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  • Anna was born to provide blood from her umbilical cord to her older sibling who had a serious illness. As years go by, however, she gives blood and bone marrow on multiple occasions. When she is expected to give Kate one of her kidneys in order to save her life once again, she hires her own attorney ... Continue

    Anna was born to provide blood from her umbilical cord to her older sibling who had a serious illness. As years go by, however, she gives blood and bone marrow on multiple occasions. When she is expected to give Kate one of her kidneys in order to save her life once again, she hires her own attorney to emancipate her from her parents so that she can make these decisions on her own. The book provides many points of view and raises important questions. It is read by Julia Gibson, Barbara McCullogh, Andy Paris, Tom Steckhalter, Jenny Eceda, and Richard Poe.

    

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  • Can a parent love too much? Or is too much never enough?
    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 o ... Continue

    Can a parent love too much? Or is too much never enough?
    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, 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. A provocative novel that raises some important ethical issues, My Sister's Keeper is the story of one family's struggle for survival at all human costs and a stunning moral parable for all time.

    

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  • This would be such a great book to read and discuss. I don't even know where to start with what issues it covers. Bioethics, life and death, organ donation, independent children, family relationships, etc.Having listened to this, I would like to sit down and read and take notes. This book and Picoul ... Continue

    This would be such a great book to read and discuss. I don't even know where to start with what issues it covers. Bioethics, life and death, organ donation, independent children, family relationships, etc.Having listened to this, I would like to sit down and read and take notes. This book and Picoult's other book Plain Truth might just inspire me to start an adult book club.I wonder what I would do if I was a parent. Would I try to have a gentic match to my child to save him/her? or would I let them die? Is that even legal right now?I now own an authographed copy of the paperback!! 3/25/05

    

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  • I wish there was a higher rating than 4 stars. This book would deserve 5 or more. A magnificent book, filled with very human emotions, and difficulties. A beautiful story, with an unexpected ending that will leave you shocked. I never cry, and I bawled. A must read. Wow.

    

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  • a book of questions about what is right...

  • The book is full of detail and interesting points of view. Plus a twisted ending that maybe isn't how it should be. The book captures attention of the readers and they never want to put it down. My Sisters Keeper makes you think how lucky you are to be who you are.

    

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  • The ending really frustrated me. Not that this story could even have a happy ending without the sick sister getting miraculously cured.

    

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• ― Vivianrinsc said on Aug 19, 2008 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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.

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