| A Nearer Moon Contributor(s): Crowder, Melanie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481441485 ISBN-13: 9781481441483 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2014043590 |
| Lexile Measure: 960 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.60 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 180841 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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... |
Contributor Bio(s): Crowder, Melanie: - Melanie Crowder lives on the Colorado Front Range, where she is a writer and educator. She holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the author of the young adult novels Audacity and An Uninterrupted View of the Sky and the middle grade novels Parched, A Nearer Moon, The Lighthouse between the Worlds, and A Way between Worlds. Visit her at MelanieCrowder.com. |