Jodi Picoult - If there's something as good as [him] in my life, I'

If there's something as good as [him] in my life, I'm going to pay for it.

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Picoult, Jodi. My Sister's Keeper. Atria Books, 2004, p. 114.

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About the Author

Jodi Picoult

Born: May 19, 1966
Nationality: American
Profession: Novelist

Biography

Jodi Lynn Picoult is an American writer. Picoult has published 26 novels, accompanying short stories, and has also written several issues of Wonder Woman. Approximately 40 million copies of her books are in print worldwide, translated into 34 languages. She was awarded the New England Bookseller Award for fiction in 2003.

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