My Sister's Keeper

Written by Jodi Picoult, a contemporary American writer with a reputation for tackling difficult subjects, this novel tells the gripping story of 13-year-old Anna. Conceived as a bone marrow match for her older sister, Kate, who suffers from a rare form of leukemia, for years Anna has donated bone marrow, blood and other tissue to help keep her sister alive. But when she is asked to give up a kidney, Anna sues her parents for the rights to her own body.