My+Sister's+Keeper+by+Jodi+Picoult-+Alli+Dina+Jane+Phoebe

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**APPROVED**

**Week 1 - Characters:** A - Alli B - Phoebe C - Dina D - Jane

Anna(13 year old daughter, wants childhood emancipation), Sara(mother), Brian(father), Campbell Alexander(lawyer), Kate(16 years old daughter, leukemia)

Discussion Questions: 1.) How would being diagnosed with leukemia affect your family? 2.) What would you do if you where in Anna's case? 3.) What is your opinion of Sara, the mother? 4.) Do you think the mother and father are taking advantage of their daughter Anna, by making her go through all surgeries to help her sister? 5.) What would you of done if you were Sara, and heard your daughter wanted to be emancipated? 6.) In general what is your opinion about childhood emancipation?

__Meeting Notes__ We all had different opinions. Phoebe made a good point that if she were in Anna's situation she would also get emancipated because she would feel hurt and like she had no point of living with people who don't love her. On the other hand Alli said that she would not get emancipated because she would not be able to survive alone and that even if they do hate her she can still live with them and eat with them so she wouldn't be homeless. All of us thought that Sara was being mean and abusive. Even though she loves her daughter Kate very much she should love both her daughters equally and not use Anna just to keep Kate alive. We talked about if we liked the book or not and about the different characters. We thought that Anna was an amazing sister but she doesn't get any credit for how nice she is. Even though she doesn't want to she still has to and Kate should be thankful. We talked baout a lot of different points in the book and mostly had the same opinion. We alll think the lawyer is doing a big favor for Anna becasue she is living a horrible life. Dina thinks that the lawyer would say that the family has a lot of problems first of all because they had a kid jsut to help their older kid and second of all the brother is on drugs and never even really spends time with the family. Phoebe thinks that thier brother is being more rejected than Anna and that if he was her brother she would go spend time with him and make him feel like he means something so he doesn't ruin his life with drugs. In general Alli thinks that childhood emincipation is good becasue parents could treat their children horribly but if they have no reason they shouldn't. Phoebe thinks that it's a good idea for certain situations. Jane thinks that emancipation for children should be allowed for all situations. Dina thinks that it shouldn't be used unless the child is being abused but in that case ost likley the parent would be arrested. Today we discussed the questions above and discussed the charecters personalities. **Week 2 - Language** A - Phoebe B - Jane C - Dina D - Alli

__Meeting Notes__ During this group meeting we discussed the next section of the book. We all pretty much all had the same answers for the questions below. In the book they switch off narrators for each chapter. We think this is a positive thing about the book because you get a different point of view from each character that narrates. In a part of the story Anna believes that she won't have as many people at her funeral as her sick sister will. We think Anna is right. We agreed that Kate will have more people at her funeral mainly because she was sick and people are there to support her family. Also in the book they talk about how Anna and Kate like to have fun and play games in the hospital. We think this is a good thing because it shows that they try to make the best out of Kate's cancer. It also proves that no matter how angry Anne can be at Kate she still loves her and wants her to be happy. Because Anna got the emancipation we believe her mother is being mean to her about it, instead of trying to solve the problem and make her want to stay.

Discussion Questions: 1. Do you think that switching points of view makes the book more interesting? 2. Do you think that Anna really wont have people at the funeral? 3. Do you think Anna is right that more people would show up at Kate's funeral than hers? 4. Would you play games with your sister or brother if they were in the hospital like Anna and Kate do? 5. Do you think that their mom is being to mean to Anna because she got the emancipation?  A - Dina B - Alli C - Phoebe D - Jane
 * Week 3 - Mood/Tone **

__Meeting Notes__ During the meeting we discussed the mood of the book. We all agreed that it is a very interesting book to read. Jane thinks that the mood is very confusing. She also thought that it was hard to follow. Though we also thought it has a sad plot. We were all shocked the Anna was the one that died and not her sister Kate. Phoebe thought that Kate felt like she lost her best friend and her only friend when Anna died. She was probably in great shock too. Alli said that Kate might have thought that she was going to die before. Dina said that she think that Anna would have said that I love you and I will always be your friend. Phoebe said that if her siblings died she would be very sad. Dina and Alli also said that they would be sad. So would Jane.

 Discussion Questions: 1. Do you think the mood of the book is too sad? 2. How do you think Kate felt when her sister died? 3. If Anna could have said one thing to her sister before she died what do you think that it would have been? 4. If one of your siblings died how would you react.

Week 4-Themes/Images A-Phoebe B-Phoebe C-Alli D-Dina

Meeting Notes Phoebe thought that since she was getting emancipated that she doesn't have a shy personality because if she was shy she wouldn't have the courage to stand up to her parents. Dina thinks she is a rebellious person. Alli thinks that it shows that she is an outspoken person. We think that the necklace is symbolic of Anna's death because she never took it off then sold it to pay for the emancipation and then once she gets the emancipation she dies. Alli made a good point that without the necklace or her parents he died. Dina thinks they are bad people but to Kate they're not. Phoebe and Alli made a point that it depends on form what point of view you look at it from because if it's from Kate's point of view they aren't but from Anna's they are. We talked about the parents and how they aren't good parents to Anna.

Questions: 1.Does Anna getting emancipated represent her personality?  2.Do you think Anna's mother's attitude changed after she found out about Kate wanting to get an emancipation? 3. Does the way the parents act toward Anna make them bad people? 4. Do you think Kate's leukemia is a symbol for something? 5. Is Anna giving away the necklace symbolic of her death?

Week 5 A-Jane and Phoebe B-Dina C-Jane D-Phoebe

Summary: Dina and Phoebe's favorite part of the book was the symbolism. Anna sells her necklace to make money as a symbol that she is giving away her life. Jane's favorite part of the book is when Anna dies from the car accident because that part changes the whole story. Overall some of us like the book and some of us didn't. People who didn't like the book thought it was boring and confusing. The people who did like the book felt that way because you couldn't guess what is going to happen next. Phoebe recommended this book to Mr. Morone and the rest of us recommended the book to mothers, daughters, and sisters. The book put us in a depressed mood because the girl Anna who is only 13 died in the car accident and her 16 year old sister was sick. <span style="color: rgb(223, 7, 41);"> Meeting Notes: 1. What was you favorite part of the book? 2. How did you feel as you were reading the book? 3. Who would you recommend this book to? 4. Was this book a good book overall?