  | Over the moon Author: Lloyd, Natalie | |
| Price: $21.88 | ||
Summary:
Twelve-year-old Mallie knows better than to dream. In Coal Top, you live the story you're given: boys toil in the mines and girls work as servants. Mallie can't bear the idea of that life, but her family is counting on her wages to survive. When Mallie is chosen for a dangerous competition to train flying horses, she jumps at the chance. Maybe she'll change her story. But the situation proves even more dangerous when Mallie uncovers a sinister mystery at the heart of Coal Top's struggles.
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Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (-) (12/15/18)
Booklist (+) (03/01/19)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (A) (00/02/19)
The Hornbook (00/03/19)
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Booklist - 03/01/2019 *Starred Review* Life in Coal Top has been bleak since the Dust came and smudged out the stars and moon. This murky sky is all Mallie Ramble has ever known, but she’s heard stories of a magical time when the mountain people wove starlight rather than slaving in mines and cleaning the valley folks’ homes. Her family receives a shock when imposing Guardians barge into their home one night, searching for Mallie’s little brother, Denver. The Rambles are granted a brief reprieve to come up with the formidable sum of 5,000 feathersworth, or else Denver will be taken to work in the mines. Serendipity arrives in the form of a crumpled invitation that Mallie finds, seeking intrepid boys for dangerous adventures—and “riches untold.” Tucking her hair beneath a hat, Mallie goes to the meeting, determined to save her brother and prove she’s as brave and capable as any boy. A series of secret missions await the recruits, involving monsters, flying horses, gold dust, and unsettling truths. Strong themes of friendship and loyalty drive Lloyd’s (A Snicker of Magic, 2014) story, which soars under Mallie’s heroic lead. Her fiery and bighearted nature pierce the Dust and deceit covering Coal Top, and her physical disability never holds her back. Rather, she bravely proves that questions have power and one’s story can be reshaped. - Copyright 2019 Booklist.
