![]() ![]() The artwork is spectacular - gritty and atmospheric. Henry, a young boy with a lively, new pup befriends the vet, who helps him train the dog. The final story features an African-American vet named Lanford, who lives in a trailer park and who keeps to himself because he suffers from flashbacks and sorrow for leaving his dog, Sheba behind. Cooper's ways of training clash with his officer's, but that officer chooses him to help rescue a downed pilot in the frozen terrain. Maine boy, Cooper is assigned a dog-sled team to get in line, in particular a dog called Loki. The next story takes place in Greenland during WWII. He and Boots get lost in the confusion and end up in a trench near Christmas, when the famous truce happened. His owner lied about his age and enlisted in WWI with his dog, Boots to follow his adoptive father into the trenches as a rescue team whose mission was to find wounded soldiers and help evacuate them. Three affecting stories of war and the devotion between the dogs and their handlers. Three wars, three dogs, three soldier handlers. Graphix/ Scholastic Press, October, 2013. ![]()
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