Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris Taking place in a present-day impoverished New Mexico community, Gateway to the Moon is an extraordinary mystery that captures the imagination. A teenage boy’s discoveries bring the community face to face with a religious and political inheritance they never expected. Amateur astronomer Miguel Torres, our young hero, is looking for work. He takes a position at the home of frustrated artist Rachel Rothstein, who has moved her family from New York for a fresh start. Strangely, Miguel finds many of the family’s customs similar to ones he sees in his own community. Miguel then begins to search for why and how his community was founded. To illustrate his search, the novel takes us through historical vignettes following the ancestors of his town’s residents, starting in 15th century Spain and moving to the discovery of America, highlighting their tortuous travels and courageous resistance to abandoning their faith.