Wild Things: YA Grown-Up discussion

Moon over Manifest won the 2011 Newbery Award. It was out of no where and I had to read it once I heard about it. I can see why the committee chose the book.

From my review:
Moon over Manifest takes place in two different historical time periods: 1936 (The Great Depression and Dust Bowl) and 1918 (World War I), so it is very full of information. I really enjoyed that so much historical elements was put into this novel without being overwhelming- I learned a lot and enjoyed myself while doing it.

The story revolves around Abilene Tucker who has been sent to Manifest, Kansas by her father. At first, Abilene fights the transition at first, but once she finds a box of letters in her room and starts investigating about the two boys in the letters, she becomes intrigued with the little town and things start to come together.

The whole story is beautifully written and so quotable! I did feel that the story was a bit slow at the beginning, but as Abilene becomes comfortable in her new town, the story picks up.