The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film--a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't--nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who's always taken orders quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She's full of ambition, but without a husband, she's considered a failure. Together, these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in the South, that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town...Author: Kathryn StockettPublisher: G.P. Putnam's SonsPublished: 02/10/2009Pages: 464Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.52lbsSize: 9.17h x 6.43w x 1.39dISBN: 9780399155345Age Range: 18-UPAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.4Point Value: 23Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 135979 / HelpAward: Indies Choice Book Awards - WinnerAward: Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize - WinnerAward: Mississippi Authors Award - WinnerAward: Nevada Young Readers' Award - NomineeAward: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - NomineeReview Citation(s): Entertainment Weekly 02/20/2009 pg. 71People Weekly 02/23/2009 pg. 50Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/01/2008 pg. 44Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2009Library Journal 01/15/2009 pg. 83Romantic Times 02/01/2009 pg. 52 - ExcellentMulticultural Review 07/01/2009 pg. 56Entertainment Weekly 11/06/2009 pg. 61Entertainment Weekly 12/25/2009 pg. 110People Weekly 12/28/2009 pg. 67Vanity Fair 02/01/2010 pg. 50Entertainment Weekly 02/12/2010 pg. 109Entertainment Weekly 03/05/2010 pg. 92Entertainment Weekly 03/12/2010 pg. 18Entertainment Weekly 11/05/2010 pg. 29People Weekly 11/08/2010 pg. 33People Weekly 08/22/2011 pg. 103About the AuthorKathryn Stockett was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and creative writing, she moved to New York City, where she worked in magazine publishing and marketing for sixteen years. She currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and daughter.
