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.A provocative novel that raises some important ethical issues, My Sisters Keeper is the story of one familys struggle for survival at all human costs and a stunning parable for all time.
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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.A provocative novel that raises some important ethical issues, My Sisters Keeper is the story of one familys struggle for survival at all human costs and a stunning parable for all time.
شناسنامهٔ کتاب
- تعداد صفحات
- ۴۲۳
- زبان
- English
- ناشر
- Washington Square Press
- شابک
- 9780000000000
مکان روایت
- United States of America
- Providence
- Rhode Island (United States)
- Rhode Island (United States
ایالات متحده آمریکا، پراویدنس، رود آیلند (ایالات متحده آمریکا)، رود آیلند (ایالات متحده آمریکا)
جوایز
- Audie Award for Multi-Voiced Performance (2005)
- Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award for Young Adults (2007)
- ALA Alex Award (2005)
- Lincoln Award (2006)
- Green Mountain Book Award (2007)
- Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2007
