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Jul 02, 2016NanCcan rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
When we hear of horrific crimes on TV, the first thing we want to know is "why?" Jodi Picoult does an excellent job of leading you to understand the thought-processes of a bullied teen, a "popular" teen, and the other people in their lives (who are mostly oblivious to the feelings of the people they are close with). I would not want to repeat my teen years EVER again. I would not even want to repeat my 'mother of a teen' years ever again. Jodi helps us understand just how difficult it is to struggle through the emotional trials of teenhood. But maybe if more people read this book, more of us would pay attention to the feelings of the people around us. Maybe we would even get up the guts to ask people around us how they really feel and then try to help them feel less vulnerable. Jodi Picoult also helps us see how quickly people jump to conclusions about the guilt of anyone who has been arrested, and the reason why we should consider them innocent until proven guilty. Once we have the whole picture - then and only then - we can form our own judgements.