Moon Over Manifest by first time author Clare Vanderpool
has won the 2011 Newbery Award. Set in fictional Manifest,
Kansas, twelve year old Abilene Tucker sets out to discover
clues to her father's past. Through flashbacks,
newspaper articles and visits to a diviner, Abilene and her friemds
conduct a real spy hunt and learn about the history of the town and
Abilene's father.
Friday, January 14, 2011
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