Title: Handle with Care
Author: Jodi Picoult
Number of Pages: 473
Willow is not an average child, she is extraordinarily intelligent (she has memorized countless facts and reads at sixth grade level), and has had 52 breaks in her five years of life. Her condition came as no surprise to her parents, they had known she had osteogenesis imperfecto (OI) since the 27th week of pregnancy; the seven fractures on the ultrasound confirmed their worst fears. For Charlotte, Willow's mother, caring for Willow has become a full time occupation which entails constant trips to the emergency room and raging arguments with health insurance companies. On a family vacation to Disney World, Willow slips on a napkin and breaks her leg. She is rushed to hospital where the doctors, unable to contact Willow's doctor and confirm her parents' claims of OI, contact the police in suspicion of child abuse. Her parents are taken into police custody and her 12-year-old half sister, Amelia, is placed into foster care, leaving Willow alone and injured, undergoing testing.
Author: Jodi Picoult
Number of Pages: 473
Willow is not an average child, she is extraordinarily intelligent (she has memorized countless facts and reads at sixth grade level), and has had 52 breaks in her five years of life. Her condition came as no surprise to her parents, they had known she had osteogenesis imperfecto (OI) since the 27th week of pregnancy; the seven fractures on the ultrasound confirmed their worst fears. For Charlotte, Willow's mother, caring for Willow has become a full time occupation which entails constant trips to the emergency room and raging arguments with health insurance companies. On a family vacation to Disney World, Willow slips on a napkin and breaks her leg. She is rushed to hospital where the doctors, unable to contact Willow's doctor and confirm her parents' claims of OI, contact the police in suspicion of child abuse. Her parents are taken into police custody and her 12-year-old half sister, Amelia, is placed into foster care, leaving Willow alone and injured, undergoing testing.
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ReplyDeleteCool. The book sounds interesting and I be it is.
ReplyDeleteThat seems like an interesting but sad book.
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