Beneath a Meth Moon
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
Laurel Daneau has moved on to a new life, in a new town, but inside she's still reeling from the loss of her beloved mother and grandmother after Hurricane Katrina washed away their home. Laurel's new life is going well, with a new best friend, a place on the cheerleading squad and T-Boom, co-captain of the basketball team, for a boyfriend. Yet Laurel is haunted by voices and memories from her past. When T-Boom introduces Laurel to meth, she immediately falls under its spell, loving the way it erases, even if only briefly, her past. But as she becomes alienated from her friends and family, she becomes a shell of her former self, and longs to be whole again. With help from an artist named Moses and her friend Kaylee, she's able to begin to rewrite her story and start to move on from her addiction. Incorporating Laurel's bittersweet memories of life before and during the hurricane, this is a stunning novel by one of our finest writers. Jacqueline Woodson's haunting - but ultimately hopeful - story is beautifully told and one readers will not want to miss.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0399252509
ISBN13:9780399252501
Release Date:February 2012
Publisher:Nancy Paulsen Books
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.78 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.7" x 8.7"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Hopeful
Published by Kasey's Book Hoard , 2 years ago
"This is an elegy ... and prayer for the ones who didn't make it."
Of her work, Woodson says "I started researching and trying to find the happy ending and realizing I needed to write my own happy ending be ause so many [endings for meth addicts] were not happy. Laurel's is a hopeful story... she has a deep internal strength... I like to believe this deep strength exists in all of us."
This is a heartaching story of a girl who lost her mother and grandmother in Hurricane Katrina's flood waters. Then, she loses herself to meth, to the light of the moon and its false happiness.
As usual, Woodson's captures her characters clearly and writes something that will enthrall you, disgust you, bring you to tears, and lift you to hope.
Copyright © 2025 Thriftbooks.com
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
