| Chasing the Moon Contributor(s): Chamberlain, Penny (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550391577 ISBN-13: 9781550391572 Publisher: Sono NIS Press OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2007 Annotation: Set in the 192's when rumrunner's plied their trade in the moonlit waters off British Columbia's coast. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.31" W x 7.74" (0.66 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the U.S. Prohibition of the 1920s, an illegal, one-way trade in alcohol arose. Canadian brews flowed south, and American dollars flowed north, creating fortunes that can still be seen in Canadian society today. Central to this trade were the rum-runners, their loaded boats speeding through dark waters, dodging pirates and the U.S. Coast Guard to bring their illegal cargo to thirsty Americans. In Chasing the Moon, Penny Chamberlain drops young, courageous Kit feet-first into this dangerous world. With her mother in a tuberculosis sanatorium, Kit must spend the summer with her estranged father, whose mysterious nighttime activities and free-spending habits arouse her suspicions. Then a strange carnival boy enters the picture. He has an eerie way with a tarot deck that shakes Kit to the core. Still, something about him engages Kit, and, together, they embark on a headlong journey that will carry them from the dark waters south of Victoria to the blind pigs of Seattle. On the way, Kit will discover depths of insight she did not know she possessed, and will win for herself one of her dearest wishes. |