![]() Only this time, he has Duke with him, who doesn't hesitate to go to Hobie's defense (no, Duke doesn't hurt Mitch). But, later that day, it is Hobie's turn to get bullied after Mitch takes his bike. Hobie just stood there and watched, wanting to avoid Mitch's meanness. His name is Max Klein and the class bully, Mitch Mitchell, immediately starts picking on him because of his German name. When Hobie gets back to school after Christmas break, there discovers a new boy sitting at Scooter's desk. How could Hobie ever seriously consider giving up Duke? Not even when his favorite radio show, Hop Harrigan, talks about kids who have given their dogs to Dogs for Defense to help win the war. Gilbert told him that his nephew had just donated his dog to the military's Dogs for Defense program and they sure could use a well trained dog like Duke, Hobie's German Shepard. ![]() So Hobie wasn't too happy when his neighbor Mr. ![]() ![]() He collected scrape he spent 10 ยข on a 'savings stamp' every week to put in his Victory book he had watched his father go to war, flying B-24's in Europe and now he had to say good bye to his best friend Scooter, whose father was needed at the Portland shipyard. It is Janua new year and Hobie Hanson, 11, thought he was doing everything a kid his age could do for the war effort. ![]()
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