Listen to the Moon

AlfielivesoffthecoastofEngland.MerrylivesinNewYorkCity.UntilMerryandhermothersetsailontheLusitaniaforEngland,whereMerry\'sfatherisrecuperatingfromawarinjury.Peopletoldthemnottogo,hearingrumorsthattheLusitaniamightbecarryingmunitions.ButtheyaredesperatetobereunitedwithMerry\'sfather.Alfieandhisfatherfindalostgirlinanabandonedhouseonasmallisland.Thegirldoesn\'tspeak,excepttosaywhatsoundslike\"Lucy.\"Alfie\'smothernursesherbacktohealth.Theothersinthevillagesuspecttheunthinkable:LucyisactuallyGerman—anenemy—becauseshe\'sfoundwithablanketwithaGermantag.ToldfromAlfieandMerry\'spointsofview,thisexquisitenoveltellsoffriends,enemies,andunexpectedkindnesses.ListentotheMoonbyMichaelMorpurgoiswarstoryandatragicseashipstory,inspiredbythesinkingoftheLusitaniaduringWorldWarI.,