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[[File:Jodi Picoult as the 2013 Harry Middleton Lecturer DIG13478-016.jpg|thumb|350px|Jodi Picoult in 2013]]
[[Jodi Picoult]] is an American author, whose books tend towards family drama and relationships, though [[He Also Did|she also did]] a stint on ''[[Wonder Woman]]'' at one point. Three of her books have been adapted into [[Lifetime Movie of the Week|Lifetime movies]], while a fourth, ''[[My Sister's Keeper]]'', was adapted into a feature film in 2009.
 
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* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Jacob in ''[[House Rules (novel)|House Rules]]'', even if his area of genius is limited. It's a trait of his autism. He openly states that his brother isn't as smart as him, and sees his lack of empathy as "the next step in evolution: I cannot take away your sadness, so why should I acknowledge it?"
* [[Isolation Despondency]]: In ''Nineteen Minutes'', Peter is forbidden to contact Josie Cormier after they're found playing with guns.
* [[Ivy League]]: Princeton class of 1987.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler|In ''Perfect Match'', Nina gets away with murdering Father Szyszynski, the man accused of molesting her son, and Caleb gets away with murdering Father Gwynne, the man who actually did it.}}
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Sean and Charlotte have a ''very'' theatrical reconciliation in the middle of the courtroom in ''[[Handle with Care]]''. Amelia bitterly notes how contrived the scenario was, suspecting the judge of setting it up.