Duke (Dogs of World War II)

Such a terrific read. Great glimpse into the time period in the US and interesting to know that the dog program mentioned actually existed. Can't imagine sending your pet off to war but that was a time period where many made sacrifices! Adding this to a collection of books about WW2 for an eighth grade unit on the time period!

I'm a retired librarian, but I try to keep up with what's good in children and teen books. This one slipped by me. My 4th grade granddaughter told me about it. It is very good.

Great perspective for pre-teens. My grandsons loved this book.

Not a very exciting book. It does capture perspective of a boy dealing with an absentee dad, who is flying a bomber in Eurpoe for USA. The boy, Hobie, decides to give up his beloved dog to the Dogs for Defense program. Much of the book deals with his feelings of loss for his dog and ways he could get him back earlier than anticipated. My son, in 6h grade, liked the book more than me because it is about "a boy who loves his dog and a dog who loves the boy." So, if assigned a historical fiction novel assignment this is a 4-star book from the child's perspective. As someone who reads the same book with my son, it is not a high-quality adult read. But, given the audience is not adults, the book merits 4-stars.

My 10 year old used this for her book report on Historical Fiction. She did very well to complete the reading and was interested enough to retain enough to produce an excellent book report.

Great book! I learned that they used dogs in the war and I did not know that before reading the book. It was a good read!

Love the concept of these stories. Great reads for early teens who love dogs!

A girl or a boy could read book. I love this book because it was full of action. I love anything Kirby Larson writes.