Choosing Naia: A Family’s Journey
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"Choosing Naia: A Family’s Journey" is a nonfiction book by journalist Mitchell Zuckoff that chronicles one family’s emotional and ethical decisions after learning their unborn child has Down syndrome.
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| Choosing Naia: A Family’s Journey canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Choosing Naia: A Family’s Journey Context triple: [Mitchell Zuckoff, notableWork, Choosing Naia: A Family’s Journey]
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Choosing Naia: A Family’s Journey Target entity description: "Choosing Naia: A Family’s Journey" is a nonfiction book by journalist Mitchell Zuckoff that chronicles one family’s emotional and ethical decisions after learning their unborn child has Down syndrome.
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A.
Our Children
Our Children is a 2012 Belgian-French psychological drama film, directed by Joachim Lafosse and featuring Niels Arestrup, that explores the tragic breakdown of a young couple’s family under the influence of a controlling father figure.
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B.
Nerilka's Story
Nerilka's Story is a science fantasy novella by Anne McCaffrey set in the Dragonriders of Pern universe, following a young woman's efforts to combat a deadly plague on Pern.
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C.
Blue-Eyed Son: The Story of an Adoption
"Blue-Eyed Son: The Story of an Adoption" is a memoir by broadcaster Nicky Campbell in which he explores his personal journey as an adoptee and his search for his birth parents.
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D.
A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life
"A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life" is a memoir by former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, recounting his journey from a challenging childhood on Chicago’s South Side to political leadership and public service.
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E.
Getting Here: The Story of Human Evolution
"Getting Here: The Story of Human Evolution" is a popular science book by physical anthropologist William W. Howells that explains the fossil, genetic, and cultural evidence for the evolutionary origins and development of modern humans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Mitchell Zuckoff ⓘ |
| awards | Christopher Award ⓘ |
| basedOn | Boston Globe article ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
emotional impact of prenatal testing
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ethical questions surrounding abortion and disability ⓘ social attitudes toward disability ⓘ |
| focusesOn | one family’s response to a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative journalism
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | book-length expansion of a newspaper feature ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780807004593 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 272 ⓘ |
| hasSubjectCategory |
Down syndrome—Patients—Family relationships
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Medical ethics in literature ⓘ Parents of children with disabilities ⓘ People with disabilities—Family relationships ⓘ Pregnancy—Complications ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between medical advice and parental intuition
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informed consent in prenatal care ⓘ love and acceptance of a child with a disability ⓘ societal expectations about normalcy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Naia
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Naia’s parents ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contribution to public discussion of disability and choice
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detailed portrayal of a family’s decision to continue a pregnancy after a Down syndrome diagnosis ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Beacon Press ⓘ |
| setting | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| subject |
Down syndrome
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bioethics ⓘ disability ⓘ family relationships ⓘ medical decision-making ⓘ parenting ⓘ prenatal diagnosis ⓘ reproductive choice ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general adult readers
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parents and families facing prenatal diagnoses ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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