Join us for West Branch's monthly virtual book discussion group. We read a variety of contemporary fiction and non-f iction and meet once a month on Zoom for a thoughtful discussion. Register to receive the Zoom meeting information. Limited print copies of the sele cted title will be available at the West Branch for Browse &\; Go picku p. \; Contact discussion facilitator Scott Grotto at sgrotto@aurorapubliclibrary.org \; or Dani Linn at dtlinn@aur orapubliclibrary.org for more information.
\nBook description:\n
In this beautifully written debut\, Anna Jean Mayhew offers a r iveting depiction \;of \;Southern life in the throes \;of \;segregation and what it will mean for a young girl on her way to adultho od-and for the woman who means the world to her. On a scorching day in&nbs p\;August \;1954\, thirteen-year-old Jubie Watts leaves Charlotte\, No rth Carolina\, with her family for a Florida vacation.
\nC rammed into the Packard along with Jubie are her three siblings\, her moth er\, and the family's black maid\, Mary Luther. For as long as Jubie can r emember\, Mary has been there-cooking\, cleaning\, compensating for her fa ther's rages and her mother's benign neglect\, and loving Jubie unconditio nally. Bright and curious\, Jubie takes note \;of \;the anti-integ ration signs they pass and \;of \;the racial tension that builds a s they journey further south. But she could never have predicted the shock ing turn their trip will take.
\nNow\, in the wake \;o f \;tragedy\, Jubie must confront her parents' failings and limitation s\, decide where her own convictions lie\, and make the tumultuous leap to independence. Infused with the intensity \;of \;a changing time\, here is a story \;of \;hope\, heartbreak\, and the love and coura ge that can transform us from child to adult\, wounded to indomitable.
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