Nineteen Minutes

By Jodi Picoult

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Average Rating: (See all reviews) Format: Hardcover, 464 pages Published In: United States, March 2007 Quantity Available: 113 Ships within 6-10 days The bestselling author of "My Sister's Keeper" and "Vanishing Acts" returns with her most absorbing novel yet, the poignant story of the aftermath of a tragic high school shooting. This is a riveting, thought-provoking tale with a jaw-dropping ending. Publisher: Atria Books ISBN: 0743496728 EAN: 9780743496728 Dimensions: 23.98 x 16.21 x 3.53 centimeters (0.64 kg)

I read this book only a few weeks after the Virginia Tech murders, and certainly made me think. 19 minutes can change lifes. In this story, a bullied boy finally takes his revenge upon his fellow school mates and kills and injures them in just 19 minutes. We follow the story continually out of the past into the present. we explore Peter (the killer)'s relationship with his parents his classmates who bullied him and the one girl he ever loved. The girl that used to be his best freind but then abandoned him for the popular crowd. Nineteen Minutes tells of acts of desperation where a person is so cornered they see no other way out.

This is one of those books that really make you think. - You look twice at your own kids and wonder what is going on when you are not there. - How do they cope with bullying and how do they treat other kids in school and on the school bus. In this book the question of the effects of bullying are examined and it really makes you think. - I definite page turner.