A starkly original & heartbreaking tale of friendship & rebellion Winner of the Carnegie Medal & a 2012 Costa Award winner Narrated against the backdrop of a ruthless regime determined to beat its enemies in the race to the moon MAGGOT MOON is the stunning new novel from award-winning author Sally Gardner When his best friend Hector is suddenly taken away Standish Treadwell realises that it is up to him his grandfather & a small band of rebels to confront & defeat the ever-present oppressive forces of the Motherland Utterly original & stunning it is impossible not to be moved by MAGGOT MOON's powerful story & the unforgettable heroism of Standish Now set in a font specially developed for dyslexic readers