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Nineteen Minutes
Original title Nineteen Minutes
Author

Jodi Picoult

Genre Thriller
Language English
Characters Peter Houghton , the main character, a high school student who opens fire on his classmates, Josie Cormier , Peter's ex, girlfriend and one of the victims of the shooting, Alex Cormier , Josie's younger brother, who befriends Peter after the shooting, Brian Warner ...
Published March 9, 2007
ISBN 978-0-316-01624-0
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The novel is about a school shooting in Sterling, New Hampshire. The novel follows the perspectives of multiple students and adults in the lead up to, during, and after the shooting. The novel addresses the topics of bullying, teenage suicide, and gun violence.

  • 1How Peter Houghton Changed the Lives of the People of Sterling in Nineteen Minutes, a Novel by Jodi Picoult
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    "In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five. Nineteen minutes is how long it took the 'Tennessee Titans to sell out of tickets to the play-offs. It's the length of a sitcom, minus the commercials. It's the driving distance from the Vermont border to the…
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  • 2A Comprehensive Analysis of Nineteen Minutes, a Novel by Jodi Picoult
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    Nineteen Minutes, a novel by Jodi Picoult, does an outstandingjob at displaying basic human personalities, thoughts, and consequent actions, before, during, and after a tragic circumstance The thoughts of the individual characters has increase my desire to learn more about psychology, not only because of the complexity of these thoughts, but also how they are tethered to the thoughts of all of the other individuals who reside in Sterling, New Hampshire Knowing more about how individual thoughts are produced and…
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How Peter Houghton Changed the Lives of the People of Sterling in Nineteen Minutes, a Novel by Jodi Picoult
...While reading this book I had the chance to relate to Peter and how he felt during the years he was bullied and tormented. I have been bullied, harassed, and looked down upon by others. have never been bullied to the level Peter was however I know th...
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