num_pages: 224
description: Harry Potter may have piqued kids' interest in boarding schools, but this exuberant coming-of-age story is just the book to provide all of the juicy details about what a real boarding school is like. Blow Out the Moon follows a feisty young heroine in the 1950s on an ocean liner from the United States to London, and then to a boarding school in the English countryside. In her struggle to become a proper lady—whether learning to ride horses or learning to eat the 'right' way—she finds herself maturing from a reckless little girl into a young lady, without sacrificing her vivacity. First-time novelist Libby Koponen writes with a humorous, girlish honesty, and includes actual letters, documents, and photographs from her own youth. Fans of Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, and even the contemporary Ramona series will love and treasure this book for years to come.
language: English
title: Blow Out the Moon
titlecomplete: Blow Out the Moon
genres: Fiction, Historical, Juvenile, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Biography Memoir, Historical Fiction, Boarding School
ratings_count: 155
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Massachusetts Book Award
category: Children's/Young Adult Literature
publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers