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Breakthrough!

How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever

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"Murphy's dramatic nonfiction narrative recounting of one of the first open heart surgeries ever performed is not to be missed." —School Library Journal (starred review)

In 1944, a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation's success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock's African American lab assistant, who stood behind Blalock in the operating room to give him step-by-step instructions.

The stories of this medical and social breakthrough and the lives of Thomas, Blalock, and their colleague Dr. Helen Taussig are intertwined in this compelling nonfiction narrative.

Winner, Notable Books for a Global Society * Horn Book Fanfare List * A Booklist Best Young Adult Book


Publisher: HarperCollins

Kindle Book

  • Release date: December 8, 2015

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780547821887
  • File size: 43882 KB
  • Release date: December 8, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780547821887
  • File size: 44159 KB
  • Release date: December 8, 2015

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Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:8.3
Lexile® Measure:1170
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:7-9

"Murphy's dramatic nonfiction narrative recounting of one of the first open heart surgeries ever performed is not to be missed." —School Library Journal (starred review)

In 1944, a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation's success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock's African American lab assistant, who stood behind Blalock in the operating room to give him step-by-step instructions.

The stories of this medical and social breakthrough and the lives of Thomas, Blalock, and their colleague Dr. Helen Taussig are intertwined in this compelling nonfiction narrative.

Winner, Notable Books for a Global Society * Horn Book Fanfare List * A Booklist Best Young Adult Book


  • Publisher:
    HarperCollins

    Kindle Book
    Release date: December 8, 2015

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780547821887
    File size: 43882 KB
    Release date: December 8, 2015

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780547821887
    File size: 44159 KB
    Release date: December 8, 2015

  • Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • English
  • ATOS Level: 8.3
    Lexile® Measure: 1170
    Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    Text Difficulty: 7-9
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