How High the Moon
Published on 5. March 2019
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-316-48400-8 (ISBN)
Description
Eleven-year-old Ella seeks information about her father while enjoying a visit with her mother, a jazz singer, in Boston in 1944, then returns to the harsh realities of segregated, small-town South Carolina in this powerful, bittersweet debut set in the Jim Crow-era South.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Reading Age: From 8 to 12 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
379 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-316-48400-8 (9780316484008)
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Karyn Parsons
How High the Moon
E-Book
03/2019
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
€5.99
Available for download
Person
Karyn Parsons is best known for her role as Will Smith's cousin Hilary Banks on NBC's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. 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. The videos have been screened on HBO and Netflix, and enjoyed by schools and libraries across the country. She is the author of Clouds over California, Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight,How High the Moon, and Saving the Day. Karyn lives with her family in Providence, Rhode Island.