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The Moon by Night: The Austin Family Chronicles, Book 2 (Austin Family) | 
 enlarge | Author: Madeleine L'engle
Publisher: Square Fish
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
Buy New: $3.64
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 22219
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0312379323
EAN: 9780312379322
ASIN: 0312379323
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
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Product Description
As if simply being fourteen-years-old weren’t bad enough—what with the usual teenage angst and uncertainty, Vicky Austin’s always comforting and reliable home life is changing completely. Her brother John is going off to college in the fall. Maggy, an orphan taken in by the Austins two years ago, has gone to live with her legal guardian. And the rest of Vicky’s family is moving from their quiet house in the country to the heart of New York City.
But before the big move, the entire Austin family is taking a meandering trip across the country in their station wagon, stopping to camp along the way, with no set schedule and not a single night of camping experience among them.
Wild animal attacks. Life-threatening natural disasters. Cute boys on the prowl. Anything can happen in the great outdoors.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 Great Book March 16, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I own about half of the books that L'engle has written, and I love each and everyone one of them. This may not have been my favorite, but it was very good and an essential read for anyone who loves her work. It's following Vicky Austin and introduces Zach, who is in at least 2 other of her books, which makes this even more important to understanding his character, and Vicky's, more fully.
 The Moon by Night October 21, 2005
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Vicky and her brothers and sisters and cousins were at their grandpas, them her uncle,aunt and her cousins left to go to their house. then Vicky and her family went to visit them and Vicky's uncle got her mom a set of pots and pans so when they went camping they used them. they camp for about a week then they came home and went to the beach and Vicky went and sat on her rock that she hadnt got to sit on in forever.
I think this book was ok but it wasnt the best book i have ever read before but it was pretty good.
Well written but frustrating October 11, 2005
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book was pretty well written, but it was a bit frustrating to read. In the story, Vicky went on a road/camping trip with her family. She meets a mysterious boy named Zachary. Zachary is... well, a bit of a hoodlum who doesn't like the world, ect. He is interested in Vicky, and she returns his affections. However, her family isn't so sure they are the perfect match... This was a bit of a frustrating book to read because Vicky is so naive, but I enjoyed it all the same.
Good, but Not the Best of L'Engle January 14, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's kinda hard to get into -- especially if you've been to the places she's describing. At one point she states "I won't tell you about it, for you can look it up in Nat'l Geographic." Then you ponder that if she didn't tell you about these places, the book would be reduced by about ... 1/3.
Great family dynamics, interesting story, feelings that every girl goes through, and definitely something that helps you understand "A Ring of Endless Light", which is something everyone should read.
 A Worthy Successor to "Meet the Austins" August 29, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed "Meet the Austins" and hoped "The Moon by Night" would be half as good. It was even better. I like that "Meet the Austins" gave an introduction to the family, and I found them a very nice family in deed- loving and Christian but still very believable, with realistic problems.
"The Moon by Night" takes place about two years later. Mother and Daddy have decided to move the family to New York, but to soften the blow they get there by way of a summer long cross-country camping trip.
It is on this trip we get to know Vicky Austin even better. She is fourteen now, and going through a very confusing phase. She's not sure what she believes about God, or the world outside her safe home on the hill. Complicating things even more is Vicky's relationship with Zachary, a boy who seems to show up wherever they make camp.
I could really relate to Vicky-every confusing emotion she had about Zach I felt too, as I read. I understood her questions about God, and I know I've had similiar ponderings. And I was very satisfied with her conclusions.
I would HIGHLY reccomend "The Moon By Night" to any teen looking for a good read. I would definitely suggest reading "Meet the Austins" first, though this book has enough background you can enjoy it without any previous introduction to the family.
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