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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Cracker by Cynthia Kadohata


CRACKER IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY'S MOST VALUABLE WEAPONS:

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 toher before she's going to prove herself to him. They need to be friends before they can be a team, and they haveto be a team if they want to get home alive.
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28 comments:

  1. RozDecember 6, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    My questions are...
    When does Rick head off to Vietnam?
    Does Cracker and Rick make it alive during the Vietnam War?
    How is Rick going to 'whip the world'?
    Will Cracker get to meet his last owner Wille?

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  2. Nathalie&LeonardDecember 6, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    What other dog from another story reminds you
    of cracker and why?

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  3. Tyler.N$December 7, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    Will cracker get hurt and will Rick whip the world?

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  4. Tyler.N$December 7, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Roz, Rick and Cracker head off to Nam right after training when Rick goes on leave which means that he gets to go home before he goes to Nam the he goes right after leave

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  5. Tyler.N$December 7, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    I can't think of another dog from another book that reminds me of Cracker

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  6. Tyler.N$December 7, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    What would Cracker do if rick gets hurt or dies

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  7. Tyler.N$December 7, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    If Cracker goes home to Willie what will Rick think

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  8. Tyler.N$December 7, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Will the best dog team in Nam (Rick and Cracker) D.E.R.O.S in one piece?

    I really hope so


    D.E.R.O.S means Date of expected Return from overseas

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  9. RozzDecember 7, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    This book is really good because I like how the author created the plot. Also I love how this book deals with The Vietnam War and a dog that saves lives. This is a great book to get intoo!

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  10. RozzDecember 7, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    Since Cracker likes being with Rick, Cracker would probably do anything to help him, or maybe he might just stay by his side.

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  11. Leonard G.December 7, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    My Questions are:

    1.Can anybody think of a dog that is like cracker in any other book?

    2. Why didn't Willie stop the government from taking cracker?

    3. When they get to Nam why didn't they start building a Barrack's right away?

    4. In the beginning of the book why did Willie stop cracker from killing the mouse?

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  12. Nathalie M.December 7, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    My Questions are:

    1. In the beginning of the book why did Willie decide to send Cracker to Vietnam and not a shelter or foster home?


    2. What would happen if Rick died? Would Cracker actually be sent with Lieutenant Colonel Butler?


    3. When Rick is shooting the other people when they were on a walk and he let go of Cracker's leash. Where is Cracker? because they don't mention him.


    4. When Cracker was sent to Vietnam and was paired with Rick why didn't they get along to fast it toke long didn't it?

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  13. Leonard G.December 7, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    Tyler.N$ I think wish bone reminds me of cracker

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  14. Nathalie&LeonardDecember 7, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    Tyler.N$ We think they will survive because they are a great time and they do their work really well.

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  15. Nathalie&LeonardDecember 7, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    Tyler.N$ We think that if Cracker goes back with Willie Rick will be sad and not have a great scout dog like Cracker an he will keep going though.

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  16. Nathalie&LeonardDecember 7, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Tyler.N$ If Rick gets hurt or died Cracker would be sad and maybe think he didn't do his job well because that's his job to protect him.

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  17. Nathalie&LeonardDecember 7, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    Roz We have answers for:

    2. We think they will survive because they have great teamwork together.

    4. We think that yeah he will see his old owner Willie once again maybe when he retires and he's alive.

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  18. Tyler.N$December 8, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    I think that all the answers are good but why does rick and cody and twenty lite off those caps so the rats will die it's stupid but.............. may be fun

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  19. Tyler.N$December 8, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    ROZ NATHALIE AND LEONARD why would cracker run away from rick just for his steak why would she take it anyway

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  20. RozDecember 8, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    I think that Willie wanted Cracker to 'serve the country' rather then sending him to another family.

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  21. Tyler.N$December 8, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    My quotes are

    1. "Lanski (sigh)"

    2 "I'm going to whip the world"

    3 "Iv'e Shot a girl" :(

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  22. Tyler.N$December 8, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Wish bone is a very good comparement to cracker

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  23. Nathalie && LeonardDecember 8, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Tyler We think that Cracker wanted some delicious food and maybe she was hungry and smelt the food and thought "yummy".

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  24. NathalieDecember 8, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    My New questions are:

    1. Do you guys think that in the beginning it was a fair idea to send Cracker to "serve the country"?

    2. If you were in a situation like Cracker that is in the Vietnam war, what would you feel?

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  25. Leonard G.December 8, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    My new questions are:

    1. Why did Tristie go and try to run to Twenty-Twenty?

    2. When cracker killed the lizard did any of you think it was poison?

    3. In the end of the book why did Rick give his dog tags to Willie?

    4. Why would U-Haul recommend Rick to the special forces men?

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  26. Tyler.N$December 12, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    I am starstruck it is so sad that Tristie dies because she wants to protect her owner. And it was suspenceful when the ambush started. I think it was kind of innappropriate that they talked about a man getting shot in the neck and then have blood spurting out of it.

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  27. RozDecember 12, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    Nathalie, I think it wasn't a fair idea to send Cracker to serve the country because there are chances that she could be killed.
    I would feel really scared being in a war.

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  28. Tyler.N$December 12, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    I would feel scared


    No it was not fair they should of sent her to another family that is close by so they can visit

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