House rules : a novel

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House rules : a novel / Jodi Picoult.

Picoult, Jodi, 1966- (Author).

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A teenager with Asperger's syndrome--smart, quirky, with a passion for crime scene analysis--winds up on trial for murder.

Jacob Hunt is a teenage boy with Asperger's syndrome. He's hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, and like many kids with AS, Jacob has a special focus on one subject -- in his case, forensic analysis. He's always showing up at crime scenes, thanks to the police scanner he keeps in his room, and telling the cops what they need to do...and he's usually right. But then his town is rocked by a terrible murder and, for a change, the police come to Jacob with questions. All of the hallmark behaviors of Asperger's -- not looking someone in the eye, stimulatory tics and twitches, flat affect -- can look a lot like guilt to law enforcement personnel. Suddenly, Jacob and his family, who only want to fit in, feel the spotlight shining directly on them. For his mother, Emma, it's a brutal reminder of the intolerance and misunderstanding that always threaten her family. For his brother, Theo, it's another indication of why nothing is normal because of Jacob. And over this small family the soul-searing question looms: Did Jacob commit murder?

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ISBN: 9781439169698 (ebook)
ISBN: 9780743296441
ISBN: 9780743296434 (hc.) :
ISBN: 0743296435 (hc.)
ISBN: 9781451611205 (trade pbk.)
Physical Description: viii, 532 p. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Publisher: New York : Atria Books : 2010.

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General Note:: Mar 10
Target Audience Note:: All Ages.

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Jodi Picoult received an AB in creative writing from Princeton and a masterâs degree in education from Harvard. The recipient of the 2003 New England Book Award for her entire body of work, she is the author of twenty-sevenÂ novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers House Rules, Handle With Care, Change of Heart, and My Sisterâs Keeper, for which she received the American Library Associationâs Margaret Alexander Edwards Award. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children. Visit her website at JodiPicoult.com.

Jodi Picoult received an AB in creative writing from Princeton and a master's degree in education from Harvard. The recipient of the 2003 New England Book Award for her entire body of work, she is the author of twenty-sevenÂ novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers House Rules, Handle With Care, Change of Heart, and My Sister's Keeper, for which she received the American Library Association's Margaret Alexander Edwards Award. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children. Visit her website at JodiPicoult.com.

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