The Moon Within (Scholastic Gold) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781338283372)

The dazzling story of a girl navigating friendship, family, and growing up, an Are You There God, It's Me Margaret? for the modern day, from debut author Aida Salazar.

****Four starred reviews!***** "A worthy successor to Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret set in present-day Oakland." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewCeli Rivera's life swirls with questions. About her changing body. Her first attraction to a boy. And her best friend's exploration of what it means to be genderfluid.But most of all, her mother's insistence she have a moon ceremony when her first period arrives. It's an ancestral Mexica ritual that Mima and her community have reclaimed, but Celi promises she will NOT be participating. Can she find the power within herself to take a stand for who she wants to be?A dazzling story told with the sensitivity, humor, and brilliant verse of debut talent Aida Salazar.

Author: Aida Salazar
ISBN-10: 1338283375
ISBN-13: 9781338283372
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2019
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.80w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 501931 / Moon Within


Review Citation(s):
BookPage 03/01/2019
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2018 pg. 94
School Library Journal 12/01/2018 pg. 76
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2019
Booklist 01/01/2019 pg. 86
Shelf Awareness 03/05/2019
Publishers Weekly 03/18/2019