Moonboy
Published on 4. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-76118-074-3 (ISBN)
Description
NOTABLE BOOK: 2026 CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers
SHORTLISTED: 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize, Children's and Young Adult Category
SHORTLISTED: 2025 Aurealis Awards, Best Children's Fiction
LONGLISTED: 2026 Book Links Children's Historical Fiction Award
When a boy called Keith pops up from nowhere in Letty's bedroom and accuses her of invading his room, Letty is astonished - but things get even stranger when she realises she is caught up in an incredible adventure, able to slip back and forth in time!
Keith lives in the world of 1969, and Letty joins in the thrill and excitement of the first astronauts about to land on the moon.
But when she discovers her trips to the past are changing history, she starts to worry. What if something she says or does causes a disaster - or even messes up the moon landing?
SHORTLISTED: 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize, Children's and Young Adult Category
SHORTLISTED: 2025 Aurealis Awards, Best Children's Fiction
LONGLISTED: 2026 Book Links Children's Historical Fiction Award
When a boy called Keith pops up from nowhere in Letty's bedroom and accuses her of invading his room, Letty is astonished - but things get even stranger when she realises she is caught up in an incredible adventure, able to slip back and forth in time!
Keith lives in the world of 1969, and Letty joins in the thrill and excitement of the first astronauts about to land on the moon.
But when she discovers her trips to the past are changing history, she starts to worry. What if something she says or does causes a disaster - or even messes up the moon landing?
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Publishing group
Allen & Unwin
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 to 13 years
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
236 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-76118-074-3 (9781761180743)
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Person
Anna Ciddor has been fascinated by the past for as long as she can remember. Even as a child, she spent hours immersing herself in research, digging out the tiniest details so she could imagine being a person living in the olden days. As an adult she has successfully turned this passion into a career, but nowadays, she is just as likely to mine for details in her own childhood, creating stories out of the strange, intriguing and totally different world of the 1960s!
Anna's work has won her many accolades, including the Nance Donkin Award for Children's Literature, a grant from the Australia Council, Notable Book awards from the Children's Book Council of Australia, and shortlistings for numerous other awards. Some of her best-loved books include Runestone, 52 Mondays and The Boy Who Stepped Through Time.
To find out more, visit annaciddor.com.
Anna's work has won her many accolades, including the Nance Donkin Award for Children's Literature, a grant from the Australia Council, Notable Book awards from the Children's Book Council of Australia, and shortlistings for numerous other awards. Some of her best-loved books include Runestone, 52 Mondays and The Boy Who Stepped Through Time.
To find out more, visit annaciddor.com.