num_pages: 160
description: "Free men cannot start a war, but once it is started, they can fight on in defeat." This compelling, dignified and moving novel was inspired by and based upon the Nazi invasion of neutral Norway. Set in an imaginary European mining town, it shows what happens when a ruthless totalitarian power is up against an occupied democracy with an overwhelming desire to be free. Hardback (including notes) 153pp
language: English
title: The Moon Is Down
titlecomplete: The Moon Is Down
characters: Molly Morden, Captain Loft, Mayor Orden, Annie (The Moon Is Down), Doctor Winter, George Corell, Captain Bentick, Colonel Lanser, Sarah Orden, Lieutenant Prackle, Joseph (The Moon is Down), Alex Morden, Lieutenant Tonder
genres: Classics, American, Historical, World War II, Novels, War, Historical Fiction, Literature, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 27158
places: Norway
publisher: Pearson Schools