Find Request It
Cover Image

A girl, a raccoon, and the midnight moon

Eleven-year-old Pearl Moran cannot imagine life without the historic but under-utilized branch of the New York Public Library where she was born (in the Memorial Room) and where her single mother works as the circulation librarian; the other librarians, the neighborhood people, the raccoons, and mos...

Full description

Saved in:
Main Author: Young, Karen Romano (Author)
Other Authors: Bagley, Jessixa (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2019]
Subjects:
Public libraries > Juvenile fiction.
Librarians > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading > Juvenile fiction.
Raccoon > Juvenile fiction.
Journalists > Juvenile fiction.
Malicious mischief > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
Libraries > Juvenile fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction > Juvenile.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Summary:Eleven-year-old Pearl Moran cannot imagine life without the historic but under-utilized branch of the New York Public Library where she was born (in the Memorial Room) and where her single mother works as the circulation librarian; the other librarians, the neighborhood people, the raccoons, and most of the 41,000 plus books all form the structure and essence of her life--but when someone cuts off the head of the library's statue of Edna St. Vincent Millay she realizes that the library is under attack, and it is up to her to save it.
Physical Description:386 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781452169521
1452169527
Author Notes:Karen Romano Young is a writer, illustrator, and science journalist. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two large, fluffy dogs.

Jessixa Bagley is an award-winning author and illustrator. She lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband, adorable son, and a slew of houseplants.

Similar Items