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Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781508281658
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ISBN: 9781508224297
Runtime: | 13.69 Hours |
Category: | Fiction/Literary |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Winner of the 2005 Alex Award
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.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“A beautiful, heartbreaking, controversial, and honest book.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Has the emotional tenacity to fuel tears and talk.” —New York Daily News
“[A] thrill to read.” —Washington Post
“[A] tense, high-concept piece of women’s fiction in the tradition of Anna Quindlen and Rosellen Brown.” —Entertainment Weekly
Details
Details
Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
Category: | Fiction/Literary |
Runtime: | 13.69 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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