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Quarter 4: Moon Over Manifest Moon Over Manifest is written from the point of view of Abilene Tucker, a tenacious 12 year old girl who gets herself into a lot of trouble. The book is written from first person which makes the character Abilene much more meaningful to the story then any of the other characters. We are experiencing the story from her point of view which makes the reader connect with Abilene on a different level than any of the other characters. Abilene is an excellent narrator because she sees the world through a twelve year old’s mind. Things are seen as black and white, right or wrong, and this creates a very complicated plot behind the character’s actions. The reader is able to pick up on things that Abilene doesn’t because

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