yapha 's review for:

Moonleapers by Margaret Peterson Haddix

4.0

adventurous emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Margaret Peterson Haddix has a true gift of writing stories that are set in our world but have a completely believable element of science fiction to them. In Moonleapers, Maisie feels like she doesn't fit in with the sixth graders at middle school and longs for a phone of her. Her mother passes along her Great Aunt Hazel's phone, along with the news that she must watch her younger brother and sister while they head down to Great Aunt Hazel's for the summer. But when she gets there, nothing is like Maisie expects. The phone becomes a portal to both the past and the future. Maisie's first adventure as a Moonleaper sets us up for at least one more book in the series. Highly recommended for grades 4 & up.

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