The Eclipse of Moonbeam Dawson

by Jean Davies Okimoto

Book Overview

Meeting girls and going to school and hanging out with friends shouldn't be that tough. But it is if you're fifteen and you're biracial and your name is Moonbeam and you live on a commune with your... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031286244X
• ISBN13: 9780312862442
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

funny, insightful story of growing older and wiser at age 15

Moonbeam Dawson does not like the hippie name his mother gave him. It says more about her than who he thinks he is at age 15 and he decides he must change it and declare some independence. He chooses Reid,hoping that will bring a little less unwanted drama into his life. Reid takes a step away from his warm, single-parent mother and begins to discover work, girls, heartache, and loyalty. We are enchanted with his journey,whether we are 15, 50, or even more.As Reid makes peace with his mother,the fact of his Native American father, and the quirkiness of his childhood, he reminds us that our roots are as important as our wings and that growing up requires both, with love.