4.26 avg rating — 6,878,787 ratings

"Somehow captures and holds in print the childhood innocence of a Southern tomboy who was close friends with another great Southern writer from a small town, Truman Capote. Otherwise, the story is well loved coz it manages to help white liberal folk feel good about their heroic goodness even when evil racial hatred continues to destroy the lives of the black folks in town."

4.33 avg rating — 2,474,346 ratings

"Sweet, sad, succinct, but tender.
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