#BookBingoNW2020 - Animal as Main Character
Here are some suggestions for your Summer Book Bingo NW 2020 category: Animal as main character.
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Laika
Before humans were successfully launched into space, dogs were used as test pilots. This is the fictionalized story of Laika, the first dog sent into space by the Russians.
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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The One and Only Ivan
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
Format: eBook
Availability: All copies in use
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The Travelling Cat Chronicles
After being hit by a car stray cat Nana is rescued by kind-hearted Satoru. A road trip around Japan to find Nana a new home becomes a cathartic trip for them both.
Format: eBook
Availability: All copies in use
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Hollow Kingdom: A Novel
After his human succumbs to a plague-like disease S.T. a domesticated crow, leaves the safety of his home to find a cure.
Format: eBook
Availability: All copies in use
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Martin Marten: A Novel
Fourteen-year-old Dave and a young pine marten come of age on the slopes of Mt. Hood, OR.
Format: eBook
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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly: A Novel
In this bestselling fable translated from the original Korean, a barnyard hen dreams of escaping to the forest so she can finally hatch one of her eggs.
Format: eBook
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The Tusk That Did the Damage
A poacher, a documentary filmmaker and an elephant known as the Gravedigger narrate this complex, captivating story.
Format: eBook
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Cats of the Louvre
After the doors of the world's most famous museums close each night, the halls come to life with a different kind of visitor in this surreal mystery.
Format: Graphic Novel
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Isle of Dogs
After a canine flu outbreak separates Atari from his beloved Spots, five other dogs help the boy rescue his pet from Trash Island, where all of the area’s dogs have been sent.
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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WE3: Issue 1-3
Bandit, Tinker and Pirate, three household pets who became test subjects for a top secret military cybernetics experiment, escape their facility and try to return home.
Format: Downloadable Graphic Novel
Availability: On order
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