Good Moon Rising

The story is about two girls at a high school who are lesbians. One of them, Jan, is coming to terms with realizing that she is a lesbian and the other, Kerry, is a new girl. The story of their growing relationship is based around the schools production of the play The Crucible.

Kerry ends up getting the role that Jan expected, and Jan is basically directing the play. Their teacher, Mrs. Nicholson, is very ill and as her condition worsens more and more pressure is put on Jan.

This is where the theme of lesbian relationships and people's reaction to them comes in as the leading male actor in the play is virulently anti-gay and gives Jan a lot of trouble in her role as director. Things get worse as Jan and Kerry end up getting prank phone calls, and anti-gay notes. Things escalate even further when posters are put up around the school about the two of them and their relationship. As expected, there are also some family anti-gay problems that are involved.

The girl's relationship is subjected to a tremendous amount of strain, but things work out and we have a story of how love can survive despite people's prejudice.

The book is very well done as it examines the types of pressure put on loving relationships by people who are narrow-minded and vicious.

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