My niece loves to read books about animals but she's outgrown her favorite series and is struggling to find books in her reading level (closer to 15yr olds) that she still enjoys.
Any recommendations for light hearted animal books for an older teen level?
by LuAnnMavis
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Has she read the Redwall series by Brian Jacques?
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Comanche of the Seventh by Margaret Carver Leighton
My Friend Flicka,
Smoky the Cowhorse
Lassie
Lad, a Dog
The Sight (The Sight, #1) by David Clement-Davies
Black Beauty
Where the Red Fern Grows,
Old Yeller,
Sounder
A Girl and Five Brave Horses
Big Red,
King of the Wind,
Gentle Ben,
Call of the Wild,
Jane Lindskold Firekeeper series,
Where the red fern grows is heartbreaking.I could not reread it ever again .
The Silver Brumby Series by Elyne Mitchell. Began my passion for the Australian bush and our beautiful brumbies.
I haven’t read it in nearly 30 years but maybe the Animorphs series? I remember really liking those as a kid
The early parts of this book can be sad and/or perhaps triggering for some. It’s not specific but a few uncomfortable moments are eluded to that are sadly true for many dogs, but it’s a wonderful story written from a dog’s first person perspective who had a rough life early but found a great forever home and family. I might be hard pressed to call it lighthearted, though. But I feel it’s worth mentioning just in case it seems worth a try.
“Kat the Dog” by Alyson Sheldrake. I just finished the great audiobook a week ago. Came up on a random Audible sale.
[Watership Down](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watership_Down)
When I was a 12 year old girl who liked animal books, I loved reading James Herriot’s books