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Title	:	Racing the Moon
Author	:	Michelle Morgan
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 227 pages
Published	:	February 1st 2014 by Allen and Unwin
Categories	:	Historical. Realistic Fiction. Contemporary

Racing the Moon

Michelle Morgan

Paperback | Pages: 227 pages

Rating: 3.33 | 33 Users | 9 Reviews

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Joe Riley has to be a little creative to make pocket money in his rough and tumble neighbourhood of Glebe. He's watched his dad keep ahead of the law and he's sure that he can too, gambling on billycart races and selling farm-fresh eggs from his uncle's chook farm.

But when his parents send him off to St Bartholomew's - a Catholic boarding school on the other side of the harbour - Joe's carefree existence is a thing of the past. Homesick and lonely, Joe meets the darker side of human nature and finds himself at odds with the school, especially Brother Felix.

Expelled from St Bart's, Joe is sent to a reform school on the south coast known as The Farm. Life is tough there for a boy from the city, but it's through working the land and tending the animals that Joe finds inner strength and peace, and rediscovers the thrill of true freedom.

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ISBN:	1743316356 (ISBN13: 9781743316351)
Edition Language:	English

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Joe lives in Sydney with his violent father and the rest of his family. The Depression has hit and his family is finding it tough making ends meet. Through illegal bookmaking, his parents make enough money to send him to a Catholic boarding school. This story is written from Joe's perspective and I did laugh at some of his antics and the way he views life. However there is mention of sexual abuse and though no explicit detail is given and it is dealt with sensitively, I think it's a shame it's

Set in pre-war Sydney, Joe is sent to a farm reform school way out in the country. Being a city kid, he struggles but makes firm friendships. He works hard but can lark about with the other boys when he gets the chance. Racing the Moon is when they set off to race the rising moon up a hill one night when everyone else is asleep then sneak back before anyone notices them missing.

Have you ever had one of those books that, while you are reading it, you enjoy it, but when you have to put it down, you have a hard time picking it back up? This book was one of those and I can't pinpoint why. I liked it, and I wanted to know what happened, but it didn't grip me the way some stories do. I felt bad for the main character, and I was interested in his life, his experiences, etc. But I do think it's a pretty accurate depiction of what life would have been like in that time period,

Joe lives in Sydney with his violent father and the rest of his family. The Depression has hit and his family is finding it tough making ends meet. Through illegal bookmaking, his parents make enough money to send him to a Catholic boarding school. This story is written from Joe's perspective and I did laugh at some of his antics and the way he views life. However there is mention of sexual abuse and though no explicit detail is given and it is dealt with sensitively, I think it's a shame it's

Inspired by his fathers previous illegitimate profession, Joe Riley starts off earning his pocket money in a rough and tumble neighbourhood of Glebe. He gambles on Billycart races and sells farm fresh eggs from his uncles chook farm.His real struggle, however, starts when his family sends him off to St. Bartholomews Catholic boarding school. He is faced with the challenge of putting through a hard time involving homesickness, loneliness and attempts at sexual abuse (yes, you heard it right).

difficult topic but well rounded and satisfying outcome

Set in the 1930s in Sydney, Australia, this is not the type of novel that I can relate to or enjoy. Whilst there are no gratuitously graphic scenes, the main character does narrate instances of domestic violence, gambling, attempted sexual abuse and many of the types of occurrences common in boarding schools and schools for wayward boys in this era.Difficult to set an age recommendation for this one...at least age 13+