Gray Mountain
(Large Print)
Author:
Published:
New York : Random House Large Print, 2014.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
First large print edition.
Physical Desc:
546 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20
Status:
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • John Grisham has a new hero ... and she’s full of surprises.
The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofer’s career at a huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast track—until the recession hits and she gets downsized, furloughed, escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is one of the “lucky” associates. She’s offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, after which there would be a slim chance that she’d get her old job back.
In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to Brady, Virginia, population 2,200, in the heart of Appalachia, a part of the world she has only read about. Mattie Wyatt, lifelong Brady resident and head of the town’s legal aid clinic, is there to teach her how to “help real people with real problems.” For the first time in her career, Samantha prepares a lawsuit, sees the inside of an actual courtroom, gets scolded by a judge, and receives threats from locals who aren’t so thrilled to have a big-city lawyer in town. And she learns that Brady, like most small towns, harbors some big secrets.
Her new job takes Samantha into the murky and dangerous world of coal mining, where laws are often broken, rules are ignored, regulations are flouted, communities are divided, and the land itself is under attack from Big Coal. Violence is always just around the corner, and within weeks Samantha finds herself engulfed in litigation that turns deadly.
Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofer’s career at a huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast track—until the recession hits and she gets downsized, furloughed, escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is one of the “lucky” associates. She’s offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, after which there would be a slim chance that she’d get her old job back.
In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to Brady, Virginia, population 2,200, in the heart of Appalachia, a part of the world she has only read about. Mattie Wyatt, lifelong Brady resident and head of the town’s legal aid clinic, is there to teach her how to “help real people with real problems.” For the first time in her career, Samantha prepares a lawsuit, sees the inside of an actual courtroom, gets scolded by a judge, and receives threats from locals who aren’t so thrilled to have a big-city lawyer in town. And she learns that Brady, like most small towns, harbors some big secrets.
Her new job takes Samantha into the murky and dangerous world of coal mining, where laws are often broken, rules are ignored, regulations are flouted, communities are divided, and the land itself is under attack from Big Coal. Violence is always just around the corner, and within weeks Samantha finds herself engulfed in litigation that turns deadly.
Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Eagle River Large Print Fiction
LP GRI (pbk)
Available
May 26, 2023
Land O Lakes Large Print Fiction
LP GRI pbk
Available
Jul 10, 2023
Spooner Large Print Fiction
LP GRI
Available
Mar 19, 2024
Superior Large Print Fiction
LP FICTION Grisham, John
Available
Oct 9, 2023
Washburn Large Print Fiction
LP FIC GRI
Available
Nov 4, 2023
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0385363168, 9780385363167
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.1, 20 Points
Level 6.1, 20 Points
Notes
Description
"The Great Recession of 2008 left many young professionals out of work. Promising careers were suddenly ended as banks, hedge funds, and law firms engaged in mass lay-offs and brutal belt tightening. Samantha Kofer was a third year associate at Scully & Pershing, New York City's largest law firm. Two weeks after Lehman Brothers collapsed, she lost her job, her security, and her future. A week later she was working as an unpaid intern in a legal aid clinic deep in small town Appalachia. There, for the first time in her career, she was confronted with real clients with real problems. She also stumbled across secrets that should have remained buried deep in the mountains forever"--from author's web page.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6.1,20,170392.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Grisham, J. (2014). Gray Mountain. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Grisham, John. 2014. Gray Mountain. New York, Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Grisham, John, Gray Mountain. New York, Random House Large Print, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Grisham, John. Gray Mountain. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print, 2014.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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