A Nearer Moon

In a small river village where the water is cursed, a girl's bravery could mean the difference between life and death in this magical story of "perseverance and hope" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) from the author of Parched and Audacity.

Along a lively river, in a village raised on stilts, lives a girl named Luna. All her life she has heard tales of the time before the dam appeared, when sprites danced in the currents and no one got the mysterious wasting illness from a mouthful of river water. These are just stories, though--no sensible person would believe in such things.

Beneath the waves is someone who might disagree. Perdita is a young water sprite, delighting in the wet splash and sparkle, and sad about the day her people will finally finish building their door to another world, in search of a place that humans have not yet discovered.

But when Luna's little sister falls ill with the river sickness, everyone knows she has only three weeks to live. Luna is determined to find a cure for her beloved sister, no matter what it takes. Even if that means believing in magic...

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/08/2015
ISBN: 9781481441483
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2015
Publishers Weekly 06/22/2015
School Library Journal 07/01/2015 pg. 74
Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2015 pg. 72
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 78
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2015

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 180841 / Nearer Moon
Reading Level: 6.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4