When her brother is sent to fight in vietnam, twelveyearold jamie begins to reconsider the army world that she has grown up in. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell scholastic. Her books have received numerous awards, including an edgar dovey coe, the william allen white childrens book award dovey coe, the christopher award shooting the moon, the voya book award where id like to be, and the boston. This book trailer was created by janelle briggs, who is a librarian from dexter, new york. Fiction after her brother tj joins the army and is sent to vietnam, 12yearold jamie. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell goodreads. After her brother tj joins the army and is sent to vietnam, 12yearold jamie dexter is proud that tj is following in their fathers footsteps.
Shooting the moon, which was awarded the christopher medal. Frances o roark dowell is an american author of middlegrade fiction, including dovey coe 2000, the secret language of girls, shooting the moon, and falling in. When her brother is sent to fight in vietnam, twelveyear. Listen to shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell at. Shooting the moon, which received a christopher award. The secret language of girls and its sequels the kind of friends we used to be and the sound of your voice, only really far away. Having been raised in the gospel according to the colonel all her life.
Shooting the moon, by frances oroark dowell youtube. Frances oroark dowell books list of books by author. Tj does leave, however, and jamie spends the summer volunteering at fort hoods rec. Frances oroark dowell when her brother is sent to fight in vietnam, twelveyearold jamie begins to reconsider the army world that she has grown up in.
Oct 26, 2015 frances oroark dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of dovey coe, which won the edgar award and the william allen white award. Click to read more about shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell. This is a sparse, beautifully written story about learning to truly see people, situations, and emotions as they are, not as we want to see them. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell pdf free. Shooting the moon audiobook by frances oroark dowell. When twelveyearold jamie dexter s brother joins the army and is sent to vietnam, jamie is plum thrilled. Shooting the moon paperback december 29, 2009 by frances oroark dowell author. Shooting the moon, which was awarded the christopher award. I discovered that in some of them wispy clouds were sliding by a full moon s eyes, and in others crescent moons stood suspended in the night sky like slivers of light, venus. Search results for jessica almasy sorted by relevance. Shooting the moon book by frances oroark dowell official. Drawing on her experience as a colonels daughter, dowell delivers an evocative portrait of a 12yearold girl whose view of life, war, and her dad fort hoods base commander changes. Recorded books, llc playaway digital audio findaway world, llc. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
This is the dilemma presented in shooting the moon, a touching comingofage novel set against the backdrop of the vietnam war, by criticallyacclaimed author frances o roark dowell. Drawing on her experience as a colonels daughter, dowell delivers an evocative portrait of a 12yearold girl whose view of life, war, and her dad fort hoods base commanderchanges as her corpsman brother sends. Shooting the moon is the 2011 youth titles for the winnetkanorthfield public library districts one book two villages program. Frances oroark dowells shooting the moon is a vietnam war novel with a focus on the homefront. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers.
Click to read more about shooting the moon by frances o roark dowell. See more ideas about shoot the moon, text complexity and childrens literature. Frances o roark dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of dovey coe, which won the edgar award. Shooting the moon kindle edition by dowell, frances o. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell, paperback barnes. Shooting the moon, by frances o roark dowell is about a twelve year old girl, jamie dexter who grew up in an army family. This is a sparse, beautifully written story about learning to truly see people, situations, and emotions as they.
Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. It is historical in nature, the setting being during the vietnam war. See vietnam through the eyes of a child and her author youtube. Shooting the moon, by frances oroark dowell is about a twelve year old girl, jamie dexter who grew up in an army family. The story follows the main character, jamie dexter, as she transitions from a 12yearold girl to a teenager while her older brother enlists in the army and heads off to vietnam. Shooting the moon 9781416926900 by dowell, frances oroa. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell 2008, cd. At first i felt like i wasnt sure it was the book for me, but as i read on, i really loved it. Bring the family and join award winning author frances oroark dowell to explore her book shooting the moon, the story of 12 year old jamie. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell librarything. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. While frances o roark dowell is best known for her awardwinning novels, she also hosts the popular offkilter quilt podcast, where she talks about her latest quilt projects with friends and fellow quilters around the globe. Her brother enlisted in the vietnam war instead of going to college.
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Atheneum has another great book and junior library guild selection in shooting the moon, the story of twelveyearold, jamie dexter whose brother is about to leave for vietnam. Shooting the moon, hardcover by dowell, frances o roark, isbn 1416926909, isbn 9781416926900 when her brother joins the army and goes off to vietnam, 12yearold jamie is proud of him for keeping with family tradition, but when he sends rolls of film back revealing the devastation of war and then suddenly goes missing, jamie can only hope. See all books authored by frances oroark dowell, including the secret language of girls, and dovey coe, and more on. This is the dilemma presented in shooting the moon, a touching comingofage novel set against the backdrop of the vietnam war, by criticallyacclaimed author frances oroark dowell. Oct 27, 2009 frances oroark dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of dovey coe, which won the edgar award and the william allen white award. Shooting the moon is the story of 12yearold jamie dexter, an army brat who couldnt be prouder when her older brother tj signs up for the armed forces and gets shipped off to vietnam. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shooting the moon. This an awsome book so far it has so many cliff hangers make sure to read this book. Set against the backdrop of the vietnam war, the book follows events in the life of 12 yearold jamie dexter, who must confront the brutality of war from afar when her deployed brother begins sending home rolls of film. Drawing on her experience as a colonels daughter, dowell delivers an evocative portrait of a 12yearold girl whose view of life, war, and her dad fort hoods base commanderchanges as her corpsman brother sends home haunting images from vietnam.
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After her brother tj joins the army and is sent to vietnam, 12yearold jamie dexter is. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Edgar awardwinning author frances o roark dowell is acclaimed for the rich characterizations in her poignant comingofage novels. Take one part card lover, one part knowitall, and add in diehard army enthusiasm, and you have. Frances oroark dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of dovey coe, which won the edgar award and the william allen white award. Shooting the moon is a novel by edgar awardwinning author frances o roark dowell.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Frances oroark dowell is the awardwinning author of such novels as dovey coe, which won the edgar award and the william allen white childrens book award. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell jamie thinks her father can do anything until the one time he can do nothing. Frances oroark dowell is an american author of middlegrade fiction, including dovey coe 2000, the secret language of girls, shooting the moon, and falling in. May 08, 2010 this book trailer was created by janelle briggs, who is a librarian from dexter, new york.
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