In Far Side of the Moon, Marjorie Burton and her husband, Jack, demonstrate all the attributes needed to help their child, Jenna, through a successful male to female gender transition. For children raised in an era when the condition of gender dysphoria was unknown, when anything unusual or unexplained was written off a s a sexual aberration, it is small wonder that children, like the author, kept their feelings hidden out of shame and fear. Fortunately, that si not what happens with Jenna. The underlying authenticity of this fictional story relies on the author's personal experience as a transgender woman and as a counselor in the transgender community in Vancouver. Books in the Cascade Series are designed to be believable, informative, educational, and entertaining This, the eighth volume in the series, approaches the issue of gender dysphoria with compassion, understanding, dignity, and humour.