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Music from a Place Called Half Moon

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This book is awesome. It is written in a way that makes you feel as it you are right with Edie Jo the whole time. You go on a journey with Edie Jo through her 13th summer, and what a journey it is! There are many surprises in store for you inside Music From a Place Called Half Moon.

I think "Music From a Place Called Half Moon" by Jerrie Oughton is a good book. It shows how a person who has every right to discriminate against a culture because of some of the unpleasent things that culture did to her overcomes the popular thought of the culture and makes friends with one of them, in this case Native Americans. The ending however was the weak point of the book in my opinion even though it made the book more realistic. I think the author still could have gotter her point across without that ending. A book similar to this book is "The Outcast of Redwall," because like that book it also deals with someone being cast out of society because of their culture and ancesters but someone still becomes friends with them. This book accurately shows the ways society can change it's attitude toward a culture. It doesn't exxagerate by saying everyone changes their point of view right away. I though it was very realistic. I also thought, however, that it could have been a little more exciting. That might have made it a little less realistic. I liked it a lot anyway and it made me think about it aftewards. It was really enjoyable. It showed how one by one people's attitudes changed toward Native Americans.

My son brought this book home from the school library. I couldn't put it down. You truly feel as though you are right there with Edie Jo. You feel what she feels. Written in such a way that it is easy to read yet you can picture everything in your mind. This is a wonderful story that illustrates the prejudices of the 1950's and the south. This book made me smile and cry. It had a wonderful plot and life lesson in return.

This is a book I really enjoyed. I picked it up at my school library. I all most didn't get it but am glad that I did. This book talked about prejudice against Native Americans. The book helped me realize that not just major cultures are discriminated against. I also liked the book for its main character Edie Jo. Along her journey of growing-up she meets an Indian boy named Cherokee. They develop a very strong friendship which cannot be broken. I hope you all read this book!