Aheartwarmingstoryaboutthreesiblings,evacuatedfromLondontoliveinthecountryside,lookingforapermanenthome--andanewmeaningforfamily.ANewYorkPublicLibraryBestBookoftheYearItis1940andWilliam,12,Edmund,11,andAnna,9,aren’tterriblyupsetbythedeathofthenot-so-grandmotherlygrandmotherwhohastakencareofthemsincetheirparentsdied.Butthechildrendoneedaguardian,andinthedarkdaysofWorldWarIILondon,thoseareinshortsupply,especiallyiftheyhopetostaytogether.CouldthemasswartimeevacuationofchildrenfromLondontothecountrysidebetheanswer?It’sapreposterousplan,butofftheygo--keepingtheirpredicamentasecret,andhopingtobeplacedinatemporaryhomethatendsuplastingforever.Movingfromonebillettoanother,thechildrensufferthecrueltrickeryoffosterbrothers,thecoldrealitiesofoutdoortoiletsandthehollownessofemptystomachs.Butatleasttheyfindcomfortinthevillagelendinglibrary--acozyshelterfromtheharshnessofeverydaylife,filledwithfavoritestoriesandthequietcompanyofNoraM羹ller,thekindlibrarian.ThechildrenwonderifNoracouldbethefamilythey’vebeensearchingfor....Buttheshadowofthewar,andtheunknownwhereaoutsofNora’sGermanhusbandcomplicatematters.APlacetoHangtheMoonisastoryabouttheimportanceoffamily:theoneyou’regiven,andtheoneyouchoose.Filledwithrich,sensoryprose,allusionstoclassicchildren’sstorieslikeALittlePrincess,MaryPoppins,andTheStoryofFerdinand,thiscozytalewithaclassicfeelissuretowarmyourheart.Don’tmissKateAlbus’sNothingElseButMiracleswhichtakesplaceinNewYorkCityduringWWIIandwasdescribedas“historicalfictionatitsfinest“inastarredreviewfromSchoolLibraryJournal.AnALSCNotableChildren’sBookAnSCBWICrystalKiteAwardWinnerAJuniorLibraryGuildGoldStandardSelectionNamedtothePennsylvaniaYoungReadersChoiceListACCBCChoice
