Duke (Dogs of World War II) Kindle Edition

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.

Duke was a gift for my grandson, a third grader who doesn't read much. He was spending the weekend with us and took the book up to bed with him. The next day he came to breakfast with the book and had finished reading it. He pronounced it "Awesome!"

It came with a slash in it like someone took a razor blade to it. I would send it back but my daughter needs it for school.

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 story

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!

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

This story tugged at my heart...