Listen to the Moon

Listen to the Moon

<p>Alfie lives off the coast of England. Merry lives in New York City. Until Merry and her mother set sail on the <i>Lusitania </i>for England, where Merry's father is recuperating from a war injury. People told them not to go, hearing rumors that the <i>Lusitania</i> might be carrying munitions. But they are desperate to be reunited with Merry's father. </p><p> Alfie and his father find a lost girl in an abandoned house on a small island. The girl doesn't speak, except to say what sounds like "Lucy." Alfie's mother nurses her back to health. The others in the village suspect the unthinkable: Lucy is actually German―an enemy―because she's found with a blanket with a German tag. </p><p> Told from Alfie and Merry's points of view, this exquisite novel tells of friends, enemies, and unexpected kindnesses.</p><p><i>Listen to the Moon</i> by Michael Morpurgo is war story and a tragic sea ship story, inspired by the sinking of the <i>Lusitania</i> during World War I.</p>