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by Jodi Picoult (Author)
Jodi Picoult's powerful novel portrays an emotionally charged marriage that changes course in one explosive moment.
Sometimes finding your own voiceis a matter of listening to the heart... For years, Jane Jones has lived in the shadow of her husband, renowned San Diego oceanographer Oliver Jones. But during an escalating argument, Jane turns on him with an alarming volatility. In anger and fear, Jane leaves with their teenage daughter, Rebecca, for a cross-country odyssey charted by letters from her brother Joley, guiding them to his Massachusetts apple farm, where surprising self-discoveries await. Now Oliver, an expert at tracking humpback whales across vast oceans, will search for his wife across a continent--and find a new way to see the world, his family, and himself: through her eyes.
Author Biography
Jodi Picoult received an AB in creative writing from Princeton and a master's degree in education from Harvard. The recipient of the 2003 New England Book Award for her entire body of work, she is the author of twenty-seven novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers House Rules, Handle With Care, Change of Heart, and My Sister's Keeper, for which she received the American Library Association's Margaret Alexander Edwards Award. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children. Visit her website at JodiPicoult.com.
Number of Pages: 352
Dimensions: 0.97 x 8.26 x 5.38 IN
Publication Date: October 01, 2001
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Songs of the Humpback Whale: A Novel in Five Voices
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 20
