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Title details for Shooting the Moon by Frances O'Roark Dowell - Available

Shooting the Moon

by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Jessica Almasy
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Edgar Award-winning author Frances O'Roark Dowell is acclaimed for the rich characterizations in her poignant coming-of-age novels. Drawing on her experience as a colonel's daughter, Dowell delivers an evocative portrait of a 12-year-old girl whose view of life, war, and her dad- Fort Hood's base commander-changes as her corpsman brother sends home haunting images from Vietnam. An eloquent narration captures the emotional intensity of the novel's gripping prose. "This book is amazing . [Shooting the Moon] has an excellent chance of engaging every reader that comes across it."-School Library Journal
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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781456106867
  • File size: 91057 KB
  • Release date: July 15, 2008
  • Duration: 03:09:42

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781456106867
  • File size: 91066 KB
  • Release date: July 15, 2008
  • Duration: 03:09:41
  • Number of parts: 3
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:890
Text Difficulty:4-5

Edgar Award-winning author Frances O'Roark Dowell is acclaimed for the rich characterizations in her poignant coming-of-age novels. Drawing on her experience as a colonel's daughter, Dowell delivers an evocative portrait of a 12-year-old girl whose view of life, war, and her dad- Fort Hood's base commander-changes as her corpsman brother sends home haunting images from Vietnam. An eloquent narration captures the emotional intensity of the novel's gripping prose. "This book is amazing . [Shooting the Moon] has an excellent chance of engaging every reader that comes across it."-School Library Journal
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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction