The Moon by Night
As if simply being fourteen-years-old weren’t bad enough—what with the usual teenage angst and uncertainty, Vicky Austin’s always comforting and reliable home life is changing completely. Her brother John is going off to college in the fall. Maggy, an orphan taken in by the Austins two years ago,...
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As if simply being fourteen-years-old weren’t bad enough—what with the usual teenage angst and uncertainty, Vicky Austin’s always comforting and reliable home life is changing completely. Her brother John is going off to college in the fall. Maggy, an orphan taken in by the Austins two years ago, has gone to live with her legal guardian. And the rest of Vicky’s family is moving from their quiet house in the country to the heart of New York City. But before the big move, the entire Austin family is taking a meandering trip across the country in their station wagon, stopping to camp along the way, with no set schedule and not a single night of camping experience among them. Wild animal attacks. Life-threatening natural disasters. Cute boys on the prowl. Anything can happen in the great outdoors.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312379322 (0312379323)
Publish date: September 2nd 2008
Publisher: Square Fish
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Literature,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
American,
Romance,
Adult,
Family
Series: Austin Family (#2)
The Moon by Night by Madeleine L'Engle is the second book in the Austin Family series and takes place a couple of years after Meet the Austins. The father of the family gets a new job and they have to move, but they decide to take a road trip/camping vacation all across the country first to bond as ...
Disclaimer: a lot of people I know don’t like the Austin Chronicles. They aren’t as action-packed as the Wrinkle in Time series, and involve fewer supernatural elements. They also have a slower pace. This is the story of the Austin family roadtrip across the United States (and some of Canada). ...
Boring, with a dull writing style. I couldn't even finish it.
Let me say first that it's a wonderful book. The characters are people you care about, and get very involved with. The plot is fun. The writing is excellent. However, I think it is dated, no matter what Wendy says to the contrary. The attitudes of the menfolk, first of all- Daddy makes all the calls...