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A review by amdame1
Listen to the Moon by Laurence Bouvard, Mike Grady, Michael Morpurgo
4.0
Alfie and his parents live on a small island off the English coast. One day while he and his dad are out fishing, they hear crying from an uninhabited island and discover a young girl. They rescue her and take her home with them as she was close to dying. She is mute except for two words: Lucy and piano. Lucy (as they call her) and Alfie become friends and everyone tries to figure out who this girl is and where she came from.
Love the historical accuracy and detail of the book. Characters are all complex and well-rounded. For example, not everyone is all bad or all good; rather, they are nuanced. Because the main characters are around 12-years-old, this will sell best in upper elem and middle school, but high schoolers who are interested in WWI could also be quickly drawn into it.
*My only hang-up with it was not being able to tell if it was actually written about Morpurgo's family or not. This is because the first section is called "To Begin" rather than "Prologue."
Love the historical accuracy and detail of the book. Characters are all complex and well-rounded. For example, not everyone is all bad or all good; rather, they are nuanced. Because the main characters are around 12-years-old, this will sell best in upper elem and middle school, but high schoolers who are interested in WWI could also be quickly drawn into it.
*My only hang-up with it was not being able to tell if it was actually written about Morpurgo's family or not. This is because the first section is called "To Begin" rather than "Prologue."