{"product_id":"how-high-the-moon-hardcover","title":"How High the Moon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaryn Parsons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/i\u003e in this powerful, bittersweet debut about one girl's journey to reconnect with her mother and learn the truth about her father in the tumultuous times of the Jim Crow South.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Timely, captivating, and lovely. So glad this book is in the world.\" --Jacqueline Woodson, author of \u003ci\u003eBrown Girl Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e In the small town of Alcolu, South Carolina, in 1944, 12-year-old Ella spends her days fishing and running around with her best friend Henry and cousin Myrna. But life is not always so sunny for Ella, who gets bullied for her light skin tone and whose mother is away pursuing a jazz singer dream in Boston. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So Ella is ecstatic when her mother invites her to visit for Christmas. Little does she expect the truths she will discover about her mother, the father she never knew and her family's most unlikely history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And after a life-changing month, she returns South and is shocked by the news that her schoolmate George has been arrested for the murder of two local white girls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bittersweet and eye-opening, \u003ci\u003eHow High the Moon \u003c\/i\u003eis a timeless novel about a girl finding herself in a world all but determined to hold her down.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Karyn Parsons\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for her role as Will Smith's ditsy cousin Hilary Banks on NBC's \u003ci\u003eThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air\u003c\/i\u003e. After leaving acting behind, Karyn has gone on to found and produce Sweet Blackberry, an award-winning series of children's animated films, to share stories about unsung black heroes in history, featuring narration from stars such as Alfre Woodard, Queen Latifah, and Chris Rock. It's been screened on HBO and Netflix, and enjoyed by schools and libraries across the country. \u003ci\u003eHow High the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is Karyn's self-authored debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e How High the Moon\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47296979173625,"sku":"9780316484008","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NjZnUzUxYWZ6SVQwYzRiNzhQdVZYUT09.webp?v=1769215352","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/how-high-the-moon-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}