The Moon Children

By Beverley Brenna

Staring across the street the day after his alcoholic father disappears, eleven-year-old Billy Ray is startled to see one of his schoolmates, an adopted Romanian girl, gazing at the sky and then... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889953783
• ISBN13: 9780889953789
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Red Deer Pr
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

I was very impressed with the book The Moon Children

As the adoptive mother of 7 children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the Executive Director for a non-profit agency that provides services for individuals with FASD, their families, and caregivers I read and review many articles and books on this topic as well as on adoption. I was very impressed with the way this book presents the topic of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder from the standpoint of a young person with these disabilities. It was presented with concern and care for all parties involved including the birth mother who had subsequently entered recovery. It was not a white washed, pollyannish viewpoint but also not the often stated negative stereotypical representation of children with this disability. It is a book that I would be absolutely comfortable having my older children read themselves to better understand themselves and one that I will read to my younger children or with those who have reading difficulties. Julie Gelo-the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Washington State