Vet Volunteers Series by Laurie Halse Anderson
Vet Volunteers #1
Fight for Life
Laurie Halse Anderson
Each of these exciting stories, told in the voice of one of the 11-year-old volunteers at the Wild at Heart Animal Clinic, offers a first-hand account of animal emergencies and rescues. This series is sure to win the hearts of readers who are wild about animals!The clinic is swamped with sick and abused puppies. Maggie suspects they've come from an illegal puppy mill, and she's determined to find it and shut it down. But Gran has too many other things to worry about -- like Maggie's grades and a new houseguest, Zoe. Can Maggie find the puppy mill on her own?
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Vet Volunteers #2
Homeless
Laurie Halse Anderson
Each of these exciting stories, told in the voice of one of the 11-year-old volunteers at the Wild at Heart Animal Clinic, offers a first-hand account of animal emergencies and rescues. This series is sure to win the hearts of readers who are wild about animals!Dr. Mac's cat is missing! Sunita leads a search party to look for him and discovers a large colony of wild cats living by the railroad tracks. There she also meets a group of angry neighbors who want to get rid of the cats for good. Can Sunita save them before animal control takes them away?
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Vet Volunteers #3
Trickster #3
Laurie Halse Anderson
As soon as he sees Trickster, the new horse at Quinn's Stables, David knows he's found the horse he was born to ride. But David's got a reputation as a troublemaker . . . and Trickster's still recuperating from an accident. David is determined to clear his name and prove to Mr. Quinn that he's worth taking a chance on. Can he reach his goal?
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Vet Volunteers #4
Manatee Blues #4
Laurie Halse Anderson
Dr. Mac has brought Brenna, Maggie, and Zoe to Florida to visit her friend Gretchen, a marine biologist who runs a manatee rescue center that's in desperate need of money. Brenna's immediately drawn to the endangered, gentle giants, and wants to do whatever she can to help them?and the center. But is she causing trouble where she wants to help?
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Vet Volunteers #5
Say Good-Bye #5
Laurie Halse Anderson
Yum-Yum is an adorable shih tzu and one of Zoe's favorite clients. When Zoe and Yum-Yum visit a ward of cancer patients, she is amazed by how much joy the tiny dog can spread in an instant. But then Yum-Yum is diagnosed with cancer himself. How can Zoe help the little dog pull through?
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Vet Volunteers #6
Storm Rescue
Laurie Halse Anderson
A hurricane hits Ambler, leaving Lucy -- a diabetic cat that Sunita sits for -- stranded in a flood. Can Sunita overcome her fear of water and swim to her rescue?
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Vet Volunteers #7
Teacher's Pet
Laurie Halse Anderson
Maggie is dreading the new school year until she meets Scout, her science teacher's new guide dog. She soon discovers that her teacher, Mr. Carlson, isn't really used to letting Scout guide and protect him. So Maggie helps them adjust to each other as she learns to adjust to middle school. But just when the teacher and his guide dog seem to be working well together, they get hit by a car and Dr. Mac has to perform emergency surgery on Scout.
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Vet Volunteers #8
Trapped
Laurie Halse Anderson
Brenna, one of the volunteers at the Wild at Heart animal clinic, is horrified to find a dog caught in a trap in the local nature preserve, but subsequent events prove that every story has two sides.
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Vet Volunteers #9
Fear of Falling
Laurie Halse Anderson
David doesn't know how to handle his Dad when he pushes David and his horse too hard during training for a competition.
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Vet Volunteers #10
Time to Fly
Laurie Halse Anderson
This edition takes readers into the exciting world of wildlife preservation, veterinary medicine and general care and respect for animals.
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Vet Volunteers #11
Masks #11
Laurie Halse Anderson
After Sunita's beloved pet cat, Mittens, gets injured on her watch, she wonders if vet work is right for her. She takes an internship at a research lab, but learns that they test on animals and eventually put them to sleep. Sunita loves animals, but can she find a way to work with them without harming them?
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Vet Volunteers #12
End of the Race #12
Laurie Halse Anderson
Maggie learns all about dog racing when an injured greyhound is brought to the clinic. She goes to the track with Dr. Mac and Taryn, the newest Vet Volunteer, to check on the condition of the dogs. It's risky, but it will be worth it if they can save these greyhounds!
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Vet Volunteers #13
New Beginnings
Laurie Halse Anderson
An all-new, original book featuring two new Vet Volunteers!
Meet Jules and Josh, the new twins in town! While Josh adapts quickly to Ambler, Jules accidentally makes an enemy of Maggie. Hoping a pet will help her feel better, Jules adopts the class rabbit, Chewie, but things go downhill when there are complications with Chewie's spay surgery. With Dr. Mac out on a call, it's up to Jules to work with Maggie to help the rabbit - and maybe even prove that she and Josh are worthy of becoming Vet Volunteers.
This brand-new book in the beloved Vet Volunteers series brings all the kids together for another exciting animal adventure!
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Vet Volunteers #14
Acting Out
Laurie Halse Anderson
An all-new book in acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson's series for younger readers!
Zoe is back in Ambler after living with her mom in Los Angeles, and she doesn't know what to feel about it. It's fun to be back with the Vet Volunteers, but Zoe misses her mom, who is filming a movie in Canada. Meanwhile, there seems to be a rash of animals being poisoned by antifreeze across the town, and Zoe fears that David's new adopted cat, Rover, might be one of them. So the gang works to raise awareness about antifreeze poisoning, and Zoe's mom has a special surprise in store for everyone.
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Vet Volunteers #15
Helping Hands
Laurie Halse Anderson
Jules and Josh are so excited when their parents hire ponies to attract customers to their sidewalk sale. But the Vet Volunteers notice that the ponies don't seem to be very healthy, and after an examination, they learn that the handler, Gus, has been mistreating them. Can the Vet Volunteers help the ponies get well and find a better life for them?
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Vet Volunteers #16
Treading Water
Laurie Halse Anderson
When the Vet Volunteers find some abandoned ducklings, they know there's no time to lose. Without a mother, the ducklings must learn to swim on their own. But where did they come from? When Brenna and the rest of the Volunteers learn that the ducklings are abandoned Easter pets, they hatch a plan to educate their community about baby animals--but they also must teach the ducklings to swim before it's too late.
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Vet Volunteers #17
Left Behind
Laurie Halse Anderson
Another moving installment in Laurie Halse Anderson's award-winning Vet Volunteers series!
When Sunita joins Dr. Gabe and another Vet Volunteer on a house call at a local horse farm, she is concerned to discover a lone lamb housed in one of the stalls. She knows that sheep are flock animals, and that without other sheep and lambs around, this little lamb will not thrive. Can she and her fellow Vet Volunteers help educate the owner, and find a new home for it with others of its kind?
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