{"product_id":"shooting-the-moon-9781416979869","title":"Shooting the Moon","description":"\u003cb\u003eJAMIE THINKS HER FATHER CAN DO ANYTHING.... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e UNTIL THE ONE TIME HE CAN DO NOTHING. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 worshipped her entire life be just as helpless to save her brother as she is? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the author of the Edgar Award-winning \u003ci\u003eDovey Coe\u003c\/i\u003e comes a novel, both timely and timeless, about the sacrifices we make for what we believe and the people we love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416979869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e119938 \/ Shooting the Moon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Frances O'Roark Dowell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44207148564661,"sku":"9781416979869","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4c911cc9-c78a-41c5-af86-6c6972335c5e.jpg?v=1716907615","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shooting-the-moon-9781416979869","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}