In this compelling, action-packed book, Watt Key gives us the thrilling coming-of-age story of the unique and extremely appealing Moon.Īlabama Moon is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. As the spirited and resourceful Moon encounters constables, jails, institutions, lawyers, true friends, and true enemies, he adapts his wilderness survival skills and learns to survive in the outside world, and even, perhaps, make his home there. Read Common Sense Medias Alabama Moon review, age rating, and parents guide. Low-key family adventure has some dark imagery.
But Moon is soon caught and entangled in a world he doesn't know or understand, apparent property of the government he has been avoiding all his life. Read Common Sense Medias Alabama Moon review, age rating, and parents guide. After the death of his father, ten-year-old Moon leaves their forest shelter home and is sent to an Alabama institution, becoming entangled in the outside world he has never known and making good friends, a relentless enemy, and finally a new life.
When Moon's father dies, Moon follows his father's last instructions: to travel to Alaska to find others like themselves. They keep to themselves, their only contact with other human beings an occasional trip to the nearest general store. He wasn't worried about me.įor as long as ten-year-old Moon can remember, he has lived out in the forest in a shelter with his father. Pap said he even figured I could whip somebody three times my size. I could find my way by the stars and make fire in the rain. As the spirited and resourceful Moon encounters constables, jails, institutions, lawyers, true friends, and true enemies, he adapts his wilderness survival skills and learns to survive in the outside world, and even, perhaps, make his home there.Īlabama Moon is a 2007 Bank Street – Best Children’s Book of the Year.įor other great books about dogs, check out 101 Best Dog Books for Kids.įor published authors and unpublished authors, check out our writing contests.I could trap my own food and make my own clothes. But Moon is soon caught and entangled in a world he doesn’t know or understand he’s become property of the government he has been avoiding all his life. Read Common Sense Medias Alabama Moon review, age rating, and parents guide. When Moon’s father dies, Moon follows his father’s last instructions: to travel to Alaska to find others like themselves. Sometimes an adult dog book sneaks in but for the most part Best Dog Books aims to help kids, their parents, teachers, and librarians find dog books.įor as long as ten-year-old Moon can remember, he has lived out in the forest in a shelter with his father. Posted Maby amob & filed under Bloodhound, Uncategorized, Watt Key.īest Dog Books is a blog that features children’s books with key dog characters.
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