Nineteen Minutes

Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Small Great Things pens her most riveting book yet, with a startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath of a small-town tragedy.

Sterling is an ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens--until the day its complacency is shattered by a school shooting. Josie Cormier, the daughter of the judge sitting on the case, should be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened before her very own eyes--or can she? 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 asks what it means to be different in our society, who has the right to judge someone else, and whether anyone is ever really who they seem to be.

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455 pages

Average rating: 8.18

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Erinlester
Sep 22, 2024
8/10 stars
Heartbreaking because it’s so relevant. I think it would be hard to not have this book deeply affected you.
Janice HH
Aug 25, 2024
9/10 stars
Powerful.
MaxineMac1965
Jul 07, 2024
10/10 stars
Love Jodi's books. This is one my up most favorites
Dina G
Jun 13, 2024
What a very poignant view of something that is way too real in our country. Jodi always seems to hit exactly what every character is feeling in their mind and it's just amazing that an author can do that.
GymnasticsFan
Feb 19, 2024
8/10 stars
Honestly, while I loved this book, I hated the ending. Great, typical JP depressed teens in a Columbine-style high school murderous rampage, but the ending was very depressing.

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