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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 ... 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.

Author/Creator:

Picoult, Jodi, 1966-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

My sister's keeper: a novel [by Picoult, J.]

Subjects:

Sisters — Fiction

Teenage girls — Fiction

Leukemia — Patients — Fiction

Organ donors — Fiction

Sick children — Fiction

Mothers and daughters — Fiction

Sisters

Teenage girls

Leukemia — Patients

Leukemia

Organ donors

Sick children

Mothers and daughters

Genres:

Fiction

Audience:

Children

Physical Description:

vii, 423 pages ; 24 cm

Call Numbers:

JFic P599m

ISBNs:

0743454529 (hc.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2004300043

OCLC Numbers:

54811160