The Moon by Night (Austin Family)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.93 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1427205795 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Suzanne Sousan said Good young adult reading. This was a greta book in the "Mets the Austins" series by Madeline L"engle. I bought it for my grandchildren. They had already read it, but enjoyed having their own copy!. Angelheart S. Jordan said Love this book!. I have this series of books in both hard cover and kindle version. I have read and reread them ever since I was quite young.. "Five Stars" according to A. Ditmars. Fabulous series.
"The Austin family spends the summer on a cross-country camping tripVicky, now 'almost 15,' tells the story, and the reader feels a strong personal identification with the thoughts and emotions of this age group through her story." --School Library Journal
In The Moon By Night, we find the Austin children—Vicky, John, Suzy, and Rob—unhappy at the prospect of leaving their beloved Connecticut house and moving into an apartment in New York City.In order to cushion the change, the Austin parents decide to take the whole family on a trip to California to visit Uncle Douglas and Aunt Elena. But the trip also brings problems to everyone in the family, and especially to Vicky when she meets Zachary. He’s a troubled and troubling boy who, against the wishes of her family, attaches himself to Vicky.How Vicky meets the challenges of the trip and of her interest in Zachary and in another boy, Andy, who becomes Zachary’s rival, make up the body of this warmly appealing story of family life.. There is a great deal of care spent getting just the right equipment for the trip, and off the family starts. It is a marvelous trip—different, excitin