My Sister’s Keeper

by Jodi Picoult

(Fiction, 2004)

Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Anna begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body. Winner: 2005 School Library Journal Best Fiction for Young Adults and 2005 Alex Award for outstanding adult book that teenagers can enjoy; 2004 Booklist Editors’ Choice Best Fiction for Young Adults; 432 p.