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 Isabelle Lee is a **normal** girl facing some ** HUGE ** problems. Her dad has just ** __died__ ** and no one, least of all her mother, wants to talk about it. Her little sister, who used to be oh-so-cute has just ratted Isabelle out to her mother about her **__eating disorder__**. Isabelle ends up in " **Eating Disorder and Body Image Therapy Group** ." Isabelle is shocked when Ashley, the most **popular** girl in school, shows up. In a society where appearances matter the most, **coping** with their problems takes some ** dangerous twists **!

__ Perfect __ helps girls realize that a __friendship__ that ** hurts ** you is not worth it and that accepting yourself is really the most //important// thing. I thought this book was really important considering the number of **teens** who develop an ** eating disorder **. Chances are, someone I know will end up with an eating disorder and that really // scares //me. This book shows how **__ destructive __** an eating disorder and someone who supports it can be.





 Anna Fitzgerald was conceived only to be a **bone marrow transplant** match for her sister Kate, who has Leukemia. However, Anna doesn't just want to be her sister's ** lifeline **. She is seeking medical emancipation from her parents, which could eventually lead to the death of her beloved sister Kate. The family is ripped apart by Anna's **decision**. __**My Sister's Keeper**__ calls into question what it is to be a good parent, sister and person. It questions if you can //morally// save one child even if it means ** sacrificing ** another.

I think this book tackles some really important ** moral issues **. One of the greatest mysteries of the world is what it means to be a good parent. Jodi Picoult shows all sides of this ** issue **; the mother who is sacrificing one child for another, the child who is being sacrificed, the sister who needs it and the son who was **left behind**. It also shows the legal a spects and I thought that was really interesting. But the real purpose of the book is to //understand// how far our **moral rights** g o a nd how far you should go to save a child. This book is a very **emotional** o ne, and I did // cry // like a baby in the final pages.



Molly Duncan