What the Moon Saw by Laura Resau

What the Moon Saw by Laura Resau

An intimate, award winning story of immigrants and their families, the borders they cross, and the ties that bind us all together.

Fourteen-year-old Clara Luna's name means "clear moon" in Spanish. But lately, her life has felt anything but clear. A letter has arrived from her grandparents in Mexico inviting her to stay with them for the summer. But Clara has never met her father's parents. All she knows is that he snuck over the border from Mexico as a teenager.

When she arrives, she's stunned by how different her grandparents' life is from her own in the United States. They live in simple shacks in the mountains of southern Mexico, where most people speak not only Spanish, but an indigenous language, Mixteco. Their village of Yucuyoo holds other surprises, too--like the spirit waterfall, which is heard but never seen. And Pedro, a young goatherder who wants to help Clara find the waterfall. But as Clara discovers more about where she comes from, what will it mean for who she is now?

What The Moon Saw is an enchanting story of family, home, and discovering your true self in the most unexpected place.


"Filled with evocative language that is rich in imagery and nuance and speaks to the connections that bind us all. . . . a thrilling adventure . . ."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"Readers . . . will find themselves swept up in this powerful, magical story, and they'll feel, along with Clara, 'the spiderweb's threads, connecting me to people miles and years away'."--Booklist, Starred

Star in the Forest, The Queen of the Sea, Red Glass, and What the Moon Seen are just a few of Laura Resau's critically regarded novels. She's also the creator of The Indigo Notebook, The Ruby Notebook, and The Jade Notebook, a popular notebook series. Laura's novels have won numerous state and library prizes, as well as receiving numerous starred reviews. Laura's experience growing up in rural Mexico inspired The Lightning Queen. She resides in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado.

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ISBN 13	9780440239574
ISBN 10	0440239575
Title	What the Moon Saw
Author	Laura Resau
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2008-04-08
Number of pages	272
Prizes	Winner of ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2008, Winner of Parents' Choice Recommended 2006, Winner of Texas Lone Star Reading List 2008
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.