Jerry, Let Me See the Moon [hc]
By Jeffrey Ebbeler [Ohio]
Jerry has serious questions about the town his scientist father drags him to: why did they give up traveling the world to settle down in such a strange spot? Why won’t his dad talk about his mysterious research or explain what happened to his mother, who disappeared years ago? And when he sees his friend Pearl transform into a were-squirrel under the light of the full moon, he needs to know: were exactly has he ended up?
But when criminal mayhem turns Jerry’s town—a safe haven for were-creatures—into a not-so-safe haven, Jerry must uncover a twisty conspiracy and take down the instigators who are trying to tear the place that’s become his home apart.
Packed with twists and turns and filled with vivid black-and-white drawings, the author's experience as a comics artist translates into dynamic, visual action sequences that even the most reluctant readers won’t have to fight their way through. Larger-than-life bad guys and slapstick humor meets a heartfelt exploration of what makes a place home in this page-turner that will leave younger middle grade readers howling for more. 304 pages
"Ebbeler gleefully loads up both his poker-faced narrative and his frequent, delicious illustrations with shape-changing 'therianthropes,' ranging from human-size squirrels and magpies to a lion, a panda, a naked mole rat (“We don’t do pants”), an octopus, a comically doggy dog, and even a mosquito who is male but feigns being a bloodsucking female with a Big Gulp full of cranberry juice. Every creature parades past—except, it seems, a wolf, which becomes a running joke that builds to a well-timed punch line at the very end." -Booklist, Starred Review (Grades 4-6)
May 7, 2024
Interest Level=Ages 8-12
