Moonrise

Written by Sarah Crossan

A teen races against time to reconnect with his brother on death row. Can forgiveness transcend guilt?

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400 pages· 33,607 words· Est. 3 hour read· ~670L

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Bookroo's summary

Seventeen-year-old Joe faces a heart-wrenching challenge: reconnecting with his brother Ed, who is on death row. With Ed's execution date looming, Joe is determined to bridge the years of separation and uncover the truth about the crime Ed may not have committed. As the clock ticks, Joe grapples with profound questions of life, forgiveness, and the finality of goodbye. Will he find the answers he seeks, or will time run out? This gripping tale explores the depths of sibling bonds and the power of redemption.

From the publisher

From Carnegie Award-winning author Sarah Crossan comes a poignant and thought-provoking novel that explores life, sibling bonds, and forgiveness as a teen tries to reconnect with his brother on death row for a crime he may not have committed. Seventeen-year-old Joe hasn’t seen his brother in ten years. Ed didn’t walk out on the family, not exactly. It’s something more brutal. Ed’s locked up – on death row. Now his execution date has been set, and the clock is ticking. Joe is determined to spend those last weeks with his brother, no matter what other people think … and no matter whether Ed committed the crime. But did he? And does it matter, in the end? This poignant, timely, heartbreaking novel asks big questions: What value do you place on life? What can you forgive? And just how do you say goodbye? Acclaim for Sarah Crossan2016 Carnegie Award winner, OneShortlisted for the 2016 FCBG Book Award, Apple and RainShortlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Award, Apple and RainShortlisted for the 2013 Carnegie Award, The Weight of Water

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