Year Published: 2007
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN:0-7434-9673-6
Pages: 455
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Drama
Interest Level: 9+
Reading Level: 6
Personal Rating: 5 Stars
Subjects: Bullies, New Hampshire, School shootings, Lawyers, High School Students, Women Judge
Reader's Annotation: Years and years of humiliation and pain. Is it right to retaliate for all the pain that the popular crowd has done to Peter Houghton?
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Peter Houghton decides to retaliate from verbal and physical abuse in his school by opening fire, killing students and teachers. Peter survives and lives through the investigation and emotional court scenes. The truth is revealed about the Peter’s reason for the act of violence in his school through the characters' narratives and flashbacks.
Evaluation: This book is highly recommended for high students to teach them about the extreme effects of bullying. Some scenes maybe too violent and graphic to younger readers. The author used obscenity and vulgarity to describe events and paint a more authentic characters in her story.
"Every bit as gripping and moving as Picoult's previous novels, Nineteen Minutes will no doubt garner considerable attention for its controversial subject and twist ending." - Booklist
Reviews and Awards: Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Wilson's Fiction Catalog, Wilson's High School Catalog
Author Information: www.jodipicoult.com
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