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050	0	0	_aPS3566.I372 _bS63 2016
082	1		_aFIC PIC _2
100	1		_aPicoult, Jodi _d(, 1966-)
245	1	0	_aSmall great things : _ba novel _c/ Jodi Picoult
250			_aFirst edition
260			_aNew York _b: Ballantine Books _c, 2016
300			_a470 p. _c; 25 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aRuth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders or does she intervene? Ruth hesitates before performing CPR and, as a result, is charged with a serious crime. Kennedy McQuarrie, a white public defender, takes her case but gives unexpected advice: Kennedy insists that mentioning race in the courtroom is not a winning strategy. Conflicted by Kennedy's counsel, Ruth tries to keep life as normal as possible for her family - especially her teenage son - as the case becomes a media sensation. As the trial moves forward, Ruth and Kennedy must gain each other's trust, and come to see that what they've been taught their whole lives about others - and themselves - might be wrong.
546			_aEnglish.
650		4	_aAfrican American nurses _x-Fiction
650		4	_aCriminal defence lawyers _v--Fiction
650		4	_aRace relations _x-Fiction
650		4	_aRacism _x-Fiction
942			_cMO
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