Summer on the Moon

By Adrian Fogelin

A boy's life flips when he moves from city chaos to suburban emptiness.

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234 pages· 70,519 words· Est. 8 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Thirteen-year-old Socko's life is upended when he moves from a bustling tenement to the desolate Moon Ridge Estates. Leaving his best friend behind, Socko faces a summer of isolation in a half-built suburb. As he navigates empty streets on his skateboard, he discovers the challenges of forging a new life. Can Socko and his mom find hope and community in this barren landscape? With humor and heart, this story explores themes of loyalty, family, and resilience amidst economic hardship. Will a ragtag community rise from the ruins, or will Socko's world remain upside down?

From the publisher

A move from an impoverished tenement to an unfinished suburban development turns thirteen-year-old Socko’s world inside out.It’s summer vacation, and Socko and his best friend Damien are hanging around the Kludge apartments, taking care to avoid the local gang members. When Socko’s great-grandfather suddenly offers to buy a house in the suburbs, Socko’s mom jumps at the chance. Socko hates to leave Damien behind, but he and his mom pack up their few belongings and move to Moon Ridge Estates.Nothing there is even remotely what Socko had imagined–Moon Ridge is a lonely wasteland of half-finished houses. Socko tries to make the best of a bad situation, hopping on his skateboard to explore the empty streets that are now his private domain. Constructing new lives will involve taking some risks, but in time a ragtag community begins to rally around the struggling development.With humor and heart, Adrian Fogelin weaves a timely story of loyalty, family, community, and economic hardship.

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