| Moon Over Manifest Bound for Schoo Edition Contributor(s): Vanderpool, Clare (Author) |
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ISBN: 0606238751 ISBN-13: 9780606238755 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $17.34 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011006441 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5" W x 7.4" (0.65 lbs) 351 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1930's - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Kansas - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 140091 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the 2011 Newbery Award. The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I'd seen only in Gideon's stories: Manifest--A Town with a rich past and a bright future. 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. Powerful in its simplicity and rich in historical detail, Clare Vanderpool's debut is a gripping story of loss and redemption. "From the Hardcover edition." |
