Picoult's latest novel, Nineteen Minutes, is a great book for adults (especially mothers) and teenagers.  For parents, it's about our expectations for our kids, our struggles to be good moms and dads, and our worst fears.  For teenagers, it's about popularity, fitting in, standing up, and the mental and physical cruelty suffered by some kids at the hands of others.  It's also about the news -  A school shooting, even worse than Columbine,  and a boy, charged as a man, teenage brains, post-traumatic stress syndrome, and CSI.  The bad news is that the book is long, and that means that you will want to stay up late to finish it!