Listen to the Moon

Listen to the Moon by Morpurgo, Michael. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781250042040.

Alfie lives off the coast of England. Merry lives in New York City. Until Merry and her mother set sail on theLusitania for England, where Merrys father is recuperating from a war injury. People told them not to go, hearing rumors that the Lusitania might be carrying munitions. But they are desperate to be reunited with Merrys father. Alfie and his father find a lost girl in an abandoned house on a small island. The girl doesnt speak, except to say what sounds like "Lucy." Alfies mother nurses her back to health. The others in the village suspect the unthinkable: Lucy is actually German-an enemy-because shes found with a blanket with a German tag. Told from Alfie and Merrys points of view, this exquisite novel tells of friends, enemies, and unexpected kindnesses.