When Night Eats the Moon (Northern Lights Young Novels) [Paperback]

Joanne Findon (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Northern Lights Young Novels

Holly feels rejected. Her cool, remote mother has dumped the thirteen-year-old on an aunt and uncle she barely knows, at a farm in southern England. Holly takes her flute to her aunt and uncle's old barn, and the notes of her instrument set off a mysterious hum from the back of the building. Perhaps she shouldn't have gone to investigate the sounds. Maybe she shouldn't have moved the pile of broken-down farm implements that blocked her path. But how else was she going to get that ancient-looking door open? Besides, somehow Holly can't help herself.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Holly doesn't understand why her mother is so hostile to her flute playing. Nor is it easy for her to deal with being in England with relatives while her parents are home in British Columbia deciding if they'll stay together. She's especially disappointed by her long-anticipated visit to Stonehenge: everything is behind barbed wire and it's too touristy. But flute music and some pots that hold bits of time take Holly back to Stonehenge, 600 B.C., where the local people, who are being threatened by Celtic invaders, think Holly is the savior who has been foreseen by the runes. Although a historical note admits that the time frame has been tinkered with, the story itself will capture the imaginations of children who like time travel or historical fiction. Unlike some time-travel stories, the devices here make sense, and Findon does a particularly good job explaining how the ancient history has affected Holly and her mother's relationship. A solid read. Ilene Cooper
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About the Author

The author of the powerful young adult fantasy novel, When Night Eats the Moon, is Joanne Findon, Celtic scholar and university lecturer. She has had a fascination for Stonehenge since she first saw photographs of it as a child. "I have returned [to Stonehenge] a number of times, but my last trip was the most powerful because I walked there from the town of Amesbury. . . . Even with the fence around it, this monument is still a powerful sight."

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Red Deer Press; 1 edition (September 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0889952124
• ISBN-13: 978-0889952126
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,823,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific fantasy novel for ages 10 to 14., April 7, 2000

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This review is from: When Night Eats the Moon (Northern Lights Young Novels) (Paperback)

Thirteen-year-old Holly's cool, remote mother has left her at a farm in southern England with an aunt and uncle she barely knows, and a grumpy cousin Frederick who pestered her incessantly. In a fit of defiance Holly takes her flute to her aunt and uncle's old barn to practice. But the notes of her instrument set off a mysterious hum from the back of the building. Before she understands what's happening, Holly is transported to 700 BCE, when Iron Age people were settling in the region of Stonehenge. They seem to think Holly is a warrior come to save them from the marauding Celts! As she encounters danger and mystery, Holly learns that everything is somehow connected and she must find out how before it's too late! When Night Eats The Moon is a simply terrific fantasy novel for ages 10 to 14.