Jodi Picoult's novels all have a common theme, children-in-peril. While Jodi's books are wildly popular, especially among parents, they do lead to the visions of one's own child being hurt, abused or used. Due to the new movie coming out based on Picoult's book "My Sister's Keeper," Ginia Bellafante wrote an article concerning the content of the author's novels and how these books affect parents. In her interviews with Picoult, Ms. Bellafante found that she does extensive research on the subject of each of her books and claims that no matter what is written, there are some things a parent just cannot prepare for. Despite the sometimes grotesque happenings in Jodi Picoult's novels, they are still widely read and enjoyed by teenagers and parents alike.
Ginia Bellafante's lede is quite long and includes a list which is something we were told to avoid at all costs; however, I believe the list is helpful in portraying what the article is about by also showing what kind of things happen in Picoult's books. The explanation of the list precedes the list itself, so the order is okay. Other than that, the lede is somewhat mundane and could be spiced up a bit.
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