{"product_id":"how-high-the-moon-1","title":"How High the Moon","description":"To Kill a Mockingbird meets One Crazy Summer in this powerful, bittersweet novel 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.\n\n\"Timely, captivating, and lovely. So glad this book is in the world.\" —Jacqueline Woodson, author of Brown Girl Dreaming\n\nIn 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 her dream as a jazz singer.\n\nSo 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.\n\nAfter a life-changing month, Ella returns South and is shocked by the news that her schoolmate George has been arrested for the murder of two local white girls.\n\nPoignant 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0316484008\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0316484008.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Parsons, Karyn\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43331985276989,"sku":"BVV.0316484008.G","price":6.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0316484008-0.jpg?v=1783569478","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/how-high-the-moon-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}