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005			20161103163931.0
008			160620s2016 nyu 000 1 eng
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020			_a9780345544957 _q(hardcover ; _qacid-free paper)
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100	1		_aPicoult, Jodi, _d1966- _eauthor. _92188
245	1	0	_aSmall great things _ba novel /
250			_aFirst edition.
300			_a467 pages
520			_a"This stunning new novel is Jodi Picoult at her finest--complete with unflinching insights, richly layered characters, and a page-turning plot with a gripping moral dilemma at its heart. 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 Jodi Picoult's Leaving Time "A riveting drama."--Us Weekly "[A] moving tale."--People "A fast-paced, surprise-ending mystery."--USA Today "Poignant. an entertaining story about parental love, friendship, loss."--The Washington Post"--
520			_a"A woman and her husband admitted to a hospital to have a baby requests that their nurse be reassigned - they are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is black, to touch their baby. The hospital complies, but the baby later goes into cardiac distress when Ruth is on duty. She hesitates before rushing in to perform CPR. When her indecision ends in tragedy, Ruth finds herself on trial, represented by a white public defender who warns against bringing race into a courtroom. As the two come to develop a truer understanding of each other's lives, they begin to doubt the beliefs they each hold most dear"--
650		0	_aAfrican American nurses _vFiction. _928558
650		0	_aCriminal defense lawyers _vFiction. _915650
650		0	_aRace relations _vFiction. _92329
650		0	_aRacism _vFiction. _928559
655		7	_aLegal stories. _2gsafd _928560
655		7	_aFiction. _2fast _928561
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aPicoult, Jodi, 1966- author. _tSmall great things. _bFirst edition. _dNew York : Ballantine Books, 2016 _z9780345544964 _w(DLC) 2016028842
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