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second chances

Books about second chances for readers of all ages.

Cover of Sprig the rescue pig

Sprig the rescue pig

Crawford, Leslie (Journalist)

Ages 5–10animal rescuecompassion

Cover of Buddy Unchained (Sit! Stay! Read!)

Buddy Unchained (Sit! Stay! Read!)

Daisy Bix

Ages 4–8animal rescuecompassion

Cover of The Nine Lives of the Cat

The Nine Lives of the Cat

Grard Moncomble

Ages 4–8adventurecuriosity

Cover of Sleight of hand

Sleight of hand

Natasha Deen

Ages 13–18redemptionfamily

Cover of Things we know by heart

Things we know by heart

Jessi Kirby

Ages 14–18grief and losslove and connection

Cover of Stay with me

Stay with me

Paul Griffin

Ages 13–18loyaltyredemption

Cover of BATTERSEA Dogs & Cats Home

BATTERSEA Dogs & Cats Home

Sarah Hawkins

Ages 7–11animal rescuecompassion

Cover of Dave the donkey

Dave the donkey

Andrew McDonough

Ages 4–8easterredemption

Cover of The Christmas Doll

The Christmas Doll

Elvira Woodruff

Ages 8–12familyhope

Cover of Hoppergrass

Hoppergrass

Chris Carlton Brown

Ages 12–18race relationsredemption

Cover of Wednesday night match

Wednesday night match

Meg Wolitzer

Ages 10–14familyloss

Cover of Harvey's Last Chance

Harvey's Last Chance

Harriet Katz

Ages 7–11friendshipschool

Cover of Home for Dakota (Sit! Stay! Read!)

Home for Dakota (Sit! Stay! Read!)

Jan Zita Grover

Ages 4–8animal welfarecompassion

Cover of New Home for Truman

New Home for Truman

Catherine Hapka, Dana Regan

Ages 7–12animal rescuefriendship

Cover of The hard luck Mutt

The hard luck Mutt

Charlotte Towner Graeber

Ages 5–10kindnessresilience

Cover of Mocha

Mocha

Jane Roberts Wood, Mary Haverfield

Ages 4–8animal rescuecompassion

Cover of Bandit

Bandit

Ellen Miles

Ages 6–10rescuefriendship

Cover of Not Bad For A Bad Lad

Not Bad For A Bad Lad

Michael Morpurgo, Michael Foreman

Ages 9–14redemptionsecond chances

Cover of Tight End (Matt Christopher Sports Classics)

Tight End (Matt Christopher Sports Classics)

Matthew F Christopher

Ages 8–12sportsredemption

Cover of Last Hope

Last Hope

Lucy Daniels

Ages 10–15horsesperseverance

Cover of We're Not Monsters

We're Not Monsters

Sabrina Solin Weill

Ages 13–18empathystereotype-breaking

Cover of Throw-away pets

Throw-away pets

Betsy Duffey

Ages 8–12animal welfarecompassion

Cover of Lucky

Lucky

Gus Clarke

Ages 3–7adoptioncompassion

Cover of The lonely pony

The lonely pony

Catherine Hapka

Ages 6–10compassionanimal rescue