EAN: 9781524740979

THE DOWNSTAIRS GIRL - STACEY LEE KARTONIERT (TB)

From the critically-acclaimed author of Under a Painted Sky and Outrun the Moon and founding
member of We Need Diverse Books comes a powerful novel about identity  betrayal  and the
meaning of family .   "This vividly rendered historic novel will keep readers riveted as witty
observant Jo deals with the dangers of questioning power." -- The Washington Post   By day 
seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the
wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night  Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a
newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady  "Dear Miss Sweetie." When her column
becomes wildly popular  she uses the power of the pen to address some of society's ills  but
she's not prepared for the backlash that follows when her column challenges fixed ideas about
race and gender. While her opponents clamor to uncover the secret identity of Miss Sweetie  a
mysterious letter sets Jo off on a search for her own past and the parents who abandoned her as
a baby. But when her efforts put her in the crosshairs of Atlanta's most notorious criminal  Jo
must decide whether she  a girl used to living in the shadows  is ready to step into the light.
With prose that is witty  insightful  and at times heartbreaking  Stacey Lee masterfully crafts
an extraordinary social drama set in the New South.   A Washington Post Best Children's Book of
the Year   YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults List   A Bank Street College of Education Best
Children's Book of the Year    "Holds a mirror to our present issues while giving us a detailed
and vibrant picture of life in the past." -- The New York Times    "A joyful read . . . The
Downstairs Girl   for all its serious and timely content  is a jolly good time." -- NPR

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