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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 ).

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PublisherAtria Books

ISBN-100743296435

ISBN-139780743296434

eBay Product ID (ePID)74836505

Product Key Features

Publication Year2010

TopicPsychological, Contemporary Women, Family Life, General, Literary, Mystery & Detective / General

Book TitleHouse Rules : a Novel

LanguageEnglish

GenreFiction

AuthorJodi Picoult

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5in

Item Length9.2in

Item Weight26.6 Oz

Item Width6.1in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2009-026381

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Reviewsâ€œPicoult is a skilled wordsmith, and she beautifully creates situations that not only provoke the mind but touch the flawed souls in all of us.â€� The Boston Globe, "Picoult is a skilled wordsmith, and she beautifully creates situations that not only provoke the mind but touch the flawed souls in all of us." -The Boston Globe

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Lc Classification NumberPs3566.I372h68 2010

Number of Pages544 Pages