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Danette Vigilante grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and continues to call New York City home. She is the author of The Sand Beneath the Waves and Tia Lugo Speaks No Evil, the latter of which has earned several accolades, including a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award Gold Medal, a Bronze Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards for multicultural fiction (JUV/YA), and an Honorable Mention at the International Latino Book Awards. Her other works include The Trouble with Half a Moon, a Sunshine State Young Readers Award nominee, and Saving Baby Doe, named to the New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing list. Her illustrated chapter book for early readers, Pack of Hearts, continues her focus on stories rooted in empathy, co ...more

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	The Trouble with Half a Moon 3.89 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saving Baby Doe 3.70 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tia Lugo Speaks No Evil 4.17 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pack of Hearts 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	[ SAVING BABY DOE By Vigilante, Danette ( Author ) Hardcover Mar-20-2014 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sand Beneath the Waves by Danette Vigilante (Goodreads Author), Olga Seregina (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Sunshine State Young Reader's Award List

So Very thankful that THE TROUBLE WITH HALF A MOON has made the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award List (grades 6-8)!

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Now, I love Florida even more! Hugs & Kisses to the whole state!

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Published on May 01, 2012 13:07 • Tags: award, middle-grade, reading-lists, teachers-middle-grade-author, teen-librarians

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Danette liked Leann Reeves's review of Pack of Hearts: "Read this book to see if it was something my oldest would like. She is a huge fan of dog stories. Will be forwarding this onto her when the time comes. I feel like this would be an instant favorite for her. It was cute, even if parts were sad. I love" Read more of this review »
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