Books like Greased lightning by Sterling North

Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1961 classic children’s adventure that follows a young boy who raises two hunting dogs in the Ozark Mountains, a heart‑warming tale of friendship, growing up, and the challenges of loss.

A devoted dog reflects on life, love, and racing while watching his owner, a race car driver, navigate family trials and professional ambition.

In 1860s Texas hill country, a boy recounts the trials of a mischievous yellow dog who becomes part of his family's ranch life.

Renata Parkhurst runs to her cousin's Colorado homestead in search of romance, only to meet the wounded rancher Jake Wolfe—shockingly a man rumored to be a cold‑blooded murderer.

The story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans. John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wriggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, and stole women's undergarments. Obedience school did no good--Marley was expelled. And yet his heart was pure. Just as Marley joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. A dog like no other, Marley remained steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.

A story of a boy and his dog, set in a small Mississippi town, with a classic tale of childhood and small-town America. It has been adapted into a major motion picture and is considered a classic in children's literature.