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House Rules

By Jodi Picoult

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| eBook | 9781848947146

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Book Description

Jacob Hunt is a teenager: brilliant at maths, wicked sense of humour, extraordinarily organised, hopeless at reading social cues. And Jacob has Asperger's. He is locked in his own world -- aware of the world outside, and wanting to make a connection. Jacob tries to be like everyone else, but doesn'tContinue

Jacob Hunt is a teenager: brilliant at maths, wicked sense of humour, extraordinarily organised, hopeless at reading social cues. And Jacob has Asperger's. He is locked in his own world -- aware of the world outside, and wanting to make a connection. Jacob tries to be like everyone else, but doesn't know how. When his tutor is found dead, all the hallmark behaviours of Jacob's syndrome -- not looking someone in the eye, odd movements, inappropriate actions -- start looking a lot like guilt to the police. And Jacob's mother must ask herself the hardest question in the world: is her child capable of murder?

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  • HOUSE RULES

    This is one of those works which should come with the warning "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now." If ever there was a book guaranteed to shake the emotional equilibrium of any parent and make him or her think "There but for the grace of Go ... (read full critics)

    reviewingtheevidence published on Sun, 13 Mar 2011

  • House Rules by Jodi Picoult

    Asperger Syndrome is a “developmental disorder that affects the way information is processed in the brain…people are often very intelligent and very competent – in this, they differ from profoundly autistic children who can’t communicate at all – but ... (read full critics)

    theromancereader published on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

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  • An excellent and special novel that also in a way also serves as a guide to the mental syndrome known as autism. I also have autism and was interested and amused when I picked it up, hoping to scan through it quickly, yet I was hooked until I digested the amazing contents.

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  • My least favorite of all her books I've read so far. It felt rushed. I feel not as carefully crafted as her other books.

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    Mancel Wang said on Sep 15, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • A great book

    A powerful story. A book with large volume you cannot believe you finish that quick!

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    Sunny Elf said on Jun 15, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • eBook 640 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 1848947143
  • ISBN-13: 9781848947146
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • Pub date: Apr 27, 2010
  • Also available as: Paperback and Others
  • In other languages: other languages 繁體書
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