{"product_id":"how-high-the-moon-9780241346891","title":"How High The Moon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston was nothing like South Carolina. Up there, colored folks could go anywhere they wanted. Folks didn''t wait for church to dress in their fancy clothes. Fancy was just life. Mama was a city girl . . . and now I was going to be one too. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt''s 1944, and in a small, Southern, segregated town, eleven-year-old Ella spends her summers running wild with her cousins and friends. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut life isn''t always so sunny. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe deep racial tension that simmers beneath their town''s peaceful facade never quite goes away, and Ella misses her mama - a beautiful jazz singer, who lives in Boston. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when an invitation arrives to come to Boston for a visit Ella is ecstatic - and the trip proves life-changing in more ways than one. For the first time, Ella sees what life outside of segregation is like, and begins to dream of a very different future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut her happiness is shattered when she returns home to the news that her classmate \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo many things about this book were brilliant. \u003cb\u003eA beautiful, funny, dangerous tale\u003c\/b\u003e of growing up in Jazz Age America, \u003ci\u003eHow High The Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading, full of voices that must be heard. \u003cb\u003eOne of the best stories I've read in a long while\u003c\/b\u003e * Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse and Secrets of a Sun King *\u003cbr\u003eParson's sparkling debut \u003cb\u003egrabs us by the heart \u003c\/b\u003eand leads us by the hand into a painful past filled with revelations, hope, and homecoming. \u003cb\u003eAbsolutely glorious\u003c\/b\u003e! * Rita Williams Garcia, author of One Crazy Summer and Clayton Byrd Goes Underground *\u003cbr\u003eParsons is great at unfurling the pleasures of the freer northern states through biracial Ella's eyes, but also \u003cb\u003eadept at handling the subtleties of layered storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Kitty Empire * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e[An] impressive debut * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eA talented, engaging new voice. A \u003cb\u003ebrave, compassionate, and lovable\u003c\/b\u003e  heroine * Jewell Parker Rhodes, author of Ghost Boys *\u003cbr\u003eAs compelling as \u003cb\u003eBrown Girl Dreaming\u003c\/b\u003e, as character-driven as \u003cb\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/b\u003e, and as historically illuminating as \u003cb\u003eRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry\u003c\/b\u003e... A riveting read, this novel masterfully presents Southern and Northern conflicts through the perspective of a no-nonsense kid who is trying to find her place in the world. Ella's realistic voice and passionate responses to injustices make her a credible, flawed, and likable character who sees the truth in front of her but often doesn't recognize it. \u003cb\u003eA captivating novel that sheds new light on black childhood\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus (Starred Review) *\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHow High the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, Karyn Parson brings the same verve, timing, and emotive brilliance that she brought to the screen. Equal parts \u003cb\u003emystery, historical fiction, and coming-of-age\u003c\/b\u003e, this is \u003cb\u003ea story full of warmth and light and drama\u003c\/b\u003e that will captivate you. That will haunt you. And that will ultimately enlighten you * Kwame Alexander, author of The Crossover *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tender and compelling story about loving and belonging\u003c\/b\u003e. Parsons masterfully takes us on a journey where the political is personal, where the most heartbreaking moments are also profound and beautiful. \u003cb\u003eElla is a character readers will care about, cry with, and cheer for\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eHow High the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea stunning debut\u003c\/b\u003e that promises to have readers wanting more and more from Parsons * Renée Watson, author of Piecing Me Together *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stirring, emotionally resonant debut\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow High the Moon \u003c\/i\u003eopens a fresh and sensitive window on a terrifying time, even as it introduces us to a lovable new heroine * Tony Abbott, author of Firegirl and The Great Jeff *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Children's UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733039165783,"sku":"9780241346891","price":7.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241346891.jpg?v=1719999266","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-high-the-moon-9780241346891","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}