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**JAMIE THINKS HER FATHER CAN DO ANYTHING....UNTIL THE ONE TIME HE CAN DO NOTHING.**When twelve-year-old Jamie Dexter's brother joins the Army and is sent to Vietnam, Jamie is plum thrilled. She can't wait to get letters from the front lines describing the excitement of real-life combat: the sound of helicopters, the smell of gunpowder, the exhilaration of being right in the thick of it. After all, they've both dreamed of following in the footsteps of their father, the Colonel.But TJ's first letter isn't a letter at all. It's a roll of undeveloped film, the first of many. What Jamie sees when she develops TJ's photographs reveals a whole new side of the war. Slowly the shine begins to fade off of Army life - and the Colonel. How can someone she's worshiped her entire life be just as helpless to save her brother as she is?From the author of the Edgar Award-winning *Dovey Coe* comes a novel,both timely and timeless, about the sacrifices we make for what we believe and the people we love.words : 27791

Who reads Shooting the Moon?

Author

Dowell, Frances O; Roark

Publisher

New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781416979869

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction

Rating

3.75 / 5 (3,040 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14