Nineteen Minutes
A novel
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4.4 • 149 Ratings
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Small Great Things pens her most riveting book yet, with a startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath of a small-town tragedy.
Sterling is an ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens--until the day its complacency is shattered by a school shooting. Josie Cormier, the daughter of the judge sitting on the case, should be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened before her very own eyes--or can she? As the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show--destroying the closest of friendships and families. Nineteen Minutes asks what it means to be different in our society, who has the right to judge someone else, and whether anyone is ever really who they seem to be.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Picoult (My Sister's Keeper) takes on another contemporary hot-button issue in her brilliantly told new thriller, about a high school shooting. Peter Houghton, an alienated teen who has been bullied for years by the popular crowd, brings weapons to his high school in Sterling, N.H., one day and opens fire, killing 10 people. Flashbacks reveal how bullying caused Peter to retreat into a world of violent computer games. Alex Cormier, the judge assigned to Peter's case, tries to maintain her objectivity as she struggles to understand her daughter, Josie, one of the surviving witnesses of the shooting. The author's insights into her characters' deep-seated emotions brings this ripped-from-the-headlines read chillingly alive.
Customer Reviews
Another good novel by Picoult
No surprise here, Jodi Picoult writes another awesome novel. Good for young adults as it has a focus on high school relations and dynamics. Great book
Amazing
I own each and every one of Jodi Picoult's books.. The first book of hers I ever read was "The Tenth Circle" (amaaaazing!!). After that, I was hooked! I slowly bought and read every book she has ever written.. Such a good writer! This book is one of my favourite ones of hers, I read it in one night because I couldn't put it down after I started it! It's soo good, and you definitely will want to read more of her books once you read this one :)
Excellent Book!
This is a must read!