""A Moonlight Boy"" is a novel written by Edgar Watson Howe and published in 1886. The story follows the life of a young boy named Jack, who grows up in a small town in the Midwest during the late 19th century. Jack is a dreamer and spends most of his time lost in his own thoughts, imagining a life of adventure and excitement. However, his father, a strict and practical man, disapproves of Jack's fanciful ways and tries to force him into a more traditional...