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Jodi Picoult

Jodi Picoult is an American author known for her thought-provoking fiction that often explores complex moral dilemmas. Her notable works include My Sister's Keeper, Nineteen Minutes, Small Great Things, Plain Truth, Leaving Time, and The Tenth Circle. Picoult's writing frequently delves into themes of family, justice, and the human experience.

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22books in our library

Genres:Romance, Literary Fiction, Mystery +4 more

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Mystery

Spirituality

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Books by Jodi Picoult

22 books available

2018

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A Spark of Light

by Jodi Picoult

3.7(97,341)

A desperate hostage negotiator faces his worst nightmare when his own daughter is trapped inside a women's reproductive health clinic under siege by a gunman. An intense countdown reveals the interwoven lives that led everyone to that fateful, divided day.

2016

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Small Great Things

by Jodi Picoult

Literary Fiction

4.3(265,797)

A Black labor and delivery nurse's life falls apart when she's told not to care for a white supremacist couple's newborn, leading to a tragic event and a trial that makes everyone face deep-seated prejudices.

2015

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Off the Page

by Jodi Picoult

3.7(11,471)

A fairytale romance literally leaps from the pages of a book when a prince falls for a real girl, forcing them to defy the universe itself to write their own ending.

2014

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Leaving Time

by Jodi Picoult

4.0(142,352)

A daughter uses her missing elephant researcher mother's journals to find her, uncovering family secrets and the science of animal grief.

2013

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The Storyteller

by Jodi Picoult

Literary Fiction

3.7(4,007)

A baker grappling with her own grief confronts the unimaginable when an elderly friend, a seemingly kind man, confesses his Nazi past and asks her to help him die, forcing her to choose between justice and mercy.

2012

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Lone Wolf

by Jodi Picoult

3.7(70,335)

After a devastating accident leaves their father comatose, two estranged siblings must face their hidden truths and the ethical dilemma of ending his life, forcing a family already fractured by obsession to make an impossible choice.

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Between the Lines

by Jodi Picoult

3.7(27,148)

A lonely teen discovers her beloved storybook prince is real and yearns for a life beyond the page, drawing her into a magical quest to rewrite his destiny and find her own.

2011

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Sing You Home

by Jodi Picoult

3.8(79,636)

A grieving woman's second chance at motherhood and love is challenged in court by her ex-husband, who believes her new same-sex relationship makes her an unfit parent for their frozen embryos.

2009

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Handle with Care

by Jodi Picoult

4.0(111,876)

A mother sues her obstetrician, believing she was denied the choice to terminate her pregnancy, forcing her to confront the worth of her daughter's life, born with a severe brittle bone disease.

2008

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Change of Heart

by Jodi Picoult

3.9(104,281)

A grieving mother, reeling from her daughter's death, must choose between forgiving the killer and saving her other child's life.

2007

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Nineteen Minutes

by Jodi Picoult

4.1(300,559)

A small town deals with a school shooting. Residents confront their part in the event and the unclear line between victim and perpetrator. A judge's daughter holds the truth, but she cannot remember it.

2006

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The Tenth Circle

by Jodi Picoult

3.5(119,235)

When his daughter accuses her boyfriend of rape, a mild-mannered comic book artist confronts the violent past he thought he'd buried, showing how far a father will go to protect his child.

2005

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Vanishing Acts

by Jodi Picoult

3.7(93,743)

A woman's perfect life shatters when a policeman reveals her father kidnapped her as a child, forcing her to confront her past and redefine family.

2004

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My Sister's Keeper

by Jodi Picoult

4.1(1,056,676)

A teenage girl, created to save her dying sister, sues her parents for control over her own body, making her family face the moral cost of love and sacrifice.

2003

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Second Glance

by Jodi Picoult

3.8(42,070)

A suicidal ghost hunter, hoping to reunite with his deceased fiancée, uncovers a town's spectral secrets and a dark chapter of American history, blending love, loss, and the lasting impact of eugenics.

2002

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Perfect Match

by Jodi Picoult

4.0(65,118)

A prosecutor dedicated to jailing child molesters faces the ultimate ethical dilemma when her own son is abused, forcing her to choose between the justice system she upholds and a mother's primal urge for vengeance.

2001

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Salem Falls

by Jodi Picoult

3.8(73,011)

A man accused of misconduct finds peace and love in a new town, only for history to repeat itself when a group of teenage girls makes a new allegation, forcing his lover to confront his shadowed past and the town's hidden truths.

2000

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Plain Truth

by Jodi Picoult

4.0(163,677)

A big-city lawyer defending an Amish woman accused of infanticide must navigate a clash of cultures, a client who refuses to cooperate, and her own buried desires to uncover the truth in a seemingly peaceful Pennsylvania town.

1999

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Keeping Faith

by Jodi Picoult

3.8(77,937)

A skeptical lawyer's life is upended when her seven-year-old daughter begins to manifest stigmata and speak to an invisible 'angel,' forcing her to confront the blurred lines between faith, delusion, and the miraculous.

1998

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The Pact

by Jodi Picoult

3.9(23,438)

A teenage romance ends in tragedy, leading to a murder trial that forces two families to confront difficult truths about love, loss, and hidden lives.

1995

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Picture Perfect

by Jodi Picoult

3.5(53,990)

A struggling art student finds his muse and an unexpected connection in an exotic dancer, as both navigate their broken lives and discover that love, like art, is rarely picture perfect.

1993

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Harvesting the Heart

by Jodi Picoult

3.6(46,042)

Haunted by her mother's abandonment, a young artist grapples with the terrifying echo of her past as she navigates the joys and fears of new motherhood.