Meet a little girl with a big voice and bigger determination . . .
HOW HIGH THE MOON
A Novel
Sandra Kring
Bantam Books / Random House
$15.00 Original Trade Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-385-34121-9
On sale April 2010
HOW HIGH THE MOON
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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.In
“Sandra Kring never fails to impress me.”
– Lesley Kagen, author of Whistling in the Dark“Sandra Kring has written a funny, deeply satisfying book; her characters finagle their way into your heart.”
– Lorna Landvik, author of Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
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HOW HIGH THE MOON ($15.00 Trade Paperback, ISBN: 978-0-385-34121-9) is available from Bantam Books/Random House Inc. or from your preferred wholesaler. Be sure to contact the publisher for more information about this title. Sandra Kring’s backlist titles, Thank You for All Things, The Book of Bright Ideas, and Carry Me Home are also published by Bantam Books and available from Random House and wholesalers.
Author Sandra Kring was a featured author at the MBA Spring Meeting in Minneapolis on Saturday, March 6.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
“In this one, Sandra Kring hangs the moon.” — Sandra Dallas, author of Tallgrass
“Flat-out endearing….It’s about love, life, and the beautiful music we hear in our hearts if we pause, just for a moment, to listen. — Cathy Lamb, author of Julia’s Chocolates
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 taken his share of kicks, is determined to raise her right.
Teaspoon wants to be better for Teddy—even if that means agreeing to take part in a do-gooder mentorship program and being paired up with Brenda Bloom, the beautiful reigning Sweetheart of Mill Town. Against all odds, as the summer passes, this unlikely duo discover a special friendship as they face personal challenges, determined to follow their hearts instead of convention.
It’s while Brenda and Teaspoon are putting together the grandest show the Starlight Theater has ever seen that Catty returns to Mill Town, shattering illusions and testing loyalties. But by the final curtain call, one determined little girl shows an entire town the healing that can happen when you let your heart take center stage.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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. Her third novel Thank You for All Things was a Midwest Connections Pick in 2oo8.
