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I liked the sassy, middle-school girl voice in this book. The characters were well drawn, especially the Army colonel dad, who becomes more and more complex throughout the story. The photography motif is a great metaphor for the very slow and careful revelation of the story of her brother's experience in Vietnam -- it gives her time to mature into a new point of view. Definitely would recommend to middle school readers, and slightly older too.
Bookgroup consensus: Good historical novel (sobering ...more
Bookgroup consensus: Good historical novel (sobering ...more
I have just be stumbling on to some wonderful MG books lately and SHOOTING THE MOON is no exception. The story takes place in 1969 during the Vietnam War. Jamie is an almost 13 year old (she keeps reminding us of this important fact) and the daughter of an Army Colonel. Her brother TJ has just enlisted and was sent as a medic to Vietnam. Though Jamie was raised to believe in all things Army, she is confused by her father's attempt to dissuade her brother's desire to go into the Army now rather t
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