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Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


MOON OVER MANIFEST is a story with many layers. Past and present are carefully and skillfully weaved into one tale as readers get a front-row seat into the glory days of Manifest, Kansas, as well of the days when the town falls out of grace.

Abilene Tucker, our heroine, is trying to piece her own life together the summer her father sends her out of harms way during the Great Depression. Disappointed in the washed-up town said to be her father’s beloved childhood home, Abilene is determined to where she, and her father, fit in as she gets acquainted to motley residents of present-day Manifest, and learns more about the roles each played in the past.

This novel is an excellent piece of historical fiction with lovely themes of community and finding your place in an unfamiliar world. I give my recommendation of this book for readers 10 and older.




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