Andie's Moon (15 page)
Authors: Linda Newbery
I always enjoy researching, and never more than for
Andie’s Moon
. I spent a lot of time gazing at the moon and trying to find my way around the night sky; I watched and watched the TV coverage of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface, and listened to Armstrong’s famous words; I visited the Science Museum, meeting a curator, John Liffen, who was actually there on the day of the Apollo launch, and told me how people gathered to watch the live broadcast from Cape Kennedy. And then there was the fashion and the music. Twiggy, Biba, Simon and Garfunkel,
The Stones in the Park
– these names alone conjure the freshness and excitement of the time.
I hope
Andie’s Moon
will transport you to the 1960s. Even, maybe, to the moon…
About the author
Linda Newbery is the successful author of over twenty books for children and teenagers. She was first inspired to write when teaching English at a secondary school. Her novels have garnered much critical acclaim and
The Shell House
and
Sisterland
have both been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
Linda lives in an Oxfordshire village with her husband and three cats.
To find out more about Linda Newbery, you can visit her website:
www.lindanewbery.co.uk
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Andie’s Moon
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Linda Newbery
Andie dreams of becoming an artist and loves living in Chelsea, with the fashion, music and art galleries along the trendy King’s Road. There’s even a real artist living in the flat downstairs. Could Andie’s paintings, inspired by the excitement of the first-ever moon landing, be good enough to win his approval?
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