London: Hodder Paperbacks. Very Good-. 2005. Reprint; Eighth Printing. Paperback. Light reading and cover creases, some shelf and edge wear with slight peel to fore edges, some sunning to base of front cover, paper lightly edge toned. ; Eighth printing of Hodder paperback edition, 2005. Cover design uncredited with photo courtesy of Getty Images. ; 432 pages; Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and injections so that her older sister, Kate, can fight the leukemia that has plagued her almost all her life. Anna was born for this purpose, her parents tell her, which is why they love her even more. But now she wonders what her life would be like if it wasn't tied to her sister's - and so she makes a decision that for most would be too difficult to bear, at any time and at any age. She decides to sue her parents for the rights to her own body. .

Synopsis

My Sister's Keeper is a book by Jodi Picoult that tells the story of a young girl who sues her parents for medical emancipation when she is expected to donate a kidney to her dying sister.

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On Feb 14 2021, a reader said:

This was a great book, which moved me to tears at the end. It explores ideas of family love, responsibility, and biomedical ethics. Highly recommend!

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Bookseller: Books in Bulgaria (BG)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 34619
Title: My Sister's Keeper
Author: Picoult, Jodi
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Edition: Reprint; Eighth Printing
ISBN 10: 034083546X
ISBN 13: 9780340835463
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2005
Bookseller catalogs: Fireside Reads;

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