House Rules

Jacob a boy with Aspergers syndrome has many disadvantages but one unique skill. The skill of mastering criminal cases. His mind lets him plot out scenarios and play them out. His family has gotten very use to this odd hobby of his. Theo Jacob's brother is not fond of his peculiar focus on forensic analysis. He calls him a freak, and outcast all sorts. Trying to imagine having such a disorder is hard to comprehend, something most people do not think about. At the beginning of the book Jodi Picoult says "A son who tries to be like everyone else but truly doesn't know how". That sentence gave me a good understanding of how to understand Jacob.