Virtual event: Kate Albus, author of A Place to Hang the Moon, in conversation with Crystal Maldonado

Join us for a Facebook Live event with Kate Albus, author of the middle grade novel, A Place to Hang the Moon, in conversation with Crystal Maldonado.

Thursday, April 22nd at 6:00 pm Central.

This will be a Facebook Live event from the Parnassus Books Facebook page.

After the live talk has ended, the video will be archived on the Parnassus Books Facebook page under Videos.

About the Book

It is 1940 and William, 12, Edmund, 11, and Anna, 9, aren't terribly upset by the death of the not-so-grandmotherly grandmother who has taken care of them since their parents died. But the children do need a guardian, and in the dark days of World War II London, those are in short supply, especially if they hope to stay together. Could the mass wartime evacuation of children from London to the countryside be the answer?


It's a preposterous plan, but off they go-- keeping their predicament a secret, and hoping to be placed in a temporary home that ends up lasting forever. Moving from one billet to another, the children suffer the cruel trickery of foster brothers, the cold realities of outdoor toilets and the hollowness of empty stomachs. They find comfort in the village lending library, whose kind librarian, Nora Müller, seems an excellent choice of billet, except that her German husband's whereabouts are currently unknown, and some of the villagers consider her unsuitable.


A Place to Hang the Moon is a story about the dire importance of family: the one you're given, and the one you choose.

About Kate Albus

Kate Albus grew up in New York and now lives with her family in rural Maryland. The already-dangerous pile of reading material on her nightstand grows daily. A Place to Hang the Moon is her first book.

About Crystal Maldonado

Crystal Maldonado is a writer by night and a marketer and social media manager by day. She has been published in Latina magazine, The Hartford Courant, and Dogster, contributed a personal essay to BuzzFeed, and is the co-founder of the online magazine Positively Smitten. Fat Chance, Charlie Vega is her debut novel, and was bought in a competitive pre-empt as part of a two-book deal. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband, her dog, and her super-duper adorable baby daughter.

Event date: 
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 6:00pm
Event address: 
Virtual event: Parnassus Books Facebook page (link above)
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Books: 
A Place to Hang the Moon By Kate Albus Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780823447053
Availability: Special Order - Usually Arrives in 1-5 Days
Published: Margaret Ferguson Books - February 2nd, 2021