Once in a Blue Moon

Everything scares James Henry since that fateful evening at the lighthouse.  Months later, he doesn’t care to be around people much or  leave Gran’s farm.  In his imagination he does  travel  galaxies though, always with his twin sister Hattie.  She has the answer to his troubles, she assures him.  But James Henry isn’t so sure he can do what his sister asks – travel by night through the forest to the lighthouse under a rare blue moon.

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James Henry hasn’t left the house since he nearly drowned trying to save his mother (he succeeded but not without cost to them both) His twin Hattie Mae is encouraging him to return to the lighthouse where the accident took place during the blue moon to help him move through his grief. She needs him to be more like himself because she is planning on attending a school in Philadelphia and will no longer be there to protect him. For the first time in a long time, Hattie Mae is finding a new friend, Lottie, who may be the best thing ever to happen to the siblings since their mother’s accident.
– Alice, Librarian
Yes, this is a story in verse, but it says so much! James Henry is a character that many of our students can relate to- someone who has been through a trauma and uses the love and wisdom of the people around him to work through it. Like most trauma, it is not easy to work through, but James Henry is supported by so many wonderful people. Students will love to read how each character unpeels and we find out who they are. This would be an excellent book for students in grades 3, 4, or 5.
– Ellen McConnell Sanderson
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