Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

Lula Dean...We all know someone just like her! 😏 ~ Wow! ~ 😏  She wanted to be noticed by everyone; and she most definitely was! She didn't realize just how much of a difference she just might make on her town! The question is whether it was the change that she wanted.  You'll have to read it to find out more! 

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Lula Dean's Little Library
 of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller 

Title:  Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books 

Author:  Kirsten Miller

Released:  June 2024

Series or Standalone:  Standalone 

Awards/Honors:  LibraryReads (Monthly Pick - Top Ten - June 2024)

Summary:  "Lula Dean is on a mission. The resident busybody of Troy, Georgia, is hell-bent on removing 'pornography and propaganda' from the town's libraries. Even her lifelong nemesis, school-board president (and former cheerleading captain) Beverly Underwood, can't seem to stop her. To prove she has nothing against good, wholesome literature, Lula builds her own little lending library in her front yard for her neighbors to enjoy. Filled with classics like The Southern Belle's Guide to Etiquette, 101 Cakes to Bake for Your Family, and The Art of the Deal, Lula's library is an instant success! Or so she thinks. What Lula doesn't know is that a local troublemaker has secretly restocked the little library with banned books cleverly disguised in the jackets of Lula's 'wholesome' reads. Literary classics, gay romance, Black history, Judy Blume novels, books of witchy spells -- all just waiting to be discovered. As the townsfolk borrow books from Lula's banned-books library, they find their lives transformed in hilarious, profound, and unforeseen ways. But when the truth about the library comes out, the showdown that's been brewing between Beverly and Lula will roil the whole town... and change it forever. ~ taken from inside book cover

My Thoughts:  It's very rare to be reading a book that will have you laughing, crying or cussing all within just a few minutes of each other.  I would start a new chapter,  laugh at something that character might do...and then be possibly ready to strangle them by the end of that chapter. The author would use each chapter to introduce a new character, embroil them into the storyline and further the plot.  Although she did a great job of this, there were a lot of characters to keep track of in this book.  Many were quite original & witty,  but several were your stereotypical small-town usuals. My favorite I think would have to be Wilma Jean. You couldn't pull anything over on her! She had spunk!

Overall,  I enjoyed reading this book, and loved meeting the residents of Troy, Georgia!

My Rating:  I feel this book  deserves to get a 3 1/2 books rating. It was a good solid story, interesting characters and kept my interest. It just had a lot going on, and almost felt like too much at times.  ~~ 📕📗📘1/2

Have you read this book yet? What did you think? Let me know in the comments below! 

Diane 😎