One major theme that took place throughout the entire book is the theme bullying. This novel follows the unfolding of a school shooting, including the events leading up to the incident and the aftermath of the incident. Mar 16, 2007 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. Peters parents get jordan a local hotshot attorney to represent peter.
Sterling is a small, ordinary new hampshire town where. 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. Nineteen minutes also features the return of two of jodi picoults characters defense attorney jordan mcafee from the pact and salem falls and patrick ducharme, the intrepid detective introduced in perfect match. Nineteen minutes by jodi picoult, 9781444754360, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. For your reference, we provided these nineteen minutes quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book. Buy nineteen minutes by jodi picoult online at alibris. Jodi picoult, bestselling author of my sisters keeper and the tenth circle, pens her most riveting book yet, with a. Jodi picoult, bestselling author of my sisters keeper and the tenth circle, pens her most riveting book yet, with a startling and poignant story. The story was mostly written at barnhill, a farmhouse on the scottish island of jura, at times while orwell suffered from severe tuberculosis. Pictures that were xd out in a year book were targeted. Defense attorney jordan mcafee the pact and detective patrick ducharme perfect match.
The father of the shooter in nineteen minutes is a college professor whose area of expertise is the economics of happiness. This timely, provocative novelpicoults 14thfocuses on a shooting incident that takes place at a high school in sterling, new hampshire. Josie lies in the whole book saying she forgets what happened, but at the end she admits to shooting matt to try and salvage peters case. Nineteen minutes summary and study guide supersummary. Nineteen minutes, simon and schuster, 2007 464 pages. Rich with psychological and social insight, nineteen minutes is a riveting, poignant, and thoughtprovoking novel that has at its center a haunting question. The case in the book was complicated because peter did kill and wound a lot of people but for his attorney to turn to battered person syndrome, which was cause by posttraumatic stress disorder was. In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your ha. One of those students is josie cormier, the daughter of district judge alex cormier, who is a single mother. Mar 05, 2007 in nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. Nineteen minutes is how long it took the tennessee titans to sell out of tickets to the playoffs. Jodi picoults nineteen minutes quotes archives famous.
The purpose of this blog is to provide background information for the novel nineteen minutes, and to intrigue the audience into reading this book. Feb 05, 2008 nineteen minutes is argued to be one of her finest novels so my expectations were pretty high. This theme shows up in many different parts of the book. Nineteen minutes was the first of her books to debut at the top of the new york times bestsellers list.
A novel, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by english novelist george orwell. And heres some more info on the book from the her publishers website. The mass shooting takes place at sterling high, in new hampshire, and lasts for the nineteen minutes of the books titular namesake. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. She is a writer, known for my sisters keeper 2009, change of heart and vanishing acts. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In the beginning, a school shooting is reported at sterling highschool in new hampshire by. Its the driving distance from the vermont border to the town of sterling, new hampshire. She has been married to timothy warren van leer since november 18, 1989. To view books in process, and to suggest new books, go to books in process. Best known for tackling controversial issues through richly told fictional accounts, jodi picoults 14th novel, nineteen minutes, deals with the truth and. Unlike my other book, nineteen minutes did a really good job of giving me an example of some laws that we have in place in our legal system. Lacy peters mother is a midwife and assists alex josies mother deliver her baby girl. Alex cormier alex is a supporting character in nineteen minutes, but she plays a huge role with one of the main characters, josie.
In nineteen minutes, you can order a pizza and get it delivered. She is glad she told the truth, but she still gets five years in prison. Mar 06, 2007 chapter summaries of nineteen minutes by jodi picoult are not meant to replace reading the book. Jodi picoult nineteen minutes book trailer youtube. Reading group guide get a free ebook by joining our mailing list today. In the beginning, a school shooting is reported at sterling highschool in new hampshire by peter houghton, the past friend of josie cormier. Aug 15, 20 nineteen minutes by jodi picoult, 9781444754360, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Click below to download the full study guide for nineteen minutes. Hours after the shooting takes place, lacy arrives at sterling high to check on her son, peter, only to hear. Nineteen minutes by jodi picoult overdrive rakuten. Feb 07, 2007 a great video here for jodi picoult and her new book nineteen minutes. Such a profession does exist and the equation that. Nineteen minutes is a harrowing, suspenseful narrative about a high school shooting and its aftermath. Character analysis nineteen minutes by jodi picoult.
Nineteen minutes sees the return of two characters from picoults earlier novels. Reading group guide get a free e book by joining our mailing list today. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist. Chapter summaries of nineteen minutes by jodi picoult are not meant to replace reading the book. The rest of the book bounces between flashback and the present. Peter houghton is a lonely outsider taunted by the popular kids. Nineteen minutes book by jodi picoult official publisher. A great video here for jodi picoult and her new book nineteen minutes. If you liked nineteen minutes you may also like another book by jodi picoult, my sisters keeper, along with other books in our fiction category. The chapters in this book are named for time in relation to a school shooting at sterling high school. The novel, nineteen minutes, encompasses the true theme to be yourself.
Nineteen minutes is new york times bestselling author. Peter houghton enters sterling high and goes on a killing spree that leaves 10 dead and many others wounded both physically and emotionally. Feb 05, 2008 jodi picoult received an ab in creative writing from princeton and a masters degree in education from harvard. Josies name was crossed out but also circled with the words let. Narration was ok sometimes i felt there could have been a. She begins the book on the day of the massacre, when we barely know any of the people involved though patrick ducharme, the detective who is one of the first on the scene, is a carryover character from one of her earlier books, perfect match. Nineteen minutes king county library system overdrive. Jodi picoult received an ab in creative writing from princeton and a masters degree in education from harvard.
Josie cannot remember what happened in the locker room. Peter houghton, the seventeenyearold school shooter, changes the lives of many people on march 6, 2007. Jodi picoult was born on may 19, 1966 in the usa as jodi lynn picoult. Mar 20, 2007 nineteen minutes is enough time to become disenchanted with an author. Nineteen minutes summary from litcharts the creators of. Nineteen minutes is argued to be one of her finest novels so my expectations were pretty high. Nineteen minutes by jodi picoult book club discussion. 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. The mass shooting takes place at sterling high, in new hampshire, and lasts for the nineteen minutes of the book s titular namesake. One day, he brings a gun to school and shoots 10 people, an episode of violence that lasts exactly 19 minutes. Buy a cheap copy of nineteen minutes book by jodi picoult. Sometimes, it doesnt even take the reading of an entire book, though i made it.
The friendship between josie and peter was not detailed enough at all, we didnt get an insight into peters thoughts and the idea that josie would accept her friends bullying just for the sake of popularity. Top 6 quotes from nineteen minutes free book notes. The story was mostly written at barnhill, a farmhouse on the scottish island of jura, at times while orwell suffered from. Nineteen minutes are all it takes to turn the small town of sterling upside down. Nineteen minutes although subject matter not nice, good storytelling nineteen minutes although subject matter not nice, good storytelling jodi does write book that give you an all perspective of the characters in the book. They are meant to serve as a study guide to help keep the many events in this novel straight. A few words about the author, jodi picoult, and her career milestones will be available for the reader to view.
Peter and josie are very close friends as small children and really best friends. Sometimes, it doesnt even take the reading of an entire book, though i made it all the way through jodi picoults nineteen. In nineteen minutes the twist was apparent from quite early on and to me seemed rather unrealistic given the information in the book. Jodi picoults latest topical novel, nineteen minutes, takes its title from the duration of a highschool shooting rampage perpetrated by peter. Its the amount of time it takes to listen to the yes song close to the. Narration was ok sometimes i felt there could have been a bit more passion in her voice.
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