* My Sister’s Keeper *
Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper
A ‘beautifully crafted’ story about a family who is plagued with cancer and a sister who is created to help her live her right life. Kate is diagnosed with leukemia while Anna was created especially with Kate’s genetics in mind…but against her free will. This story may make you laugh, it may make you consider your own family and to be thankful for all you are blessed with…or without, and it will most definitely bring tears to your eyes. This was a masterpiece and was wonderfully and expertly researched too.
I was led to this book by a customer who said “it’s a great read but so sad…don’t miss out on this one”.
Excerpts:
Pg. 12- ‘As she gets sicker, she fades a little more, until I am afraid one day I will wake up and not be able to see her at all.’
Pg. 34- ‘I have only known her for two years…but if you stretched every moment/memory end to end they’d reach forever.’
Pg. 134- ‘It was making my skin itch in places I knew I would never be able to scratch.’
Pg. 196- ‘They outgrow us much faster than we outgrow them.’
Pg. 239- ‘We are beautiful, times three.’
* Far From You *
Lisa Schroeder’s Far From You
I just can’t keep my nose out of Miss Schroeder’s books! This was a touching story about a confused girl who feels completely alone after her mother’s death and tries to drown her sorrows with her music, boyfriend, and through her friends, but comes up more distraught.
It isn’t until she meets utter disaster and crisis that she is able to feel real and true acceptance and understanding of what true happiness is made from.
Has she written more books for me to read? Imma find out!
Excerpts:
Pg. 29- ‘Her lips were as white as if she had kissed a snowman and he had kissed her back.’
Pg. 59- ‘Last time she checked—half did not equal whole.’
Pg. 102- ‘The noodles are like me, wrapped around his little finger.’
Pg. 127- ‘The driveway stayed as empty as my heart felt.’
Pg. 352- ‘ “…it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” ‘
