7 best-selling childrens books like Two Dogs and a Horse by Jim Kjelgaard

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Two Dogs and a Horse

By: Jim Kjelgaard

3.85

Format: 95 pages, Hardcover

The spell of the wild country lies over these three rare stories by a master craftsman in portrayin…

"The dog’s story was just another tragedy among innumerable similar cases that are seldom brought to light because the principals involved cannot tell their own stories."

-Jim Kjelgaard, Two Dogs and a Horse

"The dog’s story was just another tragedy among innumerable similar cases that are seldom brought to light because the principals involved cannot tell their own stories."

-Jim Kjelgaard, Two Dogs and a Horse

"The new day and a gentle wind arrived together. For a time, the breeze practiced caution, plucking tentatively at this or that, as though teaching itself what to do with a strength as yet unfamiliar and untried. Then, as the dim gray light in the early morning sky flexed its own sinews and found force within them, the wind rushed at the tules and set them dancing."

-Jim Kjelgaard, Two Dogs and a Horse

"The new day and a gentle wind arrived together. For a time, the breeze practiced caution, plucking tentatively at this or that, as though teaching itself what to do with a strength as yet unfamiliar and untried. Then, as the dim gray light in the early morning sky flexed its own sinews and found force within them, the wind rushed at the tules and set them dancing."

-Jim Kjelgaard, Two Dogs and a Horse

If you liked the childrens plot in Two Dogs and a Horse by Jim Kjelgaard , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Killing Trail (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #1) by Margaret Mizushima

1. Killing Trail (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #1)

By: Margaret Mizushima

4.03

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

When a young girl is found dead in the mountains outside Timber Creek, life-long resident Officer M… read more

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  • animals
  • dogs
"Standing, she gestured toward the ground in front of him and gave the command specifically used for evidence detection: "Seek." She expected Robo to put his nose down and start working a grid. They'd…"

-Margaret Mizushima, Killing Trail (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #1)

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2. The Incredible Journey

By: Sheila Burnford

4.16

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, … read more

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  • animals
  • childrens
  • dogs
"He broke into a run, faster and faster, until the years fell away, and he hurled himself towards Peter. And as he had never run before, as though he would outdistance time, Peter was running towards …"

-Sheila Burnford, The Incredible Journey

"Lying awake in the dark that night,unable to sleep, he thought he would have given anything to feel the heavy thud on the bed that used to announce the old dog's arrival. How extremely unloving and i…"

-Sheila Burnford, The Incredible Journey

"Anyone unaccustomed to the rather peculiar points of bull terrier beauty would have thought him a strange if not downright ugly dog, with the maked, down-faced arc of his profile, his deep-chested, s…"

-Sheila Burnford, The Incredible Journey

Cover of Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde

3. Say Goodbye for Now

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde

3.86

Format: 445 pages,

"Catherine Ryan Hyde delivers once again with this feel-good story guaranteed to be a hit..." --Red… read more

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  • animals
Cover of Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck

4. Travels with Charley: In Search of America

By: John Steinbeck

4.37

Format: None pages, Paperback

An intimate journey across and in search of America, as told by one of its most beloved writers, in… read more

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5. The Magician's Elephant

By: Kate DiCamillo , Yoko Tanaka

3.35

Format: 520 pages, Hardcover

In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpect… read more

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  • animals
  • childrens
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6. The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1)

By: John Flanagan

3.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition for ISBN:  They have always scared him in the past -- the Rangers, with th… read more

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  • childrens

7. A Pony Called Lightning

By: Miriam E. Mason , C.W. Anderson

3.91

Format: 241 pages,

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8. The Fields of Home (Little Britches, #5)

By: Ralph Moody

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

1912 Massachussetts. Narrator Ralph 15 battles maternal Granpa Tom Gould, who swears at "tarnal" bo… read more

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9. King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

3.50

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone sta… read more

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10. The Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt (The Black Stallion, #6)

By: Walter Farley

3.49

Format: 465 pages, Paperback

Young Tom Messenger has been taking care of Bonfire, the second son of the famous Black Stallion, s… read more

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11. The Tale of Despereaux

By: Kate DiCamillo , Timothy Basil Ering

3.49

Format: 465 pages,

A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Ka… read more

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12. The Wild Ponies of Assateague Island

By: None

4.50

Format: 282 pages,

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13. Black Beauty

By: Gail Carson Levine , Anna Sewell

3.99

Format: 245 pages, Mass Market Paperback

As a young horse, Black Beauty is well-loved and happy. But when his owner is forced to sell him, h… read more

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  • animals
  • horses
  • childrens
"It is good people who make good places."

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

"Los hombres siempre creen poder mejorar a la Naturaleza y corregir la obra de Dios."

