It's the summer of 1969. The whole neighborhood is looking forward to the first moon landing. But for Tamara, it's a terrible summer. Her best friend, Kebsie, moved away without any notice, her brother is away at college, and the whole neighborhood is snubbing her family and their dandelion filled yard. Ten-year-old Douglas dubbed 'Muscle Man McGinty' has moved into Kebsie's home. Everything that the know-it-all, big fat liar does annoys her. How come everyone else likes him? While watching Neil Armstrong take his first step on the moon with Muscle Man and Mr. Pizzarelli (his son has just died in Vietnam), Tammy finally understands her feelings and realizes that others are feeling empty and lonely too.
Date read: 12/15/2011
ISBN-10: 1596434996
ISBN-13: 9781596434998
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