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2009 Entertainm ent 14 Jodi Picoult tests morals, makes readers think J ennifer S itton Have you ever sat, staring and thought WOW after finishing a book? When was the last time you read a book that actually made you think? Jodi Picoult's books which incorporate drama, romance, legal trials and moral dilemmas will make you do so every time. The research is in-depth, the writing is immaculate and the many layers that exist in each story make each book unforgettable. I believe Picoult is undeniably the best writer of our time. Picoult has written 16 novels, producing one nearly every year since 1992. While each book is its own story, some of the books have repeating characters that play a major role in one book and a minor role in another. While it's impossible to cover every one of Picoult's novels, you can learn about a few of them from the following reviews. In my opinion, Picoult's finest work is "Nineteen J aime L orenzini Minutes". Published in 2007, light. and her daughter, Faith. Faith, the book follows the story of "The Pact" was one of having no religious learning a high school shooting. By Picoult's earlier books, or knowledge, suddenly rotating perspectives from published in 1998. It is the begins hearing voices, healing the shooter, his childhood story of the Hartes and the the sick and reciting biblical friend, the judge in his Golds, two families who lived passages. "Keeping Faith" next door to one another, case, a detective and the requires you to question shooter's mother, the book but were so much more than your belief in God. It causes has unbelievable dimension. neighbors. When their teenage a conflict between logic and "Nineteen Minutes" is riveting son and daughter, Emily and faith, with a touch of romance and will thrown in on grab your the side. attention "Perfect from the first Match", page until the published in 2002, has one last. It's 455 of the most pages and I finished in gruesome, three days! horrific plots, but makes you If you're think about thinking yourself and about what you reading a would do to Picoult book, protect those definitely Chris, begin dating, the two you love. Nina Frost, the grab this off the shelf first. families imagine marriage main character, is an attorney "Vanishing Acts" has and children and a perfect who works to keep child one of the most shocking future, but their lives change molesters and rapists behind plots of all Picoult's books. 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The first bite captures your attention. The second indelibly changes you. These cookies embrace the essence of home; they invoke memories of baking with Grandma. Somehow, it is like the sun emerged from clouds in a moment of divine revelation. MC* Photo by Libby Kara "The right idea (for a book) is the one you can't stop think ing about, thè one that's in your head first thing in the morning. The ideas choose me, not the other way around. " —Jodi Picoult, author