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

"I have heard men say that seeing is believing; but I should say that feeling is believing;"

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

"he thought people did not value their animals half enough, nor make friends of them as they ought to do"

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

14. Savage Sam (Old Yeller, #2)

By: Fred Gipson

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

"Gipson again has given us a purely wonderful trunk of Americana, and one of those rare books to be… read more

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15. Stormy, Misty's Foal (Misty, #3)

By: Marguerite Henry

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A raging storm slashes across Assateague and Chincoteague islands. Water is everywhere The wild pon… read more

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16. The Trespasser

By: Tana French

1.75

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

New York Timesbestselling author Tana French is "required reading for anyone who appreciates tough,… read more

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17. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

By: Kate DiCamillo , Bagram Ibatoulline

4.38

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

A timeless tale by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo, complete with stunning full-color plates by Bag… read more

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  • animals
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"I have been loved said Edward to the stars."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

"Someone will come for you, but first you must open your heart..."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

"He was agitated for some reason that he could not name. (page 35)"

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

"But answer me this: how can a story end happily if there is no love?"

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Cover of The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1) by Adrian McKinty, Gerard Doyle

18. The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)

By: Adrian McKinty , Gerard Doyle

3.92

Format: 11 pages, Audio CD

Northern Ireland, spring 1981. Hunger strikes, riots, power cuts, a homophobic serial killer with a… read more

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"Johnnie Walker in the tea, Jim Beam in the coffee"

-Adrian McKinty, The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)

"more guilt, guilt, guilt. That's the Irish condition."

-Adrian McKinty, The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)

"Who do you think's after you, Shane, my lad? Or is it just the dark you're afeared of?"

-Adrian McKinty, The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)

"The minutes ticked past. This is why peelers need a book. A wee paperback to stick in your pocket."

-Adrian McKinty, The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)

19. Dogsong

By: Gary Paulsen

3.33

Format: 153 pages, Paperback

"In the Old Days There Were Songs" Something is bothering Russel Susskit. He hates waking up to the… read more

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20. The Burning Bridge (Ranger's Apprentice, #2)

By: John Flanagan

4.00

Format: 279 pages,

Bracing for a final clash with the evil warlord Morgarath, the Rangers rally the kingdom's allies, … read more

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21. White Fang

By: Jack London , K.A. Applegate

4.02

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

White Fang is part dog and part wolf, and the lone survivor of his family. In his lonely world, he … read more

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  • animals
  • childrens
"He was a silent fury who no torment could tame."

-Jack London, White Fang

"Các sự vật không phải bao giờ cũng đúng như vẻ bề ngoài."

-Jack London, White Fang

"Dark spruce frowned on either side of the frozen waterway."

-Jack London, White Fang

"Got to take a gamble. The only way to find out is to find out."

-Jack London, White Fang

22. Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1)

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

On an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Amo… read more

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23. Gwendy's Magic Feather (The Button Box, #2)

By: Richard Chizmar

3.78

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

Something evil has swept into the small western Maine town of Castle Rock on the heels of the lates… read more

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Cover of Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15) by John Sandford

24. Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15)

By: John Sandford

4.36

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel … read more

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Cover of Soul Taken (Mercy Thompson, #13) by Patricia Briggs

25. Soul Taken (Mercy Thompson, #13)

By: Patricia Briggs

4.44

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must face her greatest fears in this chilling entry … read more

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Cover of Long Past Dues (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #2) by James J. Butcher

26. Long Past Dues (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #2)

By: James J. Butcher

4.07

Format: 401 pages, Hardcover

Grimsby, the newest Auditor in the magical Department of Unorthodox Affairs, finds himself in hot w… read more

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27. Perfect Storm (Perfect Storm #1)

By: Bobby Akart

4.33

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

It was the day the sun brought darkness. It began as a spectacle like no other. They called it t… read more

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28. Two Dogs and a Horse

By: Jim Kjelgaard

3.85

Format: 95 pages, Hardcover

The spell of the wild country lies over these three rare stories by a master craftsman in portrayin… read more

Similar categories in Jim Kjelgaard's Two Dogs and a Horse book and Jim Kjelgaard's Two Dogs and a Horse

  • childrens
  • animals
  • dogs
  • horses
  • juvenile
"The dog’s story was just another tragedy among innumerable similar cases that are seldom brought to light because the principals involved cannot tell their own stories."

-Jim Kjelgaard, Two Dogs and a Horse

"The new day and a gentle wind arrived together. For a time, the breeze practiced caution, plucking tentatively at this or that, as though teaching itself what to do with a strength as yet unfamiliar …"

-Jim Kjelgaard, Two Dogs and a Horse

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