The Help by Kathryn Stockett has been on the best-seller list for over 50 weeks and is soon to be a major motion picture. A naive aspiring reporter attempts to interview Southern maids who raised white folks' kids. They ran the households but were paid poorly, often had to use separate toilets from the family, and watched the children they cared for commit bigotry. Even if the information from the reporter's sources is published anonymously, the risk is great. An emotional, often funny read!
