Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This was a bit of an odd one. It wasn’t very gripping. The two main things I did enjoy about this book were the illustrations, and people rallying to save a library. Other than that, I didn’t really enjoy this book.

I read this with my children and we all enjoyed it. A very sweet chapter book about a girl and the library she loves, which is preparing to close. There's a mystery which propels the story forward.

Interesting idea for this book. This is written as a children's book and parts of the story and form of the book seem aimed at young children, while other parts seem aimed at older children. I enjoyed the idea of rallying the characters behind a goal of saving the library, which for many of us, speaks to us as readers. This has a role in developing lifelong readers and a love of reading. There were sections of the book that seemed to have a problem with pacing and coherency between the characters and the plot. This may not be an issue in a children's book, especially if it is used in an educational setting.

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Images and text combine for a reading experience that is sure to capture young people. The prose is clean, clear, and character-driven, and the story is engaging. A beautiful product that can be enjoyed by a wide range of readers, perfect for school libraries, personal reading at home, and classroom work.

I found this available to read on NetGalley and got an ebook of A Girl, A Racoon and the Midnight Moon written by Karen Romano Young.

I thought that this sounded really cute and would be a story I would enjoy, a girl that wants nothing more than to save her beloved library, it sounded so sweet. Unfortunately though I found I wasn’t enjoying nor connecting to the story or characters and decided to DNF this book.

It just wasn’t a book for me and that’s okay, I’m pretty sure that many children would like and connect to the story and find it enjoyable and is a good way of encouraging them to help their local libraries.

Wonderful book: well written, with amazing heroes and great title! The storyline is well-developed and not predictable. Liked all the mysteries, adventures and that each character has their own purpose.

I found this book very sweet. I've always liked raccoons despite most people thinking they were vermin. the characters in this book were fun and the story had a very nice message.

This children's chapter book was entertaining and cute! As a library prepares to close, Pearl (how cute is this vintage revival?!) cannot come to terms with this and a mystery soon comes to light. I think many children around her age will find this very relatable and enjoyable! Great read!

I read A Girl, a Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon with our 4th-grade son. He enjoys mysteries but doesn't look books that are scary and this was the perfect balance for him. This is a lengthy dive into the fantastical adventure to save a branch of a New York City library that is set to close while solving a unique mystery. We loved getting to know Pearl and the eclectic other characters that made this story so enjoyable and engrossing.

This book delves into the mystery while also having many social situations that middle-grade readers will connect and relate with. We really enjoyed this book and so appreciate NetGalley and Chronicle books giving us the opportunity to read an advanced copy.