Shooting the Moon
September 26, 2009
Dowell, Frances O’Roark. Shooting the Moon.
When her brother is sent to fight in Vietnam, twelve-year-old Jamie begins to reconsider the army world in which she has grown up.
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the flopper | October 8th, 2009 at 5:30 am
This book was a good book and it had a lot of detail obout the war I would recammend it for kids.
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crusher101 | October 12th, 2009 at 6:52 am
this book was definitely one of my favorite.
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SuperMario23 | October 12th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
This book was a great one. It had a great plot and it made you want to keep reading. I liked the theme of the book andI liked how it was historical fiction and I liked it a lot.
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Momo 4 | October 13th, 2009 at 7:59 am
This book is one of my favorites.
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jena10 | October 17th, 2009 at 5:47 am
I thought it was a very good book.
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kelty16 | October 19th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
I thought it was very interesting to see how close Jamie Dexter and Private Hollister got. Although I would like to know what happens with TJ, I found it very interesting.
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SG | October 20th, 2009 at 11:55 am
This book was awesome!! whoever likes sad stories and stories that will teach you a good lesson, read this book!!
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acereporter7 | October 20th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
this a good book-really interesting. but also sad. i fell so bad about tj
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3423 | October 21st, 2009 at 7:18 am
This book is interesting because it tells about the life of a girl in an awkward situation. Her dad works in the army, and she loves the army until her brother gets sent to war. When it is her birthday, she wishes he would come home. . .
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Lacy123 | October 21st, 2009 at 5:24 pm
I liked this book and I thought Jamie and Private Hollister were cool, but I didn`t like the ending so much. I was pretty short too.
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kelty16 | October 22nd, 2009 at 7:46 am
I am trying to convince my family to read it!
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kelty16 | October 22nd, 2009 at 11:29 am
Everyone that reads DCF books should definately read this!!
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Atermies | October 24th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
shooting the moon is a really good book, but i have one thing to ask, does it take place in the 1980’s? or does it take place now?
Atermies
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percy jackson | October 25th, 2009 at 6:06 am
I’m trying to convince my homeroom teacher to read this book aloud to the class!
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katedavie | October 26th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Well, this story actually takes place in 1969, but I think some of the topics it discusses were just as relevant in the 1980s and are just as relevant now.
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kelty16 | November 4th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
I hope there will be a sequel! I want to learn more about what happens to TJ!!
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katedavie | November 5th, 2009 at 8:10 am
A quick look in the internet did not turn up any sequel plans, but it’s still a bit early for that.
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Glen Sterns | November 11th, 2009 at 9:09 am
I really enjoyed this book, because while it was sad it gave one a real sense of what it was like to have your whole life revolve around war. I think that O’Roark’s Shooting the Moon is definitely one of the number one DCF books of this year.
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Moose Man VT | November 18th, 2009 at 9:21 am
this book is so good, i think every body should read this book
