Handle With Care

I quit the book I was reading last week and now I'm reading Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult. I've read two other books by her, My Sister's Keeper and Nineteen Minutes, which were both amazing so I decided to read this one too. I just started reading Handle With Care so I'm not that far into it yet, but so far it looks like it's going to be really good.
This book is about the O'Keefe family, which consists of Charlotte, Sean, and their kids Amelia and Willow. Willow was diagnosed with OI before she was even born. OI stands for osteogenesis imperfecta and basically it means Willow's bones could break easily, by just picking her up or by a simple sneeze. Willow was born with seven broken bones, with many more to come after her birth. I thought why they chose the name Willow was really interesting. Charlotte wanted to name her Willow because a willow is a tree that bends instead of breaking so the name gives their child hope. I'm not far enough to tell what the book is going to be about, but I predict it will be on how the parents struggle with having a disabled daughter.
One thing I really like about Jodi Picoult, the author, is that she chooses to write about all the topics that people tend to avoid. In Nineteen Minutes, she wrote about a school shooting. In My Sister's Keeper, she wrote about a sister, who's twin had cancer. And now, in Handle With Care she's writing about a couple who just wanted a healthy, perfect baby, but ended up with a disabled one. I like how she tackles all of the controversal topics, especially this one in particular. I think you must be a really strong person to deal with having a disabled child because you have to be brave for the both of you. I've read other stories similar to this one: Marcelo in the Real World, Petey, and then in class we read The Scarlet Ibis. I think stories about people who are different than your average person are important, such as stories about disabled people. It's good to experience all different kinds of people's perspectives. This book does a good job of that because it switches back and forth off of characters' views. Welll, I recommend this book to everyone, and any of her other books also. I'm looking forward to reading more of Handle With Care :D