My Sister's Keeper

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By John Walters on Monday, May 3, 2004.
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My Sister's Keeper is the new novel by New Hampshire writer Jodi Picoult. It's about two sisters; one with a rare from of cancer, the other a genetic match who is repeatedly called on to be a donor for her sibling. After many years of procedure, she sues her parents for control of her own body. Jodi talks about the questions of life, death, and medical decision-making.

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