''Letters From Wolfie'' is a children's novel by
Patti Sherlock. It is about Mark Cantrell, a boy living in the United States during the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...
, and his dog, Wolfie. The novel was inspired by real events,
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An anti-war movement (also ''antiwar'') is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict, unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. The term anti-war can also refer to pa ...
sentiment.[Tsosie, Eldridge, 2004]
Letters from Wolfie
, ALAN Review. ''Letters from Wolfie'' won the 2005 Merial Human-Animal Bond Award from the Dog Writers Association of America
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and was nominated for the Young Readers Medal in California, the Young Reader's Choice Award in Rhode Island, and the Maine Student Book Award.[ Author speaks at library]
The Park Record. It has been translated into Japanese.
, pattisherlock.com.
Characters in ''Letters From Wolfie''
*Mark: A boy living in the United States during the Vietnam War, he decides to send his dog, Wolfie, to become an army dog.
*Danny: Mark's brother and a soldier in the war until his injury from stepping into a mine; once outgoing, but becomes withdrawn after his experience in the war
*Wolfie: Mark's dog who becomes an army dog. He is described as an energetic, playful German Shepherd mix
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*Tucker: Wolfie's handler; a tough guy who softens after meeting Wolfie, writes letters to Mark
*Claire: Mark's crush who helps Mark in his time of need. She is against the war.
*Eve: Mark's mother who opposes the war.
*Effie: Mark's neighbor who thinks Mark is very smart. She makes desserts for him mostly every day.
*Randall: Marks dad, who strongly believes in the war.
References
External links
''Letters from Wolfie'', pattisherlock.com.
2004 American novels
2004 children's books
Children's historical novels
Children's novels about dogs
American children's novels
Novels set during the Vietnam War
Anti-war novels
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