Books like The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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What it is about
- Civil rights movements
- African American women
- Housekeepers
- United States
- 1960s
- Domestic worker
Where it happens
- Mississippi
- Jackson (Miss.)
- Jackson
Kind of book
- Novel
Ages
- Adult
About this book
In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, three women start a movement of their own during the civil rights era. (condensed from its Library of Congress summary) It is set in Mississippi and listed for an audience of adults.
Where this comes from: Library of Congress
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Why: Both are historical fiction books.
What both books share
- historical fiction
The Help: "historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre)
The Song of Achilles: "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655)
- historical fiction
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Why: Both are historical fiction books.
What both books share
- historical fiction
The Help: "historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre)
The Nightingale: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655)
- historical fiction
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Why: Both are historical fiction books.
What both books share
- historical fiction
The Help: "historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre)
Water for Elephants: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction" (LoC 655)
- historical fiction
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