# Is "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool (Delacorte Press / Random House, 2010) is identified by: First edition 2010, Delacorte Press (Random House), New York. US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 2010, Delacorte Press (Random House), New York
- First printing states First Edition with a number line ending in 1; copyright 2010
- Pictorial boards; first-state jacket without the Newbery seal
- Publisher imprint reads Delacorte Press / Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Clare Vanderpool |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press / Random House |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 2010, Delacorte Press (Random House), New York |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition 2010, Delacorte Press (Random House), New York. First printing states First Edition with a number line ending in 1; copyright 2010. Pictorial boards; first-state jacket without the Newbery seal.

## Is this the true first?
US true first. Newbery Medal awarded 2011.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Absence of the First Edition statement or a number line not ending in 1 indicates a later printing; book-club editions lack a printed jacket price; post-award jackets add the Newbery seal.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Moon Over Manifest* by Clare Vanderpool a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/moon-over-manifest
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.