Susan Hughes
1) Murphy
Meet Murphy, a clever sheltie puppy!
Kat and her BFF Maya love playing with the puppies at her aunt Jenn's grooming business, Tails Up! The girls know that every dog has its own special personality...and problems. Luckily, Kat and Maya are always there to help a puppy in need!
When a shy shetland puppy named Murphy is boarded at Tails Up!, Kat and Maya can't wait to play with him! But after Kat invites new-girl Grace
...2) Bailey
Meet Bailey, a playful yellow lab puppy!
It's a new school year and things haven't been great for Kat so far. She's being teased, and her best friend Maya is in a different class. But things start to look up when her Aunt Jenn opens a kennel and dog-grooming salon, and the girls are allowed to help out with a puppy named Bailey! But is the responsibility of watching someone else's pup too much for Kat and Maya to handle?
3) Bijou
Meet Bijou, a shy Bijon Frise puppy!
Kat and her BFF Maya love playing with the puppies at her Aunt Jenn's grooming business, Tails UP! The girls know that every dog has their own special personality...and problems. Luckily, Kat and Maya are always there to help a puppy in need!
When three bichon frise puppies are left on the doorstep of Tails Up, Aunt Jenn recruits Kat, Maya, and their new friend Grace to help look
...4) Riley
Meet Riley, a loving golden retriever puppy!
Kat and her BFF Maya love playing with the puppies at her aunt Jenn's grooming business, Tails Up! The girls know that every dog has its own special personality...and problems. Luckily, Kat and Maya are always there to help a puppy in need!
When a sweet golden retriever puppy named Riley is boarded at Tails Up!, Kat and Maya couldn't be more excited! Riley is supersweet and
...6) Camp Runaway
What do people mean when they talk about the wilderness? Have you ever been in the wilderness? Where did you go? Did you enjoy it? Greg didn't like wilderness school. He wanted to go home so one night he decided to run away.
Have you ever been on an adventure? Where did you go? What made it an adventure? Emma and Matt go biking in the mountains. Matt tells Emma that she is a worrywart. Have you ever heard this word before? What does it mean to you? Matt and Emma don't plan to go on an adventure but their ride turns into one! Find out how.
This is a fictional story about two cousins who have different approaches to life. Emma is careful and cautious but she doesn't judge her cousin; Matt sometimes lets his impatience rule him, and he accuses Emma of being overly cautious. As you read, think about how the cousins' differences play an important role in the outcome of this story.
9) Runaway
This fictional story propels the reader right into the action. How does it do that? Also, think about how we know, from the very first page, the story's setting, the situation between the characters, and something important about the main character. As you read on, decide how the character changes, and why, in this adventure story.
10) Pass the Salt
When we think about the most important things in our lives, how many of us ever think about salt? And yet without salt, we would not be able to live. It's no wonder that humans, from the earliest times, have searched for salt, learned to produce it, traded it, and even fought over it!