Real-life efforts similar to Mark's fictional ones finally yielded results in 2000, when the Military War Dog Resolution, which stopped the practice of euthanizing dogs at the end of their service, became law. This story will stay with readers long after the final page is turned. In this top-notch novel, Sherlock weaves together numerous threads of emotion, information, and plot so seamlessly that readers will be surprised by how much they've learned by the time they finish this deceptively simple story. He'll need to do something drastic to get Wolfie back, but how can he raise his voice in protest without betraying his country? Inspired by real events, this is a gripping story about loyalty, dissent, patriotism, and the heartbreaking contradictions of war. As Danny's letters home become increasingly grim, Mark grows more and more unsure of his decision to send Wolfie and of his feelings about the war. But although Wolfie's handler sends letters detailing Wolfie's progress, the Army won't say when, or if, Wolfie and the other dogs will be returned to their owners. After all, his dad is a WWII veteran, and his older brother Danny is serving in Vietnam. Yet when thirteen-year-old Mark donates his dog, Wolfie, to the Army's scout program, he feels sure he's doing the right thing. It's 1969 and America is deeply divided over the war in Vietnam.
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