My Sister's Keeper

                My Sister’s Keeper is a novel written by Jodi Picoult. It takes place in a fictional town of Upper Darby, Rhode Island, in 2004. The two sisters in this book are Kate Fitzgerald and the younger one Anna Fitzgerald. Kate is suffering from acute promyelocytic leukemia, a type of blood and bone marrow cancer. Anna was born so she could be available to give parts to Kate when she needed them. Anna was usually willing to give her sister what she needed but at age thirteen they need her to donate a kidney to Kate. It was possible that the transplant would fail, leaving both of them with only one kidney.  Anna wants control over her own body and seeks out a lawyer, Campbell Alexander, to help her reach medical emancipation. Her mother is an ex-lawyer and tries to fight their case so her daughter Kate can continue to get the attention she needs. My expectations for this novel are indifferent. People say that is is not a good book but I think that there is more to it then what people think. I hope that after I am done reading this book that I learn a valuable lesson and also enjoyed reading it.                                            

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Work:       "My Sister's Keeper (novel)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 Sept. 2013. Web. 09 Apr.      2013.

Picture:     "Offsite Event Jodi Picoult Signs THE STORYTELLER at Congregation Beth Israel | The    Poisoned Pen Bookstore." The Poisoned Pen Bookstore. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2013.