Since November 2009Book News: House Rules by Jodi Picoult
June 15th, 2009 by ChloeOne of my favourite all-time authors Jodi Picoult has just released the brilliant Handle with Care, but already the synopsis for her next book is up on her website. House Rules isn’t due for release until March 2010 but looks fantastic, and I love the sound of the synopsis already! Here it is:
“HOUSE RULES is about Jacob Hunt, a teenage boy with Asperger’s Syndrome. He’s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, and like many kids with AS, Jacob has a special focus on one subject – in his case, forensic analysis. He’s always showing up at crime scenes, thanks to the police scanner he keeps in his room, and telling the cops what they need to do…and he’s usually right. But then one day his tutor is found dead, and the police come to question him. All of the hallmark behaviors of Asperger’s – not looking someone in the eye, stimulatory tics and twitches, inappropriate affect – can look a heck of a lot like guilt to law enforcement personnel — and suddenly, Jacob finds himself accused of murder. HOUSE RULES looks at what it means to be different in our society, how autism affects a family, and how our legal system works well for people who communicate a certain way – but lousy for those who don’t.”
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, its not on Amazon for pre-order yet but keep an eye out as it will be eventually! You can read an excerpt on Jodi’s website; http://www.jodipicoult.com/
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This sounds brilliant, I can’t wait for it!
Oooh, very intriguing! Can’t wait..!
Another excited Picoult fan reporting for duty!
It sounds really good and I can’t wait for it to come out, but until then I have a few others Picoult novels still to read (Perfect Match, Second Glance, Change of Heart, Harvesting the Heart) until House Rules comes out!