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Books in Critter Club series

  • Amy and the Missing Puppy

    Callie Barkley, Marsha Riti

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Jan. 1, 2016)
    During spring break, mystery-lover Amy looks for clues to the disappearance of wealthy Ms. Sullivan's Saint Bernard puppy. Book #1
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  • Marion Takes a Break

    Callie Barkley, Marsha Riti

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Jan. 1, 2016)
    When a broken ankle forces Marion to withdraw from the horse show, she finds a way to stay active by helping her friends at The Critter Club animal shelter find homes for a litter of kittens. Book #4
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  • Marion Takes Charge

    Callie Barkley, Marsha Riti

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 8, 2015)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Babysitting her younger sister for the first time while her parents host a party, Marion struggles with little Gabby's inattentiveness and messy habits before causing more mischief during a pet rescue.
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  • Amy On Park Patrol

    Callie Barkley, Tracy Bishop

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, May 30, 2017)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Amy must come up with a plan to save a park-and all the animals living there. When Amy learns that part of a nearby park may be destroyed and replaced by a shopping center, she's devastated. Amy has spent her whole life visiting and playing in that park, and she's always loved going on nature walks there. She can't stand the idea that the park-and all the animals in it-would disappear! Can Amy come up with a plan to save the park?
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  • Ellie The Flower Girl

    Callie Barkley, Tracy Bishop

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Aug. 2, 2016)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ellie's dream of being a flower girl comes true in the fourteenth book of The Critter Club series! When Ellie learns that her cousin is getting married, she's really excited! She has always wanted to go to a wedding. But then she gets even better news when her cousin asks her to be a flower girl! Then the Critter Club gets the cutest guest Ellie has ever seen: a little French bulldog. Ellie works hard to find a home for the puppy, but she's worried she won't be able to. Suddenly she has an idea that will guarantee that the puppy lives happily ever after!
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  • All About Ellie

    Callie Barkley, Marsha Riti

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Jan. 1, 2016)
    When she wins the lead role in a school play, second-grader Ellie neglects her friends in The Critter Club and their new animal shelter. Book #2
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  • Ellie And The Good-Luck Pig

    Callie Barkley, Marsha Riti

    Library Binding (Turtleback, Feb. 17, 2015)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The Critter Club cares for a precocious pig that might just be giving Ellie good luck in the tenth book of the Critter Club series. When The Critter Club takes in an abandoned pig named Plum, the girls are really excited. They've never had a pig at the club before! They love learning how to take care of Plum. And they especially love watching Ms. Sullivan's dog, Rufus, interact with the pig. But no one is happier about the club's guest than Ellie. Soon after Plum arrives, Ellie starts having some unusually good luck. She does really well on a test for her least favorite subject; she aces an audition for a play at a local theater; and she wins a prize at school! Ellie is sure that Plum is bringing her good luck. So when the rest of the girls tell Ellie that they've found someone to adopt the pig, Ellie knows she should be excited... but she's not. Will Ellie's good luck turn bad once Plum leaves? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!
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  • Ellie Steps Up to the Plate

    Callie Barkley, Tracy Bishop

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 30, 2018)
    Ellie tries her hand at softball in the eighteenth book of the Critter Club series, but she begins to wonder if she's only meant for the stage! When Ellie joins a softball team, she quickly realizes that the sport is harder than it looks! Is she meant only for the stage, not the field? And what happens when Ellie goes searching in the woods near the field for a stray ball and finds an injured baby deer?! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!
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  • Liz Learns a Lesson

    Callie Barkley, Marsha Riti

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Jan. 1, 2016)
    The Critter Club is excited about their summer plans until Liz learns she will have to be in summer school to improve her math skills, but a fun teacher, a classroom pet, support from friends, and advice from her brother might get her through. Book #3
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  • Amy and the Missing Puppy

    Callie Barkley, Marsha Riti

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Introducing The Critter Club! Amy and her friends solve a canine caper in this start to a pet-friendly illustrated chapter book series. It's Spring Break in Santa Vista, and everyone has big plans...everyone except for Amy, that is! As her best friends head out of town on exciting adventures, Amy resigns herself to helping out at her mom's vet clinic. At least she'll be around cute animals! But when Santa Vista's cold and elusive millionaire, Marge Sullivan, brings her puppy Rufus for a check-up, Amy encounters an unexpected mystery. After her friends return home, the girls get to the bottom of what happened to Rufus--and discover a way to help other lost and lonely animals in their town. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
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  • All about Ellie

    Callie Barkley, Marsha Riti

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2013)
    The Critter Club has baby bunnies to care for--but is Ellie too busy aiming for showstopper status to help out her friends? The Critter Club is up and running, and so are the girls--especially Ellie! She's wanted to perform her entire life, so when she lands the lead role in Santa Vista Elementary School's Spring Spectacular, it's her big chance to show her stuff! But as Ellie's big performance draws near, will she let the play and her determination to succeed get in the way of being a good friend? What about caring for the baby rabbits that were just brought to The Critter Club? Some very helpful advice from an unexpected source reminds Ellie that being a good friend is just as important as doing what you love. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
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