My Sister’s Keeper

My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult [adult fiction]

by Shreya, 8th grader

This book is amazing. The unique topic kept me hooked. Jodi Picoult, as you will see in her other books, often has very intense subjects. Such as this book, her topic all about the controversial stem-cell research and “designer children.” Kate was diagnosed with leukemia at age two and with a soon-to-be desperate need of a donor, so her parents decide to create a child who will be a perfect match for Kate. So that is how Anna is born and lives her life as Kate’s donor. She’s had countless surgeries and treatments so her sister can live for just one more day. By age 12, she, like many other teenagers, is trying to find out who she is and hires a lawyer to fight for a right to her own body. Her fight for her own rights may tear her family apart…but that’s a risk she’s willing to take. And what happens in the end will surprise you more than you can imagine….

Jodi Picoult is known for her quality of writing, especially through different perspectives of the characters. The story itself is gripping, but the constant switch between characters just makes it more interesting.