Instead of letters, tj sends jamie undeveloped rolls of film, and what she sees when she develops them reveals a whole. All content included on our site, such as text, images. Shooting the moon, which received a christopher award. Booktopia has shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Shooting the moon shooting the moon audiobook, by frances oroark dowell. Shooting the moon is a novel by edgar awardwinning author frances oroark dowell. Editions of shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell. Summary edgar awardwinning author frances oroark dowell is acclaimed for the rich characterizations in her poignant comingofage novels. Dowell s comingofage story of 12yearold jamie dexter, whose brother is fighting in vietnam, develops around her understanding of the war and its impact. Free shooting the moon worksheets and literature unit for. Frances oroark dowells 2009 book offers up an intimate perspective on the.
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Shooting the moon audiobook, by frances oroark dowell. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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 by frances oroark dowell books on.
Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell in epub, fb3, rtf download ebook. When twelveyearold jamie dexters brother joins the army and is sent to vietnam, jamie is plum thrilled. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell jamie thinks her father can do anything until the one time he can do nothing. Shooting the moon 9781416926900 by dowell, frances oroa. Jun 24, 2017 shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell. 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 from vietnam for her to develop. Shooting the moon is the 2011 youth titles for the winnetkanorthfield public library districts one book two villages program. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell goodreads. While frances oroark 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.
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. Shooting the moon audiobook, written by frances oroark. This is dowells most cohesive and engaging novel yet. 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. Its the moons shape, not its features, that make a successful crescent image, so an overexposed crescent doesnt bother me. Oct 26, 2015 shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell in epub, fb3, rtf download ebook. Free shooting the moon study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Shooting the moon, reflecting her brothers penchant for taking photos of the moon, is a slow and thoughtful look at a difficult period in us history.
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 co. Buy a discounted paperback of shooting the moon online from australias leading online. Fiction after her brother tj joins the army and is sent to vietnam, 12yearold jamie. Shooting the moon is a novel by frances oroark dowell. An eloquent narration captures the emotional intensity of the novel. Shooting the moon kindle edition by dowell, frances oroark. Shooting the moon, by frances oroark dowell youtube.
Shooting the moon, hardcover by dowell, frances oroark, 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. Its a lovely, slim comingofage tale that uses tjs pictures of the moon as a gorgeous and understated leitmotif to help guide jamies growth. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell was, in my opinion, a well written and exceptional book. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell librarything. In shooting the moon, its a heavyhanded but successful way to connect jamie to her brother whos thousands of miles away. Her work developing her brothers film, a skill she learns at the px, serves as an effective metaphor for her developing awareness of violence and danger, but the symbolic significance of the moon, appearing in tjs photographs, feels strained. This is a novel study to be used in the classroom with shooting the moon by francis oroark dowell. Kliatt readers will find beauty in its resolution, and will leave this eloquent heroine reluctantly. 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.
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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. Neither irreverent, nor uberpatriotic, shooting the moon can be read quickly, but will not be easily forgotten. 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. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shooting the moon. It is a story about a twelve year old girl named jamie dexter whose brother joins the army and is stationed in vietnam in 1969. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. An eloquent narration captures the emotional intensity of the novels gripping prose. Shooting the moon has an excellent chance of engaging every reader that comes across it. Listen to shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell at.
Dowells comingofage story of 12yearold jamie dexter, whose brother is fighting in. United states, vietnam war, 19611975, brothers and sisters, juvenile fiction, children of military personnel, vietnam war 19611975 fast ocolcfst01431664, fiction, coming of age, military bases, historical fiction, separation psychology, soldiers. Oct 27, 2009 jamie thinks her father can do anything until the one time he can do nothing. Listen to shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell available from rakuten kobo. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell a novel study. 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. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell, paperback. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell pdf free. Drawing on her experience as a colonels daughter, dowell delivers an evocative portrait of a 12yearold girl whose view. This is dowell s most cohesive and engaging novel yet. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell 9781416979869. Makes sense, given that the moon is literally everywhere in real life, too.
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 as her corpsman brother sends home haunting images from vietnam. Shooting the moon virginia piedmont public libraries. Click to read more about shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell. See more ideas about shoot the moon, text complexity and childrens literature. Its a lovely, slim comingofage tale that uses tjs pictures of the moon as a gorgeous and. About this unit this is a 77page common corealigned literature and film study unit for use with the novel shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell, and the 20 australian film the rocket directed by kim mordaunt. Shooting the moon, hardcover by dowell, frances oroark, isbn 1416926909, isbn 9781416926900 when her brother joins the army and goes off to vietnam, 12yearold jamie is. 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. Sep 19, 2008 listen to shooting the moon audiobook by frances oroark dowell. When her brother joins the army and goes off to vietnam, 12yearold jamie is proud of him, but when he suddenly goes missing, jamie can only hope that her father, the colonel, will be able to get her beloved brother back home. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shooting the moon. 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. Dowell works her narrative from both ends, interlacing the leadup to tjs departure into the story of jamies first summer without him, masterfully controlling both pacing and voice.
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. Jamie must learn how to develop the film in order to receive her brothers message. Many welldeveloped characters support jamie, including a cardplaying soldier who fills the void her brother, t. Shooting the moon by frances oroark dowell scholastic. 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. In shooting the moon, jamie and her family are stuck right in the middle of this.