Nineteen Minutes

A book that I read recently was 'Nineteen Minutes' by Jodi Piccoult. This book was about the life of a boy named Peter who grew up as a social outcast and was bullied on a day to day basis, until one day in high school when he snaps and brings a gun to school. I think in this book one of Jodi's main ideas/lessons she tries to portray is that the way you treat others can have a much bigger effect on them than you expected. The author proved this theory as she took readers back to Peters early years... as a kindergartner, when he experienced one of his first bouts with provocation, all the way through high school. By the end, you understand how a few kids messing around with someone can become a much more serious situation then it was intended to be. I definitly agree with this thesis and I think this book does a great job of teaching people about the negative outcomes of bullying.