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Nineteen minutes 2007 is the fourteenth novel by the american author, jodi picoult. As in house rules the main character in nineteen minutes, peter, is a teenage boy. Jodi picoults latest topical novel, nineteen minutes, takes its title from the duration of a highschool shooting rampage perpetrated by peter houghton, a muchbullied new hampshire teenager. Jodi picoult talks about many aspects of her latest novel, nineteen minutes and discusses how she finds the ideas to fuel her prolific writing.
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It focuses on the events leading up to and following a high school shooting. After she graduated, she decided to study education and received her masters degree from harvard. With richly layered characters and a gripping moral dilemma that will lead readers to question everything they know about privilege, power, and race, small great. Jodi picoult has made a much deserved name for herself in the book community, with books like my sisters keeper and the pact under her belt. Picoult offers a thoughtprovoking examination of racism in. Sterling is an ordinary new hampshire town where nothing ever happensuntil the day its. Excerpt from nineteen minutes by jodi picoult, plus links to. Nineteen minutes is enough time to become disenchanted with an author. Nineteen minutes sterling is a small, ordinary new hampshire town where nothing ever happens until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath, the towns residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy. Nineteen minutes was the second book ive ever read by her the first being, the pact when i was fifteen.
Her truetolife description of the life of the shooter before and leading up to the shooting captures your interest. March 6, 2007 picoults 14th novel after the tenth circle, 2006, etc. She would attend princeton, where she graduated after studying creative writing. Nineteen minutes by jodi picoult overdrive rakuten. Ive read several jodi picoult books and admire her ability to use pageturning fiction to make one think about moral issues. The recipient of the 2003 new england book award for her entire body of. Buy books, eshorts, novellas and audiobooks by jodi picoult. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Written by jodi picoult, audiobook narrated by carol monda. Download nineteen minutes audiobook by jodi picoult. Sometimes, it doesnt even take the reading of an entire book, though i made it all the way through jodi picoults nineteen. Jodi picoult tells a chilling story of a school shooting.
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Jodi picoult nineteen minutes book trailer youtube. Feb 05, 2008 jodi picoult received an ab in creative writing from princeton and a masters degree in education from harvard. As in house rules the main character in nineteen minutes, peter, is a teenage boy who is different from his peers and suffers for it. In sterling, new hampshire, seventeenyearold high school student peter houghton has endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of his classmates. Her truetolife description of the life of the shooter before and. Nineteen minutes by jodi picoult audio book simply. Nineteen minutes is jodi picoults most recent novel, and i predict it will become her best seller to date. Her books share many common themes, such as relationships, the importance of family. Nineteen minutes by jodi picoult book club discussion. Jodi picoult received an ab in creative writing from princeton and a masters degree in education from harvard.
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Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Nineteen minutes was the second book ive ever read. Jodi picoult, bestselling author of my sisters keeper and the tenth circle, pens her most riveting book yet, with a startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath of a smalltown tragedy. Picoults 14th novel after the tenth circle, 2006, etc. Nineteen minutes written by anonymous on january 27th, 2011. Explore related books by an abundance of katherines. Jennifer sanasie of news24 southern africa speak with jodi about researching for leaving time and her fascination with elephant behavior. In interview about second glance is located below the reading guide for that particular book. Intricately textured and rich with psychological and social insight, jodi picoult s novels grab readers by the throat from page one and never let go.
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