![]() ![]() The references to artists and specific works may intimidate readers who have little related knowledge, but it might also nudge them to learn about Vermeer and others. ![]() Part gallery tour, part crime caper, and part romance, Graffiti Moon is an artsy spin on the common young adult theme of self-discovery. Chapters that alternate between Lucy and Ed (who, unbeknownst to Lucy, is Shadow) rely heavily on art-themed metaphor to describe the encroaching darkness, city scenes, traffic lights, and impending dawn. ![]() Ed takes Lucy on a search for Shadow and along the way they visit a number of his paintings around the city. ![]() They decide to hang out with the girls until it's time for the heist. Dealing with his dyslexia by quitting school, Ed has lost his job in a paint store and is talked into robbing the art wing of the high school this particular night with Leo and Dylan. Daisy just wants boyfriend Dylan to remember that it's her birthday. Jazz is set on finding Poet, Shadow's partner and the wordsmith of his wall art. And while they're at it, Lucy is determined to meet Shadow, a mysterious graffiti artist who has tagged the city with his soulful works. Lucy, Jazz, and Daisy plan to celebrate graduation by staying out all night. Gr 8 Up-This adventure, set in Australia, is one for the art crowd. ![]()
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