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# Small Great Things: A Novel

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Review: thought provoking and compelling read - This book tackles the optic of prejudice and discrimination from multiple perspectives. The book is artfully crafted and written in a unique first person style. The characters are complex and thoughtfully developed, and the story is riveting. It is heart-breaking, heartwarming, and occasionally shocking. I loved every chapter.
Review: A Must Read! - I was thinking today of some of my greatest influences, even as a child. Dr. King, Selma, Maya, Mahalia and Dinah Washington. For some reason, maybe reincarnation? I have always felt a pull. The first time I heard Dinah sing, “This Bitter Earth”, I cried. When I heard Mahalia sing, “It is No Secret”, I cried. Maya’s “Still I Rise”, Dr King’s “I Have A Dream”, and when I learned of the events in Selma, I cried. And recently, after reading Small Great Things. I don’t cry easily, I really don’t. And I can’t stand racism, bigotry and xenophobia. Back to Small Great Things. This book moved me to tears. It is sad, poignant, though-provoking, touching, gripping and compelling. Without a doubt, this book will be on my favorites shelf. I have often said that I am “colorblind and a humanist”. I very much believe that everyone should be regarded equally with respect. To me, we are all God’s children. Black, white, gay, straight, Hispanic, Asian, Muslim or Mormon none of it matters to me as neither does creed or religion. As long as you’re not hurting anyone, I believe you should be able to live your life, in peace. Ruth 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? The infant ends up dying and Ruth is charged with murder and committing a hate 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. A couple of poignant statements: “I am not a racist, Ruth. And I understand that you’re upset, but it’s a little unfair of you to take it out on me, when I’m just trying to do my best—my professional best—to help you. For God’s sake, if I’m walking down a street and a Black man is coming toward me and I realize I’m going the wrong way, I keep going the wrong direction instead of turning around so he won’t automatically think I’m afraid of him.” “That’s overcompensating, and that’s just as bad,” I say. “You say you don’t see color…but that’s all you see. You’re so hyperaware of it, and of trying to look like you aren’t prejudiced, you can’t even understand that when you say race doesn’t matter all I hear is you dismissing what I’ve felt, what I’ve lived, what it’s like to be put down because of the color of my skin.” “Active racism is telling a nurse supervisor that an African American nurse can’t touch your baby. It’s snickering at a black joke. But passive racism? It’s noticing there’s only one person of color in your office and not asking your boss why. It’s reading your kid’s fourth-grade curriculum and seeing that the only black history covered is slavery, and not questioning why. It’s defending a woman in court whose indictment directly resulted from her race…and glossing over that fact, like it hardly matters.” Oh my God. I am guilty of that and I am sorry. I would never intentionally dismiss what anyone has lived through, especially the black community. A tweet today from the Women’s March: “Throughout history, violence has been committed and justified in the name of white womanhood. Terence Crutcher is no exception.” I remember Dr. King saying “if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” And I am left with the question, what can I do to make a difference?

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #66,208 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #316 in Contemporary Women Fiction #340 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction #458 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (99,916) |
| Dimensions  | 6.33 x 1.53 x 9.56 inches |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 0345544951 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0345544957 |
| Item Weight  | 1.65 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 480 pages |
| Publication date  | October 11, 2016 |
| Publisher  | Ballantine Books |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ thought provoking and compelling read
*by A***R on November 11, 2025*

This book tackles the optic of prejudice and discrimination from multiple perspectives. The book is artfully crafted and written in a unique first person style. The characters are complex and thoughtfully developed, and the story is riveting. It is heart-breaking, heartwarming, and occasionally shocking. I loved every chapter.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Must Read!
*by M***3 on May 20, 2017*

I was thinking today of some of my greatest influences, even as a child. Dr. King, Selma, Maya, Mahalia and Dinah Washington. For some reason, maybe reincarnation? I have always felt a pull. The first time I heard Dinah sing, “This Bitter Earth”, I cried. When I heard Mahalia sing, “It is No Secret”, I cried. Maya’s “Still I Rise”, Dr King’s “I Have A Dream”, and when I learned of the events in Selma, I cried. And recently, after reading Small Great Things. I don’t cry easily, I really don’t. And I can’t stand racism, bigotry and xenophobia. Back to Small Great Things. This book moved me to tears. It is sad, poignant, though-provoking, touching, gripping and compelling. Without a doubt, this book will be on my favorites shelf. I have often said that I am “colorblind and a humanist”. I very much believe that everyone should be regarded equally with respect. To me, we are all God’s children. Black, white, gay, straight, Hispanic, Asian, Muslim or Mormon none of it matters to me as neither does creed or religion. As long as you’re not hurting anyone, I believe you should be able to live your life, in peace. Ruth 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? The infant ends up dying and Ruth is charged with murder and committing a hate 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. A couple of poignant statements: “I am not a racist, Ruth. And I understand that you’re upset, but it’s a little unfair of you to take it out on me, when I’m just trying to do my best—my professional best—to help you. For God’s sake, if I’m walking down a street and a Black man is coming toward me and I realize I’m going the wrong way, I keep going the wrong direction instead of turning around so he won’t automatically think I’m afraid of him.” “That’s overcompensating, and that’s just as bad,” I say. “You say you don’t see color…but that’s all you see. You’re so hyperaware of it, and of trying to look like you aren’t prejudiced, you can’t even understand that when you say race doesn’t matter all I hear is you dismissing what I’ve felt, what I’ve lived, what it’s like to be put down because of the color of my skin.” “Active racism is telling a nurse supervisor that an African American nurse can’t touch your baby. It’s snickering at a black joke. But passive racism? It’s noticing there’s only one person of color in your office and not asking your boss why. It’s reading your kid’s fourth-grade curriculum and seeing that the only black history covered is slavery, and not questioning why. It’s defending a woman in court whose indictment directly resulted from her race…and glossing over that fact, like it hardly matters.” Oh my God. I am guilty of that and I am sorry. I would never intentionally dismiss what anyone has lived through, especially the black community. A tweet today from the Women’s March: “Throughout history, violence has been committed and justified in the name of white womanhood. Terence Crutcher is no exception.” I remember Dr. King saying “if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” And I am left with the question, what can I do to make a difference?

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An interesting and thought-provoking novel you may want to check out.
*by J***E on October 15, 2024*

Even though I am not a great fan of these kinds of novels; nevertheless, I am also open to reading novels on unusual or thought-provoking themes. This is that kind of book. Small Great Things by Jody Picoult deals with the issues of race and bias in many places in our country. Ruth, who is a black nurse is charged with a crime, and a white attorney takes her case. I never give away too much information when reviewing any novel, but if you are a fan of Jody Picoult, this is a novel you may want to check out. It has a somewhat complex story that will keep you turning the pages. I enjoyed reading this book. Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Season of the warrior: A poetic tribute to warriors).

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