Santa Paws is a book series that was first

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ed in 1996. The first books were written by

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; the newer books are written by Kris Edwards. To date, there have been nine books. Books from the series are in over 500 libraries, according to WorldCat.WorldCat
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The books are about a German Shepherd mix dog named Santa Paws who rescues people who need help. The series takes place in Oceanport, Massachusetts. He was adopted by the Callahan family. The family consists of: * Mrs. Callahan, the mom, who teaches physics at Oceanport High School also a strict but loving mom towards the Callahan family. * Mr. Callahan, the dad, who writes books. He loves to listen to

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and has a habit of wearing his slippers in public. * Patricia, a high school student who is a bit of a

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and yet loves to be classy at the same time. She is very sarcastic. * Gregory, a middle school student who is the one who first found Santa Paws. Later in the series when he is high school, he plays

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. * Santa Paws, who is the dog who rescues people when they are about to be hurt or are in need of help. * Evelyn, a cranky old tiger cat who loves to take naps. * Abigail, a cat who is initially stray, rescued near the end of the third book and is with the family starting with the fourth. She often scratches people.

List of books

# Santa Paws (1996) # The Return of Santa Paws (1997) # Santa Paws, Come Home (1999) # Santa Paws To the Rescue (2000) # Santa Paws, Our Hero (2002) # Santa Paws and the New Puppy (2003) # Santa Paws Saves the Day (2004) # Santa Paws and the Christmas Storm (2005) # Santa Paws on Christmas Island (2006)

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{{Reflist Series of children's books American children's novels 1996 children's books Christmas children's books Children's novels about dogs Novels set in Massachusetts Children's books set in Massachusetts

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