{"product_id":"the-help-9780399155345","title":"The Help","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film--a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't--n\u003cb\u003eominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who's always taken orders quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She's full of ambition, but without a husband, she's considered a failure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in the South, that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399155345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 6.43w x 1.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Mississippi Authors Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Indies Choice Book Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/20\/2009 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2009 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2008 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2009 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 52 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/06\/2009 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/25\/2009 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/28\/2009 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/12\/2010 pg. 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2010 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/12\/2010 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/05\/2010 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/2010 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/22\/2011 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e135979 \/ Help\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 23\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kathryn Stockett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637020651676,"sku":"9780399155345","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3c7a1a51-3e88-4d80-99b2-f08d1e28f834.jpg?v=1603843661","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-help-9780399155345","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}