Cracker! the best dog in Vietnam

Rick Hanski, a young soldier in Vietnam, bonds with Cracker, his bomb-sniffing dog.

Main Author:	Kadohata, Cynthia.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2008, c2007.
Edition:	1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Subjects:	Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Juvenile fiction. German shepherd dog > War use > Juvenile fiction. Human-animal relationships > Juvenile fiction.

Summary:	Rick Hanski, a young soldier in Vietnam, bonds with Cracker, his bomb-sniffing dog.
Item Description:	Originally published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2007.
Physical Description:	312 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:	141690638X 9781416906384
Author Notes:	Cynthia Kadohata was born on July 2, 1956. She is a Japanese American author of children's books. Kadohata won the Newbery Medal in 2005 for her title, Kira-Kira. She also won a PEN award in 2006 for Weedflower and in 2013 she won the U.S. National Book Award for The Thing About Luck. Kadohata was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was a high school drop out. She attained a BA in Journalism from the University of Southern California and went on to attend graduate programs at the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University. (Bowker Author Biography)