Moonwalking

By Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann

Book Overview

"This novel in verse, alternately narrated by two boys in 1980s Greenpoint, Brooklyn, one channeled by Elliott and one by Miller-Lachmann, eloquently tackles race, culture and life on the spectrum." -- The New York Times

For fans of Jason Reynolds and Jacqueline Woodson, this middle-grade novel-in-verse follows two boys in 1980s Brooklyn as they become friends for a season.

Punk rock-loving JJ Pankowski can't seem to fit in at his new school in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, as one of the only white kids. Pie Velez, a math and history geek by day and graffiti artist by night is eager to follow in his idol, Jean-Michel Basquiat's, footsteps. The boys stumble into an unlikely friendship, swapping notes on their love of music and art, which sees them through a difficult semester at school and at home. But a run-in with the cops threatens to unravel it all.

From authors Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann, Moonwalking is a stunning exploration of class, cross-racial friendships, and two boys' search for belonging in a city as tumultuous and beautiful as their hearts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374314373
• ISBN13: 9780374314378
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9