back in time to Alaska, 1925. There they meet Balto, a jet-black Siberian husky destined to save victims of the diphtheria epidemic. But the trail isn't easy, and Balto is going to need Jack and Annie's help!

Merlin Mission books 17-24 of the number-one New York Times best-selling Magic Tree House series, available together for the first time ever! Magic Tree House Merlin Missions are more challenging adventures for the experienced Magic Tree House fan. In each adventure Merlin the magician sends Jack and Annie on an adventure in the magic tree house.

Grab your sunglasses and slather on the sunscreen! In this laugh-out-loud adventure for kids and animal lovers everywhere, summer is here and Junior is getting his very own doggy vacation. It's me, Junior, back again with another tail-wagging tale of mischief-making! I'll tell you all about the fur-raising time I had when my pet humans went on a trip without me, and the horrible place they left me.

Buffy the Golden retriever asks Steve Barkley and his family to help her solve a strange mystery. Why is a young boy coming into town each night, stealing food from homes in the neighborhood and taking it to a lighthouse on an island in a nearby bay? Since she couldn’t find a way to enter the lighthouse, she knew she needed help with what felt like an impossible mission.

Beware of avalanches! When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to the highest pass in the Swiss Alps, they discover an ancient monastery filled with monks and Saint Bernard dogs. Annie can’t resist offering to train a wild young dog named Barry, but he is quite the handful! Before the night is over, Jack and Annie will be forced to use some crazy magic!

The galaxy's most feared pirate raiders are the megalodogs. Massive, nearly indestructible, and knowing just enough magic that science cannot save defenders. The best way to deal with them? Never to let them board your ship. If you invite them aboard, knowingly or not, you're pretty much screwed. That's the situation Captain Jessica Ramsey finds herself in. With her wizard brother Eric off on a personal quest halfway across the galaxy, her resources for dealing with the giant canines are limited. But once a special forces operative, always a special forces operative.

She is a doctor moving to South Africa seeking a more meaningful life. He is a hyena cast out of his clan. As darkness falls, their paths cross in a dangerous land. Genevieve Marshall is a physician in a disintegrating American healthcare system. As the United States descends into chaos, she reaches out to a rural hospital in South Africa, hoping to be of help to its people. She finds lending a hand is not so simple in a country still wounded by colonialism, deep inequality, and the savage hangovers of Apartheid. Negotiating this minefield while attempting to become part of the community, ...

In the heartwarming and adventurous tale of "Paw Power-Saving Everest” two inseparable best friends, Bailey and Everest, lead content lives a sleepy town. Their world revolves around the warm companionship they share with their beloved owner, Professor Watkins. The Professor is an inventor with a kind heart, who has recently created a groundbreaking invention that could change the world for the better. However, their idyllic lives are thrown into disarray when the Professor's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Rumblebum, hatches a sinister plan to steal the invention for his own gain. In a ...

Sequel to Paw Prints in the Sand. In the prequel, Paw Prints in the Sand, you read the heartwarming story about Foxy, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retriever who was mistakenly sold to the owners of a puppy mill and lives to tell about it. Her story is one of encouragement and hope and enables us to realize how important it is to band together and save the lives of other dogs living in the same type of cruel environment. That is, if you can truly call it living. After all, these poor dogs are merely existing in cramped cages without proper food, exercise, medicine or love. The inspirational ...

With a baby still missing after months of searching, Rocky Mountain K-9 Unit handler Lucas Hudson and his furry partner must protect the only witness as she recovers from amnesia. But the kidnapper wants Kate Montgomery silenced—permanently. Now hiding in the icy Montana mountains might be the key to their survival and to triggering Kate’s memories of the night baby Chloe Baker disappeared…

You'll never guess what, my person-pal...I'm going to Hollywood! And, what's even better? All my best mutt-mates are coming with me! But my dreams of being talent-spotted while walking down streets paved with sausage meat don't quite come true. And when the vacation takes a very unexpected turn, I'll need to find a way to escape a living nightmare and get us all home!

Never did I know I'd ever meet Keith again. Troublemaker on the outside, knight in shining armor on the inside, and my big, high-school crush that I never got over with. Eight years later, Keith aka Mad-dog, suddenly yanks me from my safe little world and brings me to a much more exciting reality. I am having the time of my life, until he says something that forces me to question: Does he really love me, or is this a ploy to get the bank he desperately wants?

In 2017 the earth was angry as devastating hurricanes destroyed lives and property in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and Louisiana. Sleepless in New Orleans is the true story of volunteers who rescued and relocated over 100 dogs and cats affected by these natural disasters. Meet Nate aka "Chicken Dog" and Penny aka "the Sausage" along with beautiful feline Laura and senior cat Whisper and many of the other lucky ones. From Nevada to Louisiana and back, go along for the ride with the author and volunteer rescue workers who barely escape a hurricane themselves as they meet unexpected challenges ...

In 2029 the Earth is in crisis and its only hope is... a talking pug with a mustache and glasses. Can he change the fate of the entire universe? Puggy’s earliest memory is waking up in a field in Texas, just before his human family discovers him and he becomes their beloved pet. He’s always felt…different, and not just because he is able to speak, something that he intuitively knows he needs to keep to himself. Things are bleak on Earth; it has been overdeveloped with huge buildings, blocking sunlight and becoming nearly uninhabitable with drastically declining resources. The New ...

Welcome back to one of Michigan’s most famous and popular tourist towns. It’s hard to believe it has only 5,000 residents. Poppy and Mary Ellen earned a reputation for themselves in the last book when they helped the police solve a double homicide, even beating the police to the capture. This time, though, Poppy finds herself topping the suspect list of the murder of a Mah Jongg-playing tourist. Some familiar characters are back, both canine and human, and there’s even some romance in the air that might surprise readers. Those who play Mah Jongg and follow conversations about “...

Home is where the bark is. Fleeing from an unwinnable battle, Tanny is forced to find a planet where she can take refuge from a syndicate with galaxy-spanning reach. The first planet that meets the bill is a wild, forbidden world, home to all manner of monsters. But she has an ace up her sleeve; one of her closest allies was born there. But even with the help of a local, can Tanny and her crew survive long enough to contact help?

A warm Willkommen to Poppy and Mary Ellen, the sleuths of book one of the Frankenmuth Murder Mysteries series! When the Stanley family gathers in the number one tourist town in Michigan—Frankenmuth—the festive, fun town experiences the murder of the Stanley family matriarch, followed by the murder of another resident. The solution, though, isn’t obvious since there are plenty of suspects to consider. Nieces? Nephews? A disgruntled caterer, a carriage driver, or someone else entirely? Or multiple killers with completely different motives? The local police step into the investigation ...

In "Smokey D Baby Dogga's Moon Mission," Smokey drifts off to sleep and dreams she is Captain Smokey, leading a daring voyage to the moon. In her dream, she hears the countdown-3... 2... 1... lift-off!-and soon finds herself soaring through space, gazing back at the Earth as it shrinks behind her. Landing on the moon, Smokey plants her flag triumphantly and admires the glowing blue Earth in the distance. Her journey back is smooth, with the rocket gently touching down on Earth. That night, Smokey gazes at the moon from her bedroom window, smiling as she drifts back to sleep.

Marie's world is turned upside down when her beloved dog, Max, mysteriously vanishes. Determined to bring him home, Marie transforms into a detective, setting up her bedroom as her command center and scouring the neighborhood with her friend, Sarah, by her side. Together, they piece together clues, interview quirky neighbors, and follow leads that keep hope alive. As the trail grows colder, and her heart sinks deeper into despair, a retired detective offers his wisdom, rekindling Marie's determination. With the help of new friends and renewed focus, the team uncovers a series of surprising ...