FILLING THE GAPS: Claxton Elementary School teacher Kimberly Eggett, left, and Amy Kett, data manager at Isaac Dickson Elementary, are among the Asheville City Schools employees who have joined reading groups in preparation for Bryan Stevenson’s upcoming talk. Although his book exposes many of the flaws in the justice system, Kett sees its overall message as one of hope. “It highlights how people are willing to step in and try to fill the gaps in the broken system and lift people up,” she says. Photo by Thomas Calder