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Soldier Dog
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
It's 1917 and Stanley Ryder is one of many young boys enlisting in the army in spite of the fact that he is underage. Leaving his difficult family life behind him, he is soon assigned to working with messenger dogs and is drafted to the Western Front.
Here, amidst the shelling and gas attacks of the front line, the deep bond between Stanley and his dogs is tested to the limit. But will their loyalty extend to making the ultimate sacrifice in order to save countless lives?
This touching and harrowing story is based on real events, and explores a little-known but vital aspect of communication during World War I. Offering some insight into the complexity of life and relationships at a pivotal time in our history, this book would make a useful tool for teaching the history of World War I, as well as being an engaging and emotive story in its own right.
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What you thought...
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Joel, 24 February 2014
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I enjoyed this book a lot. It has a very good ending and is very sad at the start. I would certainly recomend it especially to animal/dog lovers. It is scary in some chapters and tense in others. It was great for my age group and it had a good story line. It was very exciting in parts and you didn't want to leave it down. The whole way through the book you think it will end bad especaily when his dog dies, altogether I think this book was great. this book was great and again I would recome...
Jessica, 24 February 2014
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I really didn't like this book. It was dull and boring and the storyline was the same throughout the whole thing.. The only thing he thinks about is Da killing Soldier and then Stanely kills him himself. I would NOT recommend this as it is more of a book to read for homework in an assessment than for leisure.
Eesha, 07 February 2014
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I really enjoyed the book. It was very sad although some parts were very predictable. I still enjoyed reading this book as parts of it made me feel emotional and more interested. This book also shows a good relationship and good qualities such as loyalty trust and Love.
Augustina, 27 January 2014
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As soon as i saw the book Soldier dog i knew that i would like it because any book that has a dog in it and adventure war themed things in it is the perfect type book for me. It is a very great book for me and once i start reading i find it hard to put the book down again. I love how the book shows the loyalty between a boy and his dog.
hannah, 17 January 2014
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I found the beginning of the book very interesting but I found it saddening when the little dog died and I found the ending predictable as I know what almost always happens when there are animals in the book. Also, I found that I couldn't understand some words in the book but apart from that it was very good.
Megha, 08 January 2014
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I thought the beginning was quite interesting but parts when Stanley went into war was a bit boring and confusing as I sometimes didn't understand all the war terms. I had predicted the ending for both dogs because they usually die in these kind of books. The ending still made me sad though.
Holly, 02 January 2014
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The beggining of this book was gripping- it had me hooked in the first chapter- because of the poor puppy soldier being drowned. Then for the rest of the beginning it maintained its rather fast-moving pace. It wasa heart-warming to see how the dogh Bones changed and grew to love its new master. However in the duration where the story was not focused on Bones training, but on the movement, training and arrangement of the army and its actions it grew to be a little monotonous. I felt that it...
Katie, 21 December 2013
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I have been reading a very sad, miserable book called Soldier Dog. The reason I described it as sorrowful and miserable is because it is about war, death and cruelty of dogs. Stanley is alone with his Da, as his Ma died and his older brother Tom went to fight in the army, and now he is in France, miles from Stanley. Stanley’s dog Rocket gets pregnant with puppies and Da gets frustrated at Stanley for letting her get pregnant. When the puppies are born Stanley, Da and trumpet (their h...
Gemma, 17 December 2013
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I think that the book was ok at first when is started a few pages, but then my intensity grew, i was amazed how Stanley had a passion for dogs and then when stanley joined a camp and had a dog named Pistol which was actually his real dog Soldier from when he was a kid. I personaly think that this is a good book and encourage more people to read this book.
Ushenika, 06 December 2013
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soldier dog sounds amaizing but i havent come to read it yet unfortunately but as soon as i finish reading the book im on at the moment ill read this one :-D
Anya, 01 December 2013
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I think this is a great book because it has a lot of unexpected turns and the da is realy harsh ad i can see why staley ran away.This an amazing book cant wait till i finsh it .
william, 25 November 2013
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The start of the book was a bit hard to understand but when you read more you begin to understand.The story is very descriptive and makes it easy to picture in your mind. I would recommend this book to people how like books like war horse.
Amy, 25 November 2013
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cool
william, 24 October 2013
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Its a really nice and historical story and its also a bit sad at some points but i really enjoyed reading soldier dog.
Tharshika, 18 October 2013
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i love dogs and find the war interesting so i find this book looks amazing because of the sound of the blurb. I would like to know what type of dog the soldier dog is, i think the soldier dog should be a irish terrier because they were in the war but so far i like the sound of the book.
poppy, 15 October 2013
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so far it is a really good book, it is also quite sad... :(
megan, 15 October 2013
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the book is set in world war one
macauley, 02 October 2013
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THIS BOOK IS SET IN 1917 IN WORLD WAR ONE
CHRISTOPHER, 24 September 2013
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A powerful and moving adventure story that shows the realities of life on the front line during the First World War. Beautifully written, you can't help but get caught up in the action as you pray that Stanley and his dog will make it through the war alive.
Christopher, 01 May 2013
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A historical novel set in World War 1 - like Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse but featuring the true to life courage of man’s best friends.
Laura, 01 May 2013
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A heart-breaking story set in World War I, about a boy soldier and his messenger dog. With themes of love, loyalty and redemption, this is definitely a tear-jerker and a must for dog lovers.
Barbara, 01 May 2013
I thought this book was good but it was a long read till you actually got to read about the dogs in the war. It was quite interesting that the army also chose dogs to fight in the war. I personally chose this book because I like to read about the war but I thought this wasn't really about the war it was just about the dogs. I know it says soildier dog in the title but I would of liked more about the war that the soldiers fought in. I liked the very start of the book when the dad and the bo...