Luna is determined to find a cure for her beloved sister, no matter what it takes. Perdita is a young water sprite, delighting in the wet splash and sparkle, and sad about the day her people will finally finish building their door to another world, in search of a place that humans have not yet discovered.īut when Luna's little sister falls ill with the river sickness, everyone knows she has only three weeks to live. A Nearer Moon Melanie Crowder 3.72 693 ratings168 reviews In a small river village where the water is cursed, a girl’s braveryand the existence of magiccould mean the difference between life and death in this elegant, luminous tale from the author of Parched and Audacity. These are just stories, though-no sensible person would believe in such things.īeneath the waves is someone who might disagree. All her life she has heard tales of the time before the dam appeared, when sprites danced in the currents and no one got the mysterious wasting illness from a mouthful of river water.
In a small river village where the water is cursed, a girl's bravery could mean the difference between life and death in this magical story of "perseverance and hope" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review) from the author of Parched and Audacity.Īlong a lively river, in a village raised on stilts, lives a girl named Luna.
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