📖 How High the Moon

The novel How High the Moon explores what it was like to be a person of color in America in the mid-1940s. The story is told by 11-year-old Ella, who has received permission to travel to Boston to see her jazz musician mother. The book also narrates different people, including those of Ella, who is now living in a bustling, progressive city, and her cousins Henry and Myrna, who were once living in the small, racially divided hamlet of Alcolu. However, everything changes when 14-year-old George, a family buddy, is detained for the murder of two white girls. How will the local relationships every bond back together? How High the Moon exposes historical injustice and conveys a powerful message to all readers through clever dialogue, rich descriptions, and unexpected story twists.

小说《月亮有多高》探讨了 20 世纪 40 年代中期美国有色人种的生活状况。故事由 11 岁的艾拉讲述,她获准前往波士顿看望她的爵士音乐家母亲。书中还叙述了不同的人,包括现在生活在繁华进步城市的艾拉,以及她的表兄亨利和米尔纳,他们曾经生活在种族分裂的小村庄阿尔科鲁。然而,当 14 岁的乔治(George)因谋杀两名白人女孩而被拘留时,一切都变了。当地人如何才能重新团结起来? 月亮有多高》通过巧妙的对话、丰富的描写和意想不到的故事转折,揭露了历史上的不公正,并向所有读者传达了强有力的信息。