Reading order#
| # |
Title |
Published |
Author |
Buy on Amazon |
| 1 |
Moving Target |
2015 |
Christina Diaz Gonzalez |
Buy |
| 2 |
Return Fire |
2016 |
Christina Diaz Gonzalez |
Buy |
Moving Target (2015) introduced Cassie Arroyo, a 12-year-old American girl in Rome who discovers she has inherited a dangerous legacy connected to a famous historical relic. The story moves quickly through European settings as Cassie tries to stay ahead of those trying to stop her, combining historical artifact intrigue with a young protagonist under pressure.
Return Fire (2016) continued the story in a second volume, maintaining the action-thriller pace of the first. The Moving Target duet sits alongside the Spirit Animals contribution in showing Gonzalez comfortable in genre-forward middle grade adventure as well as her more literary historical fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books are in the Moving Target series?
There are two books in the Moving Target series, published between 2015 and 2016.
What is the first book in the Moving Target series?
The first book in the Moving Target series is Moving Target, published in 2015.
What is the premise of the Moving Target series?
Moving Target follows Cassie Arroyo, a 12-year-old living in Rome whose discovery of a legacy connected to the Holy Lance of Longinus sets off a globe-spanning adventure with armed enemies in pursuit. The second book, Return Fire (2016), continues the chase. The series is faster-paced and more action-driven than Gonzalez’s historical novels, aimed at middle grade readers who enjoy adventure thrillers alongside the more emotionally oriented stories that characterize her standalone work.