Impossible Moon

by Breanna J McDaniel (Author) Tonya Engel (Illustrator)

Impossible Moon
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

A young girl undertakes an impossible trip to the moon, makes friends with the stars, and brings back something priceless in this gentle and lyrically told picture book about family, history, and memory.

Grana used to tell the best stories, and Mabel used to long to soar through the heavens. Nowadays, Grana mostly lies in bed and Mabel stays close to home. But one day, Grana asks, "If we can touch the moon, then what is impossible?" So Mabel decides to do just that, embarking on a journey through the stars where The Seven Sistahs, The Big Dipper, and other constellations help her on her quest and teach her about African mythology and African American history. With the support of her new companions, Mabel reaches for her biggest dream yet: to make her sick grandma well again.

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Black girl magic to the moon and back.
Breanna J McDaniel
Breanna J. McDaniel (she/her/hers) is the co-founder of REIYL (Researchers Exploring Inclusive Youth Literature) and the award-winning author of the picture book Hands Up! and Impossible Moon. A proud alumna of Emory University and Simmons University, she is currently a PhD researcher at Cambridge University.

April Harrison is a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award winning illustrator and renowned folk artist. Her work appears in the public collections of Vanderbilt University, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Erskine University Museum, as well as in many private collections.
Classification
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ISBN-13
9781534478978
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date
June 14, 2022
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV011020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
Library of Congress categories
Sick
African Americans
Grandmothers
Folklore
Africa
Voyages, Imaginary
Constellations

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