Comments on: Shooting the Moon by Frances O’Roark Dowell

By: rachel

rachel — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:55:15 +0000

it was ok

By: Natasha Maw

Natasha Maw — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:38:08 +0000

Jeanette – I tried to avoid a description as much as I could before I read it. I’d seen the book cover everywhere and I thought it looked interesting.

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:52:53 +0000

I really liked this book, a lot! When I read the description I was a little worried about what tone the book would take but it turned out to be just great. Glad you liked it.

By: Natasha Maw

Natasha Maw — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:31:03 +0000

Jenn M. – I don’t care for them either.

Lenore – Another good one I’d recommend is Jimmy’s Stars by Mary Ann Rodman which I read this past year. In it her brother goes to war in WWII. I really enjoyed it.

Trish – Ha, ha! I can’t wait to read your review!

By: Trish

Trish — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:32:38 +0000

I have to laugh at your opening statement because my best friend did exactly that with Twilight–shoved the book into my reluctant hands and gave me a month to read it. She knows I’ve been resistant, that I don’t really want to read or like the series. I’m about 350 pages into the book and completely hooked. Sheesh. I’ll definitely have to put this one on the list as well.

By: Lenore

Lenore — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:18:54 +0000

A friend of mine was just asking for book recommendations for younger teens dealing with a family member fighting in a war. Now I have something to add to my list!

By: Jenn M.

Jenn M. — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:59:25 +0000

~sigh~ yet another Ihave to add to the TBR list. I like the line about 12 3/4 not 12. i watch a little girl who had a birthday on Thursday and in December she told me she was 5 and 11/12 and on Wednesday we figured out that she would was actually 5 and 364/365. Which she promptly told everyone we met that day. Those extra fractions of a year really count when you are younger. I don’t care so much for them now

By: Natasha Maw

Natasha Maw — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:00:34 +0000

Melissa – I read your review. When you are speechless than I know that you really like it!

Serena – Sounds great! I would love to read more books about Vietnam.

Jeanne – I haven’t done that one. I’ll go look into it.

Chelsea – He’s home at the moment, so that’s good.

Becky – I’m glad that I liked it. There were a lot of things to respond to.

Staci – Yay! I’m glad to see the real world impact of writing reviews.

Laura H. – The end was quick, I agree.

Michelle – I can’t even imagine . . .

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:25:49 +0000

Wow. I’ll have to write the information for this book down. My dad was in Vietnam. He did nearly three tours there and then was finally shipped home when he was shot down from his helicopter in such a terrible way that he had to learn how to walk and speak again. The stories he tells make me cry.

By: Laura H

Laura H — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:28:32 +0000

I enjoyed the book too. I read it a couple of months ago and seemed like the end was a flop for me. It kind of summed up everything really quickly. The rest of it was so good then fizzled.