This was not one of the best books that I have ever read, but this book is very enjoyable. This book deserves four stars out of five. Moon escapes with his friends and has many wild adventures. Moon's father dies and Moon is caught by the police, who is placed in a foster home. Moon, who lives in the forest with his father, is hiding from the rest of the community, hunts for food and is very resourceful. Although I would receive a pizza party I thought this book was very decent. I decided to read this book because people who read three of the California young reader medal books receive a pizza party. The assistant librarian of my school actually recommended this book to me. I never judged this book by its cover and I decided I would read it. People usually say not to judge a book by its cover. This book is about a boy who lives with his father in the woods isolated from the rest of the community. (Sept.Alabama Moon by Watt Key is a very unique and entertaining book for 10 to 15 year olds. If Moon emerges as too sociable and articulate a character for someone who has grown up in an isolated environment, he remains likable readers will admire his ability to outwit authority figures.
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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