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The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks Summary of Key Points

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a biography written by Rebecca Skloot. The book tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, a poor African American woman who died of cervical cancer. Without her or her family’s consent, some of her cells that were removed during a biopsy were used to create an immortal cell line, known as the HeLa cells, which have been instrumental in many medical breakthroughs.

#NeverAgain Summary of Key Points

‘#NeverAgain’ is a raw account of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, as told by two survivors, David and Lauren Hogg. The book focuses on gun control activism and youth’s political engagement that followed the tragedy.