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Jamie
Nov 29, 2008 rated it it was ok
Utter crap.
Amanda
Jan 15, 2009 rated it it was amazing
MG. loved, loved, loved, loved, loved this book.

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Great premise - baby is selected via genetic testing to serve as a donor for her old sister with a rare form of leukemia. At age of 16, sister files for medical emancipation for her parents to avoid donating a kidney, the latest in a long line of treatments that helped extend her sister's life.

The story is told in a crash-like multi speaker perspective with all the main characters. The end was positively shocking but
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