Cramer understands well how to ratchet up tension and suspense all the way down to the “OMG WILL THEY SURVIVE” ending that kept me turning the pages, scared to death for the characters as it practically came down to the wire for them. Overall, Moon is a powerful story about the will to survive and the strength of family. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good science fiction story with heart, and I’m anxiously awaiting the sequel.
Which of your characters (in this book) is closest to your heart and why?
“I am not a thirteen-year old girl but (after some starts and stops) I became very comfortable writing through the eyes of 13-year old Abby Leigh. She is bossy and has a big heart and wants to do the right thing.”
A plague may wipe out life as we know it. “Night of the Purple Moon” is a novel following Abby Leigh as the moon turns purple and wipes out anyone who has hit puberty. As youths struggle to get by and find out the cause from the disaster, Abby finds that keeping her family going may be just enough on her plate. “Night of the Purple Moon” is a fine read for youths, highly recommended.
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/cbw/oct_12.htm#Fiction
Lee and her second cousin, Ally, read and review a lot of YA book. I’m grateful the team took on Night of the Purple Moon. Lee also provided some excellent interview questions, which I did my best to answer.
“Night of the Purple Moon is a harrowing dystopian novel that is both inspiring and heartbreaking. It’s hard to imagine waking up the morning after watching a comet streak through the sky and finding out that all of the adults have died. This is exactly what happens to Abby Leigh and her siblings, twelve-year-old Jordan and two-year-old Toucan (real name: Lisette), though, and the ensuing story of survival kept me glued to the page. The pacing was spot-on, and I became engrossed in the Castine Island survivors’ efforts to stay alive as they waited for a cure”
And the interview