Printz Honor Book
Gardner, S.
(2013). Maggot moon. Boston,
MA: Candlewick Press.
This award winning
book is told in first- person voice by the protagonist Standish Tredwell.
Standish lives in a grim world where disappearances are the norm. He is also
very unique in that he has one blue and one brown eye. He also cannot read or
write which has made him the target of bullies from his school. His parents
were taken away and since has been living with his Gramps on Zone 7. Then one
day he meets a Hector, a young boy about his age who moved next door. Soon they
discover a secret tunnel that can take them to the Mother Land. When Hector and
his parents are taken away Standish goes and tries to find them and get them
out of there. Standish is determined to make amends to Hector by pulling off a
stunt that will humiliate the government and reveal a massive scam the
government is perpetrating. He knows that he will probably be killed, but he
does it anyway and ends up getting shot.
Response:
This book is set in a
dystopian world. It bears resemblance to Nazi Germany in nature, with an
overarching and dictatorial Motherland. Suppression of the individual and rule
by fear is the order of the day. Standish Treadwell is the first person voice
of this novel. There are quite a few very short chapters, and the writing style
is very straight and to the point. Those interested in learning about history
while reading a great novel would be delighted with this book.
Book trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lIOkZzXIa4
About the author:
https://www.sallygardner.net/
Other books by the author:
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