Footprints on the Moon

$16.99

By Lorraine Marwood

A breathtaking verse novel about one girl finding the courage to take her own small steps for humankind.

Humans are about to leave footprints on the moon, but what sort of mark can one girl make here on earth?

It's 1969 and life is changing fast. Sharnie Burley is starting high school and finding it tough to make new friends. As the world waits to see if humans will land on the moon, the Vietnam War rages overseas. While her little cousin, Lewis, makes pretend moon boots, young men are being called up to fight, sometimes without having any choice in the matter. Sometimes without ever coming home.

Dad thinks serving your country in a war is honourable, but when Sharnie's older sister, Cas, meets a returned soldier and stars getting involved in anti-war protests, a rift in their family begins to show. Sharnie would usually turn to her grandma for support, but lately Gran's been forgetting things.

Can she find her own way in this brave new world?

By Lorraine Marwood

A breathtaking verse novel about one girl finding the courage to take her own small steps for humankind.

Humans are about to leave footprints on the moon, but what sort of mark can one girl make here on earth?

It's 1969 and life is changing fast. Sharnie Burley is starting high school and finding it tough to make new friends. As the world waits to see if humans will land on the moon, the Vietnam War rages overseas. While her little cousin, Lewis, makes pretend moon boots, young men are being called up to fight, sometimes without having any choice in the matter. Sometimes without ever coming home.

Dad thinks serving your country in a war is honourable, but when Sharnie's older sister, Cas, meets a returned soldier and stars getting involved in anti-war protests, a rift in their family begins to show. Sharnie would usually turn to her grandma for support, but lately Gran's been forgetting things.

Can she find her own way in this brave new world?

  • Format: Paperback

    Dimensions: 12.9 cm x 19.5 cm

    Pages: 256

  • ISBN: 9780702262838

    Publisher: University of Queensland Press

    Release Date: 2 February 2021

  • Author: Lorraine Marwood

  • Junior Secondary (12+ yrs)

    YA (14+ yrs)

  • CHANGE MAKERS

    friendship, courage, Vietnam War, moon landing, family values, women’s rights, social change, growing up, coming of age, finding your voice, war, protest, grief & loss, verse novel