The wonder in getting what you didn't know you want... So thinks Philippa Swift, when she finds a best friend in Eliza Romin. It is 1969, in Munich, Germany. The imaginative 13-year-olds rule the woods around the American army post, galloping on fantasy horses, exploring the German cemetery, buying sweets from an enigmatic shopkeeper, and plotting their next overnight beneath the forest moon. At the Little Oktoberfest carnival, Philippa falls for the boy who runs the pony concession and gets closer to the horses, until the boy gets too close to her. And then Eliza and her family move back to the States, taking with them the personal secrets that had puzzled Philippa. Blindsided and bereft, Philippa wonders was it all real? She seeks solace in the cold of isolation, where she is forced to confront and decipher elusive aspects of who she is and what she really wants. The Moon Can Tell, in time-traveling narrative, lays bare the workings of Philippa's maturing psyche to reveal the texture, the emotional depth, and the risks of adolescent female friendship.