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Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult is a touching story about a woman who has never known a mother and therefore has no reason to believe she can be a successful mother herself. Paige has run away from one romance and the possibility of parenthood into a marriage with a successful surgeon that leaves her often dealing with the stress of life on her own. When Paige becomes a mother, she does not measure up to her own expectations and runs away, just like her own mother did. However, Paige soon realizes she does not have to do what her mother did and that love is the only thing that truly matters. With Harvesting the Heart Jodi Picoult has delivered a novel that is not only heartwarming, but also deals with doubts every mother has experienced. The novel portrays how one woman triumphs over those doubts.
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Harvesting the Heart Lesson Plans contain 157 pages of teaching material, including: