Dash (Dogs of World War II)
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Dash (Dogs of World War II) by Kirby Larson
New from Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson, the moving story of a Japanese-American girl who is separated from her dog upon being sent to an incarceration camp during WWII.Although Mitsi Kashino and her family are swept up in the wave of anti-Japanese sentiment following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mitsi never expects to lose her home -- or her beloved dog, Dash. But, as World War II rages and people of Japanese descent are forced into incarceration camps, Mitsi is separated from Dash, her classmates, and life as she knows it. The camp is a crowded and unfamiliar place, whose dusty floors, seemingly endless lines, and barbed wire fences begin to unravel the strong Kashino family ties. With the help of a friendly neighbor back home, Mitsi remains connected to Dash in spite of the hard times, holding on to the hope that the war will end soon and life will return to normal. Though they've lost their home, will the Kashino family also lose their sense of family? And will Mitsi and Dash ever be reunited?Kirby Larson is the bestselling author of Hattie Big Sky, a 2007 Newbery Honor Book; Hattie Ever After; The Friendship Doll; Dear America: The Fences Between Us; Duke; Dash, winner of the Scott O'Dell Prize for Historical Fiction; Liberty; Code Word Courage; Audacity Jones to the Rescue; and Audacity Jones Steals the Show. She also cowrote the picture books Two Bobbies: A Real Tale of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival and Nubs: A True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, and a Miracle, both of which won awards. She and her spouse, Winston the Wonder Dog, live in Washington.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780545416351 |
| ISBN 10 | 0545416353 |
| Title | Dash (Dogs of World War II) |
| Author | Kirby Larson |
| Series | Dogs Of World War Ii |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Scholastic US |
| Year published | 2014-08-26 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Winner of Scott O Dell Award for Historical Fiction 2015, Commended for NAPPA Gold Awards (Chapter Book) 2014, Short-listed for Great Stone Face Book Award 2015 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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