Browse audiobooks written by jodi picoult sorted by best. Sometimes, it doesnt even take the reading of an entire book, though i made it all the way through jodi picoults nineteen. After she graduated, she decided to study education and received her masters degree from harvard. Jodi picoult tells a chilling story of a school shooting. 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. Nineteen minutes 2007 is the fourteenth novel by the american author, jodi picoult. Excerpt from nineteen minutes by jodi picoult, plus links. Download nineteen minutes audiobook by jodi picoult. Buy books, eshorts, novellas and audiobooks by jodi picoult.
Jodi picoult talks about many aspects of her latest novel, nineteen minutes and discusses how she finds the ideas to fuel her prolific writing. The book starts with peter rampaging through his high school killing fellow class. Nineteen minutes written by anonymous on january 27th, 2011. Her books share many common themes, such as relationships, the importance of family. You really start to understand how and why the shootings occured. It focuses on the events leading up to and following a high school shooting. In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. You can read a story to a child or have your oil changed. Nineteen minutes was the second book ive ever read. Ive read several jodi picoult books and admire her ability to use pageturning fiction to make one think about moral issues.
She lives in new hampshire with her husband and three children. Nineteen minutes by jodi picoult overdrive rakuten. Jodi picoult audio books at simply audiobooks simply audiobooks. Told with the straightforward style for which she has become known, it asks simple questions that have no easy answers. This novel follows the unfolding of a school shooting, including the events leading up to the incident and the aftermath of the incident. 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. Sometimes, it doesnt even take the reading of an entire book, though i made it all the way through jodi picoults.
Rich with psychological and social insight, nineteen minutes is a riveting, poignant, and thoughtprovoking novel that has at its center a haunting question. Told with the straightforward style for which she has become known, it asks simple. Learn more about nineteen minutes at in this startling, poignant story, jodi picoult portrays a small town in the wake of a. Nineteen minutes is jodi picoults most recent novel, and i predict it will become her best seller to date. Peter houghton, picked on by school mates from the first day of kindergarten, enters sterling high, and in nineteen minutes kills ten and wounds another. She studied creative writing at princeton university and received her masters from harvard. She studied creative writing at princeton university and. 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. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist. Nineteen minutes was the second book ive ever read by her the first being, the pact when i was fifteen. 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.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Jodi picoult audio books, best sellers, author bio. 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. Nineteen minutes is enough time to become disenchanted with an author. As in house rules the main character in nineteen minutes, peter, is a teenage boy. In this startling, poignant story, jodi picoult portrays a small town in the wake of a. Picoult offers a thoughtprovoking examination of racism in. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read nineteen minutes. Nineteen minutes book by jodi picoult official publisher page. As emotionally charged as any she has written, nineteen.
As emotionally charged as any she has written, nineteen minutes is one of her most powerful works to date. Nineteen minutes by jodi picoult audio book simply audiobooks. 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. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. The recipient of the 2003 new england book award for her entire body of work, she is the. March 6, 2007 picoults 14th novel after the tenth circle, 2006, etc. As in house rules the main character in nineteen minutes, peter. In interview about second glance is located below the reading guide for that particular book. Explore related books by an abundance of katherines. 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.
Download or stream nineteen minutes by jodi picoult. Jodi picoult audio books at simply audiobooks simply. Picoults 14th novel after the tenth circle, 2006, etc. She helps the reader to an understanding of why such a thing could happen and the ripple effect of how it hurts so many people, one feels for the parents of the gunman and the victims and she shows how being bullied at. Nineteen minutes is new york times bestselling author jodi picoult s most raw, honest, and important novel yet. Intricately textured and rich with psychological and social insight, jodi picoults novels grab readers by the throat from page one and never let go. Her truetolife description of the life of the shooter before and. Jennifer sanasie of news24 southern africa speak with jodi about researching for leaving time and her fascination with elephant behavior. 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. She would attend princeton, where she graduated after studying creative writing. Jodi picoult received an ab in creative writing from princeton and a masters degree in education from harvard.
Mar 20, 2007 nineteen minutes is enough time to become disenchanted with an author. Jodi picoult nineteen minutes book trailer youtube. 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. Feb 05, 2008 jodi picoult received an ab in creative writing from princeton and a masters degree in education from harvard.
In nineteen minutes, you can order a pizza and get it delivered. Aug 15, 20 jodi picoult deals with a very current american event happening in schools a mass shooting. Sterling is an ordinary new hampshire town where nothing ever happensuntil the day its. Nineteen minutes by jodi picoult audio book simply. In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As always she deals with a huge subject with empathy and well researched knowledge. Her truetolife description of the life of the shooter before and leading up to the shooting captures your interest.
In sterling, new hampshire, seventeenyearold high school student peter houghton has endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of his classmates. Written by jodi picoult, audiobook narrated by carol monda. The recipient of the 2003 new england book award for her entire body of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. May 01, 2009 nineteen minutes ebook written by jodi picoult. Nineteen minutes is new york times bestselling author jodi picoults most raw, honest, and important novel yet. Excerpt from nineteen minutes by jodi picoult, plus links to.
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