The Boy in the Moon - Hardcover

Koertge, Ronald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316501026 ISBN 13: 9780316501026

Publisher: Joy st Books, 1990

Synopsis

A perceptive look at the perplexities of being seventeen follows the changing relationships among long-time friends Frieda, Kevin, and Nick, when they reunite for their senior year following summer vacation

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Review:

The solar system is a much better place because of books by Ron Koertge. Spinning common adolescent experiences into gold, Koertge captures the natural lingo and orbit of the modern teenage male. In The Boy in the Moon, he introduces us to Nick, a teen with so many craters, pockmarks, and puss-filled volcanoes on his face that he considers himself an untouchable alien from the moon. It certainly doesn't help matters that--suddenly--Nick feels his knees wobble around his best friend Frieda. It also doesn't help that Kevin, his other best friend, was transformed into a remote, golden-haired sun worshipper during a summer in Los Angeles. Romantic, lively, smart--Nick is a hero for all of us. He may even find his way back to earth!

From Publishers Weekly:

Since the third grade, Nick Bishop has enjoyed a comfortable relationship with his two best friends, Frieda and Kevin, but everything seems to change in the fall of senior year. Nick begins to think of Frieda as a girlfriend instead of a buddy, and has trouble relating to Kevin, who has become somewhat affected since his summer trip to L.A. As all three characters struggle with a difficult English assignment (answering the question "Who am I?"), their conflicts and uncertainties emerge. Realizing that the triumvirate must soon go separate ways, Nick regrets the losses he will have to endure; yet by helping his friends through personal crises, he gains self-assurance and learns to accept change as an inevitable part of growing up. Although populated by stereotypes, Koertge's novel contains the same frank treatment of teenage concerns found in his previous books, The Arizona Kid and Where the Kissing Never Stops . Readers will sympathize with Kevin's moments of awkwardness and will understand his reluctance to break ties with the people he loves. Ages 12-up.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Joy st Books
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0316501026
• ISBN 13: 9780316501026
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 166