Shooting the Moon
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9781416926900
Pages
192 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After her brother TJ joins the army and is sent to Vietnam, 12-year-old Jamie Dexter is proud that TJ is following in their father's footsteps. Instead of letters, TJ sends Jamie undeveloped rolls of film, and what she sees when she develops them reveals a whole new side of the war.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Military families; father in the military; brother in the military
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Literature, 2008, Winner, Fiction and Poetry
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Literature, 2008, Winner, Fiction and Poetry
Christopher Award, 2009, Winner
Cybils Awards, 2008, Finalist, Middle Grade Novels
Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature, 2009, Honor Book
Keywords
soldiers; children of military personnel; brothers and sisters; military bases; Vietnam War; separation; coming of age; film; photographs
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Dowell, Frances O'Roark, "Shooting the Moon" (2010). Diverse Families. 1035.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1035