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The pact a love story

A teenage suicide pact between a pregnant girl and her boyfriend, both children of wealthy New England families. He shoots her, but fails to shoot himself and is charged with murder. At the trial he explains what made them do it.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Picoult, Jodi, 1966-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harper Perennial, 2006.
Edition:	1st Harper Perennial ed.
Subjects:	Teenagers > Death > Fiction. Teenagers > Suicidal behavior > Fiction. Psychological fiction > New England.
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Summary:	A teenage suicide pact between a pregnant girl and her boyfriend, both children of wealthy New England families. He shoots her, but fails to shoot himself and is charged with murder. At the trial he explains what made them do it.
Item Description:	Includes information about the author, the book ... etc. Previously published: New York : W. Morrow, 1998.
Physical Description:	389, 18 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:	006085880X (pbk.) 9780060858803 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Jodi Picoult was born in Nesconset, New York on May 19, 1966. She received a degree in creative writing from Princeton University in 1987 and a master's degree in education from Harvard University. She published two short stories in Seventeen magazine while still in college. Immediately after graduation, she landed a variety of jobs, ranging from editing textbooks to teaching eighth-grade English. Her first book, Songs of the Humpback Whale, was published in 1992. Her other works include Picture Perfect, Mercy, The Pact, Salem Falls, The Tenth Circle, Nineteen Minutes, Change of Heart, Handle with Care, House Rules, Sing You Home, Lone Wolf, Leaving Time, and Small Great Things. My Sister's Keeper was made into a movie starring Cameron Diaz. She received the New England Bookseller Award for fiction in 2003. She also wrote five issues of the Wonder Woman comic book series for DC Comics. She writes young adult novels with her daughter Samantha van Leer including Between the Lines and Off the Page. (Bowker Author Biography)