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Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam Reprint Edition
Contributor(s): Kadohata, Cynthia (Author)

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ISBN: 141690638X     ISBN-13: 9781416906384
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2008
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Annotation: From the Newbery Medal-winning author of "Kira-Kira" comes an action-packed glimpse into the Vietnam War, as seen through the eyes of a military-trained German shepherd and her handler, a young soldier who thinks he's not tough enough for war.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2006022022
Age Level: 10-14
Grade Level: 5-9
Lexile Measure: 730(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.49" W x 8.26" L (0.64 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Chronological Period - 1960's
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Third Place, Grades 6-8, 2010
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 110627
Reading Level: 4.9   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
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Publisher Description:
CRACKER IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY'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.

Told in part through the uncanny point of view of a German shepherd, Cracker! is an action-packed glimpse into the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of a dog and her handler. It's an utterly unique powerhouse of a book by the Newbery Medal-winning author of Kira-Kira.


Contributor Bio(s): Kadohata, Cynthia: - Cynthia Kadohata is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning book Kira-Kira, the National Book Award winner The Thing About Luck, the Jane Addams Peace Award and PEN America Award winner Weedflower, Cracker!, Outside Beauty, A Million Shades of Gray, Half a World Away, Place to Belong, and several critically acclaimed adult novels, including The Floating World. She lives with her dog and hockey-playing son in Los Angeles, California. Visit her online at CynthiaKadohata.com.
 
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