Shine
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Audra McDonald
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Written by:
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Jodi Picoult
About this listen
Jodi Picoult tackles issues of race and privilege in this original short story, a prequel to her novel Small Great Things.
In "Shine", the master storyteller and New York Times best-selling author of Leaving Time and My Sister's Keeper introduces listeners to the unforgettable Ruth Brooks. Today is Ruth's first day of third grade at Dalton. The prestigious institution on New York's Upper East Side couldn't be more different from her old school in Harlem. Despite being the smartest girl in her grade, Ruth suspects that her classmates and teachers only see her dark skin. She also notices that Christina, the daughter of her mother's employer, treats Ruth very differently when they're hanging out with the popular girls rather than playing together. Ruth must navigate between two worlds, never losing sight of the dreams she has for herself - in hopes that someday someone will see her for who she really is.
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- Julia
- 2018-07-09
really good, but...
this was such a great short book. It's too bad it wasn't longer, really should have been. I feel like this book should have been longer.
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