Catch the Moon (Limelight Books) [Hardcover]

Sue Welford (Author)

Book Description

Series: Limelight Books | Publication Date: February 1989

The "Limelight" series of fiction titles is designed for today's young adults and includes short stories, fantasy, science fiction, romance and particularly contemporary fiction. This novel is a love story between a step brother and sister.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books (February 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333484800
• ISBN-13: 978-0333484807
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

More About the Author

I live in New Zealand with my family in a house overlooking the Pacific Ocean. My first book was published in 1989 and my latest - The Adventures of George and Timmy was published last year. This book is a compilation of three of my "Just George" series about Enid Blyton's favourite character from the Famous Five books. Sadly, the publishers forgot to put my name on the cover of this new book so new writers beware! I have also written under the name Lucy Daniels for the Animal Ark series. I love sitting at my computer thinking up new stories although have been taking a break lately. Most of my over forty published books are available from second hand book dealers and continue to be enjoyed by thousands of children and young adults. Lots of people tell me they would like to write a book - my advice is ... do it! If you have a book inside you the creating will be easy.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Well pitched tale of star-crossed lovers..., May 2, 2004

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Steven Cain (Temporal Quantum Pocket) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Catch the Moon Pb (Contents) (Paperback)

While Catch The Moon is somewhat more linear than I was expecting given the cosmic title, it succeeds as a well-told story of both spiritual and sexual awakening in one's formative teenage years.

While I prefer Sue's fascinating Sci Fi/Fantasy Siren Song, this book, seen in perspective, was a very creditable first (published) novel.

At a modest 105 pages and less than 30 lines per page, the book is very confrontable for those who may not be big on reading or who are only just beginning to explore the world of the novel.

Catch The Moon deals intelligently with some very adult themes - loss, grief, jealousy, betrayal, love and relationships - and while I had guessed the final twist ahead of time, it did not detract from my enjoyment of the story.

The haunting title refers to the time when Rina, the main character and narrator, thought she could catch the moon's reflection in her hands and hold it while she made a wish, yet once the water rippled, the moon seemingly shattered into a thousand pieces, as if someone had shattered a dream.

In like fashion, her dreams are shattered during the course of the story...