New Guinea Moon

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Julie has grown up not knowing her father, with just the occasional Christmas card and the knowledge that he flies planes for a charter company in New Guinea. When she comes to stay with him one long summer, she learns to appreciate not only her long-lost father and his love of flying, but also New Guinea itself and the people she meets. An awkward romance with a young expat contrasts with her growing attraction to the son of a local coffee plantation owner. And, left to her own devices much of the time, Julie learns to rely on herself and gain her own independence. A tragedy and then a mystery leave her reeling, but force her to evaluate what she really wants out of life.

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"This book is a welcome foray into the history of an area few American students will be familiar with, and Julie's uncertainty about romance, politics, politeness, and family is well portrayed and realistic...a vivid exploration of character." --"School Library Journal"

Author Bio

Kate Constable is the author of The Singer of All Songs, The Waterless Sea and The Tenth Power (Chanters of Tremaris series), The Taste of Lightning, junior fiction book Cicada Summer, and two books for the Girlfriend Fiction series - Always Mackenzie and Winter of Grace.