Literature Help: The Moon by Night

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"The Moon by Night" by Madeleine L’Engle is a young adult novel. The story revolves around Vicky and her family, the Austins.

Zachary and Vicky come close to each other, however, there is a conflict of thoughts between the two. Zachary is very intelligent and philosophical, and he does not believe in the existence of God, on the other hand, Vicky is still in a precarious situation about the existence of God.

Vicky is looking for her own identity, thought she is just fourteen years old. She wants to be independent from her family. She feels that in that large family, she has not been given the full freedom to grow up....

Literature Help: The Moon by Night
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Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Major Characters
Chapter Three: Background and Related Works
Chapter Four: Plot Summary
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raja Sharma
• Release date: Dec 19, 2013
• ISBN: 9781310546198

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Chapter One: Introduction

The Moon by Night by Madeleine L’Engle was first published in 1963. It is a young adult novel.

Before this novel, the author had written one more novel about Vicky Austin and her family, taking place between the events of Meet the Austins and The Young Unicorns. These two novels were published in 1960 and 1968 respectively.

In this book, the character of Zachary Gray makes his first appearance.

Zachary Gray dates first