In Seventeen Minutes, written by Jodi Picoult, she digs into the average life of a teenager to create a never before seen situation. Published on March 6, 2007, Seventeen Minutes starts the reader off in a small town of Sterling, New Hampshire, on an 'ordinary' day. Right away Josie, the protagonist, is introduced and is shown having a talk with her mother, Alex, who she seems to have problems with. Her boyfriend, Matt, then shows up and it can be seen that her problems do not end at home but also go on in school. Josie and Matt then go to school and all goes well until an explosion sounds off. Jodi Picoult just turned an ordinary day into something that seems quirked by fate. No one would ever have believed that something this substantial of an event would have happened in a quiet old town. Jodi Picoult magnificently lines the events and turns a boring teenage life into a drama that enfolds the reader, leaving them in suspense at the turn of the page. As it turns out the explosion was caused by Peter, Josie's best childhood friend and another protagonist, who was tired of being bullied by Matt, the antagonist, and his group. If the reader did not like the story so far Jodi Picoult has added romance to this already exceptional story when Peter confirms his feelings for Josie. Jodi Picoult truly knew what she was doing as she was writing about school life and the tragic fate of those who are bullying and those who are bullied. The conflict is so perfectly used in the story and the reader soon begins to understand and feel like they are living as Josie and Peter. This story is meant for anyone to read for it includes just about everything a reader would want in a book especially those who are bullying and being bullied, and are thinking of revenge, can read this book and realize that their actions are always being recorded in this world As Jodi picoult said in the book, "When you begin a journey of revenge, start by digging two graves: one for your enemy, and one for yourself.