Cracker! the best dog in Vietnam

A young soldier in Vietnam bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog.

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

Summary:	A young soldier in Vietnam bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog.
Physical Description:	312 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Audience:	Ages 10 up.
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN:	1416906371 (hardcover) : 9781416906377 (hardcover)
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)