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| Author(s) | Watt Key |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's Books, Novel, Young-adult fiction |
| Publisher | Square Fish & Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication date | 2006 (1st edition), 2010 (2nd edition paperback) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 304 p. (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-374-30184-0 (1st edition hardback), ISBN 0-312-38428-9 (1st edition paperback), ISBN 0-312-64480-9 (2nd edition paperback) |
| OCLC Number | 62172841 |
Alabama Moon is a 2006 novel by Watt Key. The story follows the adventures of Alabama native Moon Blake.
The novel was originally published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2006.
Following the release of the published work, a movie based upon the book titled Alabama Moon is scheduled for release in 2011.[1]
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.[2]