How High the Moon
A Novel
$28.20
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2010
Summary
In this tender novel set in 1955 Mill Town, Wisconsin, Sandra Kring explores the complicated bond between mothers and daughters, the pressure to conform, and the meaning of friendship and family.
Ten-year-old Isabella “Teaspoon” Marlene has been a handful ever since her mother, Catty, dumped her with an old boyfriend and ran off to Hollywood. Teaspoon fights, fibs, never stops singing, and is as unpredictable and fearless as a puppy off its leash. Still, Teddy Favors, a man who has ta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385341219 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0385341210 |
| Author: | Sandra Kring |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2010 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 128mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“Your heart, like mine, will go out to irrepressible Teaspoon in this bittersweet story of a young girl and her dreams, with a grand-slam ending. In this one, Sandra Kring hangs the moon.” —Sandra Dallas, author of Tallgrass and Prayers for Sale
“How High the Moon is flat out endearing. It’s about love, and life, and the mess we make of both. It’s about secrets, friendships, loyalty, hope, pain, betrayals, creating our own family, and the beautiful music we can hear in our hearts if we pause, for just a moment, to listen.” —Cathy Lamb, author of Julia’s Chocolates and Henry’s Sisters
“Sandra Kring never fails to impress me. I can’t get enough of her humor and poignant characterizations. How High the Moon is a winner!“—Lesley Kagen, author of Whistling in the Dark and Land of a Hundred Wonders
Sandra Kring
Sandra Kring lives in Wisconsin. Her debut novel, Carry Me Home, was a BookSense Notable Pick and a 2005 Midwest Booksellers’ Choice Award nominee. The Book of Bright Ideas was a 2006 Target Bookmarked™ selection and was named to the New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age list in 2007.
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