My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate -- a life and a role that she has never challenged...until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister -- and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves.
My Sister''s Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child''s life, even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less? Should you follow your own heart, or let others lead you? Once again, in My Sister''s Keeper, Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity.
Written in the known style of Jodi Picoult taking on the different perspectives of all the characters involved, anyone who likes to hear all sides of the story and gain new appreciation for the hardness of being open minded and accepting anothers personal ideas and beliefs will truly love not only this book, but all of Jodi Picoults wonderfuly controversal novel.
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