''Alabama Moon'' is a 2006 novel by Watt Key. The story follows the adventures of

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

native Moon Blake. Following the release of the published work, a movie based upon the book titled '' Alabama Moon'' was released September 27, 2009.

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.

References

2006 American novels 2006 debut novels American novels adapted into films Farrar, Straus and Giroux books Novels set in Alabama Southern United States in fiction Square Fish books {{2000s-child-novel-stub