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Mar 07, 2017JCLBryanV rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Sally Gardner’s Maggot Moon is a dark YA novel that infuses a dystopian world with an unexpectedly powerful story of love, friendship and resilience. Standish Treadwell’s dyslexia only adds to the seemingly insurmountable obstacles before…
Aug 15, 2014
Standish Treadwell is growing up in a Britain dominated by the dark, ruthlessly oppressive forces of The Motherland. Life is hard, but Standish struggles onwards - until his best and only friend Hector is taken away from him, and events…
mvkramer
Aug 05, 2014mvkramer rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Bit by bit, you realize something is terribly, terribly rotten in Zone 7, although you'll probably guess the big reveal before it's spelled out. Not really a plot-heavy work, this book relies on atmosphere and character, and does a good…
Jul 11, 2014monicacole rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I found this book to be wonderfully weird. The plot was fascinating, the writing was beautiful, and the whole thing left me just wanting to know more about the world in which the story takes place. It started on a rather mild note, and…
Cynthia_N
Apr 19, 2014Cynthia_N rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The author manages to pull you right into the story. You worry about Standish. You cringe for Hector. You want to hold little Eric Owen. The little illustrations add to the eerie tone. Highly recommended.
natalie_g
Feb 21, 2014natalie_g rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Maggot Moon is a novel about political oppression. The Motherland (never officially named) controls EVERYTHING in Zone 7 where Standish Treadwell lives with his grandfather. It's full of disappeared people, tortured students, and…