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Informationen zum Autor Samuel P. Fortsch is a former Captain in the US Army and a lifelong writer who first began creating other worlds and characters in the fifth grade. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his lovely wife, three wonderful kids, and his two pooches. Klappentext Join former U.S. Army rescue dog Sgt. "Rico" Ricochet, a bomb-sniffing Malinois, for another dogged adventure in this all-American illustrated chapter book series! The Pawtriots are on a deep-sea mystery mission in the Bermuda Triangle to protect the coastline from a band of canine pirates...But with a massive tropical storm rolling in, will Rico be able to keep his mission on course? For young readers wanting action-packed adventure with a patriotic message, the Pawtriots are the perfect team! Leseprobe Chapter 1 Trouble on the Home Front Location: Atlantic Ocean, USS George Washington Date: 16MAR21 Time: 1600 hours Welcome back, soldier! Or as Penny keeps saying, “Welcome aboard!” I suppose that makes more sense since we’re catching a ride on the USS George Washington —that’s a big ship! It’s the US Navy’s premier nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, to be exact. Things are moving fast, so let me debrief you. And just in case you forgot, that’s Army-talk for “getting you up to speed on the details of the mission . . . and quickly.” We’re 130 miles off the coast of Florida, skirting around the northern tip of the Bahamas to avoid another big storm that’s brewing. But no matter how far or how fast this ship goes, the storm still surrounds us. After a difficult mission in Texas, we were ultimately successful. We saved Daisy’s puppies and now Dagr and the Seven Pooches Gang can’t terrorize their community anymore. But we were lost at sea for three days, aimlessly floating out of the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean. In the end, our flotilla—makeshift rafts tied together—was breaking apart and we were dangerously low on supplies. The US Coast Guard couldn’t have come at a better time. They did such an amazing job rescuing us, and I can happily report that all Pawtriots are present and accounted for: Penny, Brick, Franny, Smithers, and Simon. Plus, we added a few recruits to our ranks: Lindy, Daisy, and even her little pups. And, of course, me, Sergeant “Rico” Ricochet, former US Army. The Coast Guard navigated the rough seas with ease and they even had a Coast Guard dog on board to help us: a female beagle named Jet. She wears this high-speed black-and-orange tactical vest. That’s Army-talk for “cool.” Jet helped us board the USS George Washington safely and explained that she will be our liaison . A liaison is someone who helps different branches in the Armed Forces—like the Army and the Navy—work together to complete a mission. Right now, we’re just counting down the days until we arrive in Boston. Once we dock, the mission is simple. Head south on paw as fast as we can back to the TOC—our Tactical Operations Center—to help support the rest of the Pawtriots at home. Everything was going according to plan until earlier this morning when we received a SitRep —that means “Situation Report” in Army-talk—from a carrier seagull. SitRep (Situation Report) 12MAR21 / 2300 The TOC Location: Washington, DC Rico, we received your message from the Gulf of Mexico. We hold out hope that you will be rescued and return home soon. I wish I could report that all is well here at the TOC. But Mr. Mocoso is back! Hans and Heinz said he won’t stop until the TOC is “wiped off the map.” RTB (Return to Base) with haste. We’re running out of time! —-Morgan and Sawyer Mr. Mocoso is the evil man who tried to shut down the TOC. Hans and Heinz are his henchmen, two nasty Dobe...
