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Handle with care
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Published:
New York : Atria Books, [2009].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
477 pages ; 24 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 25
Lexile measure:
850L
Rating:
850L
Status:
Description
When Willow is born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta, her parents are devastated—she will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, a lifetime of pain. In this provocative story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, “Picoult writes with unassuming brilliance” (Stephen King).

Every expectant parent will tell you that they don’t want a perfect baby, just a healthy one. Charlotte and Sean O’Keefe would have asked for a healthy baby, too, if they’d been given the choice. Instead, their lives are made up of sleepless nights, mounting bills, the pitying stares of “luckier” parents, and maybe worst of all, the what-ifs. What if their child had been born healthy? But it’s all worth it because Willow is, funny as it seems, perfect. She’s smart as a whip, on her way to being as pretty as her mother, kind, brave, and for a five-year-old an unexpectedly deep source of wisdom. Willow is Willow, in sickness and in health.

Everything changes, though, after a series of events forces Charlotte and her husband to confront the most serious what-ifs of all. What if Charlotte had known earlier of Willow’s illness? What if things could have been different? What if their beloved Willow had never been born? To do Willow justice, Charlotte must ask herself these questions and one more. What constitutes a valuable life?

Emotionally riveting and profoundly moving, Handle with Care is an unforgettable novel about the fragility of life and the lengths we will go to protect it.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780743296410, 0743296419, 9780743296427, 0743296427
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.9, 25 Points
Lexile measure:
850

Notes

General Note
Physical description based on hardcover edition.
Description
A daughter born with a severe bone disease is the central focus of the family, to the detriment of her older sister and her parents’ marriage. When her mother pursues a suit against her obstetrician best friend, the family implodes.
Target Audience
850L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.9,25,130805.
Local note
Book Club choice.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Picoult, J. (2009). Handle with care. New York, Atria Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Picoult, Jodi, 1966-. 2009. Handle With Care. New York, Atria Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Picoult, Jodi, 1966-, Handle With Care. New York, Atria Books, 2009.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Picoult, Jodi. Handle With Care. New York, Atria Books, 2009.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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