Good Neighborhood (International Edition)
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * One of NPR's Best Books of 2020 "A provocative, absorbing read." -- People "A feast of a read... I finished A Good Neighborhood in a single sitting. Yes, it's that good." --Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light In Oak Knoll, a verdant, tight-knit North Carolina neighborhood, professor of forestry and ecology Valerie Alston-Holt is raising her bright and talented biracial son, Xavier, who's headed to college in the fall. All is well until the Whitmans--a family with new money and a secretly troubled teenage daughter--raze the house and trees next door to build themselves a showplace. With little in common except a property line, these two families quickly find themselves at odds: first, over an historic oak tree in Valerie's yard, and soon after, the blossoming romance between their two teenagers. A Good Neighborhood asks big questions about life in America today--what does it mean to be a good neighbor? How do we live alongside each other when we don't see eye to eye?--as it explores the effects of class, race, and heartrending love in a story that's as provocative as it is powerful.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1250270537
ISBN13:9781250270535
Release Date:March 2020
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Length:311 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:9.3" x 0.9" x 6.1"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Important book
Published by KM , 2 years ago
I loved this book so much I bought it for my niece and told many friends about it. Powerful. Important. Liked that it takes place in NC, and storyline is (unfortunately) realistic. I was hooked and still think about this book several weeks after finishing it. highly recommend. Would be a good book for a book club.
A Good Neighborhood - what a book!
Published by Virginia Pisaniello , 3 years ago
Loved this book - first book I have given a review! Please read to obtain
an even better look on racism and its ramifications.
A Good Neighborhood struck close to home for me.
Published by Eve M. Holton , 3 years ago
I hope my son Randy reads it. It begs the question of how to teach our children about the perils of racism.
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