Literary
My Sister's Keeper
A thirteen-year-old girl, conceived to be a match for her sister who has leukaemia, hires a lawyer to sue her parents for control over her own body. The case divides the family.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 2004
- Pace
- Fast
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 720
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like emotional family dramas built around a moral dilemma with no easy side.
Skip this if you want to avoid stories about childhood cancer and the strain it places on a family.
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- What is My Sister's Keeper about?
- A thirteen-year-old girl, conceived to be a match for her sister who has leukaemia, hires a lawyer to sue her parents for control over her own body. The case divides the family.
- Who should read My Sister's Keeper?
- Read it if you like emotional family dramas built around a moral dilemma with no easy side. Skip it if you want to avoid stories about childhood cancer and the strain it places on a family.
- How long and how fast is My Sister's Keeper?
- It is a fast-paced, medium read of about 720 pages, first published in 2004.
- Does My Sister's Keeper have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Terminal illness, Death, Grief, Child death.
- Can I borrow My Sister's Keeper for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends My Sister's Keeper; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after My Sister's Keeper?
- Readers who liked it often move on to The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You, Never Let Me Go.
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