With powerful storytelling and gripping emotion, critically acclaimed author Kirby Larson explores the many ways bravery and love help us to weather the most difficult times. Will Hobie ever see Duke, or his father, again? But when his father is taken prisoner by the Germans, Hobie realizes he must let Duke go and reach deep within himself to be brave. A poignant World War II story about a boy and his dog and his dad, and the many meanings of bravery, from Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson. Hobie immediately regrets his decision and tries everything he can to get Duke back, even jeopardizing his friendship with the new boy at school. Hobie Hanson is a boy in Seattle who owns a German shepherd who is very well trained and has great. Both sides needed help from their home country as much as they needed each other. The year is 1944, the world is at war Americans vs. Hoping to help end the war and bring his dad home faster, Hobie decides to donate Duke to Dogs for Defense, an organization that urges Americans to "loan" their pets to the military to act as sentries, mine sniffers, and patrol dogs. The book Duke by Newbery Honor winning author, Kirby Larson, just came out in bookstores everywhere. With World War II raging and his father fighting overseas in Europe, eleven-year-old Hobie Hanson is determined to do his part to help his family and his country, even if it means giving up his beloved German shepherd, Duke. A poignant World War II story about a boy and his dog and his dad, and the many meanings of bravery, from Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson.
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