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In the Neighborhood of True
In the Neighborhood of True | Susan Kaplan Carlton
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A powerful story of love, identity, and the price of fitting in or speaking out. The story may be set in the past, but it couldnt be a more timely reminder that true courage comes not from fitting in, but from purposefully standing out . . . and that to find out who you really are, you have to first figure out what youre not. Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things After her fathers death, Ruth Robb and her family transplant themselves in the summer of 1958 from New York City to Atlantathe land of debutantes, sweet tea, and the Ku Klux Klan. In her new hometown, Ruth quickly figures out she can be Jewish or she can be popular, but she cant be both. Eager to fit in with the blond girls in the pastel posse, Ruth decides to hide her religion. Before she knows it, she is falling for the handsome and charming Davis and sipping Cokes with him and his friends at the all-white, all-Christian Club. Does it matter that Ruths mother makes her attend services at the local synagogue every week? Not as long as nobody outside her family knows the truth. At temple Ruth meets Max, who is serious and intense about the fight for social justice, and now she is caught between two worlds, two religions, and two boys. But when a violent hate crime brings the different parts of Ruths life into sharp conflict, she will have to choose between all shes come to love about her new life and standing up for what she believes.
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Sharpeipup
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You know there‘s a story behind this sign…

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EKonrad
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A powerful YA novel about prejudice in the South in 1958. Wish stories like this were required reading in school! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Full review at: http://erinkonrad.com/2020/07/05/in-the-neighborhood-of-true-book-review/

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Susanita
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Well this is a helluva time to read a book that includes a hate crime!

Interesting characters and important themes - identity, grief, tradition, bigotry - but the story didn‘t hang together quite as well as it could have. Still a pick though. #doublespin

TheAromaofBooks Great review!!! 4y
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Susanita
In the Neighborhood of True | Susan Kaplan Carlton
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1. City of Lost Souls, The Steel Wave, Girl in Disguise
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3. Lily
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Kaylamburson
In the Neighborhood of True | Susan Kaplan Carlton
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This was a quick read with an enjoyable look at the debutante life of the 1950s. However, with that comes racism, segregation, and anti-semitism. You're never too young to make a difference and fight for justice, although it can be difficult when that will push you out of the "in" crowd. I wish the ending was stretched out a bit more as it wasn't given as much time as it deserved, but still a powerful read.

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Kelly
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Saturday night read. Yes, in bed at 830.

Tamra Nothing wrong and everything right with that! 5y
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