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**Nubs ** **The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, & a Miracle**



**Summary** Major Brian Dennis of the United States Marine Corps mets a stray wild dog while in Iraq. The dog is a dog of was and his ears are cut short, so Maj. Dennis names him Nubs. Nubs and Maj. Dennis bond and Maj. Dennis ends up with a new friend and he works to get Nubs brought to America.

**Discussion Questions**
 * 1) What is the mort important lesson you learned from reading the book __Nubs__? Why?
 * 2) What do you think about the people who told the commanders about the dog, since Maj. Brian was not following the rules? Where they right, wrong, or somewhere in between?
 * 3) What would you do if a stray animal wants to make friends with you? Would you go as far as Major Brian Dennis did to be friends with the animal?

**Classroom Activity**
 * Have someone from the local animal shelter come and talk to the class and if possible bring some of her "friends".
 * Have the class make dog and cat treats for the local animal shelter. Discuss how these are for animals that don't have homes and how an animal shelter works.
 * Have students draw pictures or write letters to send to the United States military troops.

**Resource Links** [|The Today Show] Major Brian Dennis and Nubs are interviewed on The Today Show.

[|Book Trailer about Nubs] A book trailer about the book Nubs. The book trailer asks the question, "How far would you go to find a friend?"

[|Nubs Now] An interview with Major Brian Dennis about how Nubs is doing now.

[|Ellen Show] Major Brian Dennis and Nubs are interviewed on the Ellen Show.

**References**  Dennis, B. (2009). // Nubs the true story of a mutt, a marine, and a miracle. // New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company.

Maze, K. (2009). [Nubs front cover] [Photograph]. Retrieved from [] //Submitted by Rebecca Aughenbaugh//