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FIC PIC RUT #1
Publication Date
2016
Summary:
"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"-- "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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ISBN
9780345544957 9780425286012
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CD/BK PIC
Publication Date
2016
Summary:
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?
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Audio disc
ISBN
9780735210196 9780735210172
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AUD PIC
Publication Date
2016
Summary:
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?
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Sound recording
ISBN
9781509425808
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Added Author
Call Number:
PIC
Publication Date
2018
Summary:
When her reluctance to treat the newborn of a white supremacist couple results in the child's death, a black nurse is placed on trial and is aided by a white public defender who urges her not to bring up race in the courtroom.
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Books
ISBN
9780345544971
by
Picoult, Jodi
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eBook
Electronic Format:
BOUNDLESS EBOOK
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Baker and Taylor
by
Picoult, Jodi
Format:
eBook
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Libby
Author
Call Number:
LTFIC PIC 26187
Publication Date
2016
Summary:
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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Books
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Large Print
ISBN
9781410463746
by
Picoult, Jodi, McDonald, Audra (NAR), Campbell, Cassandra (NAR), Fliakos, Ari (NAR)
Format:
eAudiobook
Electronic Format:
BOUNDLESS EAUDIOBOOK
Vendor
Baker and Taylor
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Added Author
Call Number:
SPANISH FIC PICOULT
Publication Date
2019
Summary:
"Una novela que desafía a los lectores a reflexionar sobre sus propias creencias y prejuicios racistas. Según la crítica, esta es la novela más importante de una de las autoras best seller más comprometida del momento. Jodi Picoult es única moviendo conciencias y haciendo reflexionar al lector sobre temas polémicos, como el racismo en Estados Unidos. Ruth Jefferson es enfermera en la sala de partos de un hospital de Connecticut, una profesional con más de veinte años de experiencia. Ruth empieza su turno con el reconocimiento rutinario de un recién nacido, pero unos minutos después le comunican que el niño tiene otra enfermera. Los padres son supremacistas blancos y no quieren que Ruth, que es de origen africano, toque a su pequeño. El hospital satisface sus deseos, pero al día siguiente el niño sufre una crisis cardíaca y Ruth es la única enfermera de servicio. ¿Obedecerá las órdenes de la dirección o intervendrá a pesar de todo? Con un extraordinario despliegue de inteligencia y sinceridad, y una gran empatía, Jodi Picoult aborda los problemas de la raza, los privilegios, los prejuicios, la justicia y la compasión y no da soluciones cómodas. "Pequeñas grandes cosas" es una obra excelente de una escritora en el momento más brillante de su carrera. "
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Books
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9788416517183
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