Bibliograph

Shooting the moon, Frances O'Roark Dowell

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Shooting the moon, Frances O'Roark Dowell

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

Shooting the moon

Medium

electronic resource

Responsibility statement

Frances O'Roark Dowell

Summary

Frances O'Roark Dowell is acclaimed for the rich characterizations in her poignant coming-of-age novels. Drawing on her experience as a colonel's daughter, Dowell delivers an evocative portrait of a 12-year-old girl whose view of life, war, and her dad- Fort Hood's base commander-changes as her corpsman brother sends home haunting images from Vietnam. An eloquent narration captures the emotional intensity of the novel's gripping prose

Target audience

juvenile

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