Literary Concepts

Search 

I think searching plays a big role in Moon Over Manifest because Abilene is slowly figuring out  the town Manifest. She also is finding clues to her father and the mark it made on him. She has to search for the objects Miss Sadie has directed her to collect. Abilene is constantly searching for a new adventure.

Change

During the book I find that  Abilene becomes more social, and I also notice that the people in Manifest become more social because of Abilene. For example, Ms. Evans is a woman who sits on her porch and watches the world go by, but when Abilene pays an unexpected visit, and Ms.Evens comes to the Manifest get-together, she feels like a new person, and this is because of Abilene. She changed the perspective of Miss Sadie, Shady, her friends, and even her dad. Abilene was especially changed being more aware and lively, in her personal life and social life.  

Friendship

Abilene never had any friends, and at school felt alone. However when Lettie and Ruthanne came over, and offered to hangout with her, she felt a little uncertain about this, and didn't know if she wanted to show them what she had found out, but as she came to know them they became her best friends. She also made many friendships with the working people of Manifest and even the people in Miss Sadie's stories.