Moonrise - sarah crossan

With little money or support, 17-yer-old Joe Moon travels to Texas to help the older brother he barely knows through his last few weeks before being executed for murder.

Carnegie Medalist Crossan (One) pens a poignant novel about one of the most divisive issues of our time.

From Carnegie Award-winning author Sarah Crossan comes a poignant and thought-provoking novel that explores life, sibling bonds, and forgiveness as a teen tries to reconnect with his brother on death row for a crime he may not have committed.

Seventeen-year-old Joe hasnt seen his brother in ten years.

Ed didnt walk out on the family, not exactly.

Its something more brutal.

Eds locked up -- on death row.

Now his execution date has been set, and the clock is ticking.

Joe is determined to spend those last weeks with his brother, no matter what other people think .

and no matter whether Ed committed the crime.

But did he? And does it matter, in the end? This poignant, timely, heartbreaking novel asks big questions: What value do you place on life? What can you forgive? And just how do you say goodbye? Acclaim for Sarah Crossan 2016 Carnegie Award winner, One Shortlisted for the 2016 FCBG Book Award, Apple and Rain Shortlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Award, Apple and Rain Shortlisted for the 2013 Carnegie Award, The Weight of Water.