Monday, April 14, 2014

What Are You Reading ?!?

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I read this book once in college and then again last week. This is one of my favorite books- and my favorite Jodi Picoult book. If you are a teacher this is a must read! It deals with the issues of bullying, depression and ultimatley a school shooting. READ.THIS.BOOK!


Nineteen Minutes

Synopsis:

In this emotionally charged novel, Jodi Picoult delves beneath the surface of a small town to explore what it means to be different in our society.
In Sterling, New Hampshire, 17-year-old high school student Peter Houghton has endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of classmates. His best friend, Josie Cormier, succumbed to peer pressure and now hangs out with the popular crowd that often instigates the harassment. One final incident of bullying sends Peter over the edge and leads him to commit an act of violence that forever changes the lives of Sterling’s residents.
Even those who were not inside the school that morning find their lives in an upheaval, including Alex Cormier. The superior court judge assigned to the Houghton case, Alex—whose daughter, Josie, witnessed the events that unfolded—must decide whether or not to step down. She’s torn between presiding over the biggest case of her career and knowing that doing so will cause an even wider chasm in her relationship with her emotionally fragile daughter. Josie, meanwhile, claims she can’t remember what happened in the last fatal minutes of Peter’s rampage. Or can she? And Peter’s parents, Lacy and Lewis Houghton, ceaselessly examine the past to see what they might have said or done to compel their son to such extremes. Nineteen Minutes also features the return of two of Jodi Picoult’s characters—defense attorney Jordan McAfee from The Pact and Salem Falls, and Patrick DuCharme, the intrepid detective introduced in Perfect Match.





4 comments:

  1. I am pretty positive that I have read this before, but another one of my middle school blogger friends, Miss Lifesaver, just blogged about it as well, so I need to pull it back out and read. Thanks for the suggestion!
    Alison
    Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'

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    1. Now that I think about it I might have read this first in high school, I can't remember! You will have to tell me what you think!

      Dina

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  2. I confess to not having read any Jodi Picoult novel yet, this one looks powerful indeed.

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    1. I have to say that I really haven't likes many of her other books but this book was great! I hope you like it!

      Dina

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