An Arrow to the Moon
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ISBN: 9781510102989
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Published: April 2022
Romeo and Juliet meets Chinese mythology in this lyrical and magical novel. Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else in his life veers wrong. He's sick of being haunted by his family's past mistakes. The only things keeping him from running away are his little brother, a supernatural wind, and the bewitching girl at his new high school. Luna Chang dreads the future. Graduation looms ahead, and her parents'…

An arrow to the moon takes a modern twist on two well known stories; Romeo and Juliet and The legend of Chang’e and Hou Yi. Emily X.R. Pan tackles various challenges of our modern day society. Though the ending was quite abrupt, the story offers a thrilling plotline with plenty of action.

Review by Mia – Viewbank College