SuitabookMan in the moon
Dotti Enderle
- Reading
- Read in manageable sittings, checking in after Ricky’s health changes and before the farewell-related scenes. Leave time afterwards to explore whether the mysterious events feel comforting, troubling or unresolved.
- Themes
- Care, protection and freedom: Janine wants Ricky released while their mother keeps him confined, presenting protection and freedom as competing needs. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Illness, farewell and family love: Ricky’s health takes a turn for the worse, and Janine becomes desperate to say goodbye. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Mystery and extraordinary intervention: The book addresses mystery and extraordinary intervention; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. Mr Lunas is presented as mysterious and helpful, but the limited account cannot establish whether the story endorses a particular supernatural interpretation.
- Worth knowing
- Consider reading alongside the child if illness, confinement, separation or possible loss could feel personal. Pause to discuss what Janine wants, what her mother fears, and how the ending feels once reached.