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★ REAL LIFE ★

A BIG LITTLE LIFE

by Dean Koontz

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
• In a profound, funny, and beautifully rendered portrait of a beloved companion, bestselling novelist Dean Koontz remembers the golden retriever who changed his life.

CLASSIC NOVELS

THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY

by Sheila Burnford

When they are left far from home, two dogs and a Siamese cat set out across the Canadian wilderness in an unforgettable adventure of courage, loyalty, and survival in The Incredible Journey

NOVELS

DOG ON IT

by Spencer Quinn

Meet Chet, the wise and lovable canine narrator of Dog on It, who works alongside Bernie, a down-on-his-luck private investigator. In this, their first adventure, Chet and Bernie investigate the disappearance of Madison, a teenage girl who may or may not have been kidnapped.

SHORT NOVELS / NOVELLAS

HOW TO STEAL

A DOG

by Barbara O'Connor

"The day I decided to steal a dog was the same day my best friend, Luanne Godfrey, found out I lived in a car." "Half of me was thinking, Georgina, don't do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. The other half of me was thinking . . . "

SHORT STORIES

EPISODE OF THE DOG

McINTOSH

by P.G. Wodehouse

Bertie Wooster’s simple task of minding Aunt Agatha’s terrier turns into a comic disaster when Bobbie Wickham gives the dog away, leaving Jeeves to engineer an elegant rescue involving an American producer and a very confused Aberdeen terrier.

FEATURED SONG

Cracker Jack
Sung by Dolly Parton

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★ SONGS ARCHIVE
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★ SHERLOCK HOLMES
Novels and Short Stories

THE 2026 SPECIAL DOG ISSUE - Esl-Bits.eu (European Union)
' We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of life that surround us,
not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us.' —Maurice Maeterlinck

ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN NOVELS:
various genres that explore themes of authoritarianism, resistance, and individual freedom.

1984
by George Orwell

Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley

The Lost Cause
by Cory Doctorow

The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood

Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury

"Then the King will say - 'Come, you who are blessed, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'"

"Then he will say - 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'

[ -Matthew 25: verses 34 and 41 ]

PREQUEL
American Fight Against Fascism
by Rachel Maddow

Animal Farm
by George Orwell

The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins

The Wave
by Todd Strasser

The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth

The Iron Heel
by Jack London

Little Brother
by Cory Doctorow

It Can't Happen Here
by Sinclair Lewis

Alone in Berlin
by Hans Fallada

White Rose
by Kip Wilson

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Practice Using Articles
'a' - 'an' - 'the'

English Idioms, Sayings & Slang

Reading Actvities and Test Preparation (PET)

Sherlock Holmes Collection: Novels and Short Stories

Radio Audio Dramas
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Companions

My companions are 'Sunny' [Great Pyrenees mix) and 'Ruby' [Saint Bernard)

' We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of life that surround us,
not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us.' —Maurice Maeterlinck

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