Midnight Without a Moon

Midnight Without a Moon is a 2017 middle-grade historical novel written by Linda Williams Jackson and published by Clarion Books. It is the first of two novels narrated by 13-year-old Rose Lee Carter; the second, A Sky Full of Stars, was published in 2018, also by Clarion Books. Linda Williams Jackson was born and raised in a small town in the Mississippi Delta, and after living in several states, she resides once again in Mississippi. She earned her bachelor’s degree in math and computer science from the University of Alabama and began her professional career working in IT lecturing as an adjunct professor, and she now devotes her time to writing fiction. In addition to the Rose Lee Carter novels, Jackson has also published short stories in several anthology series. Her most recent novel, The Lucky Ones, set in 1967, also takes place in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement and is narrated by ambitious young student Ellis Earl Brown.

This guide refers to the first edition hardcover version of the text published in January of 2017.

Content Warning: The events of Midnight Without a Moon coincide with the murder of Emmett Till and the acquittal of the two men guilty of his murder.