Hi all, Shauna here to remind you about our book club meeting next Monday. We will be finishing our discussion on House Rules by Jodi Picoult. If you’ve not read it, you really should, it really made me think, and if you start now you could be done by the time we had our meeting.

Here is a synopsis of House Rules.

When your son can’t look you in the eye . . . does that mean he’s guilty?

Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asperger’s syndrome. He’s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, though he is brilliant in many ways. But he has a special focus on one subject—forensic analysis. A police scanner in his room clues him in to crime scenes, and he’s always showing up and telling the cops what to do. And he’s usually right.

But when Jacob’s small hometown is rocked by a terrible murder, law enforcement comes to him. Jacob’s behaviors are hallmark Asperger’s, but they look a lot like guilt to the local police. Suddenly the Hunt family, who only want to fit in, are directly in the spotlight. For Jacob’s mother, Emma, it’s a brutal reminder of the intolerance and misunderstanding that always threaten her family. For his brother, Theo, it’s another indication why nothing is normal because of Jacob.

And over this small family, the soul-searing question looms: Did Jacob commit murder?

We will also be picking the book for our April meeting, and we already have a few suggestions on the table, but would love to hear from you as well. Here is a flier with all the info on our meeting. I hope to see you there.

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