A review by scribe391
How High the Moon by Karyn Parsons
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Set in 1940’s Alcolu South Carolina, Persons’s plot incorporates an actual historical event in a personal story about a biracial girl.
Twelve year old Ella is the first of three narrators. Ella is excited about traveling to Boston where she will get a chance to be with her mother.
Back in Alcolu, Ella’s cousins: Henry and Myrna are worried about their friend: George Stinney, who has been arrested in connection with the murder of two white girls.
Twelve year old Ella is the first of three narrators. Ella is excited about traveling to Boston where she will get a chance to be with her mother.
Back in Alcolu, Ella’s cousins: Henry and Myrna are worried about their friend: George Stinney, who has been arrested in connection with the murder of two white girls.