 Front cover | |
| Author | Clare Vanderpool |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Richard Tuschman |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature, Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | 2010 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 351 |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-73883-5 |
| OCLC | 460709773 |
| LC Class | PZ7.P28393 Mo 2010 |
Moon Over Manifest is a 2010 children's novel written by American Clare Vanderpool. The book was awarded the 2011 Newbery Medal for excellence in children's literature,[1] the Spur Award for best Western juvenile fiction,[2] and was named a Kansas Notable Book. The story follows a young and adventurous girl named Abilene who is sent to Manifest, Kansas by her father in the summer of 1936.[3] The author's note at the end of the book states the fictional town of Manifest, Kansas, is based on the real town of Frontenac, Kansas.[4]
- ^ CBS News (10 January 2011). ""Moon Over Manifest" Wins Newbery Medal". Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ Western Writers of America (12 May 2012). "Spur Awards 2011". Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ Kirkus Reviews. "Moon Over Manifest book review". Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ "2011 Newbery Medal and Honor books". Association for Library Service to Children. Retrieved 6 June 2013.