What if Hector had never gone looking for it.
What if he hadn’t kept the dark secret to himself.
What if…
Then I suppose I would be telling myself another story.

I don’t want to tell you too much about his story. He befriends Hector, the boy from next door, who makes his life a little easier. But Hector finds out a secret and in their world, secrets are everything. There is a horrifying scene in the schoolyard; something we can only be grateful isn’t allowed to happen. But what if… Just like the first words of the story, it will fill your brain with what ifs.
The moon of the title is the Motherland’s mission to conquer the moon. It must be assumed this is a world before 1969 or one in which America never made it. The Motherland believe landing on the moon will secure their supremacy in the eyes of their enemy.
There are illustrations too, skirting the edges of the pages. They have an almost flick book quality and tie in quite subtly with the events. Read this book, it will leave you with a lump in your throat but it is worth it.
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Shelve next to: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
Source: newbooks magazine
Ohhh man, another one?! STOP READING AWESOME THINGS PLEASE AT LEAST UNTIL I CATCH UP OKAY THANKS. *dumps book unceremoniously on Amazon wishlist with a 'BLAME ELLIE IF I BUY THIS' disclaimer in the comments box* :P
ReplyDeleteThat will just make you look like you're talking in third person and/or have split personalities! ;)
DeleteThis sounds sad but brilliant Ellie.
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to read this one for a while. It's won a couple of awards, I think, and is getting good reviews whenever I see it mentioned.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read this one after reading praise about it on the BookPage blog! So glad to hear that you also enjoyed it...now I know for sure that I need to read this ASAP!
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