Asking the Moon to Supper is a delightful, realistic fantasy that follows the adventures of a thirteen-year-old Ojibwa girl in search of her dog DeeOgee from a cold Minnesota 1957 winter into a magical split in earth and time. Despite insurmountable hardship, Sam’s choice to never stop looking for her beloved dog portrays the power of loyalty and determination.
Excitement grips the reader through twists and turns until months later, Sam wakes up battered and bruised on the front porch of a friend’s house in Green Earth. What was real? What were dreams? Did she actually cross into another time and place? The book ends with a last surprise. Sam returns to Green Earth fifty years later.
Not only is Asking the Moon to Supper an excellent read but it is beautifully illustrated by the author with twenty-three pencil drawings depicting the excitement of the story.