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Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam

Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam - Hardcover

by Cynthia Kadohata
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Availability:In StockContributor:Cynthia KadohataAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2007-02-06Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416906377ISBN-10:1416906371UPC:9781416906377Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Animals, Historical, Social ThemesBook Topic:Dogs, Military & Wars, FriendshipAward:2007 Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) Winner - Recommended Award|2009 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Grades 6-8 Award|2009 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|2010 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Tween Award|2010 Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - Intermediate Award|2010 Nevada Young Readers' Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|2010 West Virginia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Winner - Junior Book Award|2010 Iowa Teen Award Nominee - Young Adult Award|2009 Buckeye Children's Book Award Winner - Grades 6-8 Award|2010 North Carolina Children's Book Award Winner - Junior Book Award|2010 Golden Sower Award Winner - Young Adult Award|2010 William Allen White Childens Book Award Winner - Grades 6-8 Award|2011 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction Award|Alabama Camellia Award Winner - Grades 4-6 Award|2011 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee - Junior Novel Award|2007 Cybils Finalist - Middle Grade Fiction Award|2010 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee - Grades 6-8 Award|2011 California Young Reader Medal Winner - Middle School Award|2012 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction Award|2012 Colorado Blue Spruce Award Nominee - Young Adult Award|Massachusetts Children's Book Award Honor Book - Children's Book Award|2013 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction Award|Truman Readers Award Second Place - Grades 6-8 AwardSize:8.34 x 6.34 x 1.18 inchesWeight:0.8598Product ID:SCHJJJ5NS1
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416906377ISBN-10:1416906371UPC:9781416906377Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Animals, Historical, Social ThemesBook Topic:Dogs, Military & Wars, FriendshipAward:2007 Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) Winner - Recommended Award|2009 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Grades 6-8 Award|2009 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|2010 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Tween Award|2010 Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - Intermediate Award|2010 Nevada Young Readers' Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|2010 West Virginia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Winner - Junior Book Award|2010 Iowa Teen Award Nominee - Young Adult Award|2009 Buckeye Children's Book Award Winner - Grades 6-8 Award|2010 North Carolina Children's Book Award Winner - Junior Book Award|2010 Golden Sower Award Winner - Young Adult Award|2010 William Allen White Childens Book Award Winner - Grades 6-8 Award|2011 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction Award|Alabama Camellia Award Winner - Grades 4-6 Award|2011 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee - Junior Novel Award|2007 Cybils Finalist - Middle Grade Fiction Award|2010 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee - Grades 6-8 Award|2011 California Young Reader Medal Winner - Middle School Award|2012 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction Award|2012 Colorado Blue Spruce Award Nominee - Young Adult Award|Massachusetts Children's Book Award Honor Book - Children's Book Award|2013 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction Award|Truman Readers Award Second Place - Grades 6-8 AwardSize:8.34 x 6.34 x 1.18 inchesWeight:0.8598Product ID:SCHJJJ5NS1
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, Checked, A Place to Belong, Saucy, and several critically acclaimed adult novels, including The Floating World. She lives with her dogs and hockey-playing son in California. Visit her online at CynthiaKadohata.com.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Awards

🏆 2007 Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) Winner - Recommended Award|2009 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Grades 6-8 Award|2009 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|2010 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Tween Award|2010 Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - Intermediate Award|2010 Nevada Young Readers' Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|2010 West Virginia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Winner - Junior Book Award|2010 Iowa Teen Award Nominee - Young Adult Award|2009 Buckeye Children's Book Award Winner - Grades 6-8 Award|2010 North Carolina Children's Book Award Winner - Junior Book Award|2010 Golden Sower Award Winner - Young Adult Award|2010 William Allen White Childens Book Award Winner - Grades 6-8 Award|2011 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction Award|Alabama Camellia Award Winner - Grades 4-6 Award|2011 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee - Junior Novel Award|2007 Cybils Finalist - Middle Grade Fiction Award|2010 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee - Grades 6-8 Award|2011 California Young Reader Medal Winner - Middle School Award|2012 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction Award|2012 Colorado Blue Spruce Award Nominee - Young Adult Award|Massachusetts Children's Book Award Honor Book - Children's Book Award|2013 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction Award|Truman Readers Award Second Place - Grades 6-8 Award

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