![]() ![]() ![]() Besides offering adventure, the book provides a detailed account of lessons Moon's father has taught him on being self-sufficient. Over time, however, Moon begins to question his father's lifestyle and beliefs, especially when his friend Kit takes ill and is in need of medical attention. During a harrowing cat-and-mouse game against mean-spirited Constable Sanders, Moon gets a taste of society, and he even makes friends during his brief stint at a boys' home, where he carries out an escape plan and brings two boys back to the forest with him. After Pap dies, Moon fully intends to carry out his father's wishes by finding his way to Alaska, a place where "no one would find him" and "people could still make a living off trapping." But the authorities want to make Moon a ward of the state. Abroscotto, the storekeeper in Gainsville who buys their vegetables and sells them provisions. Raised in a primitive shelter deep in the Alabama woods, Moon Blake knows only two people: Pap, a Vietnam veteran holding a grudge against the government, and Mr. First-time author Key's absorbing survival tale features a 10-year-old hermit, who feels more at home among forest creatures than people. ![]()
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