May's moon - S. Y. Palmer

Beating thousands of others, the geeky boy they call 'Micky Moon' at home, is one of ten children from around the world accepted onto the 'Children's Moon Program' in Florida. If he can survive the g-force of a space-shuttle launch, overcome his secret fear of water and pass the other battery of tests, he could win a place on the next mission to the moon!

Sue Palmer studied German and International Studies at the University of Warwick, before taking up a career in sales and skills training. She has worked with school and pre-school charities for the past ten years and now writes full time at her home in rural South Oxfordshire. Her adventure stories for 9 - 12-year-olds feature ordinary children displaying extraordinary traits as they look for answers and chase their dreams.