The acknowledgment at the beginning of Nineteen Minutes, Jodi Picoult writes: ‘To the thousands of kids out there who are a little bit different, a little bit scared, a little bit unpopular: this one’s for you’. But what does it take to tip a young person over from being a ‘little bit’ scared and alienated [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Nineteen Minutes: Revised
Posted in Uncategorized on March 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Get Your Verb On
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Claim: 1. You deplore the demonstrations taking place in Birmingham. 2. Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct-action campaign that was “well timed” in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation.
Agreement: 1. I therefore concur with you in your call for negotiation. 2. In no sense [...]
Nineteen Minutes
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a wonderfully written book. Jodi Picoult writes an honest and important story that raises questions that you are afraid to answer. Do we ever have the right to judge someone? What does it truly mean to be different in our current society? Can a victim strike back, and it be ok? Can [...]
