Shooting the Moon
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Jamie Dexter is “Army through and through.” Her dad is the Colonel, chief... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2008
Word Count 27,372
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 890L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 119938, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Children of military personnel--Fiction
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Soldiers
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Children of military personnel
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States--Fiction
- United States. Army--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Separation (Psychology)--Fiction
- United States
- Military bases--Fiction
- Military bases
- Soldiers--Fiction
- Separation (Psychology)
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Lists With This Book
- Vietnam: The Country, People, War
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