The Help
The Help
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The Help

Written by Kathryn Stockett
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534
Page count
296
Words per page
~681L
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Apr 5, 2011
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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…

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culturecivil rights movementrural livinggirls and womensmall towns1960'sracismfriendshipsocial hierarchy

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780425232200
    Publication Date
    April 5, 2011
    Publisher
    Berkley
    Original Publication Date
    February 10, 2009
    Page Count
    534
    Words Per Page
    296
    Audience
    Adult
    Reading Age
    18 - 99+ years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~681L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.4
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    23
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    135979
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    UG

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