After the death of his father, ten-year-old Moon leaves their forest shelter home and is sent to an Alabama institution, becoming entangled in the outside world he has never known and making good friends, a relentless enemy, and finally a new life.
Grades 6 and up.
15 comments:
Alabama Moon is a great read that is completely fiction. It details the life of a young boy who is brought up to live off of the forest. His father despises the government, and decides that no one in his family should step foot out of the forest unless they are going to the store nearby. The boy, Moon, is made to believe that the law is the reason for troubles, and that if he is caught by the law he will die. When Moon's father dies Moon is forced to go to a boys orphanage.
The book is all about Moon deciding whether civilization is good or bad.
I love this book. It is a cool look at a kid who faces trouble with friendships and authority.
I have a feeling that this story is not all fiction. I know that strange things happened to many men who fought in Vietnam. This could very well be based on some fact. Moon is a very self-sufficient boy who tries to honor his father's last wish. When he discovers that there are good things about civilized life, he has some choices to make. This is a great book about a boy's struggle with ideals.
Tyler E and Chris A of Berlin says: It was very adventurous book when he tries to live his dream to live in the Alaska wilderness. This could have happened in real life. You can live off the land. Like Moon and his Dad did. I think that Moon could had survived up in cold Alaska wilderness.
Alabama Moon was a really, really, awesome book. I think that the author did a good job on making the book realistic. It was also a cool book because there was a very descriptive setting, not just a blank background.
this book is awesome!!!!!!! It shows all about survival in the woods.It is amazing.
its pretty good but stargirl and captain underpants is MUCH better, the reason why i stated that is because like most books its boring at first and then gets better at the end, but stargirl and captain underpants just delve right into things right in the beginning
Iam reading this book and it is really good I think it would be fun to live out in the wild but I think you would get lonely.
This was a powerful book! If you like adventure or survival stories, this book is definitely for you. It's also really thought-provoking to think about why Moon's dad wanted to live the way he did.
I think it was a well put book about a boys struggle to get somthing out of life and how the world needs happieness.
I am reading this book right now and I LOVE it!☺ This book is very powerful and impacting. If I were to go through all of this, I don't think that I would make it! Kids MUST read this book!☺ I hope they will love it!!!
This book is a awesome survival story.
there was some parts of the book I didn't like but it was still a good book
I love this book!!!!! It is such a great book to read in the winter!! You feel like you are in the same place as Moon and Kit are when they are in the fort they made in the woodS!! Teachers should definetly read this in Class!! by now!!
this book was awesome i read it in 3 days. this was the best book i've ever read. i give it 5 stars
this is a goooooooooooooooood book!
i live near woods and it rocks
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