You Can't Lock Up the Moon

By: Sharyl Green

Published by Northshire Bookstore, 2015-10-12

Seeing her mother only every few weeks is not enough for ten-year-old Jamaria. But Mom is in prison, and it will be months before she gets out. In You Can't Lock Up the Moon, Sharyl Green tells the story of Jamaria's resourcefulness, as the girl tries different ways to connect with her mother, eventually involving other kids with relatives in jail, her supportive brothers and father, and the kindness of strangers. Green paints the family's financial struggles with a light brush, while beautifully describing the natural environment that offers Jamaria both adventure and solace. -Suzi Wizowaty, author of The Round Barn and The Return of Jason Green; director of Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform