Lunar Boy

A boy from the moon must choose between returning home or embracing newfound friendships on Earth.

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240 pages

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Indu, a young boy from the moon, struggles to fit in on Earth with his adoptive family. As he navigates school challenges and a secret crush, he yearns for the moon's embrace. When the moon offers to take him back, Indu faces a heart-wrenching decision: return to the familiar or embrace the unexpected friendships he's found. Will he choose the comfort of the past or the promise of a new home?

From the publisher

Stonewall Children’s Literature Award Winner 2025 Rainbow Book ListKirkus Reviews Best Books of 2024NPR’s Books We Love of 2024GLAAD Media Awards Nominee 2024 Harvey Awards’ Best Children’s Book Nominee For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic novel about a young boy from the moon who discovers a home in the most unlikely places, from debut twin creators Jes and Cin Wibowo. Indu, a boy from the moon, feels like he doesn’t belong. He hasn’t since he and his adoptive mom disembarked from their spaceship–their home–to live on Earth with their new blended family. The kids at school think he’s weird, he has a crush on his pen pal who might not like him back, and his stepfamily doesn’t seem to know what to do with him. Worst of all, Indu can’t even talk to his mom about how he’s feeling because she’s so busy.In a moment of loneliness, Indu calls out to the moon, begging them to take him back. And against all odds, the moon hears him and agrees to bring him home on the first day of the New Year. But as the promised day draws nearer, Indu finds friendship in unlikely places and discovers that home is more than where you come from. And when the moon calls again, Indu must decide: Is he willing to give up what he’s just found?

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