A Nearer Moon
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2015 · Est. 4 hour read

A Nearer Moon

Written by Melanie Crowder

A cursed river threatens a village; one girl's belief in magic may save her sister.

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154 pages· 27,455 words· Est. 4 hour read· 960L
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Bookroo's summary

In a village cursed by a dammed river, Luna faces a desperate race against time. Her sister is stricken with a mysterious illness, and Luna's only hope lies in the legends of water sprites. As the village dismisses these tales, Luna must embrace the unbelievable and seek out Perdita, a lonely sprite left behind when her kin fled. With her sister's life hanging in the balance, Luna's journey into the unknown could change everything. Will she find the cure in time, or will the river's curse claim another victim?

From the publisher

Long ago the dam formed, the lively river turned into a swamp, and the wasting illness came to Luna’s village, and now that her little sister is sick Luna will do anything to save her, even offer herself to the creature that lives in the swamp on the day of the nearer moon–a lonely and bitter water sprite who was left behind when her people fled through a door to another world.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
154
Words
27,455
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
960L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
6.1
F&P level
~W
AR points
4
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
180841
Publication
Published
September 8, 2015
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481441483
LCCN
2014043590

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