My sister's keeper

a novel

500 pages

English language

Published Nov. 7, 2006 by Atria Books.

ISBN:
978-1-4165-4917-8
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OCLC Number:
644583546

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4 stars (1 review)

Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body. New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. 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 …

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reviewed My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Pocket Books Fiction)

Found this to be a fun ride.

4 stars

This was an engaging read for me. I had a hard time putting the book down because I wanted to see what was going to happen next.

I never watched the movie, so I had no idea what I was getting into with this one.

I can definitely understand why some people do not like this book at all. But I found it to be engaging enough that I wasn't bothered by a lot of the gripes others have had.

Subjects

  • Sisters
  • Fiction
  • Teenage girls
  • Leukemia
  • Patients
  • Organ donors
  • Sick children
  • Mothers and daughters