Sara: "You are so brave," I tell her, and then I smile. "When I grow up, I want to be just like you." To my surprise, Kate shakes her head hard. Her voice is a feather, a thread. "No Mommy," she says. "You'd be sick.

My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2009) - ISBN: 9781439157381