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Moonwalking
For fans of Jason Reynolds and Jacqueline Woodson, this middle-grade novel-in-verse follows two boys in 1980s Brooklyn as they become friends for a season.
Punk rock-loving JJ Pankowski can't seem to fit in at his new school in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, as one of the only white kids. Pie Velez, a math and history geek by day and graffiti artist by night is eager to follow in his idol, Jean-Michel Basquiat's, footsteps. The boys stumble into an unlikely friendship, swapping notes on their love of music and art, which sees them through a difficult semester at school and at home. But a run-in with the cops threatens to unravel it all.
From authors Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann, Moonwalking is a stunning exploration of class, cross-racial friendships, and two boys' search for belonging in a city as tumultuous and beautiful as their hearts.
Book Details
- Publisher: Square Fish
- Publish Date: Jan 24th, 2023
- Pages: 224
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.50in - 5.10in - 0.80in - 0.40lb
- EAN: 9781250866516
- Recommended age: 10-13
- Categories: • Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism• Performing Arts - Music• Historical - General
About the Author
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What people are saying
author, poet, beach-wanderer 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 | she/her | Up next: GAME FACE (05 Sept 23)
#MGBookChat A8: Currently reading @LMillerLachmann and Zetta Elliott's MOONWALKING. Recently read & loved @margaritapoet's JAZZ OWLS, @kiperoo's ONE LAST SHOT, @nikkigrimes9's GARVEY IN THE DARK, and @padmatv's A TIME TO DANCE.
4th & 5th grade ELA teacher. Lover of picture books & MG. she/her/hers. Opinions mine. Proud member of #bookexpedition & #classroombookaday & @LITapalooza
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Sal's Fiction Addiction offers a great review of @zettaelliott and @LMillerLachmann @fsgbooks Moonwalking! https://t.co/IdGgQFAaX6 https://t.co/pGCmxQvpNF
Praise for this book
Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
"The coauthors' equally strong contributions evocatively bring the characters and setting to life through visual poetry. The even pacing makes for an engrossing read, and the characters' pain and promise will remain with readers. A stellar, hauntingly beautiful narrative." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"In an authentic look at the racial divide that continues today, authors Elliott and Miller-Lachman bring varying degrees of own-voices authenticity to the characterizations and emotions represented. Their multilayered exposure of a specific time in history will resonate with modern readers, who will see these racist acts echoed all too loudly in current events." -- Booklist, starred review
What people are saying
author, poet, beach-wanderer 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 | she/her | Up next: GAME FACE (05 Sept 23)
#MGBookChat A8: Currently reading @LMillerLachmann and Zetta Elliott's MOONWALKING. Recently read & loved @margaritapoet's JAZZ OWLS, @kiperoo's ONE LAST SHOT, @nikkigrimes9's GARVEY IN THE DARK, and @padmatv's A TIME TO DANCE.