House Rules

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House Rules is a bestselling contemporary novel by Jodi Picoult that explores family dynamics, autism, and the complexities of the legal system through the story of a teenage boy accused of murder.

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
addresses media portrayal of crime and disability ⓘ
misinterpretation of autistic behaviors by law enforcement ⓘ
moral ambiguity in legal defense strategies ⓘ
author Jodi Picoult ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
explores challenges of navigating the legal system with a neurodivergent defendant ⓘ
impact of autism on family life ⓘ
featuresCharacterWithCondition Jacob Hunt has Asperger syndrome ⓘ
focusesOn mother–son relationship ⓘ
sibling resentment and loyalty ⓘ
genre contemporary fiction ⓘ
family drama ⓘ
legal drama ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ
hasFormat audiobook ⓘ
e-book ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalElement criminal trial ⓘ
forensic evidence ⓘ
murder investigation ⓘ
mainCharacter Emma Hunt ⓘ
Jacob Hunt ⓘ
Oliver Bond ⓘ
Rich Matson ⓘ
Theo Hunt ⓘ
mainTheme Asperger syndrome ⓘ
autism ⓘ
criminal justice system ⓘ
disability and stigma ⓘ
ethics of legal defense ⓘ
family dynamics ⓘ
truth and perception ⓘ
narrativePerspective multiple first-person viewpoints ⓘ
notableFor depiction of a protagonist on the autism spectrum in a legal thriller context ⓘ
plotSummary A teenage boy with Asperger syndrome is accused of murder, forcing his family into the spotlight of the criminal justice system. ⓘ
protagonist Jacob Hunt ⓘ
publicationType bestseller ⓘ
publisher Atria Books ⓘ
setting Vermont ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting early 21st century ⓘ

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