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Algonquin Young Readers (2019), 320 pages
Description
In the very white, very Christian world of Altlanta society in 1958, New York transplant Ruth decides not to tell her new high school friends and boyfriend that she is Jewish, but when a violent act rocks the city, Ruth must figure out where her loyalties lie.
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2020)
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LibraryThing member Hccpsk
Based loosely on the 1958 bombing of Atlanta’s oldest synagogue, In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton tells a historical tale that resonates today. Ruth Robb, her mother, and younger sister have moved from New York City to her grandparents' house in Atlanta after the death of her
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father. Ruth finds herself plunged in the tony whirlwind of private school, etiquette lessons, pre-debutante balls and she loves it--but Ruth has a secret that could make her lose all of it. In the Neighborhood of True explores a lot of contemporary issues--race, class, domestic terrorism--wrapped in a historical package with the universal themes of grief, love, and family. Carlton has done a great job with this book and I highly recommend it to any contemporary YA reader even though it is not a typical contemporary novel. Show Less
ISBN
1616208600 / 9781616208608