MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS
Ember, 2014
From Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Truck Full of Money, and adapted by Michael French comes this captivating and critically acclaimed young adult adaptation of the nonfiction edition of Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains, which tells the inspiring story of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Harvard-educated doctor with a self-proclaimed mission to transform healthcare on a global scale.
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An important story that feels like it breathes a dose of virtuous oxygen right into readers' heads. -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review |
Accessible and fascinating. It's focus on Farmer the humanitarian provides a much-needed education in empathy. -Booklist |
A thoughtful examination of a complex man operating in a complex world. -The Horn Book |
Michael R. French graduated from Stanford University where he was an English major, focusing on creative writing, and studied under Wallace Stegner. He received a Master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. He later served in the United States Army before marrying Patricia Goodkind, an educator and entrepreneur, and starting a family.
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