Seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan is a maid for the spoiled daughter of one of Atlanta's wealthiest men, but by night Jo writes as Miss Sweetie for a newspaper advice column. When Jo's "Dear Miss Sweetie" articles become popular, she begins to use her pen-power to address society's ills, particularly challenging ideas about gender and race, drawing a backlash and attempts to uncover her real identity. Then, Atlanta's most notorious criminal gets on Jo's trail, and she will have to decide on standing up for her beliefs or remaining in the shadows of anonymity.
year: 2021
call number/section: 1000, 1890
subjects: household employees, fiction, wealth, advice columns, authorship, chinese americans, atlanta (ga.), history, fiction, 19th century, historical fiction, electronic books, juvenile fiction, juvenile fiction
Editions
Lee, Stacey
"1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for 'the genteel Southern lady'"--Provided by the publisher.
Schools: 46
Lee, Stacey
Seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan is a maid for the spoiled daughter of one of Atlanta's wealthiest men, but by night Jo writes as Miss Sweetie for a newspaper advice column. When Jo's "Dear Miss Sweetie" articles become popular, she begins to use her pen-power to address society's ills, particularly challenging ideas about gender and race, drawing a backlash and attempts to uncover her real identity. Then, Atlanta's most notorious criminal gets on Jo's trail, and she will have to decide on standing up for her beliefs or remaining in the shadows of anonymity.
Schools: 1
Lee, Stacey
Peguin Books (2021)
"1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for 'the genteel Southern lady'"--Provided by publisher.
Schools: 3