Graffiti Moon [Hardcover]

Cath Crowley (Author)

Book Description

Release date: February 14, 2012

Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she's going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He's out there somewhere—spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night—and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall for. Really fall for. Instead, Lucy's stuck at a party with Ed, the guy she's managed to avoid since the most awkward date of her life. But when Ed tells her he knows where to find Shadow, they're suddenly on an all-night search around the city. And what Lucy can't see is the one thing that's right before her eyes.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'This is a heart-stopping romantic adventure, singing with a love of art and language.' -- Judges' comments, 2011 Prime Minister's Literary Awards 'Crowley celebrates friendship, curiosity, and intellectual pursuits and writes funny, sophisticated books that zing with wit and energy...' -- Anges Nieuwenhuizen, Magpies Volume Twenty-five 'Graffiti Moon is so beautifully crafted that the shift between points of view is virtually seamless. Poet's free verse contributions are rather like the tense pauses in great music -- a place for readers to hold their breath and wait, skin tingling with anticipation, for the change in pace, pitch and rhythm.' -- NSW Association for Gifted and Talented Children Teenage Midsummer Night's Dream of magic, romance and transformation. -- Financial Times 20120721 A pacy and action-packed read. The real selling point is Crowley's fabulously lyrical prose, which is an absolute pleasure to read. -- Bookbag 20120701 A rare gem of a book. I actually stopped reading it to make it last longer! Funny and romantic; the realistic dialogue is one of the novel's many strengths. The novel is like a breath of fresh air; witty, funny, intelligent and the story told by a light but assured hand. Sensitive and utterly realistic of how young people live, it is an absolute must for libraries. -- School Librarian 20121201 --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Cath Crowley grew up in a small town in rural Victoria, Australia. She studied professional writing and editing at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and works as both a freelance writer and a part-time teacher in Melbourne. She is also the author of A Little Wanting Song on the Knopf list. Visit her at CathCrowley.com.au.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (February 14, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375869530
• ISBN-13: 978-0375869532
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #414,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Deeply satisfying June 17, 2011

By Eglantine

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Dear Me of Two Weeks Ago,
Reasons why you will like this book:
Everything happens in the space of one night. Remember when nights had territories? When darkness seethed with possibility? When you could fall in love in the course of a single night and change your life as well? Though it will take you a few days to read it, as long as your characters dwell in that single night, so will a part of you, from first page till last.
In the world of this book art matters, love matters, poetry matters, and it reminds you of being sixteen when you did think about how art collided with life, when you knew how to look at a wall.
This book has its own beating heart. The characters are at least as real as you are. Probably a little realler if truth be told.
I really think you ought to read this book.
Love Me Who Has Read This Book

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Such a lovely book - even if you're not in the target market! September 4, 2011

By kimberly

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I purchased this book after seeing the author speak at the Melbourne Writers Festival. Being almost 40, I wondered if I would enjoy it, but her expressed love of words made me curious. I'm SO glad I did - I completely LOVED this beautifully written book. The story is not just one for young people - the themes I found of hiding one's true self, dreams, the need to have someone to believe in you, love of art - are universal. So I'd recommend it for any age if you have a love of words, but also love a great story. I finished it in a day and am now feeling sorry to have rushed it. It's one I'll be re-reading and recommending.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Love the alternating points of view December 3, 2012

By snyderyan93

Format:Hardcover

My Thoughts:

I actually read this book back in the end of June (the 27th according to goodreads)

:D I loved this book.

I do not know what it is with me and alternating viewpoints, but i absolutely adore that style of writing. We get to know both of the characters SO much better than if we were just getting the story from just the man or just the woman. I love being inside both of the characters heads.

more about the book, itself. This book actually takes place over the period of a few hours. I mean, not even a whole day. But, as the author demonstrates to us, a lot can happen in a day.

Lucy is a silly girl with a notion in her head that the perfect guy for her is the artistic graffiti artist called shadow. His paintings make her feel like there is someone in her town that appreciates art like she does. she imagines he is the perfect gentleman and that he is flawless in every way. anyone who puts as much feeling into their paintings has to be a great guy, bordering on Mr. Darcy. After being corralled into a triple date with Ed, with whom she had the most embarrassing first date with her sophomore year, she decides to get serious about finding her dream man, Shadow.

Ed is a complicated guy. He has enough on his plate without having to deal with the most embarrassing date of HIS life. He wants to avoid Lucy just as much as she wants to avoid him. But after getting trapped into the group date as well, he then gets roped into helping Lucy around town to find all the locations Shadow has been known to paint. The sooner she finds shadow and realizes he isn't perfect, then the sooner she will stop chasing the poor guy around.

Ed and Lucy have a few epic adventures on her bike in their quest to find the mysterious shadow. the question is... will the shadow of her reality be as good as the man she has created in her head? well, there is only one way to find out..... read the book. :p

This book was so cute. the only thing that kind of annoyed me was how the author kept saying arse instead of just coming out and saying ass. I thought it was just silly with the amount of times the word was said in the book. other than that it was a cute, funny, quick read. :)