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Collection:
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Adult Fiction |
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Call Number:
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Author:
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Picoult, Jodi |
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Title:
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Small Great Things |
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Remainder of title:
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a novel / |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"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"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780345544957 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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System control number:
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(DLC)2016023120 |
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System control number:
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(DLC)19144472 |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Classification number:
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PS3566.I372 |
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Item number:
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S63 2016 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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813/.54 |
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Source of number:
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bisacsh |
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Classification number:
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FIC044000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC019000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC008000 |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1966- |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Jodi Picoult. |
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Edition statement:
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First edition. |
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Place of publication:
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New York |
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Name of publisher:
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Ballantine |
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Date of publication:
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2016 |
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Projected publication date:
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1610 |
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New York : |
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Ballantine Books, |
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2016. |
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Extent:
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pages ; cm |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"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"-- |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B&T 10/3/16 donated by Andrea Powell |
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Purchase price:
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2016 |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Subject:
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Racism |
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Subject:
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Race relations |
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Subject:
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Criminal defense lawyers |
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Subject:
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African American nurses |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Contemporary Women. |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Literary. |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Sagas. |
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Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
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Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
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Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
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Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
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Source of term:
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gsafd |
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Genre/form data or focus term:
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Legal stories. |
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Main entry heading:
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Picoult, Jodi, 1966- author. |
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Edition:
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First edition. |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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New York : Ballantine Books, 2016 |
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Display text:
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Online version: |
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Title:
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Small great things |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2016028842 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780345544964 |
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Acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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policy default |
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HAND CARRY -- NEEDED FOR CONGRESSIONAL LOAN; PLS CONTACT amgo, x72445 / scar, x7717 2016-10-13 |
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xk15 2016-06-20 (telework) |
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xk15 2016-06-20 ONIX (telework-ot) to CIP |
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Paul Gilbert; phone: 212-782-8315; email: pgilbert@penguinrandomhouse.com; bc: cip@penguinrandomhouse.com |
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