Music from a Place Called Half Moon

by Jerrie Oughton

Book Overview

When Edie Jo Houp's father opens the "biggest can of worms you ever did see" by suggesting that the Vine Street Baptist Church ope its Vacation Bible School to all the children of Half Moon, North... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395707374
• ISBN13: 9780395707371
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Music From a Place Called Half Moon... Captivaving!!

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.

Don't Judge in 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.

Very Good Book!

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!