Moon over Manifest

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The work Moon over Manifest represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Warren Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Moon over Manifest

Statement of responsibility

Clare Vanderpool

Creator

• trueVanderpool, Clare
• Vanderpool, Clare

Subject

• trueHistorical fiction
• Fathers -- Juvenile fiction
• trueDepression era (1929-1941) -- 1929 -- 1941
• Historical fiction
• trueKansas -- History -- 20th century
• trueFather-separated girls
• Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction
• Secrecy -- Fiction
• Depressions -- Fiction
• trueSecrets
• Depressions -- 1929 -- Juvenile fiction
• truePreteen girls
• Secrets -- Fiction
• trueFathers
• Fathers -- Fiction
• trueTwelve-year-old girls
• Kansas -- Fiction
• trueCommunities
• Depressions -- 1929 -- Fiction
• Fathers -- Fiction
• trueDepressions -- 1929-1941
• Kansas -- Juvenile fiction
• Historical fiction
• trueRailroad workers
• Kansas -- Fiction
• true1930s -- 1930 -- 1939
• Historical fiction

Genre

• Fiction
• Juvenile fiction
• trueHistorical fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker is the daughter of a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sends her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas, where he grew up, and where she hopes to find out some things about his past

Tone

• trueFeel-good

Writing style

• trueRichly detailed
• trueAttention-grabbing

Award

• Newbery Medal, 2011.
• Spur Award for Juvenile Fiction, 2011.
• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2011

Awards note

Newbery Medal/Honor, 2011

Cataloging source

DLC

Citation source

• Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011
• School Library Journal, November 2010
• Booklist starred, October 2010
• Pub Weekly, September 2010
• Kirkus Starred, September 2010
• Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2010
• Newbery Medal/Honor
• Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.)
• School Library Journal

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 5.3
• 5-8
• 5-8

Intended audience source

• Follett Library Resources
• Follett Library Resources

LC call number

PZ7.P28393

LC item number

Mo 2010

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

800

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 5
• 8

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

pre adolescent