So Peter commits an act of violence that rocks his little, New Hampshire town. Josie, is welcomed into the popular crowd. Peter Houghton has been bullied his entire life and the abuse only intensifies when his only friend. This is another book that is horrifyingly relevant and this time concentrates on the aftermath of a school shooting. By signing up you agree to our terms of use Nineteen Minutes Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. This book was published a mere month before the 2016 election and today feels even more scarily real. Ruth is then sued by the parents and the community is forced into answering tough questions about prejudice and privilege. While alone in the nursery, the baby goes into cardiac arrest and Ruth makes the decision to save the baby’s life. Ruth is a highly respected labor and delivery nurse at her Connecticut hospital, but runs into a moral conflict when a white supremacist couple refuses to let her touch their baby. Also, don’t skip the author’s note on this one, it’s amazing to see all the research Jodi did and her thoughts. This book is so dang powerful and Picoult is able to tell a story with an objective lens. Told in reverse chronological order, we follow the events that led up to a gunman bursting into a women’s reproductive health center and taking its inhabitants hostage. Picoult’s latest release tackles the hotly debated topic of women’s right to choose. If you’re looking to read some books about current events… Now, one of the my favorite things about Jodi is that her books are meticulously researched and tackle important but often taboo subjects. Jodi Picoult Reading Order #1: Current Events If you want a curated reading order for Jodi Picoult books, check out my three suggestions below. So if chronological is your thang, you can find a list on her website to go off of. Jodi Picoult books are stand-alones (with a few recurring characters, more on that later) and can be read in any order.

You can absolutely read in publication order, starting with Songs of the Humpback Whale. That being said, given that she has an extensive catalog-it can be difficult to know where to start. Anyways, what I’m trying to say is that I have loved every single one of Picoult’s 25 novels and any excuse I have to get more people to read Jodi Picoult books I will take. I managed to snag an advanced copy of her latest, A Spark of Light at BookExpo last year and I carried it around like it was my first born child. When she came to my hometown some time later and I was going to miss her signing to be at dance practice, my mom sweetly talked Barnes & Noble into getting me a signed copy that I could pick up. Jodi Picoult has been my all-time favorite author ever since I read My Sister’s Keeper back in 2004.

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