What's the Difference between My Sister's Keeper the Book and My Sister's Keeper the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Anna Fitzgerald
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Anna Fitzgerald
Portrayed by: Abigail Breslin
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Julia
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This Character does not appear.
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Sara Fitzgerald
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Sara Fitzgerald
Portrayed by: Cameron Diaz
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Kate Fitzgerald
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Kate Fitzgerald
Portrayed by: Sofia Vassilieva
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Jesse Fitzgerald
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Jesse Fitzgerald
Portrayed by: Evan Ellingson
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Brian Fitzgerald
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Brian Fitzgerald
Portrayed by: Jason Patric
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My Sister's Keeper Book vs Movie
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Anna is thirteen years old. |
She is eleven. |
Anna is given a court appointed guardian named Julia. She had a past romantic relationship with Campbell that ended badly. |
Julia does not appear.
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Takes place in Providence, Rhode Island. |
It is California. |
Anna has a close relationship with her father and she moves into the firehouse at one point. |
This isn't mentioned.
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Jesse is troubled and sets fires. |
This behavior is left out. |
In the epilogue Jesse becomes a policeman. |
He wins a scholarship to an art school.
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The family dog is a German Sheppard. |
It is a Border Collie. |
Anna gets in a car accident with Campbell. She is declared brain dead and her kidney is donated to her sister. Kate lives a healthy life and Anna dies. |
Kate family accepts that she wants to die. Kate dies. Anna is not in an accident and lives.
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