"Then it struck, washing through the gymnasium, sweeping away the puny energies of the pep rally, obliterating the surrounding mind noise of Bixby.... She opened her eyes and saw what had happened. The blue light, the frozen bodies, a leaping cheerleader hovering suspended in the air. The whole world struck by...silence."Set in Bixby, Oklahoma, a small band of teenagers can experience an extra hour in each day. At exactly midnight time stops for the "daylighters". But for the "midnighters" each night offers a romp in a frozen world of blue light. However, the midnighters aren't alone in the blue time. Each night in the hour between 12:00 and 12:01 they are stalked by darklings--shape shifting carnivores who are as old as time. And if that weren't enough, by day our heroes must brave high school! One part sci-fi, one part horror, and one part teenage drama, this series will appeal to Buffy fans...and, undoubtedly, to fans of Westerfeld's other novels.
Blue Moon is the third installment in Westerfeld's Midnighter's series. Begin with the Secret Hour and move on to Touching Darkness if you want to read them in order.
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SLJ recommends grades 6 and up.
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