num_pages: 96
description: "Profoundly sad and hopeful at the same time . . . Hachiko Waits shows us the very best in life; loyalty, devotion, our ability to love-all taught by a beloved, intelligent, and heroic dog. I love it." -Patricia MacLachlan, Newbery Award-winning author of Sarah Plain and TallThe loyalty and devotion of a dog has no boundsWhat a good dog you are. What a fine dog you are. Hachi, you are the best dog in all of Japan." Professor Ueno speaks these words to his faithful dog before boarding the train to work every morning. And every afternoon just before three o'clock, Hachi is at the train station to greet his beloved master.One day, the train arrives at the station without the professor. Hachi waits.For ten years Hachi waits for his master to return. Not even Yasuo, the young boy who takes care of Hachi, can persuade him to leave his post.Hachiko Waits is a novel inspired by a true story. Readers will be touched by the story of Hachiko and his impact on the people of Japan.Hachiko Waits is a 2005 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
language: English
title: Hachiko Waits
titlecomplete: Hachiko Waits
characters: Hachiko
genres: Dogs, Middle Grade, Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, Japan, Animals, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 2797
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Alabama Library Association Children's Book of the Year
category: 2-3, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Bluestem Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Dog Writers Association of America's Writing Competition
category: Best Book of Fiction, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Henry Holt and Co.