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I enjoyed reading this book to explore the impact of autism on one family who ends up enmeshed in the legal system. The other reviews are much more specific about the storyline and characters, but I'll leave you with some of the quotes that I enjoyed from this book because she makes statements that seem to hit home with me, particularly as a mom.
p. 78 "Sometimes I think the human heart is just a simple shelf. There's only so much you can pile onto it before something falls off an edge and you ar ...more
p. 78 "Sometimes I think the human heart is just a simple shelf. There's only so much you can pile onto it before something falls off an edge and you ar ...more

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House Rules
Jodi Picoult
A single mother of two boys struggles as one of her children, an 18 year old with Asperger's Disease incriminates himself in the murder of his tutor. Jacob has extreme abilities and is obsessed with detective work of which he is an expert. Accused of murder and unable to express himself and behave under social pressure, he needs to get through the regular justice system despite his many limitations. His mother's roll in understanding him and giving him support is remarkabl ...more
Jodi Picoult
A single mother of two boys struggles as one of her children, an 18 year old with Asperger's Disease incriminates himself in the murder of his tutor. Jacob has extreme abilities and is obsessed with detective work of which he is an expert. Accused of murder and unable to express himself and behave under social pressure, he needs to get through the regular justice system despite his many limitations. His mother's roll in understanding him and giving him support is remarkabl ...more

Hopefully not a spoiler: did not like the idiotic way this otherwise intelligent person picked a lawyer. Dumb! Otherwise, still don't want to put it down!
I'm liking both sons. Now I'm afraid to go further---something will happen to one of them! EXCELLENT so far!
So far, so good! I could truly imagine myself [and my son when he was younger:] in that scene [even if he is not on the autism spectrum, he has emotional problems:]. ...more
I'm liking both sons. Now I'm afraid to go further---something will happen to one of them! EXCELLENT so far!
So far, so good! I could truly imagine myself [and my son when he was younger:] in that scene [even if he is not on the autism spectrum, he has emotional problems:]. ...more

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