PLOTTING THE STARS by Michelle A. Barry
MOONGARDEN
2024 Texas Lone Star Reading List
2024 Read Aloud Indiana Middle Grade List
2024-2025 Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award nominee
2023-2024 Great Words Great Books List (Official Book List of the Scripps National Spelling Bee)
2022 Kirkus 150 Most Anticipated of Fall
★ “This Secret Garden retelling . . . works beautifully in its new space setting. . . . The storytelling is immersive and engrossing, touching on environmental issues, class structure and prejudice, and the struggle to find one’s truest self. Readers will be eager for the next installment in this marvelous, magical universe.”—Booklist, Starred Review
“Moongarden blooms with heart and adventure. A stellar update of The Secret Garden, woven with a little science-fiction, a lot of magic, a vibrant heroine, and a plucky robot sidekick to rival R2-D2.”
—Victoria Aveyard, New York Times bestselling author
“Twelve-year-old Myra’s about as scrappy and inspired as they come, and readers will likely be eager to see what she does next.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
“Debut author Barry smoothly incorporates contemporary—and perhaps perennial—issues of elite education, pressure to succeed, corporate corruption, class divides, systemic prejudice, and environmental depredation while delivering a boarding school story in a believable off-world setting. . . Nicely realized, intriguingly complex, and well set up for sequels.” —Kirkus Reviews
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SEAGARDEN
"The satisfying cliffhanger of an ending to this second book in the series will leave readers eager for the next installment. Richly imagined and excitingly paced."—Kirkus Reviews
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Ashgarden
“A constant, intriguing underlying element threaded through this densely packed narrative is the exploration of the bridges that magic and technology provide for each other and the imaginative and practical possibilities they open. A strong, satisfying conclusion that will please series fans.” —Kirkus Reviews
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