Every Soul a Star

In the Epilogue each of the three narrators shares the impact of their profound experience at Moon Shadow. Even as the moon’s shadow moves across the field and the eclipse comes to its inevitable end, Ally understands how important friends can be. She is giddy, feeling “lighter” and “freer.” Now she sees the family’s move as an opportunity to find out important things about herself that she could never discover in her life far from other people. It’s been rewarding learning about the stars and planets, but, as she admits, “I’ve got the whole world to see” (311).

Bree prints off a letter to Claire declining the invitation to spend the summer but offering her friend the chance to come to the camp. She says, “I’m still really scared, but not as much and there are things I sort of like” (313). Her little sister gives her three copies of a photo she took during the eclipse. It shows the entire Team Exo. When Bree delivers a copy to Jack, she makes one last request before he departs the camp on the bus: “I want you to teach me how to fly” (316). He explains ludic dreaming to her, and for the first time Bree appreciates the importance of the inner life.