In the 312 page novel Cracker, by Cynthia Kadahota, a dog named Cracker is given up by his loving owner, Willie, because of a move to an apartment. Cracker goes on to be a military dog with dog handler Rick. After a rocky start during which Cracker is uncooperative, the team goes on to become what Rick says is the best team in Vietnam as they go through raiding villages and sniffing out bombs. However, everything goes wrong when a routine village raid goes haywire, Rick is wounded, and Cracker has to run away. Rick does everything he can from an America hospital, but is it enough to save a nearly dead Cracker, who is wandering around a dangerous jungle? You should definitely find out in this descriptive nail biter, especially if you love dogs!