| The Help Contributor(s): Stockett, Kathryn (Author) |
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ISBN: 162765206X ISBN-13: 9781627652063 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $27.80 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.1" W x 8.1" (1.00 lbs) 534 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Locality - Jackson, Mississippi - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 135979 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 23.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film. Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who's always taken orders quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She's full of ambition, but without a husband, she's considered a failure. Together, these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in the South, that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town... |