Jamie Dexter has grown up in an army family. Her Dad is the Colonel, and she is a self-described "army brat". She's a delightful girl: a tomboy, a card-shark, a hard worker, and very eager to please.Jamie and her older brother TJ have played "army" for most of their lives. She thinks there is nothing more wonderful than going off to war, so when TJ enlists she is as much jealous as she is proud. She can't understand why her parents don't feel the same way.
Once in Vietnam TJ sends regular letters to his parents, but to Jamie he sends rolls of film with the direction that she should develop them. She learns to use the equipment and solutions and finds that TJ's pictures to her tell the story of all that he sees. These pictures, along with her relationship with Private Hollistar (one of the soldiers she meets at the base), provide her with another side of war, and gradually Jamie realizes that the war is not at all what she thought.
Shooting the Moon is a beautiful story. It is told in a way that will make you laugh, with characters you wish you could meet in real life. You won't want to miss this awesome book!
This seems like a book that not to much girly girls would read.But I would still read it. elizabeth
ReplyDeleteI think this book would not be for me. Even though it seems intersting. joulay