A nearer moon

Long ago the dam formed, the lively river turned into a swamp, and the wasting illness came to Luna's village, and now that her little sister is sick Luna will do anything to save her, even offer herself to the creature that lives in the swamp on the day of the nearer moon--a lonely and bitter water...

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Main Author: Crowder, Melanie (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:Long ago the dam formed, the lively river turned into a swamp, and the wasting illness came to Luna's village, and now that her little sister is sick Luna will do anything to save her, even offer herself to the creature that lives in the swamp on the day of the nearer moon--a lonely and bitter water sprite who was left behind when her people fled through a door to another world.
Physical Description:150 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781481441483 (hardcover)
1481441485 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Melanie Crowder lives on the Colorado Front Range, where she is a writer and educator. She holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the author of the middle grade novels Parched , A Nearer Moon , and the Lighthouse Keepers series and the young adult novels Audacity and An Uninterrupted View of the Sky . Visit her at MelanieCrowder.com.