Moon over Manifest

The Resource Moon over Manifest
Label
Moon over Manifest
Statement of responsibility
Clare Vanderpool
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off to live with an old friend for the summer while he works a railroad job. Armed only with a few possessions and her list of universals, Abilene jumps off the train in Manifest, Kansas, aiming to learn about the boy her father once was. Having heard stories about Manifest, Abilene is disappointed to find that it's just a dried-up, worn-out old town. But her disappointment quickly turns to excitement when she discovers a hidden cigar box full of mementos, including some old letters that mention a spy known as the Rattler. These mysterious letters send Abilene and her new friends, Lettie and Ruthanne, on an honest-to-goodness spy hunt, even though they are warned to "Leave Well Enough Alone." Abilene throws all caution aside when she heads down the mysterious Path to Perdition to pay a debt to the reclusive Miss Sadie, a diviner who only tells stories from the past. It seems that Manifest's history is full of colorful and shadowy characters-and long-held secrets. The more Abilene hears, the more determined she is to learn just what role her father played in that history. And as Manifest's secrets are laid bare one by one, Abilene begins to weave her own story into the fabric of the town."--Jacket
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Writing style
Award
  • Newbery Medal, 2011.
  • Spur Award for Juvenile Fiction, 2011.
  • ALA Notable Children's Book, 2011
Awards note
  • Newbery Medal, 2011.
  • Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011
  • Kansas Notable Book, 2011
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
[Fic]
Index
no index present
Intended audience
  • Interest age level : Ages 9-12
  • 800L
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
  • MG
  • MG
  • 6-8
Literary form
novels
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 5
  • 8
Nature of contents
bibliography
Reading level
  • 5.3
  • 5.3
  • 5.3
Study program name
  • Accelerated Reader AR
  • Accelerated Reader
  • Reading Counts RC
Target audience
pre adolescent

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Context of Moon over Manifest

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