Shadows on the Moon

Shadows on the Moon is a captivating young adult fantasy novel that transports readers to a magical, fairy-tale version of Japan. The story follows Suzume, a sixteen-year-old with the extraordinary ability to manipulate shadows and change her form. Driven by a desperate need to escape her past and avenge wrongs, Suzume assumes multiple identities, including a lowly kitchen drudge and a beautiful courtesan, to infiltrate the court of the tyrannical Lord Terayama and steal the heart of a prince. This book explores profound themes of identity, justice, revenge, and the complexities of love and loyalty. Parents should be aware of themes of tyranny, revenge, and some romantic elements suitable for the 12-18 age range.

A powerful tale of magic, love, and revenge set in fairy-tale Japan. Trained in the magical art of shadow-weaving, sixteen-year-old Suzume is able to re-create herself in any form — a fabulous gift for a girl desperate to escape her past. But who is she really? Is she a girl of noble birth living under the tyranny of her mother’s new husband, Lord Terayama? Or a lowly drudge scraping a living in the ashes of Terayama’s kitchens? Or is she Yue, the most beautiful courtesan in the Moonlit Lands? Whatever her true identity, Suzume is destined to use her skills to steal the heart of a prince in a revenge plot to destroy Terayama. And nothing will stop her, not even the one true aspect of her life- her love for a fellow shadow-weaver.