(2016-2017) New 6th Grade Letters to War Dog Handlers11/10/2016
 The letters you are about to read were written by Mrs. Trudy Debolt's 6th Grade students at the Mount Vernon, Ohio Middle School. As an assignment, the students were instructed to read the fictional book "Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam" written by Cynthia Kadohata. Next, each student should type a letter to a veteran dog handler, thanking them for their service.  For more Information and to order this book on Amazon, please go to this link: 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.  Webmaster's Notes:
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