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The Pact Jodi Picoult Quill William Morrow New York

THE PACT JODI PICOULT QUILL WILLIAM MORROW NEW YORK

This is a work of fiction. The events and characters portrayed are imaginary. Their resemblance, if any, to real-life counterparts is entirely coincidental. Copyright ©1998 by Jodi Picoult Reading Group Guide copyright ©1999 by William Morrow and Company, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. Inquiries should be addressed to Permissions Department, William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10019. It is the policy of William Morrow and Company, Inc., and its imprints and affiliates, recognizing the importance of preserving what has been written, to print the books we publish on acid-free paper, and we exert our best efforts to that end. The Library of Congress has cataloged a previous edition of this title. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Picoult, Jodi, 1966The pact: a love story / Jodi Picoult-1st ed. p. cm. ISBN 0-688-15812-9 I. Title. PS3566.1372P3 1998 813'.54-dc21 97-36432 CIP Paperback ISBN 0-688-17052-8 Printed in the United States of America First Quill Edition 1999 01 20 19 18 17 16 15 BOOK DESIGN BY OKSANA KUSHNIR www.williammorrow.com

This one's for my brother, Jon, who knows the cost of the Space Toilet, the spelling of Terns, and the way to find a chapter accidentally lost in the bowels of my computer. I hope you also know how terrific I think you are.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Every time I spoke to someone during the research for this book, it changed a little, until it was something entirely different from what I expected and far, far better. So for their indi vidual expertise and fictional input, I'd like to thank the following: Dr. Robert Racusin, Dr. Tia Homer, Dr. James Umlas; Paula Spauld-ing, Candace Workman,...