10-4-08 Alabama Moon by Watt Key - Fiction

4 - By the end of the book I felt a little choked up. Not full blown tears but just on the edge. This story should really appeal to young boys as the main character, Moon, is a boy's boy. Raised in the Alabama wilderness by his father, with barely any contact with the outside world, Moon is suddenly alone when his father dies. He knows everything he needs to know about living in the wilderness and decides to travel to Alaska like his father suggested to find other people like them. Through what seems to be unfortunate circumstance, he instead is taken to a boys' home and gets on the wrong side of the local constable. This is where his real adventure begins. He begins to learn about a world he has never seen or been involved with and learns about friendship, family, and loss. Just wonderful.