Book
House rules : a novel / Jodi Picoult.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780743296434 (hc) :
- Physical Description: viii, 532 p. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2010.
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| Subject: | Asperger's syndrome > Fiction. Autistic youth > Fiction. Forensic sciences > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Suspense fiction. Mystery fiction. Psychological fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | FIC Picou | 31681002933711 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Unable to express himself socially but possessing a savant-like knack for investigating crimes, a teenage boy with Asperger's Syndrome is wrongly accused of killing his tutor when the police mistake his autistic tics for guilty behavior. - Baker & Taylor
Unable to express himself socially but possessing a savant-like knack for investigating crimes, a teenage boy with Asperger's Syndrome is wrongly accused of killing his tutor when the police mistake his autistic tics for guilty behavior. By the author ofMy Sister's Keeper . 1.5 million first printing. - Simon and Schuster
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and the modern classics My Sister&;s Keeper, The Storyteller, and more, comes a &;complex, compassionate, and smart&; (The Washington Post) novel about a family torn apart by a murder accusation.
When your son can&;t look you in the eye&;does that mean he&;s guilty?
Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asperger&;s syndrome. He&;s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, though he is brilliant in many ways. He has a special focus on one subject&;forensic analysis. A police scanner in his room clues him in to crime scenes, and he&;s always showing up and telling the cops what to do. And he&;s usually right.
But when Jacob&;s small hometown is rocked by a terrible murder, law enforcement comes to him. Jacob&;s behaviors are hallmark Asperger&;s, but they look a lot like guilt to the local police. Suddenly the Hunt family, who only want to fit in, are thrust directly in the spotlight. For Jacob&;s mother, it&;s a brutal reminder of the intolerance and misunderstanding that always threaten her family. For his brother, it&;s another indication why nothing is normal because of Jacob.
And for the frightened small town, the soul-searing question looms: Did Jacob commit murder?
House Rules is &;a provocative story in which [Picoult] explores the pain of trying to comprehend the people we love&;and reminds us that the truth often travels in disguise&; (People).
