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Jodi Picoult has written an amazing book once again.  In her thought provoking book, The Pact, about love and death, we are taken into the past and present with different people's perspectives to make the readers understand the book and empathize. 

The Hartes and Golds are neighbors that have been close friends for a long time.  Seventeen year old, Emily Gold, and Chris Harte have known eachother since they were born.  Throughout the book we are shown the development of their relationship from best friends to boyfriend and girlfriend.  When Emily is found dead, Chris is found as a primary suspect. The reader is shown the life of Chris, with excellent description of his experience with law and his intense trial.  When the Golds and Hartes find out about this death Jodi Picoult shows us the effects of death on family and friends.  Friendship's end and relationships are tested.

The Pact is a must read book that everybody will love.