LuLa Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books
By Kristen Miller
Beverly Underwood and her arch enemy, Lula Dean, live in the tiny town of Troy, Georgia, where they were born and raised. Now Beverly is on the school board, and Lula has become a local celebrity by embarking on mission to rid the public libraries of all inappropriate books—none of which she’s read. To replace the “pornographic” books she’s challenged at the local public library, Lula starts her own lending library in front of her home: a cute wooden hutch with glass doors and neat rows of the worthy literature that she’s sure the town’s readers need.
What Lula doesn’t know is that a local troublemaker has stolen her wholesome books, removed their dust jackets, and restocked Lula’s library with banned books: literary classics, gay romances, Black history, witchy spell books, Judy Blume novels, and more. One by one, neighbors who borrow books from Lula Dean’s library find their lives changed in unexpected ways. Finally, one of Lula Dean’s enemies discovers the library and decides to turn the tables on her, just as Lula and Beverly are running against each other to replace the town’s disgraced mayor.
That’s when all the townspeople who’ve been borrowing from Lula’s library begin to reveal themselves. That's when the showdown that’s been brewing between Beverly and Lula will roil the whole town...and change it forever.
Leslie will lead the discussion.
For this meeting, we will meet at the Community Center at Windsor Gardens. Address is 597 So. Clinton Street. From Alameda, turn south at the stop light. You will also see a sign at this intersection that says Center Point Restaurant and Golf Course You will be on Clinton Street. Go straight and you will see the Community Center on your right. Turn right into the parking lot. Look for the entrance with the numbers 597 over a glass double door. We will have someone in the lobby to direct you to our meeting room. We will try to have someone in the parking lot to help you, also. We are allowed to bring non-alcoholic beverages and food into the room. The restaurant is in this same building. You may purchase alcohol at the restaurant and bring it to the meeting room.