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Fiction · 2009 · PG-13

Handle With Care

by Jodi Picoult

Willow has brittle bone disease. Her mother sues to say her birth was a mistake.

After her daughter contracts a fatal disease, Charlotte O'Keefe must confront some serious questions that ultimately lead to one final epiphany: what constitutes a valuable life. Willow O'Keefe is born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a brittle bone disease, which means she will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, and a lifetime of pain. As the family struggles to cover medical expenses, Charlotte decides to file a wrongful birth lawsuit against her obstetrician for the monetary payouts [compensation?] which might ensure a lifetime of care for Willow. But it means that Charlotte has to

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Violence

None

None

Language

Barely any

Mild

Sexual Content

None

None

Substance Use

None

None

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Intense

What this book is about

Willow O'Keefe was born with osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) — she fractures dozens of times in her first years of life. When her family takes a wrongful birth lawsuit, her mother must testify that she wishes Willow had never been born. A devastating family drama.

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A parent testifying that her disabled child should not have been born

Heartbreaking family fracture

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