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Re-read for the third time and I still love this book so much. Possibly more than the first time I read it.
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This book caught my eye a number of months ago. As soon as I read the jacket flap I was pretty sure I would like it.
The setting is what first caught my attention. Alternating time periods between the 1930s and World War I. My favorite period of history to read about. And it takes place in the Midwest. (I am a Midwest girl through and through.)
Second, I like a cast of quirky charact ...more
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This book caught my eye a number of months ago. As soon as I read the jacket flap I was pretty sure I would like it.
The setting is what first caught my attention. Alternating time periods between the 1930s and World War I. My favorite period of history to read about. And it takes place in the Midwest. (I am a Midwest girl through and through.)
Second, I like a cast of quirky charact ...more
Jan 23, 2011
Becky Barrier Nelson
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
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newbery-candidate-2011
I was shocked when this book won the Newbery as it was not even on my radar. If I had read it, it would probably be on my personal honors list...at least on my short list. It combines mystery, historical fiction and emotional realism moving back and forth between 1918 and 1936 through Ms. Sadie's stories and Hattie Mae's newspaper articles. This works pretty well though I periodically lost track of the characters and was confused about the time period. The list of characters at the beginning was
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Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
2011 Winner of the Newbery Award
Recommended for the 2012-2013 Pikes Peak Area Battle of the Books List
From the back cover: The air in Miss Sadie’s parlor was hot and thick. I thought that sitting on one of those red velvety couches chock-full of fringy pillows was probably akin to suffocating. I took a deep breath and ventured around the room.
The double doors of the parlor whooshed open. A large fleshy woman stood before me in full regalia. Her eyes were al ...more
2011 Winner of the Newbery Award
Recommended for the 2012-2013 Pikes Peak Area Battle of the Books List
From the back cover: The air in Miss Sadie’s parlor was hot and thick. I thought that sitting on one of those red velvety couches chock-full of fringy pillows was probably akin to suffocating. I took a deep breath and ventured around the room.
The double doors of the parlor whooshed open. A large fleshy woman stood before me in full regalia. Her eyes were al ...more
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The winner of the Newbery this year is a fine historical novel for older children and young teens, too. Being from Kansas, I was especially interested in some of the characters. A small town of immigrants gave the author the opportunity to introduce many colorful people. Told in flashbacks to WWI, the story explains the recent past to a girl who worries about her wandering father's history and why he sent her to live in depression era Manifest, KS.
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I started off not liking this, but it really got much better. Abilene's father has sent her to live with friends for the summer. The small town of Manifest seems confining and uninteresting to Abilene at first, but she slowly comes to appreciate all of the good things, as well as uncovering mysteries about her father's past.
I would not recommend listening to this one. The narrator is fine, but the book moves back and forth in time, and in the book you can tell this b/c the publisher uses differe ...more
I would not recommend listening to this one. The narrator is fine, but the book moves back and forth in time, and in the book you can tell this b/c the publisher uses differe ...more
Beautifully written, with slow and rich reveals, gently laid out over the course of Abilene's summer. The fine writing, the rich layers of history
and people, the slower, gentler storytelling struck me as being qualities more to be enjoyed by an older and maybe more sophisticated
reader. I am glad to have been introduced to Vanderpool's writing. ...more
and people, the slower, gentler storytelling struck me as being qualities more to be enjoyed by an older and maybe more sophisticated
reader. I am glad to have been introduced to Vanderpool's writing. ...more
"The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I’d seen only in Gideon’s stories: Manifest—A Town with a rich past and a bright future."
Moon Over Manifest won the Newbery award this year, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story was delightfully written and the characters flawed and lovable. The ending wrapped up a bit fast, but it was still really satisfying and full of hope!
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Moon Over Manifest won the Newbery award this year, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story was delightfully written and the characters flawed and lovable. The ending wrapped up a bit fast, but it was still really satisfying and full of hope!
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I loved Abilene and the varied characters in Moon...I liked the way the story moved back and forth in time, slowly revealing a complex narrative about a mining town in Kansas that appears to be boring, but in fact, is anything but...Abilene learns a lot about the townspeople and her own family, all through the telling of stories. It is a lovely book, deserving of the Newbery.
Maybe 4.5 stars. It took a little while for me to get into this, but by the end I was really invested. The story switches between different time periods and different narrations, and by the end it pulls things together very successfully.
A complex story with a voice that feels effortless. A truly great read!
I struggled with this book. I wouldn't say I didn't like it- I did. I just didn't really connect with it or enjoy it much. That sounds harsh. I just never really got into it. I also felt like some of the details that were barely mentioned became big plot points later. Maybe I just wasn't paying enough attention, but there were several times I had to think back and figure out what was going on. So yeah, I certainly didn't hate it, but I didn't love it.
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On the cover of this book is a quote from Patricia Reilly Giff: "The best book I've read in ages." Before I read it, I figured she was overblowing it or had a run of bad books. But boy was I wrong; this is an amazing book, and a beautiful and powerful story. Definitely up there as one of the best children's books I've ever read. I'm looking forward to recommending this to kids at work.
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Cole read this for school and recommended it. It's been on my to read shelf for awhile.
I enjoyed the mystery of finding out who her father was and the part he played in the story. It was well written and I liked there were things I didn't have figured out until the end. ...more
I enjoyed the mystery of finding out who her father was and the part he played in the story. It was well written and I liked there were things I didn't have figured out until the end. ...more
Well done, historical fiction.
Jan 21, 2011
Rachel
marked it as to-read
Mar 23, 2011
Gin
marked it as to-read
Jun 29, 2012
Amanda
marked it as to-read
Jan 04, 2013
Claire Caterer
rated it
it was amazing
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