Nineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I waited a long time to tackle this one. As an urban high school teacher who has lost countless students to violence, I was wary of the subject matter here. I was right to be. The character development employed by Picoult is nothing short of brilliant. In lifting these characters from the pages, however, Picoult broke my heart into tiny little shards of glass that have continued, long after closing the book, to pierce my conscience. This is a rough ride that left me realizing just how close to the truth this author has aimed and how accurately she has portrayed the depth of cruelty that teenagers experience at the hands of one another. I carry my own scars from bullying, almost 45 years after the fact, and felt every push, shove, insult and humiliation to which the main character, Peter, was subjected. This one will live with me for a very, very long time.
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