ALABAMA MOON

Key, Watt.

ISBN 10: 0374301840 / ISBN 13: 9780374301842

Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux., NY:, 2006

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HC in dust jacket. 1st Printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 20145

Bibliographic Details

Title: ALABAMA MOON

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux., NY:

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st edition.

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Synopsis:

I could trap my own food and make my own clothes. I could find my way by the stars and make fire in the rain. Pap said he even figured I could whip somebody three times my size. He wasn’t worried about me.
 
For as long as ten-year-old Moon can remember, he has lived out in the forest in a shelter with his father. They keep to themselves, their only contact with other human beings an occasional trip to the nearest general store. When Moon’s father dies, Moon follows his father’s last instructions: to travel to Alaska to find others like themselves. But Moon is soon caught and entangled in a world he doesn’t know or understand, apparent property of the government he has been avoiding all his life. As the spirited and resourceful Moon encounters constables, jails, institutions, lawyers, true friends, and true enemies, he adapts his wilderness survival skills and learns to survive in the outside world, and even, perhaps, make his home there.
 
In this compelling, action-packed book, Watt Key gives us the thrilling coming-of-age story of the unique and extremely appealing Moon.

Product Description:

Alabama Moon For as long as 10-year-old Moon can remember, he has lived out in the forest in a shelter with his father. When his father dies, Moon follows his dad's last instructions: to travel to Alaska and find others like himself. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.