Moon Runner

by Carolyn Marsden

Book Overview

A quiet, lyrical story that sensitively explores issues of friendship and being true to oneself. -- School Library Journal

When Mina, a self-professed girlie-girl, discovers that she excels at track, her friends are as surprised as she is, especially competitive Ruth. Even more surprising is the way running seems to lift Mina up and make her happy. When Coach chooses her to run the fifty-meter against Ruth, Mina is torn. Should...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763633046
• ISBN13: 9780763633042
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Carolyn Marsden Is a Rising Star in Children's Literature

I read Moon Runner and loved it. I'm going to buy copies of all of Marsden's books for my nieces. With Moon Runner, Gold-Threaded Dress, and The Quail Club, Marsden is developing her own beautiful genre: moving, multicultural chapter books that speak to the hearts of elementary school children. From the very first page of each book she presents nuanced portraits of kids with important decisions to make. What I love about Marsden's characters is that they seem so real, not cardboard or over dramatized. Each moment, each decision the children make is honored and described. In between the plot points is rich detail, and crystalline moments where we can feel and experience some of the pleasures of being alive. She's creating something rare and valuable: nourishing, contemporary literature that kids will find accessible and fun to read.