Into Thin Air

Where is Luna and Jade’s father? The girls saw him leave, pulling his embarrassing red hat down low over his head. Thereafter Luna saw him hide in a doorway, before getting into a car with his two bags and disappearing. Mum seems unconcerned, and says he’s gone to Rose Court, to visit Nan.Then again, Mum’s up to her ears in work. However, Luna’s not sure. How much can she share with Jade? Isn’t Jade reckless, sharing family stories, focused on ever more daring moves on her skateboard, more outlandish schemes and ideas? Meanwhile, Luna does sums. They’re her thing. Her abilities with numbers have led Miss Kamara to suspect her of cheating. Only Casey knows how Luna thinks and plans and imagines. He knows how her head is full of a future as an astronaut, just like Mimi, aboard the International Space Station that Luna and Dad watch across the sky. Where is Dad? The mystery, the daily churn of home life, so familiar and real, against the nature of friendship and real family relationships, are handled so skilfully. We are totally absorbed by Luna and Jade, about Luna’s suspicions and discoveries, including those about her sister and best friend. What a fantastic novel! We are over the moon (ISS) to welcome aboard Into Thin Air.