04432cam a2200457 i 4500 651068770 TxAuBib 20190820120000.0 160620s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016023120 9780345544957 hardcover; acid-free paper 0345544951 hardcover; acid-free paper (OCoLC)952139156 DLC DLC eng eng rda rda DLC rda OCLCO rda DLC OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCF OCLCO HEV IGA OCLCO IUK HFU TxAuBib OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCF OCLCO HEV IGA OCLCO IUK HFU TxAuBib rda Picoult, Jodi, 1966-, author. Small great things : a novel / Jodi Picoult. First edition. New York : Ballantine Books, 2016. 470 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders or does she intervene? Ruth hesitates before performing CPR and, as a result, is charged with a serious crime. Kennedy McQuarrie, a white public defender, takes her case but gives unexpected advice: Kennedy insists that mentioning race in the courtroom is not a winning strategy. Conflicted by Kennedy's counsel, Ruth tries to keep life as normal as possible for her family--especially her teenage son--as the case becomes a media sensation. As the trial moves forward, Ruth and Kennedy must gain each other's trust, and come to see that what they've been taught their whole lives about others--and themselves--might be wrong. With incredible empathy, intelligence, and candor, Jodi Picoult tackles race, privilege, prejudice, justice, and compassion--and doesn't offer easy answers. Small Great Things is a remarkable achievement from a writer at the top of her game. Praise for Small Great Things " Small Great Things is the most important novel Jodi Picoult has ever written. . . . It will challenge her readers . . . [and] expand our cultural conversation about race and prejudice." -- The Washington Post "A novel that puts its finger on the very pulse of the nation that we live in today . . . a fantastic read from beginning to end, as can always be expected from Picoult, this novel maintains a steady, page-turning pace that makes it hard for readers to put down." -- San Francisco Book Review "A gripping courtroom drama . . . Given the current political climate it is quite prescient and worthwhile. . . . This is a writer who understands her characters inside and out." --Roxane Gay, The New York Times Book Review "I couldn't put it down. Her best yet!" -- New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman "A compelling, can't-put-it-down drama with a trademark [Jodi] Picoult twist." -- Good Housekeeping "It's Jodi Picoult, the prime provider of literary soul food. This riveting drama is sure to be supremely satisfying and a bravely thought-provoking tale on the dangers of prejudice." -- Redbook "Jodi Picoult is never afraid to take on hot topics, and in Small Great Things, she tackles race and discrimination in a way that will grab hold of you and refuse to let you go. . . . This page-turner is perfect for book clubs." -- Popsugar. HL800L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.7 24 186558. 20190820. African American nurses Fiction. African American nurses. Criminal defense lawyers Fiction. Criminal defense lawyers. Race relations Fiction. Race relations. Racism Fiction. Racism. Legal stories. Fiction. Legal fiction (Literature.) Picoult, Jodi, New York : Ballantine Books, 2016 Small great things. LAKCL