Half Moon Summer
Published on 14. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-68263-717-3 (ISBN)
Description
Two seventh graders discover it takes more than grit and a good pair of shoes to run 13.1 miles. You’ve got to have a partner who refuses to let you quit.
Drew was never much of a runner. Until his dad’s unexpected diagnosis. Mia has nothing better to do. Until she realizes entering Half Moon Bay’s half-marathon could solve her family’s housing problems.
And just like that they decide to spend their entire summer training to run 13.1 miles. Drew and Mia have very different reasons for running, but these two twelve year olds have one crucial thing in common (besides sharing a birthday): Hope. For the future. For their families. And for each other.
Nominated for the Arkansas Teen Book Award
A South Carolina Book Award Nominee
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Drew was never much of a runner. Until his dad’s unexpected diagnosis. Mia has nothing better to do. Until she realizes entering Half Moon Bay’s half-marathon could solve her family’s housing problems.
And just like that they decide to spend their entire summer training to run 13.1 miles. Drew and Mia have very different reasons for running, but these two twelve year olds have one crucial thing in common (besides sharing a birthday): Hope. For the future. For their families. And for each other.
Nominated for the Arkansas Teen Book Award
A South Carolina Book Award Nominee
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Atlanta, GA
United States
Publishing group
Peachtree Publishers,U.S.
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 100 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
245 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68263-717-3 (9781682637173)
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Person
Elaine Vickers is an award-winning author of picture books and middle grade and young adult novels. She grew up reading, running, and exploring in a small town in Utah. Several years and one PhD later, she found her way back to her hometown, where she spends her time writing, teaching college chemistry, and exploring with her family. Visit her at elainevickers.com.