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  • Night of the Purple Moon

  • By: Scott Cramer
  • Narrated by: Deanna Moffitt
  • Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (64 ratings)

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Night of the Purple Moon

By: Scott Cramer
Narrated by: Deanna Moffitt
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Publisher's summary

For months, astronomers have predicted the moon will turn purple when the earth passes through the tail of a comet. But no one has predicted the comet will bring germs that attack human hormones. Older teens and adults die within hours of exposure. On a small island off the coast of Maine, Abby Leigh, 13, has to help her brother and sister survive in this new world, but all the while she has a ticking time bomb inside her - adolescence.

©2012 Scott Cramer (P)2013 Scott Cramer

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Pretty good book, maybe not really YA

What made the experience of listening to Night of the Purple Moon the most enjoyable?

The narrator did a great job with the voices and her presentation of the main character.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The struggle to survive and not losing hope made the book interesting. Least interesting, probably the simple way in which the story is told.

Which scene was your favorite?

The struggle to survive and not losing hope made the book interesting. Least interesting, probably the simple way in which the story is told.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not really.

Any additional comments?

Overall, Night of the Purple Moon is an interesting apocalyptic story, where most of the adults die off instantly, leaving the young alone to survive. I wouldn’t really classify this as YA – since the oldest characters are about 13 and specifically pre-pubescent. For a YA it is a bit on the simple side – the plot and the story line are very straight forward and the characters are not developed deeply. The kids have to grow up fast to try to make it in the world post the arrival of the “space germs”. They have to watch their friends and fellow survivors die off as puberty starts to hit, and yet I can’t say I felt emotionally connected to the characters or really felt their loss (except for one and that was more the loss of what that character brought to the table for the other survivors).

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