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How High the Moon
How High the Moon | Karyn Parsons
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To Kill a Mockingbird meets One Crazy Summer 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. 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. 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. 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. Bittersweet and eye-opening, How High the Moon is a timeless novel about a girl finding herself in a world all but determined to hold her down.
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RavenclawOwlCat
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3.5 ⭐️ a good story! After reading the author‘s note, I learned George Stinney was a real person which makes it sadder. I enjoyed this debut novel!

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Eggs
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The author played Will Smith‘s cousin Hilary in Fresh Prince. Well done 👍🏼

megnews I didn‘t realize who the author was!! Wow! I enjoyed this book. 5y
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Eggs
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OriginalCyn620 Awesome haul! And cute bear! 5y
Eggs Thanks @OriginalCyn620 🤗 The bear was a gift from @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😘😘😘 5y
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megnews
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Wonderful story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#MiddleGradeMay
#ReadingUSA2019 South Carolina

Book 178/265 5/18/19

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Missusb
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Two #preview reads for #aprilrso2019 #middlefiction #historical one #ukya one from the US.

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aeeklund
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Friday night I met Karyn Parsons, author of this lyrical, layered middle grade novel. Ella, growing up in 1943 South Carolina, journeys to discover who she is as the era‘s turbulence grows around her. I love that it doesn‘t dumb anything down; young readers are often underestimated in what they can understand and carry. This doesn‘t shy away from hard moments, but underlines that even in darkness there are foil stars to catch the light. Stunning!

MirrorMask Hilary Banks 😍😍😍 6y
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aeeklund
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The Floof is helping me read for my third (THIRD!) author dinner this week. It‘s been a bit frenetic around here, so we‘re enjoying the quiet morning!

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Leftcoastzen Such a cute floof! 6y
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