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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2015 · Est. 4 hour read
A Nearer Moon
A cursed river threatens a village; one girl's belief in magic may save her sister.
3.7/5 Goodreads · 719 ratings
154 pages· 27,455 words· Est. 4 hour read
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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
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The fine print
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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