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The Banned Books Club / Brenda Novak.

Novak, Brenda, (author.).

Summary:

"Despite their strained relationship, when Gia Rossi's sister, Margot, begs her to come home to Wakefield, Iowa, to help with their ailing mother, Gia knows she has no choice. After her rebellious and at-times-tumultuous teen years, Gia left town with little reason to look back. But she knows Margot's borne the brunt of their mother's care and now it's Gia's turn to help, even if it means opening old wounds. As expected, Gia's homecoming is far from welcome. There's the Banned Books Club she started after the PTA overzealously slashed the high school reading list, which is right where she left it. But there is also Mr. Hart, her former favorite teacher. The one who was fired after Gia publicly and painfully accused him of sexual misconduct. The one who prompted Gia to leave behind a very conflicted town the minute she turned eighteen. The one person she hoped never to see again. When Margot leaves town without explanation, Gia sees the cracks in her sister's 'perfect' life for the first time and plans to offer support. But as the town, including members of the book club, takes sides between Gia and Mr. Hart, everything gets harder. Fortunately, she learns that there are people she can depend on. And by standing up for the truth, she finds love and a future in the town she thought had rejected her"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780778369592
  • ISBN: 0778369595
  • Physical Description: 352 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: Don Mills, Canada : Mira Books, [2024]

Content descriptions

Source of Description Note:
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Subject: Sisters > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Prohibited books > Fiction.
Book clubs (Discussion groups) > Fiction.
Child sexual abuse > Fiction.
Teachers > Fiction.
Iowa > Fiction.
Genre: Domestic fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 63 of 81 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 2 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 81 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library FIC NOVAK (Text) 36015001911854 Adult New Fiction Checked out 05/05/2025
Richlands Branch Library FIC NOVAK (Text) 36015001911862 Adult Fiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library FIC NOVAK (Text) 36015001911870 Adult Fiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library FIC Novak (Text) 31010000870339 Adult New Fiction Checked out 04/30/2025
Albertson Community Library AFIC NOV 1024 (Text) 30372102091086 Adult Fiction Available -
Andrews Public Library F NOV (Text) 80605003731055 Adult Fiction Available -
Anson County Bookmobile FIC Novak (Text) 18198050024092 Adult Fiction Checked out 05/01/2025
Beaufort Main F NOVAK (Text) 34208900235291 Adult New Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Branch F Novak (Text) 34269001440800 Adult Fiction Available -
Bordeaux Library F NOVAK (Text) 31781068950599 Adult Fiction Available -

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