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Duke

by Kirby Larson

Ages: 9+

Published: 2013

Publisher: Scholastic Press

ISBN: 978-0-545-41637-5

Keywords: Home Front, World War II, War Dogs

Immediately after Hobie, eleven, volunteers his beloved Duke for “Dogs for Defense” to help the war effort, he regrets it. Can he figure out a way to get Duke back?