1. Jodi Picoult
Author

2. Jodi’s Life
• Born in 1966 in Long Island, New York.
• Now lives in Hanover, New Hampshire with her husband and three
children.
• Jodi attended Princeton University for her bachelors degree in writing, then
went on to Harvard University for her masters degree also in writing.
• She wrote her first novel, Songs of the Humpback Whale, and it was
published in 1992.
• She has since written 18 novels, with the most recent coming out March,
2012 called, Lone Wolf.
• New York Times Bestselling Author

3. Jodi’s Novel
• Song of the Humpback Whale (1992) • Second Glance (2003)
• Harvesting the Heart (1994) • My Sister’s Keeper (2004)
• Picture Prefect (1995) • Vanishing Acts (2005)
• Mercy (1996) • The Tenth Circle (2006)
• The Pact (1998) • Nineteen Minutes (2007)
• Keeping Faith (1999) • Change of Heart (2008)
• Plain Truth (2000) • Handle with Care (2009)
• Salem Falls (2001) • House Rules (2010)
• Prefect Match (2002) • Sing you Home (2011)
• Lone Wolf (2012)

4. Movies
• Several of her books have been created into films for Lifetime, the TV
network for women. Some of the novels that were turned into Lifetime films
are Salem Falls, Tenth Circle, Plain Truth and The Pact.
• Her novel, My Sister’s Keeper, became a featured film and was released in
2009.

5. Movie: My Sister’s Keeper
• “Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn
medical emancipation from her
parents who until now have relied
on their youngest child to help
their leukemia-stricken daughter
Kate remain alive.”
• Director: Nick Cassavetes
• Writers: Jeremy Leven, Nick
Cassavetes
• Stars: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin
and Alec Baldwin

6. Book Cover’s and Synopsis
• The Tenth Circle: “When Daniel Stone was a child, he was the only white boy in a native Eskimo village where his
mother taught, and he was teased mercilessly because he was different. He fought back, the baddest of the bad
kids: stealing, drinking, robbing and cheating his way out of the Alaskan bush – where he honed his artistic
talent, fell in love with a girl and got her pregnant. To become part of a family, he reinvented himself – jettisoning all
that anger to become a docile, devoted husband and father.”
• Salem Falls: “Jack St. Bride was once a beloved teacher and soccer coach at a girls' prep school - until a student's
crush sparked a powder keg of accusation and robbed him of his career and reputation. Now, after a devastatingly
public ordeal that left him with an eight-month jail sentence and no job, Jack resolves to pick up the pieces of his
life. He takes a job washing dishes at Addie Peabody's diner and slowly starts to form a relationship with her in the
quiet New England village of Salem Falls. But just when Jack thinks he has outrun his past, a quartet of teenage girls
with a secret turn his world upside down once again, triggering a modern-day witch hunt in a town haunted by its
own history…”
• Plain Truth: “Moving seamlessly from psychological drama to courtroom suspense, Plain Truth is a fascinating
portrait of Amish life rarely witnessed by those outside the faith. “
• The Pact: “In this contemporary tale of love and friendship, Jodi Picoult brings to life a familiar world, and in a single
terrifying moment awakens every parent's worse fear: We think we know our children… but do we ever really know
them at all?”

7. Lone Wolf
March (2012)
Lone Wolf: “Edward Warren, 23, has been
living in Thailand for five years, a prodigal
son who left his family after an irreparable
fight with his father, Luke. But he gets a
frantic phone call: His dad lies comatose in a
NH hospital, gravely injured in the same
accident that has also injured his younger
sister Cara.”

8. Novel’s Viewpoint
• Most of Jodi Picoult novels deal with ethical issues and are told differently from
the viewpoint of each character.
Nineteen Minutes: “In this emotionally charged
novel, Jodi Picoult delves beneath the surface of a
small town to explore what it means to be different in
our society.”

9. Social Media
Facebook:
• Information about her life and career.
• Listing of all the novels she was written.
• Listing of her tour dates in The United States, Canada and
London. Today, March 28 she will be attending a book signing at
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival in the Christ Church
Master’s Garden Marquee.

10. Jodi’s Picoult Website
• Provides information about authors life and her career.
• Post where Jodi will be appearing for book signing.
• Has a forum where readers can interact with Jodi about her
books.
• Has podcast and interviews about the novels she has
written.
• Has a overview of all of her novels.
• Also, a location for Frequency Asked Questions.

11. Bibliographies
Picoult, J. (2012). Jodi Picoult. Retrieved from http://www.jodipicoult.com/index.html
Miller, E. (2012). Jodi picoult biography. Retrieved from
http://bestsellers.about.com/od/authorprofilesaz/p/jodi_picoult.htm
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1078588/