Lula Dean's little library of banned books : a novel / Kristen Miller.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063348691 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 298 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
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| Subject: | Books and reading > Fiction. Enemies > Fiction. Prohibited books > Fiction. Public libraries > Fiction. Small libraries > Fiction. Georgia > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Satirical fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Mille | 31681010377554 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When Lula Dean, trying to rid public libraries of âpornographicâ books, starts her own lending library in front of her home, Lindsay, the daughter of Lulaâs arch nemesis, sneaks in nightly, secretly filling it with banned books wrapped in âwholesomeâ dust jackets, changing the lives of those who borrow them in unexpected ways. - Baker & Taylor
When Lula Dean, trying to rid public libraries of "pornographic" books, starts her own lending library in front of her home, Lindsay, the daughter of Lula's arch nemesis, sneaks in nightly, secretly filling it with banned books wrapped in "wholesome" dust jackets, changing the lives of those who borrow them in unexpected ways. - HARPERCOLL
âKirsten Miller has that rare ability to take a serious subject and make it very, very funny. I enjoyed this novel and you will too.â--James Patterson
The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking! Kirsten Miller, author of The Change, brings us a bracing, wildly entertaining satire about a small Southern town, a pitched battle over banned books, and a little lending library that changes everything.
Beverly Underwood and her arch enemy, Lula Dean, live in the tiny town of Troy, Georgia, where they were born and raised. Now Beverly is on the school board, and Lula has become a local celebrity by embarking on mission to rid the public libraries of all inappropriate booksânone of which sheâs actually read. To replace the âpornographicâ books sheâs challenged at the local public library, Lula starts her own lending library in front of her home: a cute wooden hutch with glass doors and neat rows of the worthy literature that sheâs sure the townâs readers need.
What Lula doesnât know is that a local troublemaker has stolen her wholesome books, removed their dust jackets, and restocked Lulaâs library with banned books: literary classics, gay romances, Black history, witchy spell books, Judy Blume novels, and more. One by one, neighbors who borrow books from Lula Deanâs library find their lives changed in unexpected ways. Finally, one of Lula Deanâs enemies discovers the library and decides to turn the tables on her, just as Lula and Beverly are running against each other to replace the townâs disgraced mayor.
Thatâs when all the townspeople whoâve been borrowing from Lulaâs library begin to reveal themselves. That's when the showdown thatâs been brewing between Beverly and Lula will roil the whole town...and change it forever.