Patricia A. McKillip, The Moon and the Face (Argo, 1985; Puffin,
2005)  In The Moon and the Face, Patricia McKillip revisits
Kyreol and Terje from her lovely Young Adult novel Moon-Flash.
Kyreol and Terje, having followed the river to the Dome in book
one of this duology, now push beyond the new boundaries of their
expanded world: Terje back into the culture they left behind,
though as a ghostly observer; and Kyreol outward, into the
stars. When Terje discovers the Healer (Kyreol's father) is
dying and Kyreol barely survives a crash landing on a distant
desert moon, both of them must find inner resources to meet
challenges they never anticipated.  While not quite as
spontaneously joyous and lovely as the first book, The Moon and
the Face is still a great little novel. As with Moon-Flash, I
was almost overcome with gratitude for the lack of antagonistic
forces and the complete absence of evil intentions. The
characters are presented with challenges, yes, and death and
fear, physical hardships and emotional tur