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Classic Animal Based Fiction for YA
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items In my opinion, 'Young Adult' fiction is for anyone that is of noble and adventurous heart. These animal based fiction stories will transport your imagination far and wide. Never stop reading because of an age label!
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Redwall Abbey Creatures 🐁
Horse Based Reads 🐎
Canine Based Reads 🐕
Rabbit Based Reading 🐇
Deer Based Reading 🦌
Redwall Abbey Creatures 🐁
Book 1: The introduction to the Abbey and all its inhabitants and love of adventure, food and stories! Age 10+
Redwall (Redwall Series #1)
Book 2: Learn about the woods and creatures inhabiting the Abbey. Follow the adventure of Martin and his friends
Mossflower (Redwall Series #2)
Book 3: The young ones are in danger! Read along as Mattimeo finds out what it means to be a hero. Age 10+
Mattimeo (Redwall Series #3)
Book 4: A mouse maid is the hero of this Redwall Abbey tail! Follow Muriel through her own adventure in the world of creatures
Mariel of Redwall (Redwall Series #4)
Book 5: Are you ready to leave the Abbey far behind and meet the Badgers? This tail is one of the most intriguing for the heros of Redwall!
Salamandastron (Redwall Series #5)
Horse Based Reads 🐎
Beauty's story starts at the very beginning. One of the first books I read as a youngster that made me empathize with others. Age 12+
Black Beauty: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
If you have a horse kid in your home, these three books are a must! The illustrations are original and the stories are just the same as they've always been
Misty of Chincoteague Essential Collection (Boxed Set): Misty of Chincoteague; Stormy, Misty's Foal; Sea Star; Misty's Twilight
Flicka means Friend. Follow the adventures of a horse and a boy set on the McLaughlin Ranch. This book is a coming of age story and great for ages 10+
My Friend Flicka
Canine Based Reads 🐕
One of the first adventure books written from the perspective of an animal. A stunning story of survival and fictional history. Ages 12+
White Fang: 1906 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
Follow Buck through his life and the history of the Northern Territories gold rush times. From soft house dog to full feral brute, this story is one not to be missed. Ages 12+
The Call of the Wild: A Classic Adventure of Survival, Instinct, and the Wild
Rabbit Based Reading 🐇
A classic tale of brothers finding a new way of life, surviving the adventures and gaining new friends along the way! Not only is the story one to remember, you'll want to reread it again and again
Watership Down: A Novel
Short stories were a huge part of winter Warren living, find out what happens to Hazel, Fiver and the friends with Adams small collection of short stories.
Tales from Watership Down
Introduce your young reader to their first mystery! Bunnicula is such a fun read for all ages and a great first independent read for kids that love animals and all the antics that come with owning pets.
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula Series #1)
Deer Based Reading 🦌
Farm life is hard but loving animals on a farm can sometimes be harder, especially when they are most often deemed a nuisance. This coming of age story set on a Florida farm follows a young boy and his pet fawn, Flag.
The Yearling (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Before it was a Disney classic, this story was a book with stunning ink illustrations. Return to nature and the woods of Bambi's woods.
Bambi: A Life in the Woods