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Unhooking the Moon

Level 1

HUGHES, Gregory
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This is a memorable story that stands out from the bulk of young adult offerings; it’s magical and funny and gritty all at once, and it has a spectacular heroine (who we will, hopefully, hear more of).

AWARDS:

  • WINNER Bookstrust Teenage Prize 2010
  • SHORTLISTED Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize

ADVENTURE | FAMILY | RELATIONSHIPS

  • Smiley's People (1982) mini-TV series about master spy.
  • The James Bond Films (1962ff.) a legendary tradition of Bond movies.
  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) British agent Leamas refuses to come in.