My Ratings:
Vocabulary: *****
Ingredients: *****
Satisfaction: *****
Lexile Level: 1140L
Genre: Biography, Science
My Opinions: Alright, I might have to add this to my hall of famers as well. Skloot writes from her perspective and the story switches from her experiences and Deborah's experiences. Isn't it illegal to take a patient's cells without their knowledge? Although Henrietta Lacks' cells, HeLa, are medical miracles and have helped us so much in the field, she never knew how her cells were taken and sold for billions. In fact her poor family did not know about this situation until 20 years after her death. Skloot goes on a journey to understand more about the woman, her family, and her legacy. This book is great, but satisfaction is only three stars because it definitely slows down towards the end, but is still a well written nonfiction. Great for school projects!
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