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November 13, 2014

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Dear New Line Cinema,

I am an 8th grade student at Del Mar Middle School and I recently finished the book
your movie is based off of, My Sisters Keeper. Id like to compare and contrast
your film and the book it is based off of. I noticed that in the book, there are many
similarities and differences.

For starters, the setting is in Rode Island, but the movie says it takes place in
California. I noticed that Julia Romano is very reserved in the movie. In the book she
is Annas advisory and has an affair with Campbell, which is much different. The two
characters Anna and Campbells relationship is not strongly expressed in the movie,
but in the book Campbell is one of the main characters and there is more to his and
Annas relationship than a lawsuit. He actually cares about Anna and wants to help
her because he believes that her rights are being violated. I dont mind that this
wasnt expressed in the book because there are so many things that are more
important that replace this that are in the movie.

There are many small differences in the book and the movie that actually affect the
outcome of the stories a lot. In the movie Sara played by Cameron Diaz is blonde, but
it says she is brunette in the book. I dont mind the difference but I did notice this.
Also, in the book Anna plays soccer, and in the movie she plays hockey. Also, all the
childrens ages were reduced in the movie. Maybe it was so show innocence but I
believe the book was trying to show that they are all young adults trying to deal
with a real life problem on their own.

A huge difference I noticed that practically changed my perspective of the book and
the movie is Kate dies in the film from cancer and Anna doesnt donate her kidney;
however, in the novel Anna dies from a car crash and becomes brain dead, and Kate
takes Annas kidney with permission from Annas lawyer Campbell in order to
survive. Even the smallest differences completely changed these characters into
people they werent before. I enjoyed the movie so much, as well as the book, but I
do find it confusing why it was changed so much. I am very interested to know.

Sincerely,


Sabina B.

Bacino, Sabina

Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 11:19:43 AM Pacific Standard Time

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