Moonlight Robbery

Written by David Barker

Thrown out of an airlock, a boy joins scavenger kids in a city carved into the moon.

218 pages· ~700L· AR ~4.5

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The Pitadel is a city built inside a vast lunar crevasse, where the rich live at the top and the poor scrape by in the lowest tiers. When his cruel uncle throws twelve-year-old Max out of an airlock, a young scavenger rescues him and the Jetsams, a band of street-smart kids, take him in. When Max learns his family plans to steal his explorer father's inheritance, he and his new friends need a plan bold enough to outsmart criminals, corrupt adults and the city itself.

From the publisher

The Pitadel is a towering city built inside a vast lunar crevasse. Life there is divided by tiers - those at the top live in comfort, while those in the lower levels struggle to survive.Twelve-year-old Max once lived in the upper levels with his relatives, trying to stay out of trouble by following the strict rulebook he made for himself. But when his cruel uncle throws him out of an airlock, Max’s carefully ordered life falls into chaos. Rescued by a daring young scavenger, Max is taken in by the Jetsams, a group of street-smart kids who scrape together a living in the lowest tiers of the Pitadel. It’s a dangerous world of secrets and survival, and Max isn’t sure he belongs.But when Max discovers that his family is going to steal the inheritance left behind by his explorer father, he realizes salvation may be hidden somewhere deep within the Pitadel. To uncover the truth, Max will need help from his new friends and a plan bold enough to outsmart criminals, corrupt adults, and the city itself. But first he must do the one thing he’s always sworn never to do……Break his own rules!Moonlight Robbery is a thrilling middle-grade adventure about friendship, courage and finding family in the most unexpected places. Perfect for readers who love clever heroes, daring heists, and worlds filled with wonder.

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