02285cam a2200337 4500 602846827 TxAuBib 20220927120000.0 080208t20082007||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2008003396 9780743496735 PAP 17.99 0743496736 PAP 17.99 TxAuBib Picoult, Jodi, 1966- Nineteen minutes [BOOK] : a novel / Jodi Picoult. 19 minutes. 1st Washington Square Press trade pbk. ed. New York : Washington Square Press, 2008. ©2007. viii, 455 pages ; 21 cm. Originally published: New York : Atria Books, 2007. "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 town's residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy. For them, the lines between truth and fiction, right and wrong, insider and outsider have been obscured forever. Josie Cormier, the teenage daughter of the judge sitting on the case, could be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened in front of her own eyes. And as the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show, destroying the closest of friendships and families. Nineteen Minutes is New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult's most raw, honest, and important novel yet. Told with the straightforward style for which she has become known, it asks simple questions that have no easy answers: Can your own child become a mystery to you? What does it mean to be different in our society? Is it ever okay for a victim to strike back? And who -- if anyone -- has the right to judge someone else?". 20220927. School shootings Fiction. High school students Fiction. Women judges Fiction. Trials Fiction. New Hampshire Fiction. Psychological fiction. Legal fiction.