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Picoult ignites a debate between 2 fundamental principles of parental choice and patients rights in this gripping account. Brian and Sara Fitzgerald conceived a third child Anna in hopes of saving their chronically ill second daughter Kate. The tables are turned when 13 year old Anna sues her parents for medical emancipation after she is asked to give up a kidney to prolong her older sister's life.
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It's rare for many Americans to appeciate the Palestinian perspective of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. I was reminded there are two sides to every story by reading Barakat's account of her childhood experience. I also learned a few tibits of Arab culture in the process. I better understand the challenge of implementing a two state solution after reading this narrative.
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