| What the Moon Saw Contributor(s): Resau, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440239575 ISBN-13: 9780440239574 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: Clara Luna's name means " clear moon" in Spanish. But lately, her head has felt anything but clear. One day a letter comes from Mexico, written in Spanish: "Dear Clara, We invite you to our house for the summer. We will wait for you on the day of the full moon, in June, at the Oaxaca airport. Love, your grandparents," Fourteen-year-old Clara has never met her father's parents. She knows he snuck over the border from Mexico as a teenager, but beyond that, she knows almost nothing about his childhood. When she agrees to go, she's stunned by her grandparents' life: they live in simple shacks in the mountains of southern Mexico, where most people speak not only Spanish, but an indigenous language, Mixteco. The village of Yucuyoo holds other surprises, too-- like the spirit waterfall, which is heard but never seen. And Pedro, an intriguing young goatherder who wants to help Clara find the waterfall. Hearing her grandmother' s adventurous tales of growing up as a healer awakens Clara to the magic in Yucuyoo, and in her own soul. "What The Moon Saw" is an enchanting story of discovering your true self in the most unexpected place. "From the Hardcover edition." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Mexico - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Country Life |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.53" W x 7.56" (0.40 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mexican - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 108830 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An intimate, award winning story of immigrants and their families, the borders they cross, and the ties that bind us all together. Fourteen-year-old Clara Luna's name means clear moon in Spanish. But lately, her life has felt anything but clear. A letter has arrived from her grandparents in Mexico inviting her to stay with them for the summer. But Clara has never met her father's parents. All she knows is that he snuck over the border from Mexico as a teenager. When she arrives, she's stunned by how different her grandparents' life is from her own in the United States. They live in simple shacks in the mountains of southern Mexico, where most people speak not only Spanish, but an indigenous language, Mixteco. Their village of Yucuyoo holds other surprises, too--like the spirit waterfall, which is heard but never seen. And Pedro, a young goatherder who wants to help Clara find the waterfall. But as Clara discovers more about where she comes from, what will it mean for who she is now? What The Moon Saw is an enchanting story of family, home, and discovering your true self in the most unexpected place. Filled with evocative language that is rich in imagery and nuance and speaks to the connections that bind us all. . . . a thrilling adventure . . .--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Readers . . . will find themselves swept up in this powerful, magical story, and they'll feel, along with Clara, 'the spiderweb's threads, connecting me to people miles and years away'.--Booklist, Starred |