The Moon Is Up (Lumberjanes Novel #2)

by Mariko Tamaki, Gus Allen (Illustrator), BOOM! Studios

Overview

Welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. The five scouts of Roanoke cabin—Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley—love their summers at camp. They get to hang out with their best friends, earn Lumberjane scout badges, annoy their no-nonsense counselor Jen . . . and go on supernatural adventures. That last one? A pretty normal occurrence at Miss Qiunzella’s, where the woods contain endless mysteries.

As the camp gears up for the big Galaxy Wars competition, Jo and the gang get some help from an unexpected visitor—a Moon Pirate!
Book Two will focus on Jo, the ingenious inventor of the group who also happens to be trans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419728686
Publisher:	Amulet Books
Publication date:	05/08/2018
Series:	Lumberjanes Novels , #2
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Mariko Tamaki is a writer known for her graphic novel This One Summer, a Caldecott Honor Book and Printz Award winner cocreated by her cousin Jillian Tamaki, among other notable novels. See her work at marikotamaki.blogspot.com. Gus Allen is a cocreator and the original illustrator for the Lumberjanes series and a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design.

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Editorial Reviews

"This second volume in the middle-grade series maintains all of the best elements of both its prose predecessor and its comics roots, from its zippy signature argot (bons mots such as "Where the Roxane Gay are you going?") to a diverse cast of characters . . . More feisty feminist fun."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2018-03-18
The scouts of Roanoke cabin return for new sleep-away-camp shenanigans.At Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's camp for Hardcore Lady-Types, girls are preparing for campwide Galaxy Wars, a space-themed competition. The inhabitants of Roanoke cabin—Mal, Molly, April, Jo, and Ripley—feel the pressure to be victorious, and not just in the contest. Science-loving Jo has received an offer from a prestigious astronomy program that would mean she would have to leave her friends and all the fun behind; musical Mal is having trouble passing the multi-instrument test to earn a Tha's Accordion to You badge and begins to question her tuneful talents. Meanwhile, scrappy Ripley befriends a cheese-obsessed, talking mouse with a secret. As their own anxieties mount and the pressure to win Galaxy Wars intensifies, will the girls be able to handle it all? This second volume in the middle-grade series maintains all of the best elements of both its prose predecessor and its comics roots, from its zippy signature argot (bons mots such as "Where the Roxane Gay are you going?") to a diverse cast of characters. Out of the five main protagonists, three are girls of color (although not explicitly stated in this volume), and two of them—Mal and Molly—are a harmonious and supportive couple; a secondary character at the camp is nonbinary. In today's highly competitive world, the insistence that having fun trumps winning is a delightful departure.More feisty feminist fun. (Fantasy. 7-14)

Kirkus Reviews

Strap on your boots and get ready for another adventure with the Lumberjanes! Narrator Amanda Leigh Cobb delightfully portrays a wide range of characters, including rambunctious campers and moon mice. Each member of Roanoke cabin is distinctly voiced, and listeners will love hearing their favorite campers come to life. This adventure sticks mostly to the campgrounds and focuses on Midwestern-accented Jo, who is faced with a tough choice that might mean she has to leave camp. Readers who love the Lumberjanes graphic novels will find lots to adore in the audiobooks, and Cobb’s animated narration will have everyone laughing and wishing they could be out in the woods with this group of best friends. E.E.C. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2018 - AudioFile