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Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
- A Novel
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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Publisher's Summary
“Kirsten Miller has that rare ability to take a serious subject and make it very, very funny. I enjoyed this novel and you will too.”—James Patterson
The provocative and hilarious summer listen 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.
That’s when all the townspeople who’ve been borrowing from Lula’s library begin to reveal themselves. That's when the showdown that’s been brewing between Beverly and Lula will roil the whole town...and change it forever.
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- Leanne Axelsen
- 2024-07-12
The power of education
Brilliant book. Loved every minute of it. When we don’t understand subjects we make up stories to help make sense of things. This is more dangerous then the information ever could be.
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- L. Fullerton
- 2024-10-18
such a good read
An entertaining but informative book. I particularly enjoyed how books changed people's perspectives. Very up-to-date
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- lise
- 2024-06-28
So very pertinent to the current times we live in.
Found this book through a search for the narrator January LaVoy (who I love). This book was simply amazing, I simply adore it! Book bans are a terrifying reality and the story wove a tale through our current reality. What an outcome, gives me hope! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-10-09
Information is Power
The characters in this book were all so important to understand the issues and opportunities our communities have within them. An amazing story that gives hope to a better world that is possible with the right people in place. Also shows what one small act can do to make change happen.
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