Kate was diagnosed with leukemia when she was two years old. She would need a donor if she was to survive and putting her on a donors list would take too long. Once they found out her parents (Brian and Sara Fitzgerald) and her brother (Jesse) were not a match, Sara sought an alterative solution. She met with a doctor who explained they could genetically pick their next child to match Kate's DNA and that is how they got Anna. Since the minute Anna was born, she was a donor for Kate. At birth they took blood from Anna's umbilical cord. Over the course of thirteen years, Anna became a donor for Kate countless times. She donated blood and bone marrow and underwent surgeries. Now Kate's kidneys are giving out and Anna has had enough. She finds a lawyer who is willing to defender her; she wants to be medically emancipated from her parents.
"My Sister's Keeper" is a 423 page novel. The six main characters tell the story from their point of view and it switches off with each chapter. I really liked this style because it helped me understand how everyone felt about the situation. The author also didn't have a chapter from Kate's point of view until the very end so you had to piece together what you could from what the other people say. Another thing that stood out in her writing was there was never just one story going on and it comes together in the end in an unexpected way. The genre is realistic fiction with a little bit of suspense. The ideal audience would probably be female and someone with a sister or a sibling with whom they are close. Overall, I would recommend "My Sister's Keeper". It is worth reading and one book most people would find interesting.
Joslyn M.
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