Journey to the Blue Moon: In Which Time is Lost and Then Found Again Book

Time gets out of hand in a witty, suspenseful new fantasy from the author of THE DRAGON OF LONELY ISLAND.

Choose time or lose time. The inscription on his grandfather's pocket watch has always confused Alex. But now that Alex has lost the heirloom,
time is all he can think about — time slipping through his fingers. That's when an encounter with a strange lady clues him in to the Blue Moon, a place where earthlings search for what they've lost. Soon Alex is in a rickety spaceship hurtling toward a topsy-turvy world of eccentric characters — from Miss Mumsley, who lost her heart to a prospector, to a medieval scholar who lost his way while calculating pi. It's a perilous journey, plagued by Time Eaters, who suck up their prey's time. How will Alex ever find the watch — and the sense of direction — he's lost? From Rebecca Rupp comes a fast-paced fantasy honoring friendship and courage.

Children's Literature

Lately, Alex is obsessed with time. He thinks about it so much that his grades are suffering. After an admonition from his father to come home after school and not worry so much about time, Alex instead finds himself on his way to the Blue Moon. A lady he meets in the library tells him that the Blue Moon is where all lost things go, including Alex's heirloom pocket watch. After he arrives at the Blue Moon with his dog Zeke, Alex learns a terrifying truth: if he does not find what he is looking for by the end of the blue moon, he must remain there until the next blue moon: at least a century away! Accompanied by other creatures in search of what they have lost, Alex is off through a land of lost things. In the grand tradition of The Phantom Tollbooth, Rebecca Rupp creates an amazing world filled with wondrous items and creatures. More importantly, she muses on the nature of time in a way that will provoke thought but not bore. A truly enchanting story!