For fans of Jason Reynolds and Jacqueline Woodson, this middle-grade
novel-in-verse follows two boys in 1980s Brooklyn as they become friends
for a season.
Punk rock-loving JJ Pankowski can't seem to fit in at his new school in
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, as one of the only white kids. Pie Velez, a math
and history geek by day and graffiti artist by night is eager to follow
in his idol, Jean-Michel Basquiat's, footsteps. The boys stumble into an
unlikely friendship, swapping notes on their love of music and art,
which sees them through a difficult semester at school and at home. But
a run-in with the cops threatens to unravel it all.
From authors Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann, Moonwalking is a
stunning exploration of class, cross-racial friendships, and two boys'
search for belonging in a city as tumultuous and beautiful as their
hearts.