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Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 9

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No. of pages 208

Published: 2019

Great for age 7-18 years

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She rejects human cruelty, but sometimes it seems as though brute force is the only way to win. And if Selina is to survive on the streets, she must be tough. Can she find her humanity and reconcile toughness with her desire for community...and love? From Lauren Myracle, the New York Times best-selling author of books like ttfn and ttyl, comes the story of a teenaged Catwoman, as she struggles to find her own identity while living on the streets of Gotham.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 8th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.

There are 208 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by DC Comics .

This is Lauren Myracle's sixth novel. She is a graduate of the Vermont College MFA Program for children's writers and is extremely well-connected in the writing community.

 

This book features the following character:

Catwoman
This book features DC Comics's character, Catwoman.

"Isaac Goodhart's lush, evocative black and blue illustrations pair perfectly with Lauren Myracle's dark reimagining of Catwoman's origin story.... Sophisticated teen readers will appreciate this tragic, heartbreaking tale of one lonely, determined teenaged girl's journey to becoming a badass anti-hero." --Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale

"A high-octane, emotionally-charged reimagining that is definitely the cat's meow." --Kirkus Reviews

"With a smart heroine, plenty of action sequences, and a suspenseful plot, Under the Moon delivers the old-fashioned pleasures of comics in a package designed for today's readers." --ICv2

"This look at Catwoman's backstory is dense with plot, emotion, and action. A sensitive origin story of a beloved antihero." --School Library Journal

 

 

"Myracle delivers a Catwoman origin story update that captures the inner challenges of adolescence and trauma. Goodhart's art depicts action scenes and traditionally normalized bodies in shades of blue and black that remind readers that regardless of time of day, Catgirl is a creature of the night." --Publishers Weekly

"Regardless of if you're a Catwoman fan, you're going to love it." --Forever Young Adult