Alabama Moon

Alabama Moon is a 2006 novel by Watt Key.^[1][2][3][4] The story follows the adventures of Alabama native Moon Blake.

Alabama Moon

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Author	Watt Key
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature, young adult fiction
Publisher	Square Fish & Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date	2006 (1st edition), 2010 (2nd edition paperback)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	304 p. (hardback edition)
ISBN	0-374-30184-0
OCLC	62172841

Following the release of the published work, a movie based upon the book titled Alabama Moon was released September 27, 2009.^[5]

Synopsis

After the death of his father, ten-year-old Moon leaves their forest shelter home and is sent to an Alabama institution, becoming entangled in the outside world he has never known and making good friends, a relentless enemy, and finally a new life.^[6]