Northward to the Moon

The description is very confusing, but once you get to understand the story it makes more sense. The plot was not very exciting and doesn't have any suspense. I recommend this book to people who are bored and needed to read something. Because this book has a lot of description, it makes the book mor......more

There's something about Horvath's more dramatic books that I just love. Quirky, observant, sometimes acid-tongued, and always cerebral. There's a calming, hushed wisdom to her beautiful way with words, but she's also wickedly funny too(a scene with a magician's assistant had me laughing aloud on the......more

I think I liked it - it was very strange. On the one hand, I enjoyed Jane's adventurous spirit, her desire for new and different, her concern for her siblings even though they were often annoying. I liked her mother's tolerance and patience. Then there were bizarre scenes with Ned, the stepfather, w......more

I didn't know this was a sequel to "My One Hundred Adventures" when I picked it up. I did not care much for the first book. I found it a misstep from an otherwise reliable author (and before you raise the specter of "The Pepins and Their Problems", I liked that one, so there). "Northward to the Moon......more

Northward to the Moon, by Polly Horvath, is a beautifully readable novel. While probing human nature, Ms. Horvath explores the unusual and quirky ways a family can be born. In less than a year, Jane's stepfather, Ned, is fired from his job as the French teacher in a small Saskatchewan town. They lov......more