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Anna And Her Sister's Keeper Book Summary

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This story is about a young girl named Anna Fitzgerald. Her sister Has Leukemia. Anna was made to serve her sister/keep her alive. Since Anna was a young child she has been made to give bone marrow, blood and organs to her sister. It all starts on a monday, young thirteen year old anna goes to a lawyer to represent her in a case of suing her parents for medical emancipation. While this lawsuit unfolds her sister Kate in in her last days. Kates kidneys are failing and is spending most of her days in the hospital. Their parents marriage is struggling. The day of the trail came. Kate is on the verge of dying and reluctantly Anna admits Kate made her sue her parents. My sister's keeper ends with Anna in a serious car crash that she doesn't recover from, Anna ended up giving her organs to Kate to let her live after her death. Kate narrates the end of the book. But we don't know if Kate dies. …show more content…

They share an intense bond, they rely on each other for support through their hard times. ‘We are siamese twins’ Kate regarded. This quote means they are feel as if they are the same person especially since there's a portion of anna's body in hers. as anna has shared so much of her body with Kate to keep her alive. There bond was shown many times throughout the book including, when Kate got Leukemia and her hair was falling out Anna shaved her head with Kate to make her feel better about her situation. They feel that not only their lives are very similar but there bodys have the same blood flowing through

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