In the Neighborhood of True, Susan Kaplan Carlton
In the Neighborhood of True, Susan Kaplan Carlton
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In the Neighborhood of True

Author: Susan Kaplan Carlton

Narrator: Rachel Botchan

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/09/2019

Synopsis

A powerful story of love, identity, and the price of fitting in or speaking out. "The story may be set in the past, but it couldn't be a more timely reminder that true courage comes not from fitting in, but from purposefully standing out . . . and that to find out who you really are, you have to first figure out what you're not." -Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things After her father's death, Ruth Robb and her family transplant themselves in the summer of 1958 from New York City to Atlanta-the land of debutantes, sweet tea, and the Ku Klux Klan. In her new hometown, Ruth quickly figures out she can be Jewish or she can be popular, but she can't be both. Eager to fit in with the blond girls in the "pastel posse," Ruth decides to hide her religion. Before she knows it, she is falling for the handsome and charming Davis and sipping Cokes with him and his friends at the all-white, all-Christian Club. Does it matter that Ruth's mother makes her attend services at the local synagogue every week? Not as long as nobody outside her family knows the truth. At temple Ruth meets Max, who is serious and intense about the fight for social justice, and now she is caught between two worlds, two religions, and two boys. But when a violent hate crime brings the different parts of Ruth's life into sharp conflict, she will have to choose between all she's come to love about her new life and standing up for what she believes.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on April 11, 2019

Wow, this book. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Ruth Robb and her family move from New York City to Atlanta in 1958. Her father has recently passed away, which triggered the move. Ruth’s family is Jewish, and one of the first things she learns in Atlanta is that she must choose between being Jewish and being popular.......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on April 09, 2019

”When hatred shows its face you need to make a little ruckus. And you dear Ruthie, you made a very important little ruckus.” Susan Kaplan Carlton has written a compelling story that is loosely based on the 1958 Atlanta temple bombing. My mom was a northerner who moved to the south in the 1950s.......more

Goodreads review by Alana on April 02, 2019

WHY ARE MORE PEOPLE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS BOOK? Seriously, this was so good and such an important read. It's scary and sad to think that a book set in 1958 can still tie so heavily into today's society by discussing topics such as antisemitism and racism, but here we are. Now, I can't speak from exp......more

Goodreads review by Susan's Reviews on June 12, 2021

Ruth Robb is “hiding in plain sight” in the world of debutantes, sweet tea and cotillions. She desperately wants to fit in with the new crowd, so she conveniently omits to reveal her Jewish faith and origins. Ruthie’s mother was once a leader in the society she abandoned years ago when she moved up......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on April 07, 2019

Ruth Robb is a teenager hiding a big secret from her friends. She recently moved to Atlanta from New York City where she was raised in a Jewish home. After her father's death, her mom decided to move them back near her family. Neither of them has told anyone about their religious beliefs because of......more

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