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Kerley, Barbara.
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In 1977, as twelve-year-old Theo struggles with a science class project on space exploration, questions emerge about why his father never returned from Vietnam and why Theo's mother has been keeping secrets for many years.| Year: | c2007. |
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| Subject: | Fathers and sons -- Fiction. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction. Dysfunctional families -- Fiction. |
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| User Tags: | vietnam war, historical, historical fiction, fathers, vietnam, absent father, boy book, family, family relationships, juvenile fiction, teen, voyager, 0046v, 1970s, abandonment, children, children's, exploration, fathers and sons, identity, lies, science project, secrets, sons, space, space exploration, space race, ya |
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Kerley, Barbara.
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In 1977, as twelve-year-old Theo struggles with a science class project on space exploration, questions emerge about why his father never returned from Vietnam and why Theo's mother has been keeping secrets for many years.| Year: | 2010. |
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| Subject: | Fathers and sons -- Fiction. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction. Dysfunctional families -- Fiction. |
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| User Tags: | vietnam war, historical, historical fiction, fathers, vietnam, absent father, boy book, family, family relationships, juvenile fiction, teen, voyager, 0046v, 1970s, abandonment, children, children's, exploration, fathers and sons, identity, lies, science project, secrets, sons, space, space exploration, space race, ya |
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Kadohata, Cynthia.
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A young soldier in Vietnam bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog.| Year: | c2007. |
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| Subject: | German shepherd dog -- War use -- Fiction. Dogs -- War use -- Fiction. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction. |
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| User Tags: | dogs, vietnam, vietnam war, war, historical fiction, animals, historical, ya, juvenile, young adult, boy, children's fiction, friendship, human-animal relationships, loyalty, realistic fiction, action, children's, courage, death, guide dogs, juvenile fiction, military, pets, realistic, survival, violence, 0046v, 1960s, 1970s, animal fiction, army, asia, bomb, boys, children, children's literature, communication, family, hunger, identity, japan, kids, kolzow, loss, male, middle school, military history, multiple perspectives, perspective, relationships, rescues, separation, service dogs, soldiers, sorrow, suspense, talking dog, teamwork, tearjerker, teen, training, wars, young adult fiction |
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| Rating: | 4 out of 5: They liked it |
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Testa, Maria.
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A young girl describes what she, her brother, and their mother do during the year that her doctor father is serving in the Army in Vietnam.| Year: | c2003. |
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| Subject: | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Fiction. Fathers -- Fiction. Mother and child -- Fiction. |
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| User Tags: | war, poetry, vietnam, children and war, historical fiction, teen, vietnam war, contemporary fiction, doctor, emotions, family, fathers, honesty, inference, military, narrative poetry, novel in verse, short stories, trust, 0046v, brevity, father/daughter relationship, fathers and daughters, free verse, juvenile fiction, relationships, writing craft, wwii, ya |
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Sherlock, Patti.
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Certain that he is doing the right thing by donating his dog, Wolfie, to the Army's scout program in Vietnam, thirteen-year-old Mark begins to have second thoughts when the Army refuses to say when and if Wolfie will ever return.| Year: | c2004. |
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| Subject: | Dogs -- War use -- Fiction. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction. Brothers -- Fiction. |
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| User Tags: | dogs, vietnam war, historical fiction, vietnam, 1960s, brothers, protest, protests, war, boy, disability, family, family life, friendship, historical, juvenile fiction, soldiers, us army, ya, 0046v, 1970s, anti-war, asia, coming of age, death, diary, fathers and sons, friends, girl, government, history, junior, juvenile, letter writing, loss, middle school, new friends, pets, realistic fiction, relationships, sacrifice, selsky, tearjerker, upper elementary, us history, usa, veterans, young adult fiction |
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