Life on the Moon

Name: Life on the Moon
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ISBN: 9781761622366

Matthew Swanson

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Penguin Random House Australia
02 June 2026

Children's & Educational; Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; General fiction (Children's&YA)

The extraordinary tale of a curious boy sent to live on the moon, the wondrous discoveries he makes, and the courage it takes to speak a truth no one wants to believe.

The first rule of life on the moon is- There is no life on the moon.

The second rule is- Don't ask questions.

12-year-old Leo gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the very first Moon colony. He's excited to be part of the top-secret mission, but things quickly go off the rails. Right after his family lands on the Moon, Leo's dad is called off on an urgent mission from which he never returns. The authorities claim the mission never existed, and Leo's dad is accused of desertion.

Leo goes looking for his dad and discovers far more than he bargained for. Everyone in the colony insists there's NO life on the Moon. But Leo's explorations reveal a landscape brimming with extraordinary creatures-with baffling behaviors and beliefs.

Leo's big question is- why keep Moon life a secret? Who stands to gain? And how can he find a way to save his new Moon friends before the lie becomes a reality?

By: Matthew Swanson
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781761622366
ISBN 10: 1761622366
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 02 June 2026
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr are the husband/wife, author/illustrator team behind the Cookie Chronicles, The Real McCoys, Babies Ruin Everything, and Everywhere, Wonder (Imprint Books). Until recently, they also ran two small presses- Bobbledy Books and Idiots' Books. These days, they spend most of their time making books and raising four kids in the hayloft of an old barn in Chestertown, Maryland. They spend the rest of their time speaking, teaching, and leading workshops on collaboration and creative entrepreneurship-and the rest of the rest of their time running a commercial salmon-fishing operation on the Alaskan tundra.