It makes you want to jump up, sing, and try to fly. If that sounds dangerous, that's because it is! And if it sounds exhilarating, it's because its that too!

Excitement which crackles in the pages and springs at you, a storyline that never gets boring, and characters who will make you laugh and laugh, and then cry and cry. Unhooking the Moon is the perfect title for this book - you feel like these kids could do that by snapping their fingers.
There's Bob - the weary, loving, older brother. Bob isn't the one who makes you laugh (that's his younger sister Rat's job!). He is the boy who you empathize with instantly, and he can make you cry. I'm really not doing a good job of describing him am I? Does he sound like a wuss? Sorry! He's really not, but he's not a buff, tough and "don't-care" thirteen year old either. That's what makes him unique…the fact that he has a strong character but loves and cares for his little sister at the same time. And then there's Rat - where does one begin with Rat! Rat doesn't do "normal", she only does full-pelt extreme. So you're either rolling on the floor with tears of laughter in your eyes, burying your head in the pillow with tears, or biting your nails as she makes another hair-breadth escape. Probably one of the most vibrant, colorful and different characters in children's fiction, this is the one girl you have to love. She loves the Iceman, a rapper who swears a lot - and Rat's not allowed to swear. So how does she compensate? "I blew his beeping head off, and beeped…and all his beeping crew has no place to go".

When Rat and Bob's father dies suddenly, they are left with no family, and although friends would happily take them in, Rat has other plans - namely - head to New York to find their long lost Uncle Jerome.
Quick, elegant writing, and a different style from other Young Adult books makes Unhooking the Moon an amazing read. Whether they are hooking lifts from Lorry Drivers, conning crowds in Times Square, camping out in Central Park, or saving the lives of famous personalities. I have hardly any criticism of this book. It's near-perfect, just the right amount of...well…everything! You don't often find books as amazing as Unhooking the Moon. And with a title like that, who can resist?!

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