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Lula Dean's little library of banned books : a novel / Kirsten Miller.

Summary:

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 books--none of which she's actually read. To replace the "pornographic" books she's 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 she's sure the town's readers need. What Lula doesn't know is that a local troublemaker has stolen her wholesome books, removed their dust jackets, and restocked Lula's 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 Dean's library find their lives changed in unexpected ways. Finally, one of Lula Dean's 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 town's disgraced mayor.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063348691
  • ISBN: 0063348691
  • Physical Description: 298 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
Subject: Prohibited books > Fiction.
Public libraries > Fiction.
Enemies > Fiction.
City and town life > Fiction.
Censorship > Fiction.
Vendetta > Fiction.
Mayors > Fiction.
Censorship.
Georgia > Fiction.
Genre: Social problem fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 30 of 72 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 2 copies available at Toe River Valley Regional Library . (Show)

Holds

  • 12 current holds with 72 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library F MILLER (Text) 39493110118108 Adult Fiction Available -
Andrews Public Library F MIL (Text) 80605003728853 Adult Fiction Available -
Beaufort Main F MILLE (Text) 34208900222406 Adult New Fiction Available -
Black Mountain Library F MIL (Text) 0020660325505 Adult Fiction Available -
Bordeaux Library F MILLER (Text) 31781068340478 Adult Fiction Available -
Braswell Memorial Main Library FIC Mil (Text) 37807000063703 Adult Fiction Available -
Cliffdale Library F MILLER (Text) 31781068340635 Adult Fiction Available -
Dunn Public Library F Mil (Text) 33436001606976 Adult Fiction Available -
East Regional Library F MILLER (Text) 31781068339983 Adult Fiction Available -
Erwin Public Library F Mil (Text) 33631001560005 Adult Fiction Available -

Summary: 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 books--none of which she's actually read. To replace the "pornographic" books she's 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 she's sure the town's readers need. What Lula doesn't know is that a local troublemaker has stolen her wholesome books, removed their dust jackets, and restocked Lula's 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 Dean's library find their lives changed in unexpected ways. Finally, one of Lula Dean's 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 town's disgraced mayor.