A Nearer Moon

by Melanie Crowder

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481441485
• ISBN13: 9781481441483
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7