Salem Falls (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743418713)

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult comes a compelling and disturbing novel about a prep school teacher accused of rape by a group of young girls, the woman who stands by him, and the repercussions of the case in a small, New England town where the past is only a heartbeat away.Love can redeem a man...but secrets and lies can condemn him. A handsome stranger comes to the sleepy New England town of Salem Falls in hopes of burying his past: Once a teacher at a girls' prep school, Jack St. Bride was destroyed when a student's crush sparked a powder keg of accusation. Now, washing dishes for Addie Peabody at the Do-Or-Diner, he slips quietly into his new routine, and Addie finds this unassuming man fitting easily inside her heart. But amid the rustic calm of Salem Falls, a quartet of teenage girls harbor dark secrets--and they maliciously target Jack with a shattering allegation. Now, at the center of a modern-day witch hunt, Jack is forced once again to proclaim his innocence: to a town searching for answers, to a justice system where truth becomes a slippery concept written in shades of gray, and to the woman who has come to love him.

Author: Jodi Picoult
ISBN-10: 0743418719
ISBN-13: 9780743418713
Publisher: Atria Books
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2002
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 22
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 122865 / Salem Falls


Review Citation(s):
Booksense '76 Sep/Oct 2002 09/01/2002 pg. 1
Entertainment Weekly 03/07/2008 pg. 95