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Cracker! : the best dog in Vietnam / Cynthia Kadohata.

by Kadohata, Cynthia.

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Aladdin Paperbacks, 2008, c2007.

German shepherd dog -- War use -- Juvenile fiction.

Dogs -- War use -- Juvenile fiction.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Juvenile fiction.

Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction.

9781416906384 (pbk.)

141690638X (pbk.)

1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.

312 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

"Cracker is one of the United States Armu's most valuable weapons: a German shepherd trained to sniff out bombs, traps, and the enemy. The fate of entire platoons rests on her keen sense of smell. She's a Big Deal, and she likes it that way. Sometimes Cracker remembers when she was younger, and her previous owner would feed her hot dogs and let her sleep in his bed. That was nice, too. Rick Hanski is headed to Vietnam. There, he's going to whip the world and prove to his family and his sergeant — and everyone else who didn't think he was cut out for war — wrong. But sometimes Rick can't help but wonder that maybe everyone else is right. Maybe he should have just stayed at home and worked in his dad's hardware store. When Cracker is paired with Rick, she isn't so sure about this new owner. He's going to have to prove himself to her before she's going to prove herself to him. They need to be friends before they can be a team, and they have to be a team if they want to get home alive." --From the publisher.

Ages 10 up. Aladdin Paperback.

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